Honors and General Education
Lower Division General Education Requirements
Depending on when you first enrolled at NMSU, your General Education requirement will be one of the following sets of requirements. Honors courses satisfying these requirements are listed below:
| (1) | For Students who first enrolled at NMSU prior to Fall 2007, lower division General Education requirements consist of the following: | |
| Part I: | Developing Critical Thinking & Modes of Expression Mathematics: HON 275G Philosophy: HON 228G |
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| Part II: | Establishing a Common Background Basic Natural Sciences: HON 219G Human Thought & Behavior: HON 203G, HON 237G Social Analysis: HON 248G Literature: HON 220G, HON 229G, HON 234G Fine Arts: HON 208G, HON 270G | |
| (2) | For students who first enrolled at NMSU in Fall 2007, lower division Gen Ed requirements consist of the following courses from the New Mexico General Education Common Core: | |
| Area I: | Mathematics/Algebra (3 cr) HON 275G |
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| Area II: | Laboratory Science (8 cr) HON 219G |
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| Area III: | Social/Behavioral Sciences (6-9 cr) HON 203G, HON 237G, HON 248G |
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| Area IV: | Humanities and Fine Arts (6-9 cr) HON 208G, HON 220G, HON 228G, HON 229G, HON 234G, HON 270G |
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Viewing a Wider World
All students at NMSU are required to take 6 credits of Viewing a Wider World from 2 colleges other that their own. Honors course satisfying the Viewing a Wider World requirement are noted by colleges, using the following codes:
| AG: College of Agriculture | ED: College of Education | |
| A&S: College of Arts and Sciences | ENG: College of Engineering | |
| BA: College of Business | HS: College of Health and Social Services |