AAS and ADN General Education Groups

General Education Core Requirements

All AAS and ADN graduates will complete a minimum of 15 credits of General Education as follows:

• Group A: Communications - 3 credit(s)
• Group B: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving - 3 credit(s)
• Group C: Life and Career Skills, D: Information and Technology Literacy, or E: Global Awareness - 3 credit(s)
• Group A, B, C, D, or E - 6 credit(s)

Group A: Communications

• BTEC 1230 - Business Communication 3 credit(s)
• ENGL 1000 - Applied Writing 3 credit(s)
• ENGL 1010 - English Composition I 3 credit(s)
• ENGL 1020 - English Composition II 3 credit(s)
• ENGL 1040 - Efficient Reading 3 credit(s)
• MART 2020 - Social Media Communication 3 credit(s)
• SPCH 1110 - Public Speaking 3 credit(s)
• SPCH 1400 - Interpersonal Communication 3 credit(s)

Group B: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

• BIOS 1010 - General Biology 4 credit(s)
• BIOS 1020 - Human Biology 3 credit(s)
• BIOS 1030 - Ecology 3 credit(s)
• BIOS 1060 - Environmental Science 3 credit(s)
• BIOS 1070 - Environmental Science Lab 1 credit(s)
• BIOS 1090 - General Botany 4 credit(s)
• BIOS 1120 - Principles of Zoology 4 credit(s)
• BIOS 1250 - Structure & Function of Human Body I 2 credit(s)
• BIOS 1260 - Structure & Function of Human Body II 2 credit(s)
• BIOS 2250 - General Anatomy & Physiology I 4 credit(s)
• BIOS 2260 - General Anatomy & Physiology II 4 credit(s)
• BIOS 2420 - Principles of Genetics 4 credit(s)
• BIOS 2460 - Microbiology 4 credit(s)
• CHEM 1000 - Basic Concepts of Chemistry 2 credit(s)
• CHEM 1050 - Elements of Chemistry 4 credit(s)
• CHEM 1060 - Basics of Organic Chemistry 4 credit(s)
• CHEM 1090 - General Chemistry I 4 credit(s)
• CHEM 1100 - General Chemistry II 4 credit(s)
• ECON 2120 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 credit(s)
• INFO 1800 - Visual Basic Programming 3 credit(s)
• MATH 1020 - Technical Math 3 credit(s)
• MATH 1050 - Occupational Math 3 credit(s)
• MATH 1060 - Business Mathematics 3 credit(s)
• MATH 1130 - Elementary Algebra 3 credit(s)
• MATH 1140 - Intermediate Algebra 3 credit(s)
• MATH 1150 - College Algebra 3 credit(s)
• MATH 1170 - Pre-Statistics 3 credit(s)
• MATH 1380 - Trigonometry 3 credit(s)
• MATH 1410 - Pre-Calculus 5 credit(s)
• MATH 1600 - Analytic Geometry & Calculus I 5 credit(s)
• MATH 2000 - Math for Elementary Teachers 3 credit(s)
• MATH 2040 - Applied Calculus 3 credit(s)
• MATH 2170 - Applied Statistics 3 credit(s)

• OR

• BSAD 2170 - Applied Statistics 3 credit(s)
• PHYS 1010 - Earth Science 3 credit(s)
• PHYS 1100 - Physical Science 4 credit(s)
• PHYS 1150 - Applied Physics 3 credit(s)
• PHYS 1410 - General Physics I 5 credit(s)
• PHYS 1420 - General Physics II 5 credit(s)
• PHYS 1500 - Introduction to Physical Geography W/Lab 4 credit(s)
• PHYS 1570 - Physical Geology 3 credit(s)
• PHYS 2010 - Meteorology: Introduction to Atmosphere 4 credit(s)
• PSYC 1810 - Introduction to Psychology 3 credit(s)

