General Studies, AA
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Program of Study Notes
One course should be designated as Diversity and Global Awareness (D).
Students have a choice of ENGL151L (Literature option), ENGL151R (Report Writing) or ENGL151T (Technical Writing). Contact your advisor for guidance.
The Mathematics (QL) and Laboratory Science (SCI) Electives must be selected from the list of approved General Education courses in each of those categories.
For the Electives, students must select one course from the list of approved courses in each of the following three categories: Arts and Humanities (AH); Social Science: Societies and Institutions over Time (SIT); Social Science: Scientific Study of Human Behavior (SSHB).
One General Education Elective must be taken in a Writing Intensive (WI) section. In addition, students must select a second Writing Intensive (WI) course.
Four 200-level courses must be taken.
In addition to satisfying the above requirements, the 18 credits of unspecified electives should be selected from those in the groupings below or from those allowable in the Liberal Arts program, or from the list of courses which are applicable to A.A. and A.S. degrees, or from among the courses in the Library Technical Assistant Specialized Diploma. Within this, students should select courses which will transfer to the baccalaureate institution of their choice whenever possible.
Communications Electives
These courses enhance communication skills and offer students the opportunity to pursue an interest in the arts as communication.
Course | Title | Credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
ARTA161 | Ceramics | 3 credits | ||
COMM104 | Media and Society | 3 credits | ||
THEA111 | Acting I | 3 credits | ||
THEA115 | Technical Theatre and Design | 3 credits | ||
CMTH126 | The Communication Arts | 3 credits | ||
COMM205 | Public Speaking | 3 credits | ||
THEA206 | Directing | 3 credits | ||
THEA212 | Acting II | 3 credits | ||
COMM214 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 credits | ||
COMM215 | Intercultural Communication | 3 credits | ||
COMM220 | Introduction to Film | 3 credits | ||
CMTH225G | Scriptwriting | 3 credits | ||
COMM230G | Introduction to Communication Theory | 3 credits | ||
COMM231 | Small Group Communication | 3 credits | ||
ENGL253 | Creative Writing | 3 credits | ||
JOUR201 | Feature Writing | 3 credits | ||
JOUR204 | Newswriting | 3 credits | ||
MDLA102 | Elementary French I | 3 credits | ||
MDLA112 | Elementary French II | 3 credits | ||
MDLA103 | Elementary Spanish I | 3 credits | ||
MDLA113 | Elementary Spanish II | 3 credits | ||
MDLA123 | Intermediate Spanish I | 3 credits | ||
MDLA133 | Intermediate Spanish II | 3 credits | ||
MDLA105 | Elementary Chinese I | 3 credits | ||
MDLA115 | Elementary Chinese II | 3 credits | ||
MDLA125 | Intermediate Chinese I | 3 credits | ||
MDLA135 | Intermediate Chinese II | 3 credits | ||
MDLA107 | Elementary Arabic I | 3 credits | ||
MDLA117 | Elementary Arabic II | 3 credits |
Business, Technology and Innovation Electives
These courses are the most generally valuable introduction to business, technology, and innovation. They are neither too specialized, nor too technical in nature and should prove both interesting and accessible to the non-major.
Course | title | credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
CADM100 | Engineering Graphic Essentials | 3 credits | ||
CISC104 | Information Systems and Resources | 4 credits | ||
CISC115 | Computer Science I | 4 credits | ||
ACCT101 | Financial Accounting I | 3 credits | ||
BUSA101 | Introduction to Business | 3 credits | ||
BUSA115 | Introduction to International Business | 3 credits | ||
BUSA232 | Principles of Marketing | 3 credits | ||
ECON201 | Macroeconomics | 3 credits | ||
ECON251G | Microeconomics | 3 credits | ||
ENTR101 | Entrepreneurial Mindset | 3 credits |
Social Science/Cultural Studies Electives
These courses inform students about society and culture, past and present. They will help the student to place problems in a broad perspective and to make informed choices about the conduct of their lives. In fulfilling the 15-credit social science/cultural studies elective requirement, no more than nine credits may be earned from either the Social and Behaviors Understanding and American Experience group or the World Experience and Cultural Understanding group.
