General Education Courses

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Each associate degree program consists of a basic core of at least 15 semester credit hours of general education courses. The general education core includes at least one course from each of the following areas: the humanities/fine arts, the social/behavioral sciences, and the natural sciences/mathematics. Each diploma program consists of a core of at least 8 semester credit hours of general education courses. Note: Some courses require prerequisites. Check for course prerequisites in the section entitled “Courses .” Following is a list of general education courses:

*Not included on the CHE statewide articulation of transfer courses. May be accepted at some institutions for transfer.

Humanities/Fine Arts

ART 101 - Art History and Appreciation 3 Credit Hours
ART 105 - Film as Art 3 Credit Hours
ENG 203 - American Literature Survey 3 Credit Hours
ENG 205 - English Literature I 3 Credit Hours
ENG 206 - English Literature II 3 Credit Hours
ENG 207 - Literature for Children 3 Credit Hours *
ENG 208 - World Literature I 3 Credit Hours
ENG 209 - World Literature II 3 Credit Hours
ENG 214 - Fiction 3 Credit Hours
ENG 220 - 20th and 21st Century Literature 3 Credit Hours *
ENG 228 - Studies in Film Genre 3 Credit Hours *
ENG 236 - African American Literature 3 Credit Hours
HIS 101 - Western Civilization to 1689 3 Credit Hours
HIS 102 - Western Civilization Post 1689 3 Credit Hours
HIS 122 - History, Technology, and Society 3 Credit Hours *
HIS 131 - African American History, 1877 - Present 3 Credit Hours *
HIS 201 - American History: Discovery to 1877 3 Credit Hours
HIS 202 - American History: 1877 to Present 3 Credit Hours
HIS 222 - Global Women’s History 3 Credit Hours *
MUS 105 - Music Appreciation 3 Credit Hours
PHI 101 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
PHI 110 - Ethics 3 Credit Hours
REL 101 - Introduction to Religion 3 Credit Hours *
THE 101 - Introduction to Theatre 3 Credit Hours
THE 105 - Fundamentals of Acting 3 Credit Hours *

Social/Behavioral Sciences

ANT 101 - General Anthropology 3 Credit Hours
ECO 210 - Macroeconomics 3 Credit Hours
ECO 211 - Microeconomics 3 Credit Hours
GEO 102 - World Geography 3 Credit Hours
PSC 201 - American Government 3 Credit Hours
PSC 215 - State and Local Government 3 Credit Hours
PSY 201 - General Psychology 3 Credit Hours
PSY 203 - Human Growth and Development 3 Credit Hours
PSY 207 - Forensic Psychology 3 Credit Hours *
PSY 208 - Human Sexuality 3 Credit Hours
PSY 212 - Abnormal Psychology 3 Credit Hours
PSY 220 - Psychology of Personality 3 Credit Hours *
SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Credit Hours
SOC 102 - Marriage and The Family 3 Credit Hours
SOC 206 - Social Psychology 3 Credit Hours
SOC 210 - Juvenile Delinquency 3 Credit Hours

Natural Science/Mathematics

AST 101 - Solar System Astronomy 4 Credit Hours
AST 102 - Stellar Astronomy 4 Credit Hours
BIO 101 - Biological Science I 4 Credit Hours
BIO 102 - Biological Science II 4 Credit Hours
BIO 112 - Basic Anatomy and Physiology 4 Credit Hours *
BIO 115 - Basic Microbiology 3 Credit Hours *
BIO 203 - General Genetics 4 Credit Hours *
BIO 205 - Ecology 3 Credit Hours *
BIO 206 - Ecology Lab 1 Credit Hours *
BIO 210 - Anatomy and Physiology I 4 Credit Hours
BIO 211 - Anatomy and Physiology II 4 Credit Hours
BIO 225 - Microbiology 4 Credit Hours
BIO 240 - Nutrition 3 Credit Hours *
CHM 110 - College Chemistry I 4 Credit Hours
CHM 111 - College Chemistry II 4 Credit Hours
MAT 101 - Beginning Algebra 3 Credit Hours *
MAT 102 - Intermediate Algebra 3 Credit Hours *
MAT 110 - College Algebra 3 Credit Hours
MAT 111 - College Trigonometry 3 Credit Hours
MAT 120 - Probability and Statistics 3 Credit Hours
MAT 140 - Analytical Geometry and Calculus I 4 Credit Hours
MAT 141 - Analytical Geometry and Calculus II 4 Credit Hours
MAT 155 - Contemporary Mathematics 3 Credit Hours *

Oral Communication

SPC 205 - Public Speaking 3 Credit Hours

Written Communication

ENG 101 - English Composition I 3 Credit Hours
ENG 102 - English Composition II 3 Credit Hours
ENG 155 - Communications I 3 Credit Hours *