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2024-2026 Tougaloo College Catalog 
  
2024-2026 Tougaloo College Catalog

Secondary Education Chemistry, BA


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Total: 24 hours


Total: 27 hours


Curriculum Outcomes Redesigned for Engagement (CORE)/General Education Requirements


Tougaloo College requires a total of 124 credit hours to graduate. All students are required to take 37-39 credit hours of CORE general education courses, as outlined below:

  • SSS 101 - Student Success Seminar 2 Semester Hour(s)
  • SSS 102 - Student Success Seminar 2 Semester Hour(s)
     
  • ENG 101 - College Composition I 3 Semester Hour(s)
    or
  • ENG 103 - Advanced College Composition I 4 Semester Hour(s)
     
  • ENG 102 - College Composition II 3 Semester Hour(s)
    or
  • ENG 104 - Advanced College Composition II 4 Semester Hour(s)
     
  • GEN 100 - Diaspora Studies I 3 Semester Hour(s)
  • GEN 102 - Diaspora Studies II 3 Semester Hour(s)
     
  • MAT 103 - College Algebra 3 Semester Hour(s)
    or
  • MAT 106 - Contemporary Math 3 Semester Hour(s)
     
  • GEN 220 - Total Wellness 3 Semester Hour(s)
  • Modern Languages 101 and 102 6 Semester Hour(s) (Choose one language and take two semesters - French or Spanish)
  • ENG 201 - Introduction to World Literature 3 Semester Hour(s)

All students are required to enroll in two courses from below:


The School of Education and the School of Natural Science disciplines must select two courses from the list:

  • GEN 200 - The New Jim Crow 3 Semester Hour(s)
  • GEN 201 - Advocates for Children, Families, & Communities 3 Semester Hour(s)
  • GEN 210 - The Secret of Life 3 Semester Hour(s)
  • GEN 211 - Race, Gender, & Medicine 3 Semester Hour(s)
  • GEN 221 - Human Wellness through Arts and Spirituality 3 Semester Hour(s)
  • GEN 230 - Evolution of Education 3 Semester Hour(s)
  • GEN 231 - Social Media & Society: Likes, Links, Timelines, & Tweets 3 Semester Hour(s)
  • GEN 240 - Black Like Me: The Black Body and the Media 3 Semester Hour(s)
  • GEN 241 - Rewrite Mississippi: Narratives of Hate and Harmony in Mississippi 3 Semester Hour(s)

 

The School of Social Science disciplines are required to take the below CORE General Education courses

  • GEN 200 - The New Jim Crow 3 Semester Hour(s)
  • GEN 210 - The Secret of Life 3 Semester Hour(s)

or

  • GEN 211 - Race, Gender, & Medicine 3 Semester Hour(s)

 

The School of Humanities disciplines are required to take the below CORE General Education courses

  • GEN 210 - The Secret of Life 3 Semester Hour(s)

or

  • GEN 211 - Race, Gender, & Medicine 3 Semester Hour(s)

           and one additional CORE General Education course below:

  • GEN 200 - The New Jim Crow 3 Semester Hour(s)
  • GEN 201 - Advocates for Children, Families, & Communities 3 Semester Hour(s)
  • GEN 221 - Human Wellness through Arts and Spirituality 3 Semester Hour(s)
  • GEN 230 - Evolution of Education 3 Semester Hour(s)
  • GEN 231 - Social Media & Society: Likes, Links, Timelines, & Tweets 3 Semester Hour(s)
  • GEN 240 - Black Like Me: The Black Body and the Media 3 Semester Hour(s)
  • GEN 241 - Rewrite Mississippi: Narratives of Hate and Harmony in Mississippi 3 Semester Hour(s)

Critical Notes:


  • Some students may be advised or required to pass developmental, precollege, non-degree credit course based on their ACT score.
  • ENG 100, ENG 300, and MAT 091 are requirements for those students who demonstrate a need.  Credits earned from developmental courses do not count toward hours required for graduation.
  • Students must earn a grade of “C” or better in all required CORE general education courses.
  • Students have the option to “test out” of modern languages at the elementary levels and earn credit toward graduation.

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