SNHU !General Education Requirements Roadmap v2

General Education Requirement

Here is a General Education Requirements that will work for all degree plans for the Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) as of approximately August of 2023. Please make sure that the suggestions are still valid before beginning to follow this plan.

Alt Courses

The alternative credit courses were handpicked using experience from previous students regarding which courses will be the easiest and quickest to take.

Tips on Order in Which to Complete Courses

Start with Sophia.org. Unfortunately, Sophia only allows two courses to be open at one time, so only complete one course at a time that has touchstones (written assignments). Once done with Sophia, move on to Study.com.

How Long Will It Take To Complete This Degree Once I Finish All the Alterative Credits?

Full time is 2 courses per 2 month term at SNHU and max of 3 courses per term once you done a couple of terms. At that rate, it would take 8 to 10 months to do 30 credits worth of courses.

Source of Credit

This degree plan was made using this source to map out all the alternative credits.

Sophia Equivalents

CLEP, DSST, AP Exams Equivalents and other Alt credit equivalents

SNHU General Ed Requirements

NEW GENERAL ED REQUIREMENTS

There is some confusion on what is accepted for the new general education requirements.

• Some students reported that their advisors have said Sophia is no longer accepted or that certain degrees might not take Sophia courses.
• A SNHU employee said there that certain prefixes are required with SNHU GE sections and there doesn't have to be a 1:1 match with SNHU courses.
• A different SNHU employee said there needs to be a 1:1 match with SNHU courses in GE

So two different GE plans were created based on who may be right. Follow the plans at your own risk.

I would guess by the end of September 2023, we should know through student feedback what courses work for GE.

General Education Requirements Version 1 (42cr total)

How the General Education Curriculum Works

Go through and find a course that will meet each learning requirement.

You should be able to get 33cr to 39cr via alt credit for the GE requirements.

Version 1 is a 1:1 match in SNHU courses for GE.

Foundation Courses

18 credits are in the Foundation Courses section.

Cornerstone Social Justice (CSOJ)

3 credits required. Take any course from the required prefixes. The suggested courses are quick and easy.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
NOTE: SNHU 107 used to have an exception if you transfer in 12 or more credits where you could substitute the requirement with a free elective. Not sure if this is the case under the new catalog.

Cornerstone Humanities (CHUM)

3 credits required. Take any course from the required prefixes. The suggested courses are quick and easy.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
No equivalent

Cornerstone English (CENG)

6 credits required. Take any course from the required prefixes. The suggested courses are quick and easy.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
ENG 130 & ENG 190; most English comp 1 & 2’s will fill this, including on Sophia	Sophia	ENG130	English Composition I
ENG 130 & ENG 190; most English comp 1 & 2’s will fill this, including on Sophia	Sophia	ENG190	English Composition II

Cornerstone Math (CMAT)

3 credits required. Take any course from the required prefixes.

It makes the degree plans easier to figure out if statistics was placed here since a lot of degrees require stats.

Some degrees requires MAT243 which means you need both MAT240 & IT140 to satisfy the MAT243 requirement.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
100-200 level MAT course.	Sophia	MAT240 or MAT243	Introduction to Statistics ** This will work for MAT243 if you also bring in IT140. (Sophia: Intro to Python Programming)

Cornerstone Sustainability (CSST)

3 credits required. Take any course from the required prefixes. The suggested courses are quick and easy.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
NOTE: IDS-100 used to have an exception if you transfer in 12 or more credits where you could substitute the requirement with a free elective. Not sure if this is the case under the new catalog.

Exploration Courses

21 credits are in the Exploration Courses section.

Ethical Though and Equity (EETH)

3 credits required. Take any course from the required prefixes. The suggested courses are quick and easy.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
ETH/PHL course	Sophia	PHL212	Introduction to Ethics
ETH/PHL course	Sophia	PHL316	Business Ethics
ETH/PHL course	Study.com	PHL210	Introduction to Philosophy

Creative and Critical Expression (ECCE)

3 credits required. Take any course from the required prefixes. The suggested courses are quick and easy.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
ENG, COM, FAS, HUM, LIT, MUS, LAR, LAS, LFR, LSP, LAN	Sophia	COM213	Public Speaking Note: Requirement is COM212 Public Speaking so may or may not work.

Historical Perspectives (EHPS)

3 credits required. Take any course from the required prefixes. The suggested courses are quick and easy.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
CIV, HIS	Study.com	HIS254	History 307: American Civil Rights Movement

Scientific and Mathematical Fluencies (ESMF)

3 credits required. Take any course from the required prefixes. The suggested courses are quick and easy.

Applied Statistics for Science MAT243 requirement means you must take Introduction to Python Programming (IT140)

Computer Science major requires Precalculus with limits (MAT142) and Calculus (MAT225).

