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MiraCosta College General Education Requirements 2010–2011
MiraCosta's general education pattern promotes skill development and knowledge acquisition through the study of ideas, the analysis of data, and the interpretation of issues and events. Students who complete this program are systematic, critical, creative thinkers and clear communicators who are intellectually curious, culturally and scientifically literate, civic-minded, and aesthetically appreciative. These students are able to demonstrate the following:
- A broad understanding of mathematics, science, social science, humanities, and the arts
- Effective communication in oral and written form
- A multicultural, global perspective
- Critical thinking skills that apply analytical and creativeapproaches to problem solving
- The ability to adapt to new environments and technologies
- Social awareness and responsibility as a participating member of society.
AREA A—English Composition
One course and a minimum of 3 semester units are required.
| Required courses: | ||
| ENGL 100 | Composition and Reading * | 4 |
AREA B—Communication & Analytical Thinking
One course and a minimum of 3 semester units are required. Select one course from any discipline.
| Required courses: | ||
| BIO/BTEC 180 | Biostatistics | 4 |
| COMM 101 | Oral Communication | 3 |
| COMM 106 | Group Communication | 3 |
| COMM 207 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| COMM 212 | Argumentation | 3 |
| ENGL 201 | Critical Thinking, Composition, and Literature * | 4 |
| ENGL 202 | Critical Thinking and Composition * | 4 |
| GEOG 124 | Geographic Information Science and Spatial Reasoning | 3 |
| MATH 101 | Intermediate Algebra * | 4 |
| MATH 101B | Intermediate Algebra Part 2 * | 2 |
| MATH 103 | Statistics * | 4 |
| MATH 105 | Concepts and Structures of Elementary Mathematics I * | 3 |
| MATH 106 | Concepts and Structures of Elementary Mathematics II * | 3 |
| MATH 115 | Calculus with Applications * | 4 |
| MATH 125 | College Algebra * | 3 |
| MATH 130 | Trigonometry * | 3 |
| MATH 135 | Pre-Calculus Mathematics * | 5 |
| MATH 150 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry I * | 5 |
| MATH 155 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry II * | 4 |
| MATH 260 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry III * | 4 |
| PHIL 100 | Informal Logic and Critical Thinking | 3 |
| PSYC/SOC 104 | Statistics for Behavioral Science | 3 |
| READ 100 | Critical Reading and Thinking * | 3 |
AREA C—Natural Sciences
Two courses and a minimum of 6 semester units are required. Select one course from Life Sciences and one from Physical Sciences. One course must be a laboratory course. (Laboratory courses are defined with a #).
Life Sciences:
| Required courses: | ||
| ANTH 101 | Biological Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 101H | Biological Anthropology (Honors) | 3 |
| ANTH 101L | Biological Anthropology Laboratory # | 1 |
| ANTH 190 | Primate Behavior and Ecology † | 3 |
| BIO 100 | General Biology (Lecture and Lab) # | 4 |
| BIO 101 | General Biology | 3 |
| BIO 101L | General Biology Laboratory # | 1 |
| BIO 102 | Ecology and Environmental Biology # | 4 |
| BIO 103 | Animal Diversity | 3 |
| BIO 105 | Genes and Technology in Society | 3 |
| BIO 105L | Genes and Technology in Society Laboratory # | 1 |
| BIO 130 | Natural History of California | 3 |
| BIO 130L | Natural History of California (Lab) # | 1 |
| BIO 150 | General Botany # | 4 |
| BIO 170 | Marine Biology # | 4 |
| BIO 172 | Marine Ecology | 3 |
| BIO 172L | Marine Ecology Laboratory # | 1 |
| BIO 202 | Foundations of Biology: Evolution, Biodiversity, and Organismal Biology # | 4 |
| BIO 204 | Foundations of Biology: Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Genetics, and Molecular Biology # | 4 |
| BIO 220 | Human Physiology # | 4 |
| HORT 116 | Plant Science # | 4 |
| PSYC 260 | Physiological Psychology | 3 |
Physical Sciences:
| Required courses: | ||
| ASTR 101 | Descriptive Astronomy | 3 |
| ASTR 101L | Descriptive Astronomy Laboratory # | 1 |
| ASTR 120 | Life in the Universe | 3 |
| ASTR 201 | Introductory Astronomy | 3 |
| CHEM 100 | Introductory Chemistry # | 4 |
| CHEM 102 | Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry # | 4 |
| CHEM 103 | Chemistry and Society | 3 |
| CHEM 103L | Chemistry and Society Laboratory # | 1 |
| CHEM 104 | Chemistry of Living Things (Introduction to General, Organic, and Biochemistry) # | 5 |
| CHEM 108 | Preparatory Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 110 | General Chemistry # | 5 |
| CHEM 111 | General Chemistry # | 5 |
| EART 106 | Earth and Space Science | 3 |
| GEOG 101 | Physical Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 101L | Physical Geography Laboratory # | 1 |
| GEOL 101 | Physical Geology | 3 |
| GEOL 101H | Physical Geology (Honors) | 3 |
| GEOL 101L | Physical Geology Laboratory # | 1 |
| GEOL 120 | Environmental Geology: Earth Hazards and Humanity | 3 |
| OCEA 101 | Introduction to Oceanography | 3 |
| OCEA 101H | Introduction to Oceanography (Honors) | 3 |
| OCEA 101L | Introductory Oceanography Laboratory # | 1 |
| PHSN 101 | Fundamentals of Physical Science | 3 |
| PHSN 106 | Energy, Motion, and Matter: An Introduction to Physics and Chemistry | 3 |
| PHYS 111 | Introductory Physics I # | 4 |
| PHYS 112 | Introductory Physics II # | 4 |
| PHYS 151 | Principles of Physics I # | 4 |
| PHYS 152 | Principles of Physics II # | 4 |
| PHYS 253 | Principles of Physics III # | 4 |
AREA D—Social & Behavioral Sciences
Two courses and a minimum of 6 semester units are required. Select courses from at least two disciplines.
