General Education & Institutional Requirements

Required for all Associate of Science, Associate of Arts,
Bachelor of Science, and Bachelor of Arts degrees.

July 1, 2011

Institutional Requirement

Complete one (1) of the following:

  • CIS 1200 Computer Literacy (3)
  • CIS 1201Computer Literacy Exam (0)

General EducationRequirements

  • Associate of Science / Bachelor of Science: minimum 32 credits
  • Associate of Arts: minimum 40 credits
  • Bachelor of Arts: minimum 48 credits

General Education Core

English

Completeboth of the following:

  • ENGL 1010Introduction to Writing (3)
  • ENGL 2010Intermediate Writing (3)

Information Literacy

Complete the following:

  • LIB 1010Information Literacy (1) (test out available after registering)

Mathematics

Complete one (1) of the following:

  • MATH 1030Quantitative Reasoning (3)
  • MATH 1040Introduction to Statistics (3)
  • MATH 1050College Algebra / Pre-Calculus (4)
  • MATH 1060Trigonometry (4)
  • MATH 1065Pre-Calculus / Trigonometry (5)
  • MATH 1100Business Calculus (3)
  • MATH 1210Calculus I (5)
  • MATH 1220Calculus II (4)
  • MATH 2210Multivariable Calculus (3)

American Institutions

Complete one (1) of the following:

  • ECON 1740Economic History of the U.S. (3)
  • HIST 1700American Civilization(3)
  • HIST 2700/2710American History to 1877 / Since 1877 (3/3)
  • POLS 1100American Government (3)

General Education Breadth & Depth

Life Sciences

Complete one (1) of the following:

  • BIOL 1010General Biology (3)
  • BIOL 1010/1015General Biology / Lab (4/1)
  • BIOL 1100/1115General Botany / Lab (4/1)
  • BIOL 1610/1615Principles of Biology I / Lab (4/1)
  • BIOL 2400/2405Plant Kingdom / Lab (4/1)
  • NFS1020Scientific Foundations of Nutrition (3)

Or complete all of the following:

  • BIOL 1300Evolution & Ecology (1)
  • BIOL2320/2325Human Anatomy (3/2)
  • BIOL2420/2425Human Physiology (3/1)

Physical Sciences

Complete one (1) of the following:

  • CHEM 1010Introduction to Chemistry (3)
  • CHEM 1010/1015Introduction to Chemistry / Lab (3/1)
  • CHEM 1110/1115Elementary Gen - Organic Chem / Lab (4/1)
  • CHEM 1210/1215Principles of Chemistry I / Lab (4/1)
  • GEO1010Introduction to Geology (3)
  • GEO 1010/1015Introduction to Geology / Lab (3/1)
  • GEO 1020Life of the Past (3)
  • GEO 1040Introduction to Dinosaurs (3)
  • GEO 1050/1055Geology of the National Parks / Lab (3/1)
  • GEO 1060Environmental Geology (3)
  • GEO 1080Introduction to Oceanography (3)
  • GEO 1110/1115Physical Geology / Lab(4/1)
  • GEOG 1000Physical Geography (3)
  • GEOG 1000/1015Physical Geography / Lab (3/1)
  • GEOG 1020Introduction to Weather (3)
  • PHYS 1010Elementary Physics (3)
  • PHYS 1010/1015Elementary Physics / Lab (3/1)
  • PHYS 1040/1045Elementary Astronomy / Lab (3/1)
  • PHYS 1360/1365Principles of Physical Science / Lab (3/1)
  • PHYS 2010/2015College Physics I / Lab (4/1)
  • PHYS 2210/2215Physics for Scientists & Engineering I / Lab (4/1)

Science Lab Requirement

  • At least one of the courses used to fulfill the two Sciences requirements
    must have a corequisite lab class. Life Sciences and Physical Sciences
    courses marked in bold above fulfill the lab requirement is BOTH courses
    are passed. Labs are not corequisite to some courses and must be selected
    by the student when registering.

Fine Arts

Complete one (1) of the following:

  • ART 1010Introduction to Art (3)
  • ART 1100Introduction to Design (3)
  • ARTH 2710Art History I (3)
  • ARTH 2720Art History II (3)
  • DANC 1010Dance Appreciation (3)
  • MUSC 1010Introduction to Music (3)
  • THEA 1013Introduction to Theatre (3)

Literature / Humanities

Complete one (1) of the following:

  • ENGL 2130Introduction to Science Fiction / Futurism (3)
  • ENGL 2200Introduction to Literature (3)
  • ENGL 2230Introduction to Mythology (3)
  • ENGL 2270*Introduction to World Literature I (3)
  • ENGL 2280*Introduction to World Literature II (3)
  • ENGL 2330Children’s Literature (3)
  • ENGL 2400Introduction to American Literature I (3)
  • ENGL 2410Introduction to American Literature II (3)
  • ENGL 2500Introduction to British Literature I (3)
  • ENGL 2510Introduction to British Literature II (3)
  • ENGL 2600Critical Introduction to Literature (3)
  • HUM 1010*Introduction to the Humanities (3)
  • PHIL 1000Introduction to Philosophy (3)
  • PHIL 1120Social Ethics (3)
  • PHIL 1250Reasoning & Rational Decisions (3)
  • THEA 1023Understanding Movies (3)
  • THEA 1026Understanding Movies / FYE (4)

