General Education & Dual Credit Courses

For students wanting to get started with general education courses, we recommend following the Kansas Board of Regents systemwide general education framework to get a jump start on their college degree. The classes listed below are offered by K-State Salina to meet these general education requirements. Many of these are guaranteed to transfer to any KBOR institution; however, students are responsible for verifying transferability and utilization of all pre-college courses they enroll in.

ENGLISH – Choose 2

• ENGL 100 EXPOSITORY WRITING 1*
• ENGL 200 EXPOSITORY WRITING 2*

COMMUNICATION – Choose 1

• COMM 106 PUBLIC SPEAKING*

MATH & STATISTICS – Choose 1

For more information, visit the K-State math pathways website.

• MATH 100 COLLEGE ALGEBRA*
• MATH 220 ANALYTIC GEO & CALCULUS 1*
• STAT 225 INTRO TO STATISTICS*

NATURAL & PHYSICAL SCIENCE – Choose 1

Course must include a lab component.

• BIOL 198 PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY*
• CHM 110/111 GENERAL CHEMISTRY*
• PHYS 113 GENERAL PHYSICS 1*
• PHYS 114 GENERAL PHYSICS 2*

ARTS & HUMANITIES – Choose 2

The 2 courses must be from different subject areas.

• COT 150 HUMANITIES THROUGH THE ARTS
• COT 175 INTRO TO CULTRAL STUDIES
• ENGL 251 INTRO TO LITERATURE*

SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE – Choose 2

The 2 courses must be from different subject areas.

• ECON 110 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS*
• ECON 120 PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS*
• PSYCH 110 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY*
• SOCIO 211 INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY*
• SOCWK 100 SOCIAL WORK: THE HELPING PROFESSION*
• SOCWK 200 BASIC SKILLS FOR WORKING WITH PEOPLE

INSTITUTIONAL DESIGNATED ELECTIVES – Choose 2

• Use a curriculum guide for the program you will be pursuing or contact an academic advisor to help you select these classes.
• For K-State, any 100/200 level course will qualify. Other institutions may have specific requirements for these courses.

NOTE: *Guaranteed to transfer to any KBOR institution.

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