| Required courses: | ||
| ADM 100 | Introduction to the Administration of Justice | 3 |
| ADM 100H | Introduction to the Administration of Justice (Honors) | 3 |
| ADM/SOC 105 | Introduction to Justice Studies | 3 |
| ANTH 102 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 102H | Cultural Anthropology (Honors) | 3 |
| ANTH 103 | Introduction to Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTH 104 | Native American Cultures | 3 |
| ANTH 190 | Primate Behavior and Ecology † | 3 |
| ASIA/HIST 107 | East Asian Societies | 3 |
| CHLD/PSYC 121 | Human Development | 3 |
| COMM 120 | Principles of Human Communication | 3 |
| COMM 135 | Gender Studies in Communication | 3 |
| COMM 220 | Introduction to Mass Communication | 3 |
| ECON 100 | Survey of Economics | 3 |
| ECON 101 | Principles of Economics: MACRO | 3 |
| ECON 102 | Principles of Economics: MICRO | 3 |
| GEOG 102 | Cultural Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 104 | World Geography | 3 |
| GERO 101 | Introduction to Aging | 3 |
| HIST 100 | World History to 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 100H | World History to 1500 (Honors) | 3 |
| HIST 101 | World History Since 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 101H | World History Since 1500 (Honors) | 3 |
| HIST 105 | History of England | 3 |
| HIST 108 | History of Africa | 3 |
| HIST 109 | History of the Middle East | 3 |
| HIST 110 | United States History ** | 3 |
| HIST 111 | United States History ** | 3 |
| HIST 116 | History of the Americas ** | 3 |
| HIST 117 | History of the Americas ** | 3 |
| HIST 150 | History of Mexico | 3 |
| HIST 165 | California History | 3 |
| PLSC 101 | Introduction to Political Science | 3 |
| PLSC 102 | American Institutions and History (F'10) ** | 4 |
| PLSC 103 | Comparative Government | 3 |
| PLSC 150 | Introduction to International Relations | 3 |
| PSYC 100 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 101 | General Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC/SOC 103 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SOC 101H | Introduction to Sociology (Honors) | 3 |
| SOC 102 | Contemporary Social Problems | 3 |
| SOC 110 | Comparative Cultures | 3 |
| SOC 120 | Introduction to Women's Studies | 3 |
AREA E—Humanities
Two courses and a minimum of 6 semester units are required. Select courses from at least two disciplines. Only one performance (P) course may be counted for this requirement.
