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2020 - 2021 FCC Academic Catalog

General Education CORE

Effective summer 2019, most credit courses have

been renumbered. The former course numbers are

listed in the course descriptions when applicable.

A reference document of the old and new

course numbers can also be found on the web

https://www.frederick.edu/class-schedules.

aspx?cid=schedules-top-link.

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 (3 credits)) - Students must

earn a grade of C or better in ENGL 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 (3 credits) - Students must

earn a grade of C or better in ENGL 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

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.

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., MATH 101H) in the class

schedule.

1. Arts & Humanities

Arts

Music

MUSC 101–Music History & Appreciation (3)

MUSC 103–Fundamentals of Music (3)

MUSC 109–American Popular Music (3)

‡

MUSC 201–Music Cultures of the World (3)

Theatre

‡

THEA 100–Introduction to Theatre (3)

Visual Arts

‡

ARTT 100–Introduction to the Creative Arts (3)

ARTT 101–Foundations of Studio Art I (3)

‡

ARTT 103–The History of Art: Non-Western (3)

‡

ARTT 104–The History of Art: Prehistoric to

Early Renaissance (3)

‡

ARTT 105–The History of Art: Renaissance to

Modern (3)

ARTT 106–Drawing I (3)

ARTT 113–Pottery I (3)

COMM 111–Introduction to Mass Communication

(3) ◊

FILM 101–Introduction to Film (3)

GRPH 105–Basic Darkroom to Digital Photography

(3)

Communication

COMM 101–Introduction to Communication

Studies (3)

COMM 103–Public Speaking (3)

‡ COMM 105–Small Group Communication (3)

COMM 107–Career Communication (3)

COMM 109–Basic Conflict Mediation (3)

COMM 111–Introduction to Mass Communication

(3) ◊

ENGL 102–English Composition & Literature (3) *

‡ ENGL 241–Journalism Publication

Practicum (3)

Humanities

English

ENGL 102–English Composition & Literature (3) *

ENGL 201–British Literature Anglo-Saxon Period

through the Eighteenth Century (3)

ENGL 202–British Literature Eighteenth Century

through the Present (3)

ENGL 203–American Literature Pre-Colonial

through the Civil War Periods (3)

ENGL 204–American Literature Civil War Period

through the Present (3)

‡

ENGL 205–World Literature through 1650 C.E. (3)

‡

ENGL 206–World Literature 1650 C.E. through

the Present (3)

ENGL 216–The Short Story (3)

ENGL 226–Film as Literature (3)

‡

ENGL 227–Multiculturalism and Literature:

Borders, Boundaries, and Belonging (3)

‡

ENGL 230–African American Literature (3)

ENGL 231–English Language Studies (3)

‡

ENGL 241–Journalism Publication

Practicum (3)

Humanities

HUMN 104–Humanities in a Digital World (3)

‡ HUMN 105–Cultural Studies: Latin America (3)

‡ HUMN 107–Cultural Studies: Asia (3)

HUMN 204–World Religions (3)

‡

HUMN 210–The Language of Hip Hop (3)

HUMN 223–Classical Mythology (3)

Languages

American Sign Language

ASLS 121–American Sign Language I (3)

ASLS 122–American Sign Language II (4)

ASLS 223–American Sign Language III (4)

ASLS 224–American Sign Language IV (4)

ASLS 225–American Sign Language V (4)

Arabic

ARBC 101–Introductory Arabic I (3)

ARBC 102–Introductory Arabic II (3)

Chinese

CHIN 101–Introduction Chinese I (4)