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General Education Curriculum

North Carolina Central University · Durham, NC

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
General Education Curriculum
Catalog edition
Undergraduate Course Catalog 2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
199157
CourseShelf checklist
CK_199157_569da324
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

General Education Curriculum Requirements

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    I. Communications in English and Foreign Languages (9 Credit Hours)

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      A. English: Two courses are required. (6 credit hours)

      2 items
      1. As published: “English Composition I (3)”
        3
      2. As published: “English Composition II (3)”
        3

      B. Foreign Language (3 credit hours)

      5 items
      1. As published: “Elementary Spanish II (3)”
        3
      2. As published: “Elementary French II (3)”
        3
      3. As published: “Elementary German II (3)”
        3
      4. As published: “Elementary (Critical Language) II (3)”
        3
      5. **First-year students are required to take a placement examination in the desired foreign language. Students who place into Level I must complete Level I and II courses. A student who places beyond Level II will have met the language requirement for the University and no further course work is required.
        Not resolved to a course

      II. Mathematics and Science (9-13 Credit Hours)

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        A. Mathematics (3-5 credit hours)

        8 items
        1. As published: “Mathematics for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences (3)”
          3
        2. As published: “Mathematics for Education Majors (3)”
          3
        3. As published: “College Algebra and Trigonometry I (3)”
          3
        4. As published: “Elementary Statistics (3)”
          3
        5. As published: “College Algebra and Trigonometry II (3)”
          3
        6. As published: “Finite Mathematics (3)”
          3
        7. As published: “Pre-Calculus Mathematics (5)”
          5
        8. Or a higher level course
          Not resolved to a course

        B. Sciences (6-8 credit hours)

        19 items
        1. As published: “Heredity and Society (3)”
          3
        2. As published: “General Biology (3)”
          3
        3. As published: “Molecules and Cell Function (4)”
          4
        4. As published: “Biology/Chemistry. Introduction to Computational Science and Informatics (3)”
          3
        5. As published: “Introduction to Chemistry (3)”
          3
        6. As published: “General Chemistry I (3)”
          3
        7. As published: “General Chemistry II (3)”
          3
        8. As published: “Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry (3)”
          3
        9. As published: “Computational Science & Informatics (3)”
          3
        10. As published: “Online Weather (3)”
          3
        11. As published: “Physical Geography (3)”
          3
        12. As published: “Geology (3)”
          3
        13. As published: “Earth Science (3)”
          3
        14. As published: “Physics with Application to Environmental Topics (3)”
          3
        15. As published: “The Language of Science (3)”
          3
        16. As published: “Astronomy (3)”
          3
        17. As published: “Science Odyssey (4)”
          4
        18. As published: “Scientific Decisions in Everyday Life (3)”
          3
        19. As published: “Introduction to Sustainable Planet (3)”
          3

        III. Social Sciences (6 Credit Hours)

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          A. Social Sciences: This course is required

          1 item
          1. As published: “World Societies (3)”
            3

          B. Social Sciences: One of these courses is required

          15 items
          1. As published: “Principles of Macroeconomics (3)”
            3
          2. As published: “Principles of Microeconomics (3)”
            3
          3. As published: “Educational Psychology and Human Development (3)”
            3
          4. As published: “Diversity, Pedagogy and Social Change (3)”
            3
          5. As published: “Personal Finance (3)”
            3
          6. As published: “Introduction to Geography (3)”
            3
          7. As published: “World Regional Geography (3)”
            3
          8. As published: “The Global Experience (3)”
            3
          9. As published: “The Black Experience to 1865 (3)”
            3
          10. As published: “The Black Experience Since 1865 (3)”
            3
          11. As published: “American Government (3)”
            3
          12. As published: “General Psychology (3)”
            3
          13. As published: “Global Societies and Human Behavior (3)”
            3
          14. As published: “Principles of Sociology (3)”
            3
          15. As published: “Social Problems (3)”
            3

          IV. Arts and Humanities (5-6 Credit Hours)

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            A. Humanities: One of these courses is required.

            2 items
            1. As published: “Arts & Humanities I (3)”
              3
            2. As published: “Arts & Humanities II (3)”
              3

            B. Arts and Humanities: One of these courses is required.

            24 items
            1. As published: “Introduction to the Study of Art (2)”
              2
            2. As published: “African-American Art History (3)”
              3
            3. As published: “Survey of Art History (3)”
              3
            4. As published: “Appreciation of Drama (2)”
              2
            5. As published: “History of the Theatre I (3)”
              3
            6. As published: “History of the Theatre II (3)”
              3
            7. As published: “Language and Culture (3)”
              3
            8. As published: “World Literature I (3)”
              3
            9. As published: “World Literature II (3)”
              3
            10. As published: “Writing about Literature (3)”
              3
            11. As published: “Religion and Literature (3)”
              3
            12. As published: “Contemporary African American Literature (3)”
              3
            13. As published: “Introduction to Francophone Literature (3)”
              3
            14. As published: “Introduction to German Civilization (3)”
              3
            15. As published: “Introduction to German Literature (3)”
              3
            16. As published: “Arts & Humanities I (3)”
              3
            17. As published: “Arts & Humanities II (3)”
              3
            18. As published: “Survey of Music (3)”
              3
            19. As published: “Twentieth-Century Music (2)”
              2
            20. As published: “Global Health Perspectives (3)”
              3
            21. As published: “Introduction to Philosophy (3)”
              3
            22. As published: “Ethics (3)”
              3
            23. As published: “Introduction to Hispanic Literature (3)”
              3
            24. As published: “Introduction to African-Hispanic Literature (3)”
              3

            V. Health and Wellness (4 Credit Hours)

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              A. Health: Required

              1 item
              1. As published: “Health (2)”
                2

              B. Wellness: Required

              1 item
              1. As published: “Fitness (2)”
                2

              Or

              1 item
              1. As published: “Foundations of Well-Being (4)”
                4

              VI. Social and Career Enhancement/Development (2 Credit Hours)

              1 item
              1. As published: “First Year Seminar (2)”
                2

              VII. General Education Curriculum/Intensive Courses

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                Source. North Carolina Central University, catalog Undergraduate Course Catalog 2026-2027 — https://nccu.catalog.acalog.com/preview_program.php?catoid=37&poid=7208. Captured page pages/0014.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.