General Studies
General Studies with no major – 73 credits
Degree Requirements
o GENERAL CORE (27 credits)
§ English (12 credits)
· ENG 110 College Composition I
· ENG 120 College Composition II
· ENG 210 Advanced College Composition
· ENG 220 Language and Linguistics, or any 200-level literature course (except ENG 215 and ENG 225)
§ Theology (6 credits)
· any 100-level Theology course
· any 200-level Theology course
§ Mathematics (3 credits)
· MTH 103 Intermediate Algebra
§ Humanities and Social Sciences (6 credits)
· SOC 121 Introduction to Research Methods
· Any approved course from semester or term offerings
o PROFESSIONAL CORE (34 credits)
§ CRS 103 Caribbean Society and Culture
§ CRS 104 Issues in Caribbean Development
§ HIS 121 History of Western Civilization OR HIS 141 Introduction to African Civilizations
§ HIS 145 Belizean History OR HIS 275 History of the Guatemalan Claim
§ INT 111 Information Technology I
§ INT 211 Information Technology II
§ PHIL 128 Philosophy of Human Nature
§ two Natural Science electives: One 4 credit and one 3 credit course
§ one Literature Elective
§ SPA 111 Intermediate Spanish OR SPA 251 Business Spanish
§ four courses from the Humanities, Social Sciences or Natural Science (pgs 65-66)
General Studies with a major in Biology – 71 credits
Degree Requirements
o GENERAL CORE (28 credits)
§ English (12 credits)
· ENG 110 College Composition I
· ENG 120 College Composition II
· ENG 210 Advanced College Composition
· ENG 220 Language and Linguistics, or any 200-level Literature course
§ Theology (6 credits)
· any 100-level Theology course
· any 200-level Theology course
§ Mathematics (4 credits)
· MTH 113 Pre-Calculus
§ Humanities and Social Sciences (6 credits)
· SOC 121 Introduction to Research Methods
· PHIL 128 Philosophy of Human Nature
o PROFESSIONAL CORE (31 credits)
§ BIO 120 Fundamental Ecological Principles
§ BIO 130 Cellular and Molecular Biology/Lab
§ BIO 230 Evolution and Diversity of Organisms/Lab
§ BIO 235 Human Biology/Lab
§ BIO 240 Plant Physiology/Lab
§ BIO 250 Applications in Biology
§ CHE 120 Principles of Chemistry I/Lab
§ CHE 130 Principles of Chemistry II/Lab
o SUPPORT CORE (12 credits)
§ SPA 111 Intermediate Spanish
§ Any History course
§ Any Literature course
§ Any Social Science course
General Studies with a major in Chemistry – 71 credits
Degree Requirements
o GENERAL CORE (28 credits)
§ English (12 credits)
· ENG 110 College Composition I
· ENG 120 College Composition II
· ENG 210 Advanced College Composition
· ENG 220 Language and Linguistics, or any 200-level Literature course (except ENG 215 & ENG 225)
§ Theology (6 credits)
· any 100-level Theology course
· any 200-level Theology course
§ Mathematics (4 credits)
· MTH 113 Pre-Calculus
§ Humanities and Social Sciences (6 credits)
· SOC 121 Introduction to Research Methods
· PHIL 128 Philosophy of Human Nature
o PROFESSIONAL CORE (25 credits)
§ CHE 120 Principles of Chemistry I
§ CHE 130 Principles of Chemistry II with Lab
§ CHE 136 Fundamental Organic Chemistry
§ CHE 230 Analytical Methods in Chemistry
§ CHE 235 Organic Chemistry with Lab
§ CHE 240 Inorganic Chemistry with Lab
§ CHE 250 Environmental Chemistry
o SUPPORT CORE (18 credits)
§ INT 111 Information Technology I
§ INT 211 Information Technology II
§ SPA 111 Intermediate Spanish
§ Any History course
§ Any Literature course
§ Any Social Science course
General Studies with a major in Computer Networking – 77 credits
Degree Requirements
o GENERAL CORE (27 credits)
§ English (12 credits)
· ENG 110 College Composition I
· ENG 120 College Composition II
· ENG 210 Advanced College Composition
· ENG 220 Language and Linguistics or any 200-level Literature course
§ Theology (6 credits)
· any 100-level Theology course
· any 200-level Theology course
§ Mathematics (3 credits)
· MTH 103 Intermediate Algebra
§ Humanities and Social Sciences (6 credits)
· SOC 121 Introduction to Research Methods
· Any Humanities or Social Science course
o PROFESSIONAL CORE (22 credits)
§ BUS 105 Principles of Management
§ CNT 160 Networking Basics
§ CNT 161 Routers and Routing Basics
