*SAF UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
2/24/94 APPROVED AREA IV's
Agricultural Engineering
Biological sciences 5 hours
Mathematics 10 hours
Physics 5 hours
Graphics 5 hours
Computer Science 5 hours
30 hours
Agriculture
Biological sciences 5 - 10 hours
Choose from the following areas:
accounting, agriculture, agricultural economics,
agricultural engineering, biological sciences,
chemistry, computer science, economics, forestry,
geography, geology, journalism, mathematics,
physics, statistics 20 - 25 hours
30 hours
Anthropology
Introduction to Anthropology or
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 5 hours
Courses from the following areas:
biology, computer science, economics,
foreign language, geography, geology,
history, introduction to cultural anthropology,
introduction to physical anthropology/archaeology,
introduction to sociology, linguistics,
mathematics, philosophy, political science,
psychology, statistics 25 hours
30 hours
Art
Courses from the following areas:
survey of art history, drawing, painting, two-
three dimensional work and design 20 hours
Courses from the following areas or from above:
foreign language, teacher education or elective
courses appropriate to the goals of the
art-oriented student 10 hours
30 hours
Biological Sciences
Biological sciences 10 hours
Courses from the following areas:
languages, mathematics, science, and
computer science (one course only) 20 hours
30 hours
Business Administration, Industrial Management or Economics
Introductory micro economics 5 hours
Introductory macro economics 5 hours
Basic accounting principles and procedures 10 hours
Business Information Systems 5 hours
Five hours from one of the following areas:
introduction to business, legal environment,
communications (may include speech), and mathe-
matical analysis for business (applied calculus)
5 hours
30 hours
Business Education*
Behavioral sciences such as anthropology, psychology,
and sociology 5 hours
Foundation of education and orientation to the
profession 5 hours
The arts of music, art, crafts, speech and drama 5 hours
Courses from the following areas:
business administration, office administration,
secretarial science, economics 15 hours
30 hours
*Individuals pursuing teaching certification should follow the
Teacher Education Area IV. The Business Education Area IV is currently
being reviewed for its appropriateness for students not pursuing
teacher certification.
Chemistry
Chemistry 10 - 20 hours
Mathematics 0 - 15 hours
Physics 0 - 15 hours
Other natural sciences 0 - 20 hours
Computer Science 0 - 10 hours
30 hours
Computer Information Systems*
Principles of Computer Programming I 5 hours
Principles of Computer Programming II 5 hours
Introduction to File Processing and File Structures 5 hours
Principles of Accounting I 5 hours
Principles of Accounting II 5 hours
One course from the areas of
Mathematics, Statistics or
Information Systems 5 hours
30 hours
*This Area IV is for students pursuing a degree in Computer
Information Systems offered as a Bachelor of Science by a school, division
or department of Mathematics and/or Computer Science. Students pursuing a
degree in Information Systems which is offered as a Bachelor of Business
Administration by a school, division or department of business should
follow the Area IV for Business Administration, Industrial Management or
Economics.
Computer Science
Principles of Computer Programming I 5 hours
Principles of Computer Programming II 5 hours
File to File Structures and File Structures 5 hours
Calculus 10 hours
One course from the following areas:
mathematics, statistics, and accounting 5 hours
30 hours
Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice courses 0 - 20 hours
Humanities 0 - 10 hours
Courses from the following areas:
mathematics, computer science, social science,
natural science, economics, and accounting 0 - 20 hours
30 hours
Dental Hygiene
Speech 5 hours*
General Chemistry with Laboratory 5 hours*
Anatomy and Physiology with Laboratory 5 hours
Additional Chemistry, or Biology or
Anatomy and Physiology with Laboratory 5 hours
Elective 0 - 20 hours
30 hours
* (If not taken in Area I)
** (If not taken in Area II)
Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Physics: Two Courses. (one should include Heat,
Light, and Sound) 10 hours
Pre-Calculus 5 hours
Anatomy and Physiology I and II 10 hours
Elective 5 hours
30 hours
Economics*
Principles of Economics (Macro and Micro) 10 hours
A basic Statistics course 5 hours
Either 10 hours of a Foreign Language
or 10 hours of Calculus 10 hours
Arts and Sciences elective 5 hours
30 hours
*Students pursuing a degree in business should follow the Area IV for
Business Administration.
Engineering Technology*
Calculus I 5 hours
Chemistry 5 hours
One course in each of the following
areas: Computer Programming (BASIC, PASCAL,
or FORTRAN), Engineering Graphics, and
Technical Writing. 10 - 15 hours
Selected courses appropriate to the major:
physics, graphics, calculus/statistics 5 - 10 hours
30 hours
*These requirements assume that a two-course sequence in physics and
courses in college algebra and trigonometry have been taken in Area
II.
