Students will learn to write and speak standard English in a grammatically correct, well-organized and coherent manner for a variety of purposes; they will demonstrate an understanding of the various forms of rhetoric; and they will demonstrate library/research skills. ENG 101 and 102 must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.

• ENG 101-Composition and Rhetoric
• ENG 102-Composition and Research
• SPE 108-Oral Communication

Studies in the humanities expand a student's awareness of the human condition and appreciation of human needs, values and achievements by helping students to understand and build on past achievements of civilization; assess information that is read, seen or heard; communicate effectively; and create or perform a work of verbal or non-verbal art.

Three courses (9 semester credits) with at least one course selected from humanities and at least one course from the fine arts.

Humanities

Students will learn to understand achievements of civilizations and assess information that is read, seen, or heard, and communicate effectively.

• DRM 152-Plays and Playwrights
• ENG 103-Introduction to American Literature I, 1607 to Civil War
• ENG 104-Introduction to American Literature II, Civil War to Present
• ENG 111-Introduction to Literature I
• ENG 202-Introduction to British Literature I
• ENG 203-Introduction to British Literature II
• ENG 204-Shakespeare
• ENG 206-World Literature I
• ENG 208-Introduction to Women's Literature
• HFA 158-Drama into Film
• HFA 201-General Humanities I
• HFA 202-General Humanities II
• HFA 203-Humanities of Eastern Asia
• HUM 210-World Mythology
• PHL 101-Introduction to Philosophy
• PHL 102-Ethics
• PHL 103-World Religions
• PHL 105-Logic
• SPN 204-Intermediate Spanish II

Fine Arts

Students will learn to analyze, interpret, and appreciate aesthetic reasoning, or to express themselves creatively by creating or performing works of verbal or non-verbal art.

• ART 105-History of Art, Survey I
• ART 107-Art Appreciation
• ART 219-Non-Western Art
• DRM 151-Theatre Appreciation
• DRM 155-Ethnic Traditions in American Theatre
• HFA 108-Introduction to Film Appreciation
• HFA 109-Introduction to Film History
• HFA 120-Music Appreciation
• HFA 158-Drama into Film
• HFA 201-General Humanities I
• HFA 202-General Humanities II
• HFA 203-Humanities of Eastern Asia
• HFA 210-Introduction to African American Music

Students will learn about a variety of behaviors, populations, cultures and settings, and will develop the ability to analyze, interpret, and apply social and behavioral science knowledge in a variety of settings.

Three courses (9 semester credits) with courses selected from at least two disciplines.

• ANT 101-Anthropology
• ECO 201-Principles of Economics, Macro
• ECO 202-Principles of Economics, Micro
• GEO 103-Geography of the Developed World
• GEO 104-Geography of the Emerging World
• HIS 109-Europe to the 19th Century
• HIS 110-History of Modern Europe
• HIS 203-Early American History
• HIS 204-Later American History
• HIS 271-History of Modern African Civilization
• PSC 101-American National Government
• PSC 102-American State and Local Governments
• PSC 210-Comparative Government
• PSY 101-Introduction to Psychology
• PSY 204-Social Psychology
• PSY 211-Human Growth and Development (Lifespan)
• PSY 212-Adolescent Psychology
• SOC 101-Introduction to Sociology
• SOC 102-Social Problems
• SOC 205-Marriage and the Family

Students will be able to demonstrate analytical, quantitative and problem solving skills, they will develop an understanding of the relationships between mathematics and other fields of endeavor.

One or two courses (3 to 6 semester credits). Any student who has completed the first semester of calculus (MTH 180 or 190) will have fulfilled general education requirements in mathematics.

• MTH 115-General Education Mathematics
• MTH 126-Fundamentals of Statistics
• MTH 146-Math Concepts and Structures II
• MTH 161-Finite Mathematics
• MTH 180-Calculus for Business and Social Science
• MTH 190-Calculus & Analytic Geometry I
• MTH 203-Calculus & Analytic Geometry II
• MTH 204-Calculus & Analytic Geometry III
• MTH 211-Statistics

Students will learn to articulate and apply fundamental conceptual frameworks for understanding natural phenomena and their causes and effects.

Two courses (7 to 8 semester credits) including at least one laboratory course, with one course selected from the Life Sciences and one course from the physical sciences.

Life Sciences

• BIO 101-Concepts of Biology
• BIO 102-Introductory Biology
• BIO 103-Environmental Biology
• BIO 104-Microbes and Society
• BIO 105-General Biology I
• BIO 152-Man and His Environment

Physical Sciences

• AST 101-Introduction to Astronomy
• CHM 101-Chemistry and Society
• CHM 111-Introductory Chemistry I
• CHM 113-General Chemistry I
• GLG 101-Physical Geology
• PHS 101-Physical Science
• PHY 101-Mechanics, Heat and Sound
• PHY 210-University Physics I

Associate in Arts and Associate in Science degrees require 21-25 credit hours of college level courses based on transfer school requirements and area of concentration.

Associate in Arts

• Art
• Communications (Radio and TV)
• Communications (Multimedia)
• Drama (Theatre)
• Economics
• Education (Elementary and Secondary)
• English
• History
• Liberal Arts
• Media Studies
• Music
• Philosophy
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Sociology/Anthropology
• Spanish
• Speech
• Undecided

Associate in Science

• Astronomy
• Biology
• Business (Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, Marketing and Management)
• Chemistry
• Economics
• Education (Secondary)
• Engineering
• Geography
• Geology
• Health Science/Physical Education
• Management Information Systems
• Mathematics
• Nursing-Baccalaureate
• Physics
• Pre-Pharmacy
• Psychology
• Undecided