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General Education Requirements (A.S./A.A.S.)

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The general education core for the associate in science and associate in applied science degrees consists of a minimum of 15 semester hours of course work in these broad discipline areas:

Communication
Mathematics
Humanities
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Natural Sciences

2.

The general education requirements for all associate in science and associate in applied science degree programs consist of a minimum of 3 semester hours in each of the following discipline areas:

Communication Category A
Humanities
Mathematics
Social and Behavioral Sciences

3.

The remaining 3 semester hours of general education requirements are specified in each associate in science and associate in applied science degree’s program of study from the following discipline areas:

Communication Category B
Humanities
Mathematics
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Natural Sciences

I. Communication

(minimum of 3 semester hours from Category A)

Category A

ENC 1101 - English Composition I Credit Hours: 3

Category B

ENC 1102 - Writing About Non-Fiction Credit Hours: 3
LIT 2000 - Introduction to Literature: Writing about Fiction Credit Hours: 3
SPC 2017 - Introduction to Speech Communications Credit Hours: 3
SPC 2065 - Speech Communication for Business and the Professions Credit Hours: 3
SPC 2608 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3

II. Humanities

(minimum of 3 semester hours)

AML 2010 - American Literature: Colonial Times to 1900 Credit Hours: 3
AML 2020 - American Literature: 1900 to the Present Credit Hours: 3
ARH 1000 - Art Appreciation Credit Hours: 3
ARH 2050 - Art History I Credit Hours: 3
ARH 2051 - Art History II Credit Hours: 3
ENG 1100 - Introduction to Film Credit Hours: 3
ENL 2012 - English Literature to 1750 Credit Hours: 3
ENL 2022 - English Literature Since 1750 Credit Hours: 3
HUM 2020 - Humanities Forum Credit Hours: 3
HUM 2210 - Humanities: The Foundations Credit Hours: 3
HUM 2230 - Humanities: Mainstreams of Cultures, 15th to 20th Century Credit Hours: 3
HUM 2250 - Humanities: 20th Century Cultural Perspectives Credit Hours: 3
HUM 2410 - Humanities of Asia Credit Hours: 3
HUM 2450 - Humanities in the Americas Credit Hours: 3
HUM 2472 - Intercultural Explorations Credit Hours: 3
LIT 2100 - Great Ideas in World Literature Credit Hours: 3
MUL 1010 - Music Appreciation Credit Hours: 3
PHI 1603 - Introduction to Applied Ethics Credit Hours: 3
PHI 2010 - Introduction to Philosophy Credit Hours: 3
PHI 2600 - Moral and Political Philosophy Credit Hours: 3
REL 2000 - Introduction to Religion Credit Hours: 3
REL 2300 - World Religions Credit Hours: 3
THE 2000 - Theatre Appreciation Credit Hours: 3

III. Mathematics

(minimum of 3 semester hours)

MAC 1105 - College Algebra Credit Hours: 3
MAC 1114 - College Trigonometry Credit Hours: 3
MAC 1140 - Precalculus Algebra Credit Hours: 4
MAC 1147 - Precalculus Algebra and Trigonometry Credit Hours: 5
MAT 1033 - Intermediate Algebra Credit Hours: 4
*May not be used to fulfill the general education requirements for the associate in science degree.
MGF 1106 - Topics in College Mathematics Credit Hours: 3
MGF 1107 - Explorations in Mathematics Credit Hours: 3
STA 2023 - Elementary Statistics Credit Hours: 3

IV. Natural Sciences

(individual programs may require a 3 semester hour course in order to fulfill 15 minimum credit hour general education requirement).

Biological Sciences

BSC 1005 - Life in Its Biological Environment Credit Hours: 3
BSC 2010C - Principles of Biology I Credit Hours: 4
BSC 2020C - Human Biology Credit Hours: 4
BSC 2085C - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Credit Hours: 4
BSC 2086C - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Credit Hours: 4
MCB 2010C - Microbiology Credit Hours: 4

Physical Sciences

CHM 1020 - Chemistry for Liberal Arts Credit Hours: 3
CHM 1025C - Introduction to General Chemistry Credit Hours: 4
CHM 1032C - Principles of General Chemistry Credit Hours: 4
CHM 2045C - General Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis I Credit Hours: 4
CHM 2046C - General Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis II Credit Hours: 4
ESC 1000 - Earth and Space Science Credit Hours: 3
ESC 1000L - Earth and Space Science Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
(to be taken with or following ESC 1000)
PHY 1020C - Physics for Liberal Arts with Laboratory Credit Hours: 3
PHY 2053C - General Physics I Credit Hours: 4

V. Social and Behavioral Sciences

(minimum of 3 semester hours)

DEP 2004 - Human Growth and Development Credit Hours: 3
ECO 2013 - Principles of Economics I Credit Hours: 3
GEA 1000 - World Geography Credit Hours: 3
INP 1390 - Human Relations in Business and Industry Credit Hours: 3
PSY 1012 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3
SYG 2000 - Introductory Sociology Credit Hours: 3

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