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					| 2021-2022 Kilgore College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG] 
 
 Kilgore College Core Curriculum |  
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				A core curriculum is defined by the state of Texas as “curriculum in the liberal arts, humanities, sciences, political, social, and cultural history, that all graduates of an institution of higher education are required to complete before receiving a baccalaureate degree.” KC’s Core Curriculum consists of 42 semester credit hours that will transfer as the core to any state college or university. After completing the core, a student may need only 18 additional semester credit hours to receive the associate of arts or the associate of science degree. |  
													| Required Courses
 6 hours to be selected fromRequired Courses
 3 hours to be selected fromSemester Hours: 3
 * MATH 1332  and MATH 1350  will not fulfill Math requirement for AS degree ** Those taking a 2400 level Math course as their core curriculum Requirement will earn only 3 SCHs toward Core completion. The other SCH may count toward electives in an associate’s degree.Life and Physical Sciences
Required Courses
 6 hours to be selected fromSemester Hours: 6
 Additional SCHs from labs may be counted toward electives in an associate’s degree.Language, Philosophy & Culture
Required Courses
 3 hours to be selected fromRequired Courses
 3 hours to be selected fromRequired Courses
 6 hours to be selected fromGovernment/Political Science
Required Courses
 6 hours to be selected fromSocial and Behavioral Sciences
Required Courses
 3 hours to be selected fromComponent Area Option 1:
 3 hours to be selected fromCore Objectives of the Texas Core Curriculum
  Critical Thinking Skills - creative thinking, innovation, inquiry, and analysis, evaluation and synthesis of informationCommunication Skills - effective development, interpretation and expression of ideas through written, oral and visual communicationEmpirical and Quantitative Skills - manipulation and analysis of numerical data or observable facts resulting in informed conclusionsTeamwork - ability to consider different points of view and to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goalSocial Responsibility - intercultural competence, knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in regional, national, and global communitiesPersonal Responsibility - ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making |  
 
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