§ CNT 261 Switching Basics and Intermediate Routing
§ CNT 163 WAN Learning
§ CIS 290 Networking Project
o SUPPORT CORE (28 credits)
§ CIS 120 Business Information Systems
§ INT 111 Information Technology I
§ INT 211 Information Technology II
§ PHIL 128 Philosophy of Human Nature
§ SCI 101 Ecology, Evolution, and the Environment OR SCI 102 Basic Concepts in Science/Lab
§ Any History course
§ Any Literature course
§ Spanish 111 Intermediate Spanish or SPA 251 Business Spanish
§ Any Natural Science, Humanities or Social Science course
General Studies with major in Mathematics – 73 credits
Degree Requirements
o GENERAL CORE (24 credits)
§ English (12 credits)
· ENG 110 College Composition I
· ENG 120 College Composition II
· ENG 210 Advanced College Composition
· ENG 220 Language and Linguistics, or any 200-level Literature course
§ Theology (6 credits)
· any 100-level Theology course
· any 200-level Theology course
§ Mathematics
· Incorporated into program of study
§ Social Sciences (6 credits)
· SOC 121 Introduction to Research Methods
· Any Social Science course
o PROFESSIONAL CORE (24 credits)
§ MTH 115 College Algebra
§ MTH 119 Trigonometry
§ MTH 140 Analytic Geometry
§ MTH 145 Calculus I
§ MTH 235 Calculus II
§ MTH 245 Probability and Statistics
§ MTH 250 Further Sequencing and Mathematical Modeling
o SUPPORT CORE (25 credits)
§ INT 111 Information Technology I
§ INT 211 Information Technology II
§ PHIL 128 Philosophy of Human Nature
§ SCI 101 Ecology, Evolution, and the Environment OR SCI 102 Central Concepts in Science/Lab
§ Any History course
§ Any Literature course
§ Any Spanish course
§ Any Natural Science, Humanities or Social Science course
General Studies with a major in Accounting (71 credits)
Degree Requirements
o GENERAL CORE (30 credits)
§ English (12 credits)
· ENG 110 College Composition I
· ENG 120 College Composition II
· ENG 210 Advanced College Composition
· ENG 220 Language and Linguistics, or any 200-level Literature course (except ENG 215 and ENG 225)
§ Theology (6 credits)
· any 100-level Theology course
· any 200-level Theology course
§ Mathematics (6 credits)
· MTH 103 Intermediate Algebra
· MTH 225 Business Statistics
§ Humanities and Social Sciences (6 credits)
· Any two Humanities or Social Science courses
o PROFESSIONAL CORE (17 credits)
§ ACC 101 Principles of Accounting I
§ ACC 102 Principles of Accounting II
§ ACC 235 Cost and Managerial Accounting I
§ ACC 236 Cost and Managerial Accounting II
§ BUS 105 Principles of Management
o SUPPORT CORE (24 credits)
§ CIS 120 Business Information Systems
§ INT 111 Information Technology I
§ INT 211 Information Technology II
§ SPA 111 Intermediate Spanish
§ PHIL 128 Philosophy of Human Nature
§ Any Natural Science Course
§ Any Literature course (except ENG 115, ENG 215, ENG 215 & ENG 225)
§ Any History course
General Studies with a major in Economics – 75 credits
Degree Requirements
o GENERAL CORE (28 credits)
§ English (12 credits)
· ENG 110 College Composition I
· ENG 120 College Composition II
· ENG 210 Advanced College Composition
· ENG 220 Language and Linguistics or any 200-level Literature course (except ENG 215 and ENG 225)
§ Theology (6 credits)
· any 100-level Theology course
· any 200-level Theology course
§ Mathematics (4 credits)
· MTH 113 Pre-Calculus
§ Humanities and Social Sciences (6 credits)
· SOC 121 Introduction to Research Methods
· Any Humanities or Social Science course
o PROFESSIONAL CORE (19 credits)
§ BUS 105 Principles of Management
§ ECO 105 Microeconomics
§ ECO 106 Macroeconomics
§ ECO 215 Intermediate Microeconomics
§ ECO 225 Intermediate Macroeconomics
o SUPPORT CORE (28 credits)
§ CIS 120 Business Information Systems
§ INT 111 Information Technology I
§ INT 211 Information Technology II
§ MTH 225 Business Statistics
§ PHIL 128 Philosophy of Human Nature
§ SCI 101 Ecology, Evolution, and the Environment OR SCI 102 Central Concepts in Science/Lab
§ Any Literature course (except ENG 115, ENG 125, ENG 215 and ENG 225)
§ Any History course – HIS 121, HIS 145, HIS 141
§ Any Spanish course – SPA 111 or SPA 251
General Studies with a major in Graphic Design – 67 credits