*These courses also fulfill one Global & Cultural Perspectives requirement

Social & Behavioral Sciences

Complete one (1) of the following:

  • ANTH 1000Introduction to Anthropology (3)
  • ECON 1010Economics of Social Issues (3)
  • ECON 2010Micro Economics (3)
  • ECON 2020Macro Economics (3)
  • FCS 1500*Human Development Across the Lifespan (3)
  • FCS 2400*Family Relationships (3)
  • HIST 1100Western Civilization I (3)
  • HIST 1110Western Civilization II (3)
  • HIST2700U.S. History to 1877 (3)**
  • HIST2710U.S. History Since 1877 (3)**
  • PSY 1010*General Psychology (3)
  • PSY 1100*Human Development Across the Lifespan (3)
  • SOC 1010*Introduction to Sociology (3)
  • SOC 1020*Social Problems (3)
  • SOC 1200Sociology of the Family (3)

*These courses also fulfill one Global & Cultural Perspectives requirement

** If not used to fulfill American Institutions requirement

Exploration

Complete one (1) additional General Education Breadth and Depth
course listed above with a prefix not used to fulfill any other General
Education requirement.

  • Course: ______

General Education Global & Cultural Perspectives

Complete two (2) of the following courseswith different prefixes, which may also satisfy other General Education or major requirements:

  • EDUC 2400Foundations Multicultural/ESL (3)
  • ENGL 2270 Introduction to World Lit I (3)
  • ENGL 2280Introduction to World Lit II (3)
  • ENGL 3281Major World Authors: Postcolonial (3)
  • ENGL 3400World Literature (3)
  • FCS1500Human Development Across the Lifespan (3)
  • FCS2400Family Relationships (3)
  • HIST 3670Slavery & the American Republic (3)
  • HUM1010Intro to the Humanities (3)
  • HUM 3030Multicultural Studies (2)
  • POLS 2100Intro to International Politics (3)
  • POLS 2200Intro to Comparative Politics (3)
  • PSY1010General Psychology (3)
  • PSY1100Human Development Across the Lifespan (3)
  • SOC1010Intro to Sociology (3)
  • SOC1020Social Problems (3)
  • SOC 3020Social Psychology (3)

Courses in italics also fulfill another GE requirement

Foreign Language Requirement for Associate of Arts degree

Complete two (2) of the following courses in the same language
through coursework, examination, and/or vertical credit:

  • ASL 1010Beginning American Sign Language I (4)
  • ASL 1020Beginning American Sign Language II (4)
  • ASL 2010Intermediate American Sign Language I (4)
  • ASL 2020Intermediate American Sign Language II (4)
  • CHIN 1010Beginning Mandarin Chinese I (4)
  • CHIN 1020Beginning Mandarin Chinese II (4)
  • FREN 1010Beginning French I (4)
  • FREN 1020Beginning French II (4)
  • FREN 2010Intermediate French I (4)
  • FREN2020Intermediate French II (4)
  • GERM 1010Beginning German I (4)
  • GERM 1020Beginning German II (4)
  • GERM 2010Intermediate German I (4)
  • GERM 2020Intermediate German II (4)
  • JAPN 1010Beginning Japanese I (4)
  • JAPN 1020Beginning Japanese II (4)
  • JAPN 2010Intermediate Japanese I (4)
  • JAPN 2020Intermediate Japanese II (4)
  • SPAN 1010Beginning Spanish I (4)
  • SPAN 1020Beginning Spanish II (4)
  • SPAN 2010Intermediate Spanish I (4)
  • SPAN 2020Intermediate Spanish II (4)

Foreign Language Requirement for Bachelor of Arts degree

Complete four (4) of the following courses in the same language
through coursework, examination, and/or vertical credit (check individual
degree requirements; some languages are restricted):

  • ASL 1010Beginning American Sign Language I (4)
  • ASL 1020Beginning American Sign Language II (4)
  • ASL 2010Intermediate American Sign Language I (4)
  • ASL 2020Intermediate American Sign Language II (4)
  • FREN 1010Beginning French I (4)
  • FREN 1020Beginning French II (4)
  • FREN 2010Intermediate French I (4)
  • FREN2020Intermediate French II (4)
  • GERM 1010Beginning German I (4)
  • GERM 1020Beginning German II (4)
  • GERM 2010Intermediate German I (4)
  • GERM 2020Intermediate German II (4)
  • JAPN 1010Beginning Japanese I (4)
  • JAPN 1020Beginning Japanese II (4)
  • JAPN 2010Intermediate Japanese I (4)
  • JAPN 2020Intermediate Japanese II (4)
  • SPAN 1010Beginning Spanish I (4)
  • SPAN 1020Beginning Spanish II (4)
  • SPAN 2010Intermediate Spanish I (4)
  • SPAN 2020Intermediate Spanish II (4)