Social and Behavioral Understandings
Course | Title | Credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
PHIL111 | On Death & Dying | 3 credits | ||
PHIL202 | Ethics & Moral Problems | 3 credits | ||
PSYC103 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 credits | ||
PSYC251 | Child Psychology | 3 credits | ||
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PSYC258 | Developmental Psychology | 3 credits | ||
PSYC255 | Psychopathology | 3 credits | ||
SOCA103 | Principles of Sociology | 3 credits | ||
SOCA150 | Deviance | 3 credits | ||
SOCA204 | Social Problems | 3 credits |
American Experience
course | title | credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
ENGL265G | African-American Literature | 3 credits | ||
GEOG151 | Cultures, Economies and Environments of the US and Canada | 3 credits | ||
HIST113 | American History I | 3 credits | ||
HIST121 | The Black Experience | 3 credits | ||
HIST163 | American History II | 3 credits | ||
HIST166 | Civil War and Reconstruction | 3 credits | ||
HUMA121 | American Work Experience | 3 credits | ||
HUMA140 | Introduction to Women and Gender Studies | 3 credits | ||
POLS110 | American National Government | 3 credits | ||
POLS251 | State and Local Government | 3 credits | ||
SOCA105 | American Ethnicity | 3 credits |
World Experience
course | title | credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
ENGL264G | Irish Literature | 3 credits | ||
GEOG101 | Peoples and the Environments of the World | 3 credits | ||
GEOG121 | Environmental Sustainability | 3 credits | ||
GEOG140 | Investigating Climate Change | 3 credits | ||
GLBL130 | Introduction to Global Studies | 3 credits | ||
HIST103 | Ancient and Medieval History | 3 credits | ||
HIST140 | Modern Chinese History | 3 credits | ||
HIST153 | Foundations of Modern European History - 1300-1815 | 3 credits | ||
HIST168 | History of the Middle East | 3 credits | ||
HIST173 | Modern European History - 1815 - Present | 3 credits | ||
HUMA250G | Research Methods in the Social Sciences | 3 credits | ||
PHIL121 | World Religions | 3 credits | ||
PHIL201 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 credits | ||
PHIL211 | Ancient Philosophy | 3 credits | ||
PHIL215 | Modern Philosophy | 3 credits | ||
PHIL220 | Existentialism | 3 credits | ||
POLS101 | Introduction to Political Science | 3 credits | ||
POLS202 | International Relations | 3 credits | ||
SOCA102 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 credits | ||
SOCA160 | Issues in Contemporary Genocide and Mass Violence | 3 credits |
Cultural Understanding
course | title | credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
ARCH100 | Architectural History I - Antiquity to 1870 | 3 credits | ||
ARTA101 | Art History Survey | 3 credits | ||
THEA110 | Introduction to Theatre | 3 credits | ||
THEA211G | Plays: Classical to Contemporary | 3 credits | ||
ENGL211G | Plays: Classical to Contemporary | 3 credits | ||
COMM220 | Introduction to Film | 3 credits | ||
ENGL201G | British Literature I | 3 credits | ||
ENGL203G | Shakespeare | 3 credits | ||
ENGL205G | American Literature I | 3 credits | ||
ENGL215G | Multicultural Adolescent Literature | 3 credits | ||
ENGL250G | Latin American Literature | 3 credits | ||
ENGL251G | British Literature II | 3 credits | ||
ENGL255G | American Literature II | 3 credits | ||
ENGL256G | Modern Poetry | 3 credits | ||
ENGL257G | 20th Century Literature by Women | 3 credits | ||
ENGL260G | Contemporary Literature | 3 credits | ||
MUSC101 | Introduction to Music | 3 credits |