Degree Requirements
o GENERAL CORE (27 credits)
§ English (12 credits)
· ENG 110 College Composition I
· ENG 120 College Composition II
· ENG 210 Advanced English Composition
· ENG 240 Belizean Literature in the Caribbean Context
§ Theology (6 credits)
· any 100-level Theology course
· any 200-level Theology course
§ Mathematics (3 credits)
· MTH 103 Intermediate Algebra
§ Humanities and Social Sciences (6 credits)
· Any two Humanities and Social Science courses
o PROFESSIONAL CORE (32 credits)
§ CGD 217 Design Communication
§ CGD 218 Basic Graphic Design
§ CGD 220 Digital Publishing
§ ENG 255 Caribbean Literature
§ ENG 265 Women Writers
§ HIS 121 Western Civilization
§ HIS 145 Belizean History
§ PHIL 128 Philosophy of Human Nature
§ PHIL 241 Social Philosophy
§ SCI 101 Ecology, Evolution and the Environment
§ Seminar: Poise, Polish and Interpersonal Relations in the Workplace
o SUPPORT CORE (9 credits)
§ SPA 111 Intermediate Spanish
§ Any Art course
§ Any Natural Science course
General Studies with a major in History – 73 credits
Degree Requirements
o GENERAL CORE (27 credits)
§ English (12 credits)
· ENG 110 College Composition I
· ENG 120 College Composition II
· ENG 210 Advanced College Composition
· ENG 220 Language and Linguistics, or any 200-level Literature course
§ Theology (6 credits)
· any 100-level Theology course
· any 200-level Theology course
§ Mathematics (3 credits)
· MTH 103 Intermediate Algebra
§ Humanities and Social Sciences (6 credits)
· SOC 121 Introduction to Research Methods
· PHIL 128 Philosophy of Human Nature
o PROFESSIONAL CORE (26 credits)
§ HIS 101 What is History?
§ HIS 115 The Caribbean in the Atlantic World I
§ HIS 102 The Caribbean in the Atlantic World Research Paper
§ HIS 125 The Caribbean in the Atlantic World II
§ HIS 215 Revolution in the Atlantic World
§ HIS 225 Development in the Atlantic World
§ PHIL 241 Social Philosophy
§ HIS 145 Belizean History
o SUPPORT CORE (19 credits)
§ INT 111 Information Technology I
§ INT 211 Information Technology II
§ SPA 111 Intermediate Spanish or SPA 251 Business Spanish
§ SCI 101 Ecology, Evolution and the Environment OR SCI 102 Basic Concepts in Science/Lab
§ One Social Science course
§ Any Literature course (except ENG 115, ENG 215, ENG 215 and ENG 225)
General Studies with a major in Literature – 69 credits
Degree Requirements
o GENERAL CORE (27 credits)
§ English (12 credits)
· ENG 110 College Composition I
· ENG 120 College Composition II
· ENG 210 Advanced College Composition
· ENG 220 Language and Linguistics, or any 200-level Literature course
§ Theology (6 credits)
· any 100-level Theology course
· any 200-level Theology course
§ Mathematics (3 credits)
· MTH 103 Intermediate Algebra
§ Humanities and Social Sciences (6 credits)
· SOC 121 Introduction to Research Methods
· PHIL 128 Philosophy of Human Nature
o PROFESSIONAL CORE (23 credits)
§ ENG 115 Literatures in English I
§ ENG 125 Literatures in English II
§ ENG 215 Literatures in English III
§ ENG 225 Literatures in English IV
§ ENG 240 Belizean Literature in the Caribbean Context
o SUPPORT CORE (19 credits)
§ INT 111 Information Technology I
§ INT 211 Information Technology II
§ SCI 101 Ecology, Evolution, and the Environment OR SCI 102 Central Concepts in Science
§ HIS 121, HIS 141 or HIS 145
§ SPA 111 Intermediate Spanish or SPA 251 Business Spanish
§ Any 3-credit course from Natural Science, Humanities or Social Science
General Studies with a major in Psychology – 73 credits
Degree Requirements
o GENERAL CORE (27 credits)
§ English (12 credits)
· ENG 110 College Composition I
· ENG 120 College Composition II
· ENG 210 Advanced College Composition
· ENG 220 Language and Linguistics, or any 200-level Literature course
§ Theology (6 credits)
· any 100-level Theology course
· any 200-level Theology course
§ Mathematics (3 credits)
· MTH 103 Intermediate Algebra
§ Humanities and Social Sciences (6 credits)
· SOC 121 Introduction to Research Methods
· Any Social Science course
o PROFESSIONAL CORE (28 credits)
§ PHIL 128 Philosophy of Human Nature
§ PSY 115 Introduction to Psychology
§ PSY 125 Developmental Psychology
