General Education Courses for Career Degrees

For career degrees, students choose General Education courses from a variety of options in the following categories:

• Communications
• Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Humanities/Fine Arts
• Mathematics
• Physical/Life Sciences

Career degrees include all Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S) degrees and the Associate in General Studies (A.G.S.)  degree.  Some certificate programs also require General Education coursework.

General Education Courses for Career Degrees

Communications

Complete one course from each group:

Group One

• ENG 101 - Composition I 
• ENG 111 - Workplace Writing  

Group Two

• ENG 102 - Composition II 
• COM 103 - Introduction to Public Speaking  
• COM 120 - Interpersonal Communication 
• COM 140 - Voice and Diction 
• COM 200 - Leadership and Small Group Communication 
• COM 205 - Business and Professional Communication  

Social and Behavioral Sciences

• AGB 102 - Introduction to Agricultural Economics  
• ANT 101 - Introduction to Anthropology  
• ANT 103 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology  
• ANT 105 - Introduction to Physical Anthropology  
• ANT 200 - Introduction to Archaeology  
• ECO 101 - Principles of Macroeconomics  
• ECO 102 - Principles of Microeconomics  
• HIS 101 - History of Western Civilization I  
• HIS 102 - History of Western Civilization II  
• HIS 104 - History of the United States to 1877  
• HIS 105 - History of the United States since 1877  
• HIS 108 - World History I  
• HIS 109 - World History II  
• HIS 120 - African American History to 1865  
• HIS 121 - African American History from 1865 to Present  
• HIS 123 - History of the Middle East  
• HIS 128 - History of Asia and Pacific Region  
• HIS 129 - History of Africa  
• HIS 140 - History of Latin America  
• HIS 145 - History of the Labor Movement  
• HIS 203 - The History of Women in America   
• POS 120 - Introduction to Political Science  
• POS 122 - American National Government  
• POS 124 - State and Local Government  
• POS 202 - International Relations  
• PSY 101 - Introduction to Psychology  
• PSY 107 - Human Sexuality  
• PSY 203 - Abnormal Psychology: An Integrative Approach  
• PSY 205 - Introduction to Social Psychology  
• PSY 207 - Introduction to Child Psychology  
• PSY 208 - Adolescent Psychology  
• PSY 209 - Human Growth and Development  
• PSY 223 - Introduction to Adult Development and Aging  
• PSY 224 - Psychology of Women  
• PSY 225 - Death and Dying  
• SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology  
• SOC 102 - Social Problems  
• SOC 200 - Sociology of Marriage and the Family  
• SOC 202 - Sociology of Deviant Behavior  
• SOC 203 - Diversity and Society  
• SOC 204 - Criminology  
• SOC 240 - Gender and Society  

Humanities/Fine Arts

• ART 102 - Graphic Design History  
• ART 121 - Two-Dimensional Design  
• ART 122 - Drawing I  
• ART 124 - Three-Dimensional Design  
• ART 125 - Color  
• ART 128 - Digital Photography  
• ART 129 - Film Photography  
• ART 145 - Ceramics I  
• ART 161 - Art History I  
• ART 162 - Art History II  
• ART 163 - History of Modern Art  
• ART 164 - History of Photography  
• ART 165 - Art Appreciation  
• ART 166 - Intro to Non-Western Art  
• ART 181 - Sculpture I  
• ART 185 - Metalwork and Jewelry I  
• ART 201 - Painting I  
• ART 202 - Painting II  
• ART 228 - Advanced Digital Photography  
• ART 229 - Advanced Film Photography  
• FRE 101 - Beginning French I  
• FRE 102 - Beginning French II  
• FRE 103 - Intermediate French I  
• FRE 104 - Intermediate French II  
• GER 101 - Beginning German I  
• GER 102 - Beginning German II  
• GER 103 - Intermediate German I  
• GER 104 - Intermediate German II  
• HUM 101 - Western Culture: Antiquity to Renaissance  
• HUM 102 - Western Culture: Renaissance to Present  
• HUM 103 - Cultural Values in the Eastern World  
• HUM 104 - Islamic Culture and Civilization  
• HUM 105 - Cultures and Civilization of Sub-Saharan Africa  
• HUM 106 - Latin American Cultures and Civilizations  
• HUM 107 - Introduction to Mexican Culture  
• HUM 109 - Cultural Values of India and Its Neighbors  
• HUM 121 - Women in Arts, Cultures, and Societies  
• HUM 122 - Native American Cultures of North America  
• HUM 123 - The Irish Experience  
• HUM 124 - Humanities Field Experience  
• HUM 125 - Culture and Society of Spain   
• ITA 101 - Beginning Italian I  
• JPN 101 - Beginning Japanese I  
• JPN 102 - Beginning Japanese II  
• JPN 103 - Intermediate Japanese I  
• JPN 104 - Intermediate Japanese II  
• LAS 188 - Diverse U.S. Cultural Expression  
• LAS 189 - Introduction to Liberal Arts and Sciences  
• LIT 120 - Introduction to Literature  
• LIT 121 - Introduction to Poetry  
• LIT 125 - Introduction to Shakespeare  
• LIT 126 - Introduction to Drama  
• LIT 127 - Introduction to Fiction   
• LIT 141 - Introduction to African American Literature  
• LIT 146 - Introduction to Non-Western Literature  
• LIT 147 - Introduction to African Literature  
• LIT 149 - Modern Irish Literature  
• MUS 100 - Music Fundamentals  
• MUS 121 - Music Appreciation  
• MUS 123 - Introduction to American Music  
• MUS 124 - Introduction to Non-Western Music  
• PHI 100 - Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking  
• PHI 103 - Introduction to Philosophy  
• PHI 105 - Introduction to Ethics  
• REL 101 - Introduction to Religion  
• REL 102 - The World’s Great Religions  
• SPA 101 - Beginning Spanish I  
• SPA 102 - Beginning Spanish II  
• SPA 103 - Intermediate Spanish I  
• SPA 104 - Intermediate Spanish II  
• SPA 220 - Spanish Conversation and Culture  
• THE 100 - Theatre Appreciation  
• THE 101 - History of Theatre  
• THE 103 - Performance of Literature  
• THE 104 - Acting for the Stage  
• THE 105 - Stagecraft  
• THE 106 - Construction for Film and Stage  
• THE 107 - Practicum  
• THE 109 - Costume and Stage Makeup  
• THE 120 - Script Analysis for Production  
• THE 124 - Film Appreciation  
• THE 125 - Film History  
• THE 202 - Advanced Acting  
• THE 204 - Acting for Media and Film  
• THE 205 - Advanced Stagecraft  
• THE 219 - Internship and Seminar  

