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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

General Education Requirements (42cr total)

How the General Education Curriculum Works

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

Cornerstone Social Justice (CSOJ) 3cr

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) 3cr

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) 6cr

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) 3cr

Take any course from the required prefixes. It makes the degree plans easier to figure out if statistics was placed here. 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) 3cr

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

Ethical Though and Equity and Their Importance in Decision Making (EETH) 3cr

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 Across Diverse Social, Cultural, and Historical Contexts (ECCE) 3cr

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 as Expressed and Lived by Various Past and/or Present Societies (EHPS) 3cr

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 and Their Importance in Evaluating Problems and Creating Solutions (ESMF) 3cr

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 Calculus (MAT225) and Precalculus with limits (MAT142).

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

Information Technologies (BA) major requires Intro to Quantitative Analysis (MAT136) and Applied Statistics for Science MAT243.

Mathematics major requires Calculus (MAT225) and Discrete Mathematics (MAT230).

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 in Shaping the Self in Society (ESPE) 3cr

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 6cr

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 econ. 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 Experience (CLME)

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		Pick course

Cornerstone Social Justice (CSOJ)

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	ENV101	Environmental Science or take whatever you want.

irst Year Seminar & Humanities Foundation (6cr)

This section is free electives so you can take whatever you want. The suggested courses are quick and easy.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
SNHU 107 (NOTE: students with 12 or more transfer credits may substitute a free elective)	Sophia	ENV101	Environmental Science or take whatever you want.
IDS 100 (NOTE: students with 12 or more transfer credits may substitute a free elective)	Sophia	GRA101	Visual Communications or take whatever you want.

English (6cr)F

Select both courses.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
English	Sophia	ENG122	English Composition I ** You can submit all the touchstones at once except for touchstone #4 to speed things up
English	Sophia	ENG123	English Composition II

Mathematics (3cr)

Select 1 of the following. While it's possible other math courses may fit here, it makes the degree plans easier to figure out if statistics was placed here. Some degrees requires MAT243 which means you need both MAT240 & IT140 to satisfy the MAT243 requirement.

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

Fine Arts and Humanities (EFAH) (6cr)

Select 2 of the following

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
Fine Arts and Humanities (EFAH)	Sophia	PHL111	Critical Thinking
Fine Arts and Humanities (EFAH)	Sophia	PHL212	Introduction to Ethics
Fine Arts and Humanities (EFAH)	Sophia	PHL230	Approaches to Studying Religions
Fine Arts and Humanities (EFAH)	Sophia	PHLELE	Ancient Greek Philosophers

Social and Behavioral Sciences (ESBS) (6cr)

Select 2 of the following

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

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
Social and Behavioral Sciences (ESBS)	Sophia	ECO201	Macroeconomics
Social and Behavioral Sciences (ESBS)	Sophia	ECO202	Microeconomics
Social and Behavioral Sciences (ESBS)	Sophia	SOC112	Introduction to Sociology
Social and Behavioral Sciences (ESBS)	Sophia	PSY108	Introduction to Psychology

Science, Technology, and Mathematics (ESTM) (6cr)

Select 2 of the following

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

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

Information Technologies (BA) major requires Intro to Quantitative Analysis (MAT136) and Applied Statistics for Science MAT243.

Mathematics major requires Calculus (MAT225) and Discrete Mathematics (MAT230).

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
Science, Technology, and Mathematics (ESTM)	Sophia	MAT136	College Algebra
Science, Technology, and Mathematics (ESTM)	CMS	MAT125	CMS Learn
Science, Technology, and Mathematics (ESTM)	Sophia	MAT140	Precalculus
Science, Technology, and Mathematics (ESTM)	Sophia	BIO210	Human Biology
Science, Technology, and Mathematics (ESTM)	Sophia	MAT225	Calculus
Science, Technology, and Mathematics (ESTM)	Study.com	MAT230	Discrete Mathematics

History (EHIS) (3cr)

Select 1 of the following

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
History (EHIS)	Sophia	HIS113	U.S. History I
History (EHIS)	Sophia	HIS114	U.S. History II

General Education Electives (EGED) or History (EHIS) (3cr)

Select 1 of the following

Be sure if you select a history course that it doesn't overlap the with the previous section

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
General Education Electives (EGED) or History (EHIS)	Sophia	HIS113	U.S. History I
General Education Electives (EGED) or History (EHIS)	Sophia	HIS114	U.S. History II
General Education Electives (EGED) or History (EHIS)	Sophia	FIN250	Personal Finance
General Education Electives (EGED) or History (EHIS)	Sophia	ENG220	Business Communication
General Education Electives (EGED) or History (EHIS)	Sophia	COM212	Public Speaking
General Education Electives (EGED) or History (EHIS)	Sophia	LSP111	Spanish I
General Education Electives (EGED) or History (EHIS)	Sophia	LSP112	Spanish II

Culmination/Integration (3cr)

Select 1 of the following

As far as I know, no alt credit course can transfer in here so you must take at SNHU.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
Culmination/Integration (3cr)	Must take SNHU

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