Core Curriculum
The 2024-2026 UTRGV’s Core Curriculum consists of 42 credit hours grouped in eight Foundational Component Areas and one Component Area Option.
Requirements
010 - Communication (2 courses - 6 hours required; minimum grade of C)
020 - Mathematics (1 course - 3 hours required; minimum grade of C)
Choose one:
030 - Life and Physical Sciences (2 courses - 6 hours required; lecture only)
Choose two:
040 - Language, Philosophy and Culture (1 course - 3 hours required)
Choose one:
| ANTH 1302 | Human Cultures in World Prehistory | 3 |
| ANTH 1354 | The Anthropology of Expressive Culture | 3 |
| ENGL 2321 | Introduction to British Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 2326 | Introduction to American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 2331 | Introduction to World Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 2341 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 2351 | Introduction to Mexican American Literature | 3 |
| Or | |
| MASC 2351 | Introduction to Mexican American Literature | 3 |
| FREN 2382 | Introduction to French Literature (in English) | 3 |
| GWSP 1301 | Introduction to Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies | 3 |
| GWSP 2301 | Concepts in Gender and Sexuality | 3 |
| HIST 2321 | World History I | 3 |
| HIST 2322 | World History II | 3 |
| MASC 2301 | Introduction to Mexican American Studies | 3 |
| MUSI 1309 | World Music Cultures | 3 |
| PHIL 1300 | Critical Thinking | 3 |
| PHIL 1301 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 1304 | Introduction to World Religions | 3 |
| PHIL 1305 | Introduction to Latin American Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 1306 | Introduction to Asian Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 1310 | Ethics, Happiness, and the Good Life | 3 |
| PHIL 1312 | Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 1366 | Philosophy and History of Science and Technology | 3 |
| PHIL 2306 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 |
| PHIL 2322 | Ethics, Health, and Culture | 3 |
| PHIL 2326 | Ethics, Technology and Society | 3 |
| PHIL 2351 | Religious Diversity in the Global Community | 3 |
| SPAN 2320 | Latina/o Culture and Civilization in Spanish | 3 |
| SPAN 2330 | Introduction to Spanish and Latin American Literature | 3 |
050 - Creative Arts (1 course - 3 hours required)
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060 - American History (2 courses - 6 hours required)
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070 - Government/Political Science (2 courses - 6 hours required)
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080 - Social and Behavioral Sciences (1 course - 3 hours required)
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090 - Integrative/Experiential Learning Option (6 hours required)
Applied Communication and Literacies (maximum 3 hours)
Humanities (maximum 3 hours)
Students may also select an additional three-hour course from the (040) Language, Philosophy, and Culture area to complete the six required hours in the (090) Component Area Option.
| PHCE 1301 | Introduction to Public Heritage and Community Engagement | 3 |
Science Labs (maximum 3 hours)
Students may use up to 3 hours from the lab component of any of the science courses listed in the Life & Physical Sciences component area (030) for the Integrative/Experiential Learning component area. Courses that have a separate lab are also listed below.
Interdisciplinary (maximum 4 hours)
| ANTH 2311 | Global Health and Social Justice: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Illness and Inequality | 3 |
| ENST 1301 | Introduction to Environmental Studies | 3 |
| HONR 2388 | Honors Humanities II | 3 |
| INDS 2390 | Humanities in the World | 3 |
| INDS 2190 | Humanities and Service Learning | 1 |
| QUMT 2398 | Decision Analytics | 3 |
Technologies (maximum 3 hours)
Language Diversity and Writing (maximum 4 hours)
| SPAN 2321 | Spanish in the United States | 3 |
| WRLS 1100 | Language Exploration Lab | 1 |
| WRLS 2301 | Multilingual Writing in Academic and Community Contexts | 3 |