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Trident General Education Requirements for 4-Credit Programs

General Education Requirements for 4-Credit Programs

To satisfy the Trident GE requirements, Bachelor's students must fulfill course requirements in the six competency areas listed below and complete a minimum of 36 semester hours. Associate's programs may have different GE requirements as outlined in the program description with no less than 28 credits required.

 

Humanities
2 courses/8 semester hours if taken at Trident
English Composition
2 courses/8 semester hours if taken at Trident
College Mathematics
1 course/4 semester hours if taken at Trident
Physical and Biological Sciences
2 courses/8 semester hours if taken at Trident
Social and Behavioral Sciences
1 course/4 semester hours if taken at Trident
Information and Technology Literacy
1 course/4 semester hours if taken at Trident

 

Students seeking a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Human Resources, Leadership, Computer Science, Information Technology Management, or will satisfy the GE math and science requirements with 8 semester hours of math and 4 semester hours of science.

Arts and Humanities

Select from the following options:

ART 101Art History

4

BHE 226Health Communication and Advocacy

4

BHS 414Cross-Cultural Health Perspectives

4

BUS 303Business Communication

4

ENG 201Survey of American Literature

4

ETH 101Introduction to Ethics

4

ETH 301Business Ethics

4

HIS 101Modern World History: 1800 to Present

4

HIS 206U.S. History

4

HLS 210Fundamentals and Ethics of Homeland Security

4

ITM 203Information Security Management and Ethics

4

PHI 201Introduction to Western Philosophy

4

SVC 101Introduction to Speech and Verbal Communications

4

English

ENG 101English Composition I

4

ENG 102English Composition II

4

ENG 201Survey of American Literature

4

College Mathematics

Select from the following options:

BHS 220Introduction to Health Statistics

4

MAT 101College Mathematics

4

MAT 106Discrete Mathematics

4

MAT 150College Algebra

4

MAT 201Basic Statistics

4

Physical and Biological Sciences

Select from the following options:

ANT 100Stress and the Human Body

4

ANT 250 II LAnatomy and Physiology II L

4

BIO 101Introduction to Biology

4

CHEM 110General Chemistry I with Lab

4

CHEM 111General Chemistry II with Lab II

4

MIC 101Microbiology with Lab

4

ANT 150Anatomy and Physiology I with Lab

4

PATH 100Introduction to Pathophysiology

4

Social and Behavioral Sciences (4 Semester Hours)

Select from the following options:

BHA 310Introduction to Legal and Ethical Aspects of Healthcare

4

BHE 200Essentials of Public Health

4

BUS 205Business Law

4

ECO 220Principles of Economics

4

HLS 460Intelligence and Law Enforcement

4

ITM 433Human Computer Interaction

4

LED 201Human Relations in Leadership

4

PSY 101Introduction to Psychology

4

SOC 201Introduction to Sociology

4

CSC 416Information Security and Technology in Society

4

CJA 201Criminology and Public Policy

4

Information and Technology Literacy

Select from the following options:

Please note that certain programs may require more than one Information and Technology Literacy course that meets this requirement.

TUX 105Introduction to Online Education and Learning Technology

4

TUX 301Trident University Experience for Students in Transition

4

HLS 101Gateway to Homeland Security

4

CSC 111LFoundations of Computing and Program Design

4

General Education Special Instructions

  • TUX is an undergraduate requirement for ALL students.
  • TUX 105 is required for Associate’s program students.
  • TUX 105 is a required course for Bachelor's students transferring with fewer than 24 semester hours.
  • TUX 301 is a required course for new students transferring in 24 semester hours or more.