Group C: Life and Career Skills

• BSAD 1050 - Introduction to Business 3 credit(s)
• BSAD 1360 - Personal Financial Planning 3 credit(s)
• BTEC 1200 - Workplace Professionalism 3 credit(s)
• ECON 1100 - Economic Understanding 3 credit(s)
• ENTR 1050 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship 3 credit(s)
• NUTR 1470 - Nutrition 3 credit(s)
• PHED 1400 - Personal Health 3 credit(s)
• PHIL 2650 - Introduction to Ethics 3 credit(s)
• PRDV 1020 - College Survival 1 credit(s)
• PRDV 1030 - Successful Job Relations 1 credit(s)
• PRDV 1080 - Critical Thinking Skills 2 credit(s)
• PRDV 1090 - College Foundations 3 credit(s)
• PRDV 1100 - Career Exploration 1 credit(s)
• PRDV 1150 - Basics of Money Management 1 credit(s)
• PRDV 1850 - Employment Search & Interview 2 credit(s)
• PRDV 2050 - Assertiveness Training 2 credit(s)
• PRDV 2600 - Stress Management 2 credit(s)
• PSYC 1010 - Psychology of the Family 3 credit(s)
• PSYC 1150 - Human Relations 3 credit(s)
• PSYC 2120 - Social Psychology 3 credit(s)
• PSYC 2220 - Psychology of Adjustment 3 credit(s)
• PSYC 2860 - Abnormal Psychology 3 credit(s)
• PSYC 2890 - Developmental Psychology 3 credit(s)
• QUCT 1800 - Total Quality Management 3 credit(s)
• SOCI 2160 - Marriage & Family 3 credit(s)

Group D: Information & Technology Literacy

• ARTS 1450 - Design I 3 credit(s)
• BTEC 1110 - Computer & Internet Literacy 3 credit(s)
• EDUC 2590 - Instructional Technology for Teachers 3 credit(s)
• GEOG 2510 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 3 credit(s)
• INFO 1120 - Microcomputer Applications 3 credit(s)
• INFO 1380 - Technology in Society 3 credit(s)
• MART 2000 - Streaming Media & Popular Culture 3 credit(s)

Group E: Global Awareness

• AGRI 1410 - Agricultural Economics 3 credit(s)
• ANTH 1100 - Introduction to Anthropology 3 credit(s)
• ARTS 1010 - Introduction to the Visual Arts 3 credit(s)
• ARTS 1090 - History of Graphic Design 3 credit(s)
• ARTS 1250 - Art Fundamentals 3 credit(s)
• BIOS 1040 - Introduction to Sustainability 3 credit(s)
• ECON 2110 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 credit(s)
• ENGL 2100 - Introduction to Literature 3 credit(s)
• ENGL 2150 - Introduction to Women’s Literature 3 credit(s)
• ENGL 2340 - American Literature 3 credit(s)
• ENGL 2370 - Non-Western Literature 3 credit(s)
• GEOG 1400 - Cultural Geography 3 credit(s)
• HIST 1000 - Western Civilization to 1700 3 credit(s)
• HIST 1010 - Western Civilization After 1700 3 credit(s)
• HIST 1700 - World Civilizations to 1500 3 credit(s)
• HIST 1710 - World Civilizations After 1500 3 credit(s)
• HIST 2010 - American History I 3 credit(s)
• HIST 2020 - American History II 3 credit(s)
• HIST 2150 - Introduction to Latin America 3 credit(s)
• HUMS 1100 - Introduction to the Humanities 3 credit(s)
• INFO 1610 - Green Technologies 3 credit(s)
• MUSC 1010 - Introduction to Music 3 credit(s)
• MUSC 2730 - History of Rock Music 3 credit(s)
• PHIL 1010 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 credit(s)
• PHIL 2610 - Comparative Religions 3 credit(s)
• POLS 1000 - American Government 3 credit(s)
• POLS 1600 - International Relations 3 credit(s)
• POLS 2210 - Politics in State & Local Governments 3 credit(s)
• SOCI 1010 - Introduction to Sociology 3 credit(s)
• SOCI 2010 - Social Problems 3 credit(s)
• SOCI 2150 - Issues of Unity & Diversity 3 credit(s)
• SPAN 1010 - Elementary Spanish I 5 credit(s)
• SPAN 1020 - Elementary Spanish II 5 credit(s)
• SPAN 2010 - Intermediate Spanish I 3 credit(s)
• SPAN 2020 - Intermediate Spanish II 3 credit(s)
• THEA 1010 - Introduction to Theatre 3 credit(s)
• THEA 1030 - Introduction to Film 3 credit(s)