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General Education Requirements

All students who receive the A.A. degree will meet the following course requirements.

GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES Cr. Hrs.
+* ENC1101, English I 3
+* ENC1102, English Composition II 3
  EUH1000 or EUH1001, Western Civilization I or II 3
  POS2041, American National Government 3
  PSY2012 or SYG2000, General Psychology or Principles of Sociology 3
Physical Science (Choose One) 3
  AST1002, Descriptive Astronomy
  CHM1032, General, Organic, Biochemistry
+ CHM1040, Fundamentals of Chemistry
+ CHM1045, General Chemistry
  EVR1001, Introduction to Environmental Science
  GLY1010, Physical Geology
  MET1010, Introductory Meteorology
  OCE1001, Fundamentals of Oceanography
+ PHY1023, Survey of General Physics
+ PHY2048, University Physics I
+ PHY2053, College Physics I
+ PSC2341, Physical Science Survey
  ESC2000, Earth and Space Science Survey or higher level physical science courses as approved by adviser
Biological Sciences (Choose One) 3
+ BSC1005, General Biological Science
+ BSC1020, Human Biology 
+ BSC2010, Biology for Science Majors I
+ BSC2085, Human Anatomy and Physiology or higher level biological science courses as approved by adviser
+ BSC2311, Introduction to Marine Biology
Humanities
All students are required to successfully complete a minimum of three semester hours from Area I, Area II, and Area III. Students must complete ENC 1101 with a minimum grade of “C” before taking Area II and must complete ENC 1102 with a minimum grade of “C” before taking Area III. Some programs may require additional hours in the humanities.
Area I (Choose One) 3
+ ARH2000, Understanding Visual Arts
+ MUL2010, Understanding Music
+ THE2000, Understanding Theatre
+ ARH2050, Art History I
+ ARH2051, Art History II
+ MUL2110, Survey of Music Literature
+ THE2071, Survey of Film
Area II (Choose One) 3
(Students must complete ENC 1101 with a minimum grade of "C" before taking Area II)
* + PHH2060, Introduction to Classical Philosophy
* + PHI2002, Introduction to Modern and Contemporary Philosophy
*+ PHI2010, Introduction to Modern Philosophy
* + PHI2600, Ethics
* + PHI2635, Biomedical Ethics
* + REL2000, Introduction to Religion
* + REL2121, Introduction to Religion in America
* + REL2300, Religions of the World
* + SPN2200, Second-Year Spanish I
Area III (Choose One) 3
(Students must complete ENC 1102 with a minimum grade of "C" before taking Area III)
* + AML2010, Amer. Lit. Through the Civil War
* + AML2020, Amer. Lit: Reconstruction to Present
* + AML2600, African-American Literature
* + ENG2111, Literature and Film
* + ENL2012, Eng. Lit. Through the 18th Century
* + ENL2022, Eng. Lit: Romantics to Present
* + LIT2040, World Drama
* + LIT2090, Contemporary Literature
* + LIT2110, World Literature: Ancient Through Renaissance
* + LIT2120, World Lit: Enlightenment to Present
* + LIT2380, Women in Literature
*Mathematics 6
(At the level of STA, MAC, or MGF as approved by adviser and/or defined by major.)
**Foreign Language and/or +Approved Electives 24
(Approved by adviser and/or defined by major.)
 
All courses offered for transfer credit, except those marked with the # sign, are suitable to be used as electives. In those cases in which the course is marked with a #, it would be appropriate to consult the program adviser.
 
TOTAL 60
 
No more than two physical education/activity semester hours may be used for the A.A. degree. No more than six hours of Cooperative Education may be used for the A.A. degree.
 
No more than 30 hours of College Level Examination Program (CLEP) credit may be used for the A.A. degree.
 
* Minimum grade of "C" required.
+ Prerequisites required.