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is completed at the home or initial institution, the receiving institution shall give full
credit for those hours taken but shall determine which courses will be taken to satisfy
its own requirements.
6. A B.A. degree at some institutions in the University System of Georgia requires
foreign language credit through the intermediate level. A B.S. degree at some
institutions in the University System of Georgia requires foreign language through the
first intermediate course.
7. Critical Thinking Overlay-All Students must satisfy the critical thinking overlay. This
requirement must be fulfilled by satisfactory completion of one of the following
courses. This competency is usually satisfied in Area B or C.
COMM 1000
Cultural Diversity in Communication
2
COMM 1100
Human Communications
3
COMM 1110
Public Speaking
3
Students in degree programs following the Core Curriculum or in transfer degree
programs must take and pass COMM 1000, COMM 1100, or COMM 1110 in order to
satisfy the Critical Thinking overlay (Learning Goal III) of the established USG Core
Curriculum.
Students are encouraged to discuss the Core Curriculum with their academic advisors in
order to understand the importance of the Core Curriculum in relation to all programs of
study offered by all institutions of the University System of Georgia. (Also see Academic
Advising.)
The synopsis of the Core Curriculum (common to most transfer programs) follows:
CORE CURRICULUM
Course Number
Title
Semester Hours
Area A
Essential Skills - 9 hours
ENGL 1101 and
Composition I and
6
ENGL 1102
Composition II
And one of the following:
MATH 1001
Quantitative Reasoning
3
MATH 1111
College Algebra
3
MATH 1112
Trigonometry
3
MATH 1113
Pre-Calculus
3
MATH 1151
Calculus I with Geometry*
4
*The extra hour must be taken from Area F
CORE CURRICULUM
Course Number
Title
Semester Hours
Area B
Institutional Options - 4 hours
Choose courses to equal 4 hours from the following:
BUSA 1100
Financial Planning & Investment Management
2
BUSA 1145
International Business, Culture and Economics
2
CISM 1100 or
Computer Concepts/Software Applications or
2
CISM 2201
Fundamentals of Computer Applications
3
*COMM 1000
Cultural Diversity in Communication
2
*COMM 1100
Human Communications
3
*COMM 1110
Public Speaking
3
