Core Curriculum
Lamar State College Port Arthur has a core curriculum of forty two (42) semester credit hours.
Texas Education Code, Chapter 61 requires that each state-supported college and university in Texas is required to design and implement a Core Curriculum, with the courses comprising the curriculum totaling no more than forty two (42) semester credit hours. Each Core Curriculum must be consistent with the Texas Common Course Numbering System, and must be consistent with the framework identified.
A student successfully completing the Core Curriculum at Lamar State College Port Arthur may transfer that block of courses to any other Texas state-supported institution.
When transferred, the receiving institution must substitute the block of courses for its Core Curriculum. A transferring student shall receive academic credit for each of the courses transferred and may not be required to take additional Core Curriculum courses at the receiving institution.
A student who transfers from Lamar State College Port Arthur to another institution without completing the Core Curriculum receives academic credit within the Core Curriculum of the receiving institution for each applicable course transferred. Following receipt of credit for these courses, the student probably will be required to satisfy the remaining course requirements in the Core Curriculum of the receiving institution.
To eliminate the possibility of being required to take additional core curriculum
courses at the receiving institution, students are strongly encouraged to complete
the entire Core Curriculum before transferring.
Course descriptions are available in the College Catalog.
Core Curriculum Categories and Courses Effective Fall 2021
| Core Component Area | Core Courses | SCH | Core Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communication | ENGL 1301, 1302, 2311 | 6 | 10 |
| Mathematics | MATH 1332, 1342, 1314, 2312, 1324 | 3 | 20 |
| Life and Physical Sciences | BIOL 1308, 1309, 2301, 2302 CHEM 1305, 1306, 1307, 1311, 1312 GEOL 1303, 1304 PHYS 1301, 1302, 1305, 1307, 1315, 1317 |
6 | 30 |
| Language, Philosophy, and Culture | ARTS 1303, 1304 DRAM 2361 ENGL 2321, 2322, 2323, 2326, 2331, 2341 PHIL 1301 |
3 | 40 |
| Creative Arts | ARTS 1301 DRAM 1310 MUSI 1306, 1310 |
3 | 50 |
| American History | HIST 1301, 1302, 2301 | 6 | 60 |
| Government/Political Science | GOVT 2305, 2306 | 6 | 70 |
| Social/Behavioral Sciences | ECON 2301, 2302 HIST 2321, 2322 PSYC 2301, 2314, 2317 SOCI 1301, 1306, 2301 |
3 | 80 |
| Component Area Option |
EDUC 1100, 1300 or PSYC 1300 (one course) |
6 | 90 |
| Total | 42 |