Major/Program Footnotes:
1 ARE 201 satisfies 3 hours of GEP Social Sciences requirements; COM 112 satisfies 3 hours of GEP Social Sciences requirements
2 Students have 7 to 15 hours of free electives depending upon restricted elective, communications elective and STS elective choices
3 7 hours from Sustainable Ag Res and Prod (ANS 301, ANS 408, BAE 442, CS 224, CS 312, CS 411, CS 413, CS 414, CS 462, ENT 425, FOR 221, HS 301, HS 421, HS 422, HS 431, HS 432, HS 451, NR 300, NR, 303, NR 350, NR 400, NR 406, PP 315, SSC 332, SSC 341, SSC 342, SSC 435, SSC 461, or STS 323) ; 6 hours from Economics and Policy (ARE 309, ARE 311, ARE 336, ARE 433, ARE 436, SOC 450, or STS 323); and 6 hours from Commodity Food Systems (IDS 201, IDS 211, NTR 301, NTR 400, SOC 241, SOC 311, SOC 342, STS 303, STS 323, or STS 412)
4 Several course selection options contained in the Concentration Requirements and Restricted Electives satisfy GEP requirements as well as major requirements. If students select a course that satisfies a GEP requirement they should increase the number of Free Elective hours they take so that the minimum number of hours to graduate (125 hours) has been satisfied.
* General Education Program (GEP) requirements and GEP Footnotes:
To complete the requirements for graduation and the General Education Program, the following category credit hours and co-requisites must be satisfied. University approved GEP course lists for each of the following categories can be found at http://www.ncsu.edu/uap/academic-standards/gep/courselists/index.html .
* Courses/groupings in the above display with an asterisk may fulfill all or part of a GEP requirement. See categories below.
A. Mathematical Sciences (6 credit hours – one course with MA or ST prefix)
Choose from the University approved GEP Mathematical Sciences course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement: These requirements are met through required courses. Students do not need to take additional math.
B. Natural Sciences (7 credit hours – include one laboratory course or course with a lab)
Choose from the University approved GEP Natural Sciences course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement: : These requirements are met through required courses. Students do not need to take additional science.
C. Humanities (6 credit hours selected from two different disciplines/course prefixes)
Choose from the University approved GEP Humanities course list .
D. Social Sciences (6 credit hours selected from two different disciplines/course prefixes)
Choose from the University approved GEP Social Sciences course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement: 3 hours are met by the ARE 201 requirement; 3 hours are met for students who choose COM 112
E. Physical Education/Healthy Living (2 credit hours – at least one 100-level Fitness and Wellness Course)
Choose from the University approved GEP Physical Education/Healthy Living course list.
F. Additional Breadth - (3 credit hours to be selected from the following checked University approved GEP course lists)
X Humanities/Social Sciences/Visual and Performing Arts
G. Interdisciplinary Perspectives (5-6 credit hours)
Choose from the University approved GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement: : 3 hours may be met by the STS elective requirement
H. Introduction to Writing (4 credit hours satisfied by completing ENG 101 with a C- or better )
The following Co-Requisites must be satisfied to complete the General Education Program requirements:
I. U.S. Diversity (USD)
Choose from the University approved GEP U.S. Diversity course list or choose a course identified on the approved GEP course lists as meeting the U.S. Diversity (USD) co-requisite .
J. Global Knowledge (GK)
Choose from the University approved GEP Global Knowledge course list or choose a course identified on the approved GEP course lists as meeting the Global Knowledge (GK) co-requisite .
K. Foreign Language proficiency - Proficiency at the FL_102 level is required for graduation. |