FIRST YEAR | ||
First Semester | Hours | |
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 |
HIS-155 | History of the U.S. I HIS-155A survey of early American history viewed with an emphasis on the political, social, economic, and ideological foundations of the Republic. Major topics include colonialism, revolution, federalism, nationalism, sectionalism, expansion, slavery, religion, Civil War.
| 3.0 |
-- --- | Mathematics (IAI M) *-- ---
| 3.0 |
--- --- | Physical and Life Sciences (IAI P or IAI L) --- ---
| 4.0 |
--- --- | Elective --- ---
| 3.0 |
Semester Totals |
16.0 | |
Second Semester | ||
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 |
HIS-156 | History of the U.S. II HIS-156Views U.S. History since the end of Reconstruction with emphasis on how the domestic and international conflicts helped shape our modern society.
| 3.0 |
--- --- | Physical and Life Sciences (IAI P or IAI L) --- ---
| 3.0 |
--- --- | Humanities and Fine Arts (IAI F) --- ---
| 3.0 |
--- --- | Electives --- ---
| 4.0 |
Semester Totals |
16.0 |
SECOND YEAR | ||
First Semester | Hours | |
SPE-111 | Intro to Speech Communication SPE-111Focuses on the fundamental principles and methods of selection, analyzing, organizing, developing and communicating information, evidence, and points of view to audiences.
| 3.0 |
HIS-250 | Western Civil to 1660 HIS-250A survey of the political, economic, cultural and social development of Western Civilization to 1660. Topics include prehistory, ancient near east, Greco-Roman world, Germanic migrations, middle ages, Renaissance and Reformation, and the beginnings of the Modern World.
| 3.0 |
--- --- | Electives --- ---
| 6.0 |
HIS-153 | History/Culture of Third World HIS-153The course will introduce the student to history and culture in the third world from ancient civilizations to the modern era. This course will focus upon broad themes in history and culture and will examine those themes in each major historical era.
| 3.0 |
Semester Totals | 15.0 | |
Second Semester | ||
HIS-252 | West Civil/1660-Present HIS-252Survey of Western Civilization with topics including absolutism, the rise of modern science, the French Revolution, the Industrial Revolution, the Age of Ideology, Imperialism, the Russian Revolutions, World War I, the Rise of Totalitarianism, World War II and the Contemporary Age.
| 3.0 |
POS-160 | American National Government POS-160The fundamental principles of the American Government are summarized. Such topics as federalism, civil liberties, citizenship, parties and elections, the Presidency, Congress, Judiciary, and national policies and politics are discussed within the framework of the American Constitutional system.
| 3.0 |
--- --- | Electives --- ---
| 11.0 |
Semester Totals |
17.0 |
Total Program Hours | 64.0 |
Suggested Electives | ||
EDU-100 | Introduction to Education ^^^EDU-100An overview of the American education system. Social, historical and philosophical foundations give perspective to an examination of current issues, policies and trends in the field of education, including cultural diversity. A 30 hours practical lab is required for this course.
| 3.0 |
HED-200 | Principles of Health HED-200This course is designed to explore the most important health issues current and past. Helping students to make responsible decisions that will affect them throughout their life. Focus will be on interrelating behavior with one's own health decisions.
| 3.0 |
PED-285 | Fitness for Life PED-285An individual approach to assist students to develop a lifetime of wellness through fitness. The course includes a thorough physical fitness/risk factor assessment battery. Students will be required 2 hours of physical workout a week.
| 3.0 |