English
Foreign Language (a student with a major or a teaching
concentration in English should show a competence
in a foreign language through the intermediate
level) 10 - 20 hours
Courses from the following areas:
anthropology, art, classics, drama, education,
English, foreign language, history, humanities,
journalism, linguistics, music, philosophy,
psychology, religion, speech, introduction
to computer science 10 - 20 hours
30 hours
Environmental Design and Landscape Architecture
Courses from the following subject-matter areas:
Art, biology, botany, geography,
introductory horticulture, computer science,
engineering graphics, introductory surveying 30 hours
30 hours
Foreign Languages
Major language (including at least one course
at the intermediate level) 10 - 20 hours
Courses from the following areas:
a second foreign language, anthropology, art,
classics, drama, economics, geography, history,
journalism, linguistics, literature, music,
philosophy, political science, psychology,
sociology, speech 10 - 20 hours
30 hours
Forestry
General Chemistry sequence or Principles
of Biology sequence 10 hours*
Computer Science (with high level language) 5 hours
Pre-Calculus 5 hours
Analytical Geometry and Calculus 5 hours
One course from the following: 5 hours
Organic Chemistry
General Physics-trigonometry based
Vertebrate Zoology
30 hours
*If the Chemistry sequence was taken in Area II, then the Biology
sequence should be taken in Area IV and vice versa.
General Studies
Approved Electives 30 hours
Geography
Foreign language 0 - 20 hours
Geography 10 - 15 hours
Courses from the following areas
computer science, mathematics, including
statistics, sciences, social sciences (geography
excluded) 10 - 20 hours
30 hours
Geology 0 - 10 hours
Biology 0 - 15 hours
Chemistry 0 - 15 hours
Foreign languages 0 - 15 hours
Mathematics through calculus 0 - 20 hours
Physics 0 - 15 hours
Health Information Management (Formerly Medical Records Administration)
College Algebra (or math that includes algebra) 5 hours*
Anatomy and Physiology with laboratory 10 hours
Chemistry 5 hours*
Accounting 5 hours
Electives
(Choose from data processing, accounting, management,
philosophy, psychology, sociology, economics) 5 - 15 hours
30 hours
* (If not taken in Area II) 30 hours
Health and Physical Education*
Human anatomy or human anatomy and physiology 5 hours
Courses appropriate to the academic goals of the
health and physical education teacher 15 hours
Teacher education preparation:
behavioral sciences such as psychology, sociology,
and anthropology 5 hours
Foundations of education and orientation to the
profession 5 hours
30 hours
*Individuals pursuing teaching certification should follow the
Teacher Education Area IV. The Health and Physical Education Area IV is
currently being reviewed for its appropriateness for students not
pursuing teacher certification.
History
Foreign languages 0 - 10 hours
History 10 - 20 hours
Courses from the following areas:
anthropology, computer science, economics,
elementary statistics, geography, political
science, psychology, sociology, introduction 10 - 20 hours
to philosophy, introduction to religion 30 hours
Home Economics (10/93)
*Home economics courses from:
family relations, food, clothing, and home
furnishings 5 - 20 hours
Courses specified for a particular major including
but not limited to:
art, introduction to education, and physical or
social sciences, as needed 10 - 25 hours
30 hours
*In institutions where home economics courses are not available,
courses from the following areas may be taken as appropriate to a
particular major: biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics,
economics, psychology, sociology.
Journalism
Foreign Language 15 hours
Social sciences, exclusive of journalism 0 - 10 hours
Humanities 0 - 5 hours
Journalism 0 - 10 hours
30 hours
Mathematics
Calculus
(The student must complete course work including
but not restricted to a study of limits, differentiation,
integration, sequences, series, multiple
integrals and partial derivatives) 10 - 20 hours*
Foreign languages
(French, German, or Russian recommended) 0 - 20 hours
Electives
(Choices can be restricted by individual
instructions) 0 - 20 hours
30 hours
*Unless exempted
Medical Record Administration ( See Health Information Management)
Medical Technology
Statistics 5 hours*
Biology (to include 5-10 hours of Anatomy
and/or Physiology) 10 - 15 hours*
Organic Chemistry 5 hours
Electives 5 - 15 hours
30 hours
* (May be taken in combination with Area II)
Music
Applied music 6 hours
Music Theory 13 - 18 hours
Ensemble 6 hours
Basic music literature 0 - 5 hours
30 hours
Nuclear Medicine Technology
Chemistry 10 hours*
Anatomy and Physiology I and II 10 hours
Pre-Calculus 5 hours*
Introductory Computer Programming 5 hours
(BASIC and/or FORTRAN)
Electives 0 - 15 hours
30 hours
*(If not taken in Area II)
Nursing
Anatomy and physiology 5 - 10 hours
Microbiology 5 hours
Chemistry, biology, or physical science 0 - 10 hours
Anthropology, philosophy, psychology, or sociology 0 - 10 hours
Professional nursing courses 0 - 20 hours
30 hours
Occupational Therapy
Biology Sequence with laboratory 10 hours*
General Chemistry with laboratory 5 hours*
Physics (or Physical Science that includes Physics) 5 hours
Abnormal Psychology (or equivalent) 5 hours
Advanced Sociology 5 hours
Electives
(Select from anthropology, economics, growth and
development, statistics or additional humanities
or sciences courses) 0 - 15 hours
30 hours
*(If not taken in Area II)
Pharmacy
Organic Chemistry 10 hours
General physics 10 hours
General biology 10 hours
30 hours
Philosophy
Philosophy 5 - 10 hours
Foreign Language - including competency through 10 hours
the intermediate level (4th quarter).
