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General Education CORE
The general education CORE is that foundation
of the higher education curriculum providing a
coherent intellectual experience for all students. The
general education CORE is designed to introduce
undergraduates to the fundamental knowledge,
skills and values which are essential to the study of
academic disciplines, to the pursuit of life-long learning
and to the development of educated members of the
community and the world. The complete list of general
education goals is listed below.
For programs awarding the associate of arts (A.A.)
degree, the associate of science (A.S.) degree, or
the associate of arts in teaching (A.A.T.) degree, the
general education CORE consists of at least 31 credit
hours which must include the following:
• English Composition 101 one course (3 credits)
Students must earn a grade of C or better in EN 101.
• Arts, Humanities & Communications three
courses, one selected from each area (9 credits)
• Social & Behavioral Sciences two courses,
selected from different disciplines (6 credits)
• Biological & Physical Science two courses, one
of which must be a lab science (7-8 credits)
• Mathematics one course (3-4 credits)
• Interdisciplinary & Emerging Issues (optional)
For programs awarding the associate of applied
science (A.A.S.) degree, the general education CORE
consists of at least 20 credit hours which must include
the following:
• English Composition 101–one course (3 credits)
- Students must earn a grade of C or better in
EN 101
• Arts, Humanities & Communications–
one course (3 credits)
• Social & Behavioral Sciences–one course
(3 credits)
• Biological & Physical Sciences–one course
(3-4 credits)
• Mathematics–one course (3-4 credits)
Students in the associate of arts in teaching (A.A.T.)
program should complete the approved general
education courses listed in the A.A.T. program of study.
General Education Goals
I. Students will demonstrate college-level
communications skills.
II. Students will demonstrate critical thinking skills.
III. Students will demonstrate the capacity for
systems thinking about ways in which individuals,
groups, institutions, and societies interrelate.
IV. Students will demonstrate quantitative problem
solving.
V. Students will apply scientific reasoning.
VI. Students will demonstrate technological
competence.
VII. Students will interpret and apply academic,
professional, and civic ethics.
VIII. Students will be able to make informed
critical responses to the visual, performing
and literary arts and to the human
values expressed in all art forms.
IX. Students will evaluate personal wellness to make
critically informed lifestyle choices reflecting an
understanding of wellness.
X. Students will demonstrate cultural competence.
CORE Courses
All General Education courses listed on this page may
be taken in the Honors format, when offered, and
designated with an ’H’(e.g., MA 103H) in the class
schedule.
1. Arts & Humanities
Arts
Music
MU 101–Introduction to Music History &
Appreciation (3)
MU 103–Fundamentals of Music (3)
‡ MU 108–Survey of World Music (3)
MU 109–History of American Popular Music (3)
Theatre
THR 101–Introduction to Theatre (3)
Visual Arts
AR 100–Introduction to the Creative Arts (3)
AR 101–Two Dimensional Art and Design (3)
‡ AR 103–The History of Art: Non-Western
‡ AR 104–The History of Art: Prehistoric to
Early Renaissance
‡ AR 105–The History of Art: Renaissance to Modern
AR 106–Drawing I (3)
AR 113–Pottery I (3)
CMM 101–Introduction to Electronic Media (3)
CMM 103–Introduction to Film (3)
CMM 105–Basic Darkroom to Digital Photography (3)
Communications
CMSP 101–Introduction to Communication Studies (3)
CMSP 103–Speech Fundamentals (3)
‡ CMSP 105–Small Group Communication (3)
CMSP 107–Career Communications (3)
CMSP 109–Basic Conflict Mediation (3)
EN 102–English Composition & Literature (3) *
‡ EN/CMM 241–Journalism Publication
Practicum (3)q
Humanities
English
EN 102–English Composition & Literature (3) *
EN 201–British Literature Anglo-Saxon Period
through the Eighteenth Century (3)
EN 202–British Literature Eighteenth Century
through the Present (3)
EN 203–American Literature Pre-Colonial through
the Civil War Periods (3)
EN 204–American Literature Civil War Period
through the Present (3)
‡ EN 205–World Literature through 1650 C.E. (3)
‡ EN 206–World Literature 1650 C.E. through
the Present (3)
EN 214–The Poem (3)
EN 215–Technical Writing (3)
EN 216–The Short Story (3)
EN 223–Classical Mythology (3)
EN 226–Film as Literature (3)
‡ EN 227–Literature: Multicultural Perspectives (3)
‡ EN 230–African American Literature (3)
EN 231–English Language Studies (3)
‡ EN/CMM 241–Journalism Publication
Practicum (3) q
Humanities
HU 104–Introduction to Digital Humanities (3)
‡ HU 105–Cultural Studies: Latin America
‡ HU 107–Cultural Studies: Asia
HU 201–Humanities I (3)
HU 202–Humanities II (3)
HU 206-Media and Human Values (3)
‡ HU 210–The Language of Hip Hop (3)
Languages
American Sign Language
ASLS 102–American Sign Language I (3)
ASLS 103–American Sign Language II (3)
ASLS 202–American Sign Language III (3)
ASLS 203–American Sign Language IV (3)
Arabic
LAR 101–Introductory Arabic I (3)
LAR 102–Introductory Arabic II (3)
Chinese
LC 101–Introduction Chinese I (4)
French
LF 101–Introductory French I (3)
LF 102–Introductory French II (3)
‡ LF 201–Intermediate French I (3)
‡ LF 202–Intermediate French II (3)
German
LG 101–Introductory German I (3)
LG 102–Introductory German II (3)
LG 201–Intermediate German I (3)
LG 202–Intermediate German II (3)
Italian
LI 101–Introductory Italian I (3)
LI 102–Introductory Italian II (3)
LI 201–Intermediate Italian I (3)
Latin
LL 101–Introductory Latin I (3)
LL 102–Introductory Latin II (3)
LL 201–Intermediate Latin I (3)
LL 202–Intermediate Latin II (3)
Russian
LR 101–Introductory Russian I (3)
LR 102–Introductory Russian II (3)
LR 201–Intermediate Russian I (3)
Spanish
LS 101–Introductory Spanish I (3)
LS 102–Introductory Spanish II (3)
‡ LS 201–Intermediate Spanish I (3)
‡ LS 202–Intermediate Spanish II (3)
Spanish Conversation
‡ LS 211–Spanish Conversation I (3)