Core Curriculum
The general education core curriculum is a group of courses that will automatically transfer into a bachelor’s degree program at any state-supported college or university in Texas. When you complete your core curriculum at Temple College, you can be assured that you have satisfied the core curriculum requirements for all other state-supported colleges in Texas.
At Temple College, courses in the core curriculum meet the requirements for both the Associate of Arts (AA) and Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degrees, so you will be well on your way to graduating after completing the core.
The student must complete 42 semester credit hours according to the parameters below.
| Area of Study | Required Credit Hours | Available Courses |
|---|---|---|
| Communication | 6 | ENGL 1301, ENGL 1302, ENGL 2311 SPCH 1311, SPCH 1315, SPCH 1318, SPCH 1321 |
| Mathematics | 3 | MATH 1314, MATH 1324, MATH 1332, MATH 1442, MATH 2412, MATH 2413 |
| Life and Physical Sciences | 6 |
BIOL 1406, BIOL 1407, BIOL 1411, BIOL 1413, BIOL 2401, BIOL 2402, BIOL 2416, BIOL 2420 CHEM 1405, CHEM 1411, CHEM 1412 ENVR 1301 GEOL 1101, GEOL 1102, GEOL 1301, GEOL 1302, GEOL 1403, GEOL 1404 HORT 1401 PHYS 1303, PHYS 1304, PHYS 1401, PHYS 1402, PHYS 1405, PHYS 1407, PHYS 2425, PHYS 2426 |
| Language, Psychology and Culture | 3 |
ENGL 2322, ENGL 2323, ENGL 2327, ENGL 2328 HIST 2311, HIST 2312 HUMA 1301 SPAN 1411, SPAN 1412 |
| Creative Arts | 3 |
ARTS 1301, ARTS 1303, ARTS 1304 DRAM 1310 HUMA 1315 MUSI 1306, MUSI 1308, MUSI 1310 |
| American History | 6 | HIST 1301, HIST 1302, HIST 2301 |
| Government/Political Science | 6 | GOVT 2305, GOVT 2306 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3 |
CRIJ 1301 ECON 2301, ECON 2302 GEOG 1303 PSYC 2301 SOCI 1301, SOCI 2336 |
| Component Area Option (CAO) | 6 | See catalog for course options |
| Total Minimum Required Hours | 42 | |