Northeastern State University

Academic Information

General Curriculum Organization

In the curricula that lead to baccalaureate degrees, the program of study is built with the realization that provision must be made for the attainment of the objectives of general education. Each degree curriculum is organized in two divisions: the lower division, comprising approximately the first two years of study, and the upper division, in which the student pursues the area of special concentration which has been selected. During the first two years the student is required to take prescribed courses in english, the arts, humanities, health and physical education, the social sciences and the natural sciences. The provision for free electives in the lower division allows students to sample a field of their choice and have plans well in mind before entering the upper division. In the upper division the student completes the prescribed courses for major and minor fields. The student receives both counsel and guidance from the major professor to the end that both aims of general education and specialization may be realized.