Data Analytics (BS) major requires College Algebra (MAT136) and Precalculus (MAT140).

Information Technologies (BA) major requires any 2 courses from ESMF.

Mathematics major requires Calculus (MAT225), Discrete Mathematics (MAT230), and Applied Statistics for Science MAT243.

Note: If you take extra courses here due to degree requirements, then you would end up taking less electives since those courses would fill electives.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
BIO, CHM, CIS, CS, EG, ENV, GAM, GEO, GRA, IT, MAT, PHY, SCI	Sophia	BIO210	Human Biology
BIO, CHM, CIS, CS, EG, ENV, GAM, GEO, GRA, IT, MAT, PHY, SCI	Sophia	IT140	Introduction to Python Programming Note: Take if MAT243 required
BIO, CHM, CIS, CS, EG, ENV, GAM, GEO, GRA, IT, MAT, PHY, SCI	Sophia	MAT142	Precalculus
BIO, CHM, CIS, CS, EG, ENV, GAM, GEO, GRA, IT, MAT, PHY, SCI	Sophia	MAT225	Calculus I
BIO, CHM, CIS, CS, EG, ENV, GAM, GEO, GRA, IT, MAT, PHY, SCI	Study.com	MAT230	Discrete Mathematics Note: This isn't a 1:1 match for this section.

Roles of Social, Political, Psychological, and Economic Contexts (ESPE)

3 credits required. Take any course from the required prefixes. The suggested courses are quick and easy.

Business Administration or any degree with a business core requires Macroeconomics and Microeconomics.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
ATH, CJ, ECO, HSE, JUS, POL, PSY, SCS, SOC	Sophia	ECO201, ECO202, PSY108, SOC112	Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Introduction to Psychology, Introduction to Sociology

Electives

6 credits required. Take any course from the required prefixes. The suggested courses are quick and easy.

If you had to take extra courses due to degree requirements for other sections, then you need less total electives since technically those courses can go here.

For example business degrees require both microeconomics and macroeconomics. So 3cr of microeconomics goes in ESPE section and 3cr of microeconomics can go in electives. Leaving you with one course to take for electives.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
Pick from any of the five Exploration categories EETH, ECCE, EHPS, ESMF, ESPE
Pick from any of the five Exploration categories EETH, ECCE, EHPS, ESMF, ESPE

Culmination

3 credits are in the Culmination section.

Culmination Experience (CLME) 3cr

3 credits required. Take any course from the required prefixes. The suggested courses are quick and easy.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
300-400 course in HIS, LIT, IDS, PHL, POL, PSY, SCS, SOC, ENG	Study.com	HIS330	Civil War and Reconstruction

General Education Requirements Version 2 (42cr total)

How the General Education Curriculum Works

Go through and find a course that will meet each learning requirement.

You should be able to get 42cr via alt credit for the GE requirements in this version.

Version 2 is not a 1:1 match in SNHU courses for GE.

Foundation Courses

18 credits are in the Foundation Courses section.

Cornerstone Social Justice (CSOJ)

3 credits required. Take any course from the required prefixes. The suggested courses are quick and easy.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
SST, ENV, 100-400 level - this must be a direct equate, not an elective (example: ENV-101 can satisfy this but not ENV-ELE)	Sophia	ENV101	Environmental Science

Cornerstone Humanities (CHUM)

3 credits required. Take any course from the required prefixes. The suggested courses are quick and easy.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
SST, ENV, ENG, FAS, HIS, HUM, LIT, MUS, PHL	Sophia	FAS201	Art History I

Cornerstone English (CENG)

6 credits required. Take any course from the required prefixes. The suggested courses are quick and easy.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
ENG 130 & ENG 190; most English comp 1 & 2’s will fill this, including on Sophia	Sophia	ENG130	English Composition I
ENG 130 & ENG 190; most English comp 1 & 2’s will fill this, including on Sophia	Sophia	ENG190	English Composition II

Cornerstone Math (CMAT)

3 credits required. Take any course from the required prefixes.

It makes the degree plans easier to figure out if statistics was placed here since a lot of degrees require stats.

Some degrees requires MAT243 which means you need both MAT240 & IT140 to satisfy the MAT243 requirement.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
any 100-200 level MAT course.	Sophia	MAT240 or MAT243	Introduction to Statistics ** This will work for MAT243 if you also bring in IT140. (Sophia: Intro to Python Programming)

Cornerstone Sustainability (CSST)

3 credits required. Take any course from the required prefixes. The suggested courses are quick and easy.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
SST, ENV, ENG, FAS, HIS, HUM, LIT, MUS, PHL	Sophia	HIS113, PHL111, PHL230	United States History I, Critical Thinking, Approaches to Studying Religions

Exploration Courses

21 credits are in the Exploration Courses section.

