Core Curriculum

English: 6 hours

Math: 3 hours

Natural Science: 6 hours

U.S. History: 6 hours

Political Science: 6 hours

Visual and Performing Arts: 3 hours

Humanities: 3 hours

Social and Behavioral Science: 3 hours

Discovery: 3 hours

Capstone: 3 hours

Total: 42 hours

Essentialism:

goal: acquire basic knowledge and skills that will assisst in functioning in today's world.

curriculum: basic skills

"Every public institution in Texas has a Core, which is designed to provide a solid foundation for your college education and to make transfers between and among Texas institutions of higher education as smooth and seamless as possible." ("Texas General Education Core Web Center ")

By the year 1999, every degree in Texas required a General Education Core Curriculum.

42-48 credit hours

The purpose of a Core Curriculum is to provide a college student with required courses that will assist them in the preperation towards a degree.

Core Curriculum was first developed in 1919 by Columbia College. Columblia Colleges first concept of a Core Curriculum became the major framework for many other universities in the united States.

Originally, the core curriculum was aimed towards the focus of Western Civilization. In the second half of the 20th century, the United States Universities began to transition to a core that focused more on electives. This was due to social activism.

"History of The Core." Columbia College. Columbia University, n.d. Web. 16 Feb 2014. <http://www.college.columbia.edu/core/timeline>;.

"Texas General Education Coordinating Boar." The Texas General Education Core Web Center . N.p.. Web. 16 Feb 2014. <http://statecore.its.txstate.edu/>;.


"Common Core State Initiative: Preparing Preparing America's Students forCollege & Career." Resources. Common Core State Standards Initiative, n.d. Web. 16 Feb 2014. <http://www.corestandards.org/>;.

"Core Curriculum (Columbia College)." . Wikipedia, 29 Oct 2012. Web. 16 Feb 2014. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Core_Curriculum_(Columbia_College)>.