| FIRST YEAR | |||
| First Semester | Hours | ||
| ENG-120 | Composition I *ENG-120 Students develop a writing process by reading and analyzing texts that illustrate various rhetorical strategies as well as writing, revising and editing short essays. Minimally, students must compose four formal, revised writing assignments, having one reach at least 1,250 words.
Composition I Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| LIT-130 | Intro to Literature LIT-130 Students 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.
Intro to Literature Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| MAT-116 | General Education Math * ORMAT-116 Survey 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.
General Education Math Course Outline | ||
| MAT-125 | Statistics MAT-125 Application 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.
Statistics Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| PHI-280 | Ethics PHI-280 Introduction to issues and theories of ethics. Includes survey of major value systems and contemporary issues.
Ethics Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| SPE-111 | Intro to Speech Communication SPE-111 Focuses on the fundamental principles and methods of selection, analyzing, organizing, developing and communicating information, evidence, and points of view to audiences.
Intro to Speech Communication Course Outline | 3.0 | |
Semester Totals |
15.0 | ||
| Second Semester | |||
| ENG-121 | Composition II *ENG-121 Students will learn how to find, use, assess and document research sources, producing an extended writing project based primarily on library research.
Composition II Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| LIT-147 | Introduction to Fiction LIT-147 Students 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.
Introduction to Fiction Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| HUM-150 | Humanities Through the Arts HUM-150 Students will survey the human condition as revealed through the arts, including an examination of painting, sculpture, architecture, literature, drama, film, photography and music.
Humanities Through the Arts Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| --- --- | Social/Behavioral Science (IAI S) --- ---
Social/Behavioral Science (IAI S) | 3.0 | |
| --- --- | Physical and Life Sciences (IAI P or IAI L) --- ---
Physical and Life Sciences (IAI P or IAI L) | 4.0 | |
Semester Totals |
16.0 | ||
| SECOND YEAR | |||
| First Semester | Hours | ||
| PHI-290 | Intro to Logic PHI-290 Introduction to rules of reasoning, including truth and validity, deduction and induction, language and meaning, and fallacies.
Intro to Logic Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| --- --- | Social/Behavioral Science (IAI S) --- ---
Social/Behavioral Science (IAI S) | 3.0 | |
| FLG-140 | Elem Spanish I FLG-140 Fundamentals of Spanish grammar, oral communication, reading and writing, and introduction to cultures of various Spanish speaking countries.
Elem Spanish I Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| HUM-181 | Intro to Film Appreciation HUM-181 Students 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.
Intro to Film Appreciation Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| RTV-165 | Broadcast Writing RTV-165 The principles of broadcast journalism and copy writing are presented along with oral style, editing, rewriting stories, and writing commercials that sell. The legal aspects of libel and slander are discussed.
Broadcast Writing Course Outline | 4.0 | |
Semester Totals |
16.0 | ||
| Second Semester | |||
| --- --- | Physical and Life Sciences (IAI P or IAI L) --- ---
Physical and Life Sciences (IAI P or IAI L) | 3.0 | |
| PHI-232 | World Religions PHI-232 This 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.
World Religions Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| HUM-120 | Myths and Legends HUM-120 An 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.
Myths and Legends Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| HUM-151 | Nature in the Humanities *HUM-151 An interdisciplinary study of literary, philosophical and historical relationships between the natural environment and the human condition. Focus will be placed on the appreciation of nature and its effect on human endeavor.
Nature in the Humanities Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| ART-250 | Understanding Art ART-250 A survey of the visual arts from Ancient to contemporary times, an understanding the major cultural and historical relationships to the art forms.
Understanding Art Course Outline | 3.0 | |
| FLG-141 | Elem Spanish II FLG-141 Continued study of basic grammar, oral communication, reading and writing. Includes cultural aspects of various Spanish speaking countries.
Elem Spanish II Course Outline | 3.0 | |
Semester Totals |
18.0 | ||
Total Program Hours | 65.0 | ||