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General Education Courses


STANDARD LISTS OF GENERAL
EDUCATION OFFERINGS

The college has adopted standard lists of general education courses from which students may choose specific courses according to the requirements of each program. Some courses listed below are applicable only to non-degree awards, as indicated by the superscript 2 next to the course title. For some programs, specific general education courses must be selected to fulfill the educational requirements of those programs. These exceptions are noted in the program-specific course plans that follow in this section of the catalog.

Area I English        3 credits

Course

Title

Crd. Hrs.

Con. Hrs.

ENG101

English Comp. I

3

3

COM100

Intro Technical English I

3

3

Area II Humanities/Fine Arts

Course

Title

Crd.

Con.Hours

ART100

Art Appreciation

3

3

ENG251

American Lit. I

3

3

ENG252

American Lit. II

3

3

ENG261

English Lit. I

3

3

ENG262

English Lit. II

3

3

ENG271

World Literature I

3

3

ENG272

World Literature II

3

3

MUS101

Music Appreciation

3

3

PHL206

Ethics & Society

3

3

REL152

Survey  of New Testament

2

3

SPA101

Introductory Spanish I

3

3

SPA102

Introductory Spanish II

3

3

Area III Natural Science/ Math/Computer Science

Course

Title

Crd.

Con.Hours
CIS130 1Intro to Information Systems

3

3

CIS146

1MicrocomputerApplications

3

3

DPT103 2Introductory Computer Skills II

3

3

DPT111 2Word Processing

3

3

MAH101

2Intro Math I

3

3

MTH100

3Intermediate College Algebra

3

3

MTH110

3Finite Mathematics

3

3

MTH112 3Pre-Calculus Algebra

3

3

MTH113

3Pre-Calculus Trig. I

3

3

MTH116

3Mathematical Applications

3

3

MTH120

3Calculus and Its Application

3

3

MTH246

1Mathematics of Finance

3

3

BIO103 Principles of Biology I

4

5

BIO201 Human Anatomy & Physiology I

4

5

BIO202

Human Anatomy & Physiology II

4

5

PHY120

Intro to Physics

4

5

PHY201

General Physics I

4

4

PHY202

General Physics II

4

4

PHS111

Physical Science I

4

4

PHS112

Physical Science II

4

4

Note:
1 For certain programs, these courses may be required as part of the technical core, in which case other Area III courses must be selected to meet the general education requirements.
2 These courses do not apply to associate degree program requirements.
3 To complete the mathematics requirement for Area III in degree programs, students must satisfactory complete at least one of MTH100, MTH110, MTH112, MTH113, MTH116, or higher.

Area IV History/Social/ Behavioral Sciences

Course

Title

Crd.

Con. Hours

ECO231

Principles of Macroeconomics

3

3

ECO232

Principles of Microeconomics

3

3

HIS101

Western Civ. I

3

3

HIS102

Western Civ. II

3

3

HIS201

US History I

3

3

HIS202

US History II

3

3

HIS121

World History I

3

3

HIS122

World History II

3

3

POL200

Intro to Political Science

3

3

PSY200

General Psychology

3

3

SOC200 Introduction to Sociology

3

3

Note:
Students considering a future four-year degree should consider taking HIS or ECO as a 6-hour pair. In that case, consult with the admissions office of the target four-year institution for advice on selection of HIS or ECO courses.

Area V Institutional Requirements

Course

Title

Crd.

Con. Hours

GRA123

*Graduation

0

0

HED224

Personal andCommunity Health

3

3

ORI101

*Orientation

1

1

PED103

Weight Training-Beginning

1

2

PED104

Weight Training-Intermediate

1

2

PED105

Personal Fitness

1

2

PED106

Aerobics

1

2

WKO107

*Workplace Skills Preparation

1

1

*  Required