| FIRST YEAR | |||
| First Semester | Hours | ||
| GEN | ENG-119 | Composition I Pathway ORENG-119Students will study the writing process by reading essays illustrating a variety of rhetorical strategies, analyzing texts, and writing, revising, and editing short essays. Course is for students who have assessed into developmental English, receiving supplemental instruction for course completion. | |
| GEN | ENG-120 | Composition I ENG-120Students will study the writing process by reading essays that illustrate a variety of rhetorical strategies, analyzing writing tasks and texts, and writing, revising, and editing short essays. | 3.0 |
| GEN | MAT-116 | General Education Math ORMAT-116Survey of mathematical topics with emphasis on solutions to real life problems. Topics will include set theory, consumer/financial math, measurement, and statistics. Problem solving projects involving detailed written solutions will be required. Calculators and computers will be used. | |
| GEN | MAT-115 | General Education Pathway ORMAT-115Survey of mathematical topics including set theory, consumer/financial math, measurement and statistics. Problem solving projects involving detailed written solutions required. Calculators and computers will be used. Intended for students that don't assess directly into MAT-116. Includes supplemental instruction lab | |
| GEN | MAT-124 | Statistics Pathway ORMAT-124Application of elementary principles of descriptive statistics. Elements of probability, sampling techniques, binomial and normal distribution, correlation/regression and hypothesis testing. Graphing calculator and Excel required. Intended for students that don't assess directly into MAT-125 Statistics. Includes supplemental instruction lab. | |
| GEN | MAT-125 | Statistics MAT-125Application of elementary principles of descriptive statistics including frequency distribution, graphical presentation, measures of center, location and variation. Elements of probability, sampling techniques, binomial and normal distribution, correlation/regression and hypothesis testing. Graphing calculator and Excel required. | 3.0 |
| CORE | HUM-150 | Humanities Through the Arts HUM-150Students will survey the human condition as revealed through the arts, including an examination of painting, sculpture, architecture, literature, drama, film, photography, and music. | 3.0 |
| GEN | SOC-280 | Introduction to Sociology SOC-280Study of human interaction focusing on social influences shaping personality, structure and dynamics of human society. Topics include: sociological perspective, culture, society, social interaction; social change in global perspective; socialization; families; social class; and social stratification; race and ethnicity; and deviance. | 3.0 |
| CORE | PHI-270 | Introduction to Philosophy PHI-270An introduction to philosophical questioning and reasoning. This course will include a survey of western philosophy focusing on the development of specific branches within the field, including epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, philosophy of science, and social/political philosophy. | 3.0 |
Semester Totals |
15.0 | ||
| Second Semester | |||
| GEN | ENG-121 | Composition II ENG-121Students will learn how to find, use, assess and document research sources, producing an extended writing project based primarily on library research. | 3.0 |
| GEN | BIO-130 | Environmental Science BIO-130This course examines the principles that govern natural environments and human interconnections to them. Some topics include resource use, pollution, sustainability, energy, water, food, ecology, evolution, climate change, and population. Laboratory exercises include outdoor field studies and indoor hands-on exercises. Course Objective | 4.0 |
| CORE | HUM-181 | Intro to Film Appreciation HUM-181Students will enrich their knowledge of film art and their abilities to critically analyze and evaluate films. By viewing and discussing a variety of films, students will understand film techniques, directorial styles, genres, structure, critical approaches, and cultural influences. | 3.0 |
| CORE | LIT-130 | Intro to Literature LIT-130Students will read, examine, and discuss a variety of literary works from different genres as a way to analyze and understand the value, purpose, and components of literature. | 3.0 |
| GEN | COM-111 | Intro to Speech Communication COM-111Focuses on the fundamental principles and methods of selection, analyzing, organizing, developing and communicating information, evidence, and points of view to audiences. | 3.0 |
Semester Totals |
16.0 | ||
| SECOND YEAR | |||
| First Semester | Hours | ||
| CORE | PHI-232 | World Religions PHI-232This course is designed to promote cultural diversity associated with religious practices. It includes a survey of religious systems and examines concepts and theories related to the nature of deities, good and evil, reason and faith, ethics, and afterlife. | 3.0 |
| GEN | --- --- | IAI Physical Science --- ---No Description Available | 3.0 |
| GEN | PSY-271 | Intr/Psychology PSY-271Focuses on psychology as a science, introducing Concepts, research methods and research in a variety of subfields, including neuroscience, sensation and perception, consciousness, learning and memory, cognition, motivation and emotion, development, personality, disorders and therapy, and social psychology. | 3.0 |
| CORE | LIT-147 | Introduction to Fiction LIT-147Students will read, discuss, and analyze short stories and novels written by different authors from a variety of time periods as a way of appreciating and understanding the purposes, forms, terms, and critical approaches associated with these two literacy modes. | 3.0 |
| ELE | FLG-140 | Elem Spanish I ORFLG-140Fundamentals of Spanish grammar, oral communication, reading and writing, and introduction to cultures of various Spanish speaking countries. | |
| ELE | HUM-120 | Myths and Legends ORHUM-120An introduction to major myths and legends spanning from Ancient Greece to Modern America with an emphasis on how the motifs, archetypes, and themes are consistently revived in popular culture. | |
| ELE | --- --- | Transfer Elective --- ---No Description Available | 3.0 |
Semester Totals | 15.0 | ||
| Second Semester | |||
| CORE | PHI-280 | Ethics PHI-280Introduction to issues and theories of ethics. Includes survey of major value systems and contemporary issues. | 3.0 |
| GEN | POS-264 | Intro/Interntnl Relations POS-264An examination of the nation-state system and the sources of conflict in the international community. Comparative political economic systems are studied, as well as the rise of multi-national corporation and international organizations. | 3.0 |
| ELE | FLG-141 | Elem Spanish II ORFLG-141Continued study of basic grammar, oral communication, reading and writing. Includes cultural aspects of various Spanish speaking countries. | |
| ELE | --- --- | Transfer Elective --- ---No Description Available | 3.0 |
| ELE | SLN-200 | Community Service ORSLN-200A course based on a multi-disciplinary project coordinating community service efforts through an established organization. Individual students self-assess their learning outcomes and make applications to personal educational goals, establishing a sense of community commitment. | |
| ELE | STA-200 | Short Term Study Abroad ORSTA-200This course serves as an introduction to short-term study abroad opportunities. It will focus on the various challenges of traveling and learning in another country, cultural awareness, cross-cultural sensitivity, intercultural communication, and adaptability to a new culture. (Repeatable 3 Times) | |
| ELE | --- --- | Transfer Elective --- ---No Description Available | 3.0 |
| ELE | ART-260 | Art History I ORART-260The primary focus of this course will involve an understanding of the historical developments of the visual arts (painting, sculpture, architecture) from Pre-historic through the Gothic period. Works of art will be examined as expressions of ideas, beliefs and practices of artists, cultures and societies. The relationship between the style, symbolism and function of art; the political, religious and philosophical ideas supporting them; and the ideals of the culture that produced them will also be explored. | |
| ELE | ART-261 | Art History II ORART-261The study of the historical development of art from Pre-Renaissance through the 21st Century. Beliefs and practices of cultures and societies will be examined. Style and symbolism combined with political, religious and philosophical traits will be explored through art. | |
| ELE | --- --- | IAI Humanities/Fine Arts --- ---No Description Available | 3.0 |
| ELE | --- --- | IAI Humanities/FIne Arts --- ---No Description Available | 3.0 |
Semester Totals |
18.0 | ||
Total Program Hours | 64.0 |