In addition, students should provide themselves
with as strong a lower division base in
those areas which they intend to pursue in
philosophy for their upper division program.
For humanistically oriented students these
courses should be in arts and for students
intending to specialize in logic, the phil-
osophy of science and epistemology, these
courses should be in mathematics and either
in social or natural sciences 0 - 15 hours
30 hours
Physical Therapy
Biology 15 hours*
(Select two laboratory courses in general biology,
zoology, comparative anatomy, embryology, and genetics.
The third biology course does not necessarily require a
laboratory. Only one botany course will be accepted in
this area.)
Chemistry 5 hours**
Physics with laboratory
(Select two courses with laboratories covering
mechanics and electricity.) 10 hours
Elective 0 - 20 hours
30 hours
* (May be taken in combination with Area II)
** (If not taken in high school with a grade of C or higher, or if
not taken in Area II)
Physician Assistant
General Biology (for Science Majors) 10 hours*
Chemistry with laboratory (for Science Majors) 10 hours*
Organic Chemistry (Survey Course Preferred) 5 hours
Electives 5 - 20 hours
30 hours
*(May be taken in combination with Area II)
Physics
Calculus-based physics (through third course) 5 - 15 hours
Mathematics (including, but not limited to,
differential and integral calculus,
partial differentiation, line integrals,
multiple integration, matrices, and
determinants) 5 - 15 hours
Chemistry (the chemistry as required for science
or engineering majors at University System
institutions) 0 - 10 hours
30 hours
Political Science
Courses from the following areas:
accounting, anthropology, computer science,
criminal justice, economics, foreign languages,
geography, history, philosophy, political science,
psychology, sociology, statistics (five hours only),
studies abroad 30 hours
30 hours
Psychology
A course in introductory psychology 5 hours
Courses from the following areas:
humanities, mathematics, natural sciences or 25 hours
social sciences 30 hours
Recreation and Leisure Studies
Courses related to enhancement of student's
knowledge of human behavior, to include,
but not limited to, psychology, sociology,
and/or anthropology 5 hours
Historical, sociological, philosophical foundations
of recreation and leisure studies 5 hours
Courses related to student's professional emphasis
within recreation and leisure studies including,
but not limited to, courses in program skills,
planning skills, and/or management skills 10 hours
Electives appropriate to the academic goals of the
recreation and leisure studies major (no more
than fifteen hours may be taken in courses
specific to recreation and leisure studies) 10 hours
30 hours
Respiratory Therapy
Biological Sciences 15 hours*
Select from laboratory courses only in general
biology, microbiology, zoology (vertebrate
preferred), comparative anatomy, and genetics.
Chemistry with laboratory 10 hours*
Physics 5 hours
Select from laboratory courses only in mechanics,
heat, light, sound, electricity and magnetism. Students
must have an understanding of the gas laws.
Electives 0 - 15 hours
30 hours
* (May be taken in combination with Area II)
Secretarial Science or Office Administration
Accounting principles and problems 10 hours
Economic principles and policies 5 - 10 hours
Courses from the following areas:
typing 0 - 10 hours
shorthand 0 - 10 hours
business communication and/or
report writing 0 - 5 hours
introduction to business 0 - 5 hours
data processing or computer science 0 - 5 hours
30 hours
Social Work
Courses from the following areas:
introduction to anthropology, introduction to cultural
anthropology, introduction to psychology, principles of
economics, introduction to sociology, statistics, intro-
duction to social welfare, introduction to social work*,
introduction to marriage and the family, introduction to
social problems, criminal justice, foreign language,
urban studies, computer science, and human biology
and anatomy. 30 hours
30 hours
*For transfer of credit to an accredited bachelor's of social work
program, Introduction to Social Work must be taught by an M.S.W.
Sociology
Introduction to sociology 5 hours
Courses from the following areas:
introduction to social problems, introduction to
marriage and the family, anthropology, computer science,
economics, foreign language, geography, history,
linguistics, logic, mathematics, philosophy, political
science, psychology, statistics, introduction to
social welfare. 25 hours
30 hours
Speech and Drama
Foreign language 0 - 20 hours
Speech and drama 5 - 30 hours
Elective courses appropriate to the goals of the
speech/drama oriented student 0 - 10 hours
30 hours
Teacher Education
THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS FOR AREA IV ARE APPLICABLE TO ANY PROGRAM
OF STUDY LEADING TO A RECOMMENDATION FOR A T-4 CERTIFICATE:
Orientation/Introduction to Education 5 hours
Human Growth and Development 5 hours
Courses selected from those included
in the System's "Academic Discipline
Guidelines for 100-200 Level Course
Offerings in the Core Curriculum." 20 hours
30 hours
Technology (Deleted by 11-11-88 Action of the Transfer of Credit
Committee)
Urban Life
Economics 5 hours
Psychology 5 hours
Sociology 5 hours
Courses from one of the following:
behavioral sciences and economics
or criminal justice or humanities 15 hours
30 hours
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