§ PSY 130 Adolescent Psychology
§ PSY 215 History and Systems of Psychology
§ PSY 225 Social Psychology
§ PSY 230 Abnormal Psychology
§ SCI 102 Basic Concepts in Science/Lab
§ SCI 106 Health Science
o SUPPORT CORE (18 credits)
§ INT 111 Information Technology I
§ INT 211 Information Technology II
§ Any History course – HIS 121, HIS 141, HIS 145
§ Any Literature course (except ENG 115, ENG 125, ENG 215 and ENG 225)
§ SPA 111 Intermediate Spanish OR SPA 251 Business Spanish
§ Any 3-credit Humanities course
General Studies with a major in Sociology – 72 credits
Degree Requirements
o GENERAL CORE (27 credits)
§ English (12 credits)
· ENG 110 College Composition I
· ENG 120 College Composition II
· ENG 210 Advanced College Composition
· ENG 220 Language and Linguistics, or any 200-level Literature course (except DNG 215 & ENG 225)
§ Theology (6 credits)
· any 100-level Theology course
· any 200-level Theology course
§ Mathematics (3 credits)
· MTH 103 Intermediate Algebra
§ Social Sciences (6 credits)
· SOC 121 Introduction to Research Methods
· Any Social Science course (except SOC 124 Introduction to Sociology)
o PROFESSIONAL CORE (20 credits)
§ SOC 115 Sociology, Society and Culture
§ SOC 125 Social Stratification, Mobility, and Institutions
§ SOC 215 Population, Development and Poverty
§ SOC 225 Social Order, Control, Deviance and Crime
o SUPPORT CORE (25 credits)
§ HIS 145 Belizean History
§ INT 111 Information Technology I
§ INT 112 Information Technology II
§ PHIL 241 Social Philosophy
§ SCI 101 Ecology, Evolution and the Environment OR SCI 102 Basic Concepts in Science
§ Any Literature course (except ENG 115, ENG 125, ENG 215 & ENG 225)
§ SPA 111 Intermediate Spanish or SPA 251 Business Spanish
§ One course from Humanities, Social Science or Natural Science
General Studies with a major in Tourism – 73 credits
Degree Requirements
o GENERAL CORE (27 credits)
§ English (12 credits)
· ENG 110 College Composition I
· ENG 120 College Composition II
· ENG 210 Advanced College Composition
· ENG 220 Language and Linguistics, or any 200-level Literature course (except ENG 2115 and ENG 225)
§ Theology (6 credits)
· any 100-level Theology course
· any 200-level Theology course
§ Mathematics (3 credits)
· MTH 103 Intermediate Algebra
§ Humanities and Social Sciences (6 credits)
· SOC 121 Introduction to Research Methods
· HIS 145 Belizean History
o PROFESSIONAL CORE (24 credits)
§ BUS 105 Principles of Management
§ BUS 124 Business Ethics
§ BUS 251 Business Communication
§ ECO 105 Microeconomics
§ ECO 106 Macroeconomics
§ THM 115 Introduction to Tourism
§ THM 125 Tourism Systems
o SUPPORT CORE (22 credits)
§ CIS 120 Business Information Systems
§ INT 111 Information Technology I
§ INT 211 Information Technology II
§ PHIL 128 Philosophy of Human Nature
§ SCI 101 Ecology, Evolution, and the Environment
§ SPA 251 Business Spanish
§ Any Literature course
General Studies with a major in Tourism Management – 73 credits
Degree Requirements
o GENERAL CORE (27 credits)
§ English (12 credits)
· ENG 110 College Composition I
· ENG 120 College Composition II
· ENG 210 Advanced College Composition
· ENG 240 Belizean Literature in the Caribbean Context
§ Theology (6 credits)
· any 100-level Theology course
· any 200-level Theology course
§ Mathematics (3 credits)
· MTH 103 Intermediate Algebra
§ Humanities and Social Sciences (6 credits)
· PHIL 128 Philosophy of Human Nature
· Any Humanities or Social Science course
o PROFESSIONAL CORE (34 credits)
§ BUS 211 Customer Service
§ ENG 255 Caribbean Literature
§ ENG 265 Women Writers
§ HIS 121 History of Western Civilization
§ HIS 145 Belizean History
§ PDV 195 Professionalism and Personal Ethics
§ PHIL 241 Social Philosophy
§ SCI 101 Ecology, Evolution and the Environment
§ THM 101 Introduction to Tourism and Hospitality
§ THM 210 Sustainable Tourism Management
§ THM 214 Tourism and Hospitality Laws
§ Seminar: Poise, Polish and Interpersonal Relations in the Workplace
o SUPPORT CORE (12 credits)
§ CIS 112 Business Computer Applications
§ SPA 111 Intermediate Spanish
§ Any Art course
§ Any Natural Science course