Ethical Though and Equity (EETH)

3 credits required. Take any course from the required prefixes. The suggested courses are quick and easy.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
Any ETH/PHL course	Sophia	PHL212	Introduction to Ethics

Creative and Critical Expression (ECCE)

3 credits required. Take any course from the required prefixes. The suggested courses are quick and easy.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
ENG, COM, FAS, HUM, LIT, MUS, LAR, LAS, LFR, LSP, LAN	Sophia	FAS202	Art History II

Historical Perspectives (EHPS)

3 credits required. Take any course from the required prefixes. The suggested courses are quick and easy.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
CIV, HIS	Sophia	HIS114	United States History II

Scientific and Mathematical Fluencies (ESMF)

3 credits required. Take any course from the required prefixes. The suggested courses are quick and easy.

Applied Statistics for Science MAT243 requirement means you must take Introduction to Python Programming (IT140)

Computer Science major requires Precalculus with limits (MAT142) and Calculus (MAT225).

Data Analytics (BS) major requires College Algebra (MAT136) and Precalculus (MAT140).

Information Technologies (BA) major requires any 2 courses from ESMF.

Mathematics major requires Calculus (MAT225), Discrete Mathematics (MAT230), and Applied Statistics for Science MAT243.

Note: If you take extra courses here due to degree requirements, then you would end up taking less electives since those courses would fill electives.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
BIO, CHM, CIS, CS, EG, ENV, GAM, GEO, GRA, IT, MAT, PHY, SCI	Sophia	GRA205	Visual Communications
BIO, CHM, CIS, CS, EG, ENV, GAM, GEO, GRA, IT, MAT, PHY, SCI	Sophia	IT200	Introduction to Information Technology
BIO, CHM, CIS, CS, EG, ENV, GAM, GEO, GRA, IT, MAT, PHY, SCI	Sophia	IT270	Introduction to Web Development
BIO, CHM, CIS, CS, EG, ENV, GAM, GEO, GRA, IT, MAT, PHY, SCI	Sophia	BIO210	Human Biology
BIO, CHM, CIS, CS, EG, ENV, GAM, GEO, GRA, IT, MAT, PHY, SCI	Sophia	IT140	Introduction to Python Programming Note: Take if MAT243 required
BIO, CHM, CIS, CS, EG, ENV, GAM, GEO, GRA, IT, MAT, PHY, SCI	Sophia	MAT136	College Algebra
BIO, CHM, CIS, CS, EG, ENV, GAM, GEO, GRA, IT, MAT, PHY, SCI	Sophia	MAT142	Precalculus
BIO, CHM, CIS, CS, EG, ENV, GAM, GEO, GRA, IT, MAT, PHY, SCI	Sophia	MAT225	Calculus I
BIO, CHM, CIS, CS, EG, ENV, GAM, GEO, GRA, IT, MAT, PHY, SCI	Study.com	MAT230	Discrete Mathematics

Roles of Social, Political, Psychological, and Economic Contexts (ESPE)

3 credits required. Take any course from the required prefixes. The suggested courses are quick and easy.

Business Administration or any degree with a business core requires Macroeconomics and Microeconomics.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
ATH, CJ, ECO, HSE, JUS, POL, PSY, SCS, SOC	Sophia	ECO201, ECO202, PSY108, SOC112	Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Introduction to Psychology, Introduction to Sociology

Electives

6 credits required. Take any course from the required prefixes. The suggested courses are quick and easy.

If you had to take extra courses due to degree requirements for other sections, then you need less total electives since technically those courses can go here.

For example business degrees require both microeconomics and macroeconomics. So 3cr of microeconomics goes in ESPE section and 3cr of microeconomics can go in electives. Leaving you with one course to take for electives.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
Pick from any of the five Exploration categories EETH, ECCE, EHPS, ESMF, ESPE			Art History I/II, Ethics, Intro IT, Intro Web, Visual Communications, Environmental Science, Human Biology Note: These courses are the easiest with no touchstones. Pick these if you didn't already use them for another section. Or pick whatever you want.
Pick from any of the five Exploration categories EETH, ECCE, EHPS, ESMF, ESPE			Art History I/II, Ethics, Intro IT, Intro Web, Visual Communications, Environmental Science, Human Biology Note: These courses are the easiest with no touchstones. Pick these if you didn't already use them for another section. Or pick whatever you want.

Culmination

3 credits are in the Culmination section.

Culmination Experience (CLME) 3cr

3 credits required. Take any course from the required prefixes. The suggested courses are quick and easy.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
Any 300-400 course in HIS, LIT, IDS, PHL, POL, PSY, SCS, SOC, ENG	Study.com	HIS330	Civil War and Reconstruction Note: Or find another course

*To copy this degree plan, hold down left mouse button, drag to select tables, then copy/paste (CTR+C/CTR+P) to Sheets or Excel.