2016 Core Curriculum Courses Approved by the UC
State Approved Core Curriculum effective Fall 2016
Additional April 2016 Submission: 2016 Core Curriculum Courses Approved by UC (Listed Alphabetically by Rubric)
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2016 Core Curriculum Courses |
2016 Component Area(s) |
Semester Credit Hours |
THECB Approval Status |
THECB Reason for Denial, if applicable |
| ECON 3332: Intermediate Microeconomics | Deleting from UH Core Curriculum | 3 | Approved Deletion | |
| ECON 3334: Intermediate Macroeconomics | Deleting from UH Core Curriculum | 3 | Approved Deletion | |
| ECON 3344: History of Economic Doctrine | Writing in the Disciplines - WID (81) | 3 | Approved | |
| HISP 2373: Spanish Culture and Civilization | Language, Philosophy, & Culture (40) | 3 | Approved | |
| HISP 2374: Spanish American Culture and Civilization | Language, Philosophy, & Culture (40) | 3 | Approved | |
| HISP 2375: United States Hispanic Culture and Civilization | Language, Philosophy, & Culture (40) | 3 | Approved | |
| HIST 3333: Chicano History Since 1910 | Writing in the Disciplines - WID (81) | 3 | Approved |
Original December 2015 Submission: 2016 Core Curriculum Courses Approved by UC (Listed Alphabetically by Rubric)
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2016 Core Curriculum Courses |
2016 Component Area(s) |
Semester Credit Hours |
THECB Approval Status |
THECB Reason for Denial, if applicable |
| CLAS 3350: Law and Society in Ancient Rome | Language, Philosophy, & Culture (40) | 3 | Denied | "…specialized upper division courses used for a limited number of majors. Texas Core Curriculum courses must not be restricted to a single major or groups of majors and the courses must not have advanced and specialized content that is not appropriate for the TCC." |
| CUIN 2320: Mathematics for EC-6 Teachers | Math/Reasoning (90) | 3 | Approved | N/A |
| DAN 2307: Introduction to Dance (Title Change) | Creative Arts (50) AND Writing in the Disciplines - WID (81) | 3 | Approved | N/A |
| ECON 3344: History of Economic Doctrine | Language, Philosophy, & Culture (40) | 3 | Denied | See CLAS 3350 explanation above. |
| ECON 3350: American Economic Growth | Writing in the Disciplines - WID (81) | 3 | Approved | N/A |
| ENGI 2304: Technical Communications for Engineers | Writing in the Disciplines - WID (81) | 3 | Approved | N/A |
| HISP 3373: Spanish Culture and Civilization | Language, Philosophy, & Culture (40) | 3 | Denied | "The courses HISP 3373, 3374, and 3375 are taught in English and cover the same content as core-approved courses taught in Spanish (SPAN 3373, 3374, and 3375). The upper-division status is understandable for the courses taught in Spanish but not so for the English language courses." |
| HISP 3374: Spanish American Culture and Civilization | Language, Philosophy, & Culture (40) | 3 | Denied | See HISP 3373 explanation above. |
| HISP 3375: United States Hispanic Culture and Civilization | Language, Philosophy, & Culture (40) | 3 | Denied | See HISP 3373 explanation above. |
| HIST 2341: Texas to 1865 | American History (60) | 3 | Approved | N/A |
| HIST 2343: Texas Since 1865 | American History (60) | 3 | Approved | N/A |
| HIST 2348: U.S. Latino/a Histories (Switching component area from LPC (40) to American History (60) FA16) | American History (60) | 3 | Approved | N/A |
| HIST 3317: Making of Ethnic America | American History (60) | 3 | Denied | "Upper division courses not suitable for the Texas Core Curriculum (TCC). The course level would indicate that there is a need for substantial college level prior learning and general education foundation which falls outside the purpose of the TCC." |
| HIST 3320: US Women’s History since 1840 | American History (60) | 3 | Denied | See HIST 3317 explanation above. |
| HIST 3330: African American History to 1865 | American History (60) | 3 | Denied | See HIST 3317 explanation above. |
| HIST 3331: African American History Since 1865 | American History (60) | 3 | Denied | See HIST 3317 explanation above. |
| HIST 3332: Chicano History to 1910 | American History (60) | 3 | Denied | See HIST 3317 explanation above. |
| HIST 3333: Chicano History Since 1910 (Removed from Core FA16) | American History (60) | 3 | Denied | See HIST 3317 explanation above. |
| HIST 3367: Japan since 1600 | Language, Philosophy, & Culture (40) | 3 | Denied | See HIST 3317 explanation above. |
| HIST 3388: China: Early Civilization to 1600 | Language, Philosophy, & Culture (40) | 3 | Denied | See HIST 3317 explanation above. |
| HIST 3389: China Since 1600 | Language, Philosophy, & Culture (40) | 3 | Denied | See HIST 3317 explanation above. |
| HON 3300: Introduction to Social Medicine | Social & Behavioral Sciences (80) AND Writing in the Disciplines - WID (80) | 3 | Denied SBS (80); Approved WID (81) | See CLAS 3350 explanation above, re: SBS denial. |
| IDNS 4392: History of 20th Century Science | Writing in the Disciplines - WID (81) | 3 | Approved | N/A |
| IGS 3364: Early Civilizations: South Asia to 1600 (Previous version (GIS 2364) removed from Core FA16) | Language, Philosophy, & Culture (40) | 3 | Denied | "Not approved because of course level, which would indicate that the course falls outside the purpose of the TCC. The course was previously approved as GIS 2364. The level of the course was elevated, because, according to its documentation, it is “more appropriate to have this taught at Upper Level to match course content.”" |
| PHIL 1334: Minds and Machines (Title Change) | Writing in the Disciplines - WID (81) | 3 | Approved | N/A |
| POLS 3343: Democratic Theory (Removed from Core FA16) | Language, Philosophy, & Culture (40) | 3 | Denied | See CLAS 3350 explanation above. |
| WCL 3348: Enlightenment Stories | Writing in the Disciplines - WID (81) | 3 | Approved | N/A |