Statewide General Education Requirements
Board of Regents
State of Louisiana
Approved 26 April 2001
Amended 25 March 2004; 23 May 2012
“The Board of Regents recognizes that all undergraduate academic credentials should contain a broad-based common educational experience that enhances students’ ability to describe, interpret, and analyze their world. In addition to building awareness of a wide range of material and enriching the academic experience, general education should promote intellectual inquiry through basic content and methodology and contribute to the graduate’s ability to communicate effectively in oral and written English.
General education courses should provide an introduction to a discipline, as in a survey course that covers a wide range of material within a specific discipline or area of inquiry and acquaints students with a broad section of the information or skills available in that area, or an appreciation course that introduces students to a creative field and leads to a general understanding and appreciation of work by others.
Depending on the level of the academic credential awarded, education in composition, mathematics and analytical reasoning, natural sciences, humanities, social/behavioral sciences and fine arts is required as part of an undergraduate degree and certificate curricula at state colleges and universities. (See the table of Statewide General Education Requirements.) Specific course offerings may vary from one institution to another as the faculty at each campus designates courses that are to be included in the General Education inventory, but such courses share common characteristics essential to the study of academic disciplines.
English Composition. Effective written communication skills are essential to prepare students to effectively and intelligently communicate in a variety of contexts.
Mathematics/Analytical Reasoning. As a cornerstone for the liberal arts, engineering, and sciences, mathematical/analytical reasoning skills are an essential component of all disciplines.
Natural Sciences. Natural sciences study both life and physical sciences in an approach to understanding the universe by studying objects, phenomena, laws of nature and the physical world.
Humanities. Humanities offer a broad-based study of cultural traditions and the human condition, including everything from language, literature and religion to history, philosophy and communication.
Social/Behavioral Sciences. Social and Behavioral Sciences study human behavior and the relationship between individuals and their societies.
Fine Arts. The Fine Arts provide an opportunity to explore and to value aesthetic creation and form as an essential means of conceiving and expressing the human experience.
In addition to specifics of this policy, all applicable general education requirements of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges shall apply.”
Art
ARTS 120
ARTS 201
Biology
BIOL 101
BIOL 102
BIOL 103
BIOL 104
BIOL 110
BIOL 111
BIOL 201
BIOL 202
BIOL 203
BIOL 204
BIOL 210
BIOL 211
BIOL 221
BIOL 222
BIOL 223
BIOL 224
BIOL 225
BIOL 226
BIOL 227
BIOL 228
BIOL 230
BIOL 231
Chemistry
CHEM 101
CHEM 102
CHEM 103
CHEM 104
CHEM 110
CHEM 111
CHEM 120
CHEM 121
CHEM 221
CHEM 222
CHEM 223
CHEM 224
English Composition
ENGL 101
ENGL 102
English
ENGL 201
ENGL 202
ENGL 203
ENGL 204
ENGL 205
ENGL 206
ENGL 207
ENGL 208
ENGL 211
ENGL 215
ENGL 220
ENGL 250
Geology
GEOL 101
GEOL 102
GEOL 110
History
HIST 101
HIST 102
HIST 201
HIST 202
HIST 210
Humanities
HUMN 201
HUMN 202
HUMN 250
Mathematics
MATH 110
MATH 111
MATH 114
MATH 115
MATH 116
MATH 117
MATH 120
MATH 168
MATH 200
MATH 201
MATH 203
MATH 204
MATH 210
MATH 212
MATH 220
MATH 221
MATH 298
Music
MUSC 101
Physical Science
PHSC 100
PHSC 110
PHSC 120
PHSC 130
Physics
PHYS 110
PHYS 210
PHYS 211
PHYS 220
PHYS 221
Psychology
PSYC 201
PSYC 210
PSYC 225
PSYC 226
PSYC 227
PSYC 228
PSYC 229
Science
SCIE 101
SCIE 102
SCIE 114
Sociology
SOCL 110
SOCL 201
SOCL 202
SOCL 210
Speech
SPCM 110
SPCM 120
SPCM 130
Theater
THEA 190
Louisiana Delta Community College (LDCC) has identified four student learning outcomes (SLOs) for the general education of its undergraduate degree programs:
Apply strategies to produce a multi-paragraph grammatically correct assignment.
Apply communication techniques and theories to create clear and coherent oral messages tailored for specific audiences and purposes.
Students will analyze information and ideas carefully and logically from multiple perspectives and develop reasoned solutions to problems.
Students will gain competence in mathematical reasoning necessary for informed judgment and decision-making.