Mathematics

• MAT 106 - Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II - 3 credit hours  
• MAT 107 - General Education Mathematics - 3 credit hours  
• MAT 108 - Introduction to Applied Statistics - 3 credit hours  
• MAT 110 - Business Mathematics - 3 credit hours  
• MAT 124 - College Algebra - 4 credit hours  
• MAT 125 - College Trigonometry - 3 credit hours  
• MAT 128 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I - 5 credit hours  
• MAT 129 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry II - 4 credit hours  
• MAT 131 - Applied Mathematics - 3-4 credit hours  
• MAT 141 - Finite Mathematics - 4 credit hours  
• MAT 143 - Calculus for Business and Social Sciences - 4 credit hours  
• MAT 160 - Statistics - 4 credit hours  
• MAT 200 - Introduction to Discrete Mathematics - 3 credit hours  
• MAT 228 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry III - 4 credit hours  

Physical/Life Sciences

• AGB 103 - Introduction to Crop Science  
• AGB 104 - Introduction to Horticultural Science  
• AGB 200 - Introduction to Soil Science  
• AST 101 - The Solar System  
• AST 102 - Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe  
• BIO 100 - Introduction to Biology  
• BIO 101 - General Biology  
• BIO 104 - Environmental Biology and Sustainability  
• BIO 105 - Human Biology  
• BIO 107 - Introduction to Evolution  
• BIO 109 - Introduction to Plant Biology  
• BIO 111 - Basic Anatomy and Physiology  
• BIO 120 - Fundamentals of Nutrition  
• BIO 121 - Anatomy and Physiology I  
• BIO 122 - Anatomy and Physiology II  
• BIO 123 - Microbiology  
• BIO 141 - Principles of Biology I  
• BIO 142 - Principles of Biology II  
• BIO 166 - Microbiology Laboratory Principles  
• CHE 100 - Introduction to Chemistry  
• CHE 104 - Chemistry of Everyday Life  
• CHE 106 - Chemistry for the Health Professions  
• CHE 107 - Chemistry for the Health Professions II  
• CHE 141 - General Chemistry I  
• CHE 142 - General Chemistry II  
• CHE 203 - Organic Chemistry I  
• CHE 204 - Organic Chemistry Lab I  
• CHE 205 - Organic Chemistry II  
• CHE 206 - Organic Chemistry Lab II  
• ESC 101 - Introduction to Weather  
• ESC 102 - Introduction to Physical Geology  
• PHY 112 - Applied Physics: Heat and Electricity  
• PHY 120 - How Things Work  
• PHY 121 - General Physics I  
• PHY 122 - General Physics II  
• PHY 129 - How Things Work Laboratory  
• PHY 141 - Mechanics  
• PHY 142 - Electricity and Magnetism  
• PHY 143 - Modern Physics  
• SCI 108 - Essentials of Forensic Science  
• SCI 121 - Science Scholar Seminar  
• SCI 208 - Forensic Science II: Death Analysis