General Education Core Curriculum

Communications (9 Semester Hours)

• ENG 1301 - Freshman Composition I
• ENG 1302 - Freshman Composition II

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• SPH 2341 - Fundamentals of Speech or
• SPH 2321 - Oral Interpretation of Literature

African American Experience (Choose one course)

• ART 2306 - African-American Art (also satisfies Humanities requirement)
• HUM 2310 - African-American Culture (also satisfies Humanities requirement)

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• HIS 3341 - Black American History to 1865 or
• HIS 3342 - Black American History from 1865 to the Present (also satisfies Humanities requirement)

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• REL 3311 - History of the Black Church (also satisfies Humanities requirement)
• SOC 4311 - Sociology of the African American

Social Science (9 Semester Hours in 3 different areas)

• HIS 1301 - World Civilization to 1600
• HIS 1302 - World Civilization from 1600 to the Present
• HIS 3341 - Black American History to 1865 or
• HIS 3342 - Black American History from 1865 to the Present (Also satisfies African-American Experience Requirement)

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• POS 2311 - American Government
• PSY 2301 - General Psychology
• SOC 2301 - General Sociology

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• ECO 2311 - Principles of Microeconomics or
• ECO 2312 - Principles of Macroeconomics

Freshman Seminar (1 Semester Hours)

• FYC 1103 - Freshman Seminar

Health and Physical Education (3 Semester Hours)

• HED 1201 - Concepts of Fitness and Health (Not required for Health Sciences Majors)

• PED Physical Education Activity Course (1)

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Science and Mathematics (9 Semester Hours)

• BIO 1301 - General Biology I or
• BIO 1431 - General Microbiology

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• MAT 1311 - College Algebra

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• MAT 1312 - Pre-Calculus I

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• MAT 1313 - Pre-Calculus II

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• MAT 2333 - Calculus for Business Majors

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• MAT 2326 - Elementary Statistics

• MAT 2410 or

• MAT 2411 or

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• MAT 1323 - Fundamentals of Mathematics (depending on major requirements)

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• PHS 2336 - Physical Science and
• PHS 2136 - Physical Science Laboratory

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• PHS 2337 - Introduction to Planetary Science and
• PHS 2137 - Introduction to Planetary Science Laboratory

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• CHE 1311 - General Chemistry for Health Sciences Majors and
• CHE 1111 - General Chemistry for Health Sciences Majors Laboratory

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• CHE 2311 - General Chemistry I and
• CHE 2111 - General Chemistry I Laboratory

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• PHY 2321 - General Physics I and
• PHY 2121 - General Physics I Laboratory

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• PHY 2322 - General Physics II and
• PHY 2122 - General Physics II Laboratory

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• PHY 3331 - Principles of Physics I and
• PHY 3131 - Principles of Physics I Laboratory

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• PHY 3332 - Principles of Physics II and
• PHY 3132 - Principles of Physics II Laboratory

Humanities (9 Semester Hours)

• ENG 2301 - World Literature I or
• ENG 2302 - World Literature II

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• ART 1301 - Introduction to Art (Non major) or
• MUS 1301 - Introduction to Music (non-majors)

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• HUM 2310 - African-American Culture or
• ART 2306 - African-American Art or
• REL 3311 - History of the Black Church or
• PHI 2301 - Introduction to Philosophy or
• PHI 2303 - Introduction to Logic

Note(s):

*Students must complete a minimum of 40 semester hours of core requirements, as listed. Students may use designated courses to satisfy two requirements such as HUM 2310 for Humanities and African-American Experience or HIS 3341 to satisfy History and African-American Experience.

Winston-Salem State University Technology Requirement Initiative (WSSU-TRI)

As part of the university’s coordinated technology plan, Winston-Salem State University implemented the Winston-Salem State University Technology Requirement Initiative (WSSU-TRI) beginning Fall 2004. This technology requirement aims to ensure that Winston-Salem State University (WSSU), students, faculty, and staff have easy access to high-quality and affordable technology and can use it effectively. At the center of the initiative is the requirement that incoming freshmen at Winston-Salem State University own computers and handheld Personal Data Assistants (PDAs) or Tablets that meet University specifications.

Academic Program Offerings

The following inventory lists the degrees offered by WSSU by the taxonomy of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) codes:

Admission to an Academic Program

Each freshman and sophomore student is initially admitted to the university as a general education student. Students may be formally admitted to an academic program provided they meet all designated entrance requirements and have the approval of the department chair. The completion of general education requirements is verified by the department chair or designee, and a general education exit form is completed for each student. Students at the freshman and sophomore levels are expected to take a limited number of courses in their prospective major field of study, provided these courses are recommended and/or required as prerequisites for the major.

Transfer students accepted with junior standing may, with their advisor’s consent, enroll in appropriate upper-division courses while completing general education requirements. It is expected, however, that transfer students in this category will complete as soon as possible the general education curriculum following
enrollment at the university.

Once students have successfully completed all developmental skills courses (if required), completed all core courses and satisfied all designated requirements for the major, they apply for admission to the major. If accepted, they sign a VERIFICATION FORM FOR COMPLETION OF THE CORE PROGRAM AND THE DECLARATION OF MAJOR/MINOR.

A program of study requires at least 27 semester hours in the proposed undergraduate program area to constitute a major. Programs of study requiring fewer hours do not carry degree status.