General Education & Dual Credit Courses
For students wanting to get started with general education courses, we recommend following the Kansas Board of Regents systemwide general education framework to get a jump start on their college degree. The classes listed below are offered by K-State Salina to meet these general education requirements. Many of these are guaranteed to transfer to any KBOR institution; however, students are responsible for verifying transferability and utilization of all pre-college courses they enroll in.
ENGLISH – Choose 2
- ENGL 100 EXPOSITORY WRITING 1*
- ENGL 200 EXPOSITORY WRITING 2*
COMMUNICATION – Choose 1
- COMM 106 PUBLIC SPEAKING*
MATH & STATISTICS – Choose 1
The new KBOR math gateway courses be in effect for incoming college freshmen fall 2026. The HS graduating class of 2026 and beyond will utilize them. For more information, visit https://www.kansasregents.org/academic_affairs/math-pathways/math-pathways-faqs.
- MATH 100 COLLEGE ALGEBRA*
- MATH 220 ANALYTIC GEO & CALCULUS 1*
- STAT 225 INTRO TO STATISTICS*
NATURAL & PHYSICAL SCIENCE – Choose 1
Course must include a lab component.
- BIOL 198 PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY*
- CHM 110/111 GENERAL CHEMISTRY*
- GEOL 100/103 EARTH IN ACTION*
- GEOL 125/103 NATURAL DISASTERS
- PHYS 113 GENERAL PHYSICS 1*
- PHYS 114 GENERAL PHYSICS 2*
ARTS & HUMANITIES – Choose 2
The 2 courses must be from different subject areas.
- COT 150 HUMANITIES THROUGH THE ARTS
- ENGL 251 INTRO TO LITERATURE*
SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE – Choose 2
The 2 courses must be from different subject areas.
- ECON 110 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS*
- ECON 120 PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS*
- PSYCH 110 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY*
- SOCIO 211 INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY*
- SOCWK 100 SOCIAL WORK: THE HELPING PROFESSION*
- SOCWK 200 BASIC SKILLS FOR WORKING WITH PEOPLE
INSTITUTIONAL DESIGNATED ELECTIVES
- Choose 2 Use a curriculum guide for the program you will be pursuing or contact an academic advisor to help you select these classes.
- For K-State, any 100/200 level course will qualify. Other institutions may have specivic requirements for these courses.
NOTE: *Guarnteed to transfer to any KBOR institution.
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