Core Curriculum

Kilgore College Core Curriculum
If you plan to transfer to a 4-year university in Texas, the "Core Curriculum" is your passport to transfer success. Here's why: All students who earn a bachelor's degree from a Texas university must complete the same group of classes that make up the "Core Curriculum." From A&M to SFA to UT, everyone has the same core. And state rules guarantee that the core classes completed at Kilgore will be accepted at any state university. (With an acceptable GPA, of course).

You can complete the core at KC at a fraction of the cost of a university, and know that every course will contribute to your bachelor's degree.

Here is some more good news:
Once you complete the core, all you need is 16 more hours and you can earn an associate's degree. Why settle for only a bachelor's degree when you can also be earning an associate's degree at the same time?

Some restrictions apply:
Each degree program has its own Core Curriculum requirements. We recommend you see one of our KC advisors before beginning any degree program.

Kilgore College Core Curriculum*
The Core Curriculum for Kilgore College is listed below. A core curriculum is defined by the state as curriculum "in the liberal arts, humanities, sciences, and political, social, and cultural history, that all graduates of an institution of higher education are required to complete before receiving a baccalaureate degree." If a student completes the KC Core Curriculum, any state college or university is required to accept it in total. That student, therefore, will not lose any hours in transfer. After completing the Core Curriculum, a student may need only 16 additional hours to receive the associate of arts or associate of science degree major to a particular university. Please see an advisor regarding exact courses needed for transfer in a specific degree.

COMPONENT AREA	REQUIRED COURSES	SEMESTER HOURS
Communication	6 hours to be selected from ENGL 1301 & 1302 or 2311 3 hours to be selected from SPCH 1315, 1318, or 1321	9
Mathematics	3 hours to be selected from MATH 1314, 1316, 1324, 1325, 1332, *1333, 1342, 2412, 2413, 2414, 2415, 2320 *Math 1333 will not fulfill Math requirement for AS degree	3
Natural Sciences	8 hours to be selected from BIOL 1406, 1407, 1408, 1409, 2401, 2402, 2406 CHEM 1405, 1406, 1411, 1412, 2423, 2425 GEOL 1403, 1404, 1405, 2407 PHYS 1401, 1402, 1405, 1411, 1412, 2425, 2426	8
Visual and Performing Arts	3 hours to be selected from ARTS 1301, 1303, 1304 DANCE 1301, 2303 DRAM 1310, 2361, 2362, 2366 MUSI 1306, 1308, 1309, 1310	3
Humanities	3 hours to be selected from ENGL 2322, 2323, 2326, 2332, 2333* HIST 2311, 2312 or PHIL 1301, 1304, 2306 SPAN 2311, 2312, 2315 *ENGL Literature course required for AA degree	3
Social and Behavioral Sciences / History / Government	6 hours to be selected from HIST 1301, 1302 or 2301 6 hours to be selected from GOVT 2305, 2306 3 hours to be selected from* ANTH 2301, 2351, COMM 1307, CRIJ 1301 ECON 1301, 2301, 2302, GEOG 1303 PSYC 2301, 2314 SOCI 1301, 1306 TECA 1354 (Child Development) *Business majors select ECON 2301 or ECON 2302	15
Institution Option	3 hours to be selected from BCIS 1305, COSC 1336, 1337 2 hours to be selected from KINE 1218, 1230, 1238, 1245, 1250 Or (2) 1-hour activity courses	5
TOTAL MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS	Including both institutional options	46

Prerequisites for all courses apply.

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