| Required courses: | ||
| ART 100 | Drawing and Composition (P) | 3 |
| ART 101 | Design and Color (P) | 3 |
| ART 103 | Beginning Sculpture (P) | 3 |
| ART 157 | Art Orientation | 3 |
| ART 158 | Traditional Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas | 3 |
| ART 177 | Art in the Elementary Schools | 3 |
| ART 201 | Objects and Ideas in Contemporary Art | 3 |
| ART 230 | Introduction to Installation, Interactive, and Site-Specific Art (P) | 3 |
| ART 254 | Understanding and Appreciating the Photographic Image | 3 |
| ART 258 | Ancient to Gothic Art | 3 |
| ART 259 | History of Renaissance to Modern Art | 3 |
| ART 260 | History of Modern Art | 3 |
| ART 260H | History of Modern Art (Honors) | 3 |
| ART 290 | Landmarks of Art | 3 |
| ASIA/PHIL 105 | Asian Philosophy and Religion | 3 |
| CHNS 101 | Elementary Chinese (First Semester) | 4 |
| CHNS 102 | Elementary Chinese (Second Semester) | 4 |
| CHNS 201 | Intermediate Chinese (Third Semester) | 4 |
| COMM/DRAM 111 | Oral Interpretation of Literature (P) | 3 |
| COMM 215 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| DNCE 100 | Dance Appreciation | 3 |
| DNCE 101 | Dance History | 3 |
| DNCE 105 | Dance Cultures of the World | 3 |
| DRAM 105 | Introduction to Theatre (P) | 3 |
| DRAM 120 | Dramatic Literature (Ancient Greeks to Shakespeare) | 3 |
| DRAM 121 | Dramatic Literature (Restoration to Present) | 3 |
| DRAM 130 | Acting I (P) | 3 |
| DRAM/FILM 106 | Study of Filmed Plays | 3 |
| FILM 101 | Introduction to Film | 3 |
| FILM 101H | Introduction to Film (Honors) | 3 |
| FILM 110 | Film History | 3 |
| FREN 101 | Elementary French (First Semester) | 4 |
| FREN 102 | Elementary French (Second Semester) | 4 |
| FREN 201 | Intermediate French (Third Semester) | 4 |
| FREN 202 | Intermediate French (Fourth Semester) | 4 |
| GRMN 101 | Elementary German (First Semester) | 4 |
| GRMN 102 | Elementary German (Second Semester) | 4 |
| GRMN 201 | Intermediate German (Third Semester) | 4 |
| HIST 103 | Western Civilization | 3 |
| HIST 104 | Western Civilization | 3 |
| HUMN 101 | Introduction to the Arts | 3 |
| HUMN 201 | Humanities of the Western World: Pre-History Through the Middle Ages | 3 |
| HUMN 202 | Humanities of the Western World: The Renaissance to the Twentieth Century | 3 |
| HUMN 205 | Women in Western Art and Literature | 3 |
| HUMN 250 | American Studies | 3 |
| HUMN 251 | American Studies | 3 |
| ITAL 101 | Elementary Italian (First Semester) | 4 |
| ITAL 102 | Elementary Italian (Second Semester) | 4 |
| ITAL 201 | Intermediate Italian (Third Semester) | 4 |
| ITAL 202 | Intermediate Italian (Fourth Semester) | 4 |
| ITAL 210 | Intermediate Italian Conversation and Reading | 3 |
| JAPN 101 | Elementary Japanese (First Semester) | 5 |
| JAPN 102 | Elementary Japanese (Second Semester) | 5 |
| JAPN 201 | Intermediate Japanese (Third Semester) | 5 |
| JAPN 202 | Intermediate Japanese (Fourth Semester) | 5 |
| LIT 120 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| LIT 250 | American Literature | 3 |
| LIT 251 | American Literature | 3 |
| LIT 260 | English Literature | 3 |
| LIT 261 | English Literature | 3 |
| LIT 265 | Shakespeare Studies | 3 |
| LIT 270 | World Literature | 3 |
| LIT 271 | World Literature | 3 |
| MUS 105 | Music Fundamentals | 3 |
| MUS 108 | Music for Elementary Teachers | 3 |
| MUS 109 | Beginning Music Theory Through Guitar | 3 |
| MUS 113 | Musics in Multicultural America | 3 |
| MUS 114 | History of Rock and Roll | 3 |
| MUS 115 | History and Appreciation of Western Music | 3 |
| MUS 115H | History and Appreciation of Western Music (Honors) | 3 |
| MUS 116 | A Survey of World Music | 3 |
| MUS 117 | Music Appreciation | 3 |
| MUS 118 | Music Appreciation | 3 |
| MUS 119 | History of Jazz | 3 |
| PHIL 101 | Introduction to Philosophy: Knowledge and Reality | 3 |
| PHIL 102 | Contemporary Moral Problems | 3 |
| PHIL 122 | World Religions | 3 |
| PHIL 221 | Philosophy of Religion | 3 |
| SPAN 101 | Elementary Spanish (First Semester) | 4 |
| SPAN 102 | Elementary Spanish (Second Semester) | 4 |
| SPAN 201 | Intermediate Spanish (Third Semester) | 4 |
| SPAN 202 | Intermediate Spanish (Fourth Semester) | 4 |
| SPAN 203 | Spanish for Native Speakers | 3 |
| SPAN 205 | Advanced Composition: Hispanic Film and Literature | 3 |
Important Information & Footnotes
This general education pattern can be subject to change year by year, but students are assured that courses taken to meet this requirement will be honored if they are approved for the academic year that the course is completed. Courses on this list are approved effective Fall 2010 and are valid through Summer 2011.
Credit will not be awarded for both the honors and non-honors version of a course.
Courses may be used to satisfy a general education and a major requirement.
| * | Courses used to complete a competency requirement must be completed with a minimum grade of "C" or "P." |
| ** | May be applied to both the general education and the American Institutions and History requirements. |
| † | Courses listed in two different areas may be used in either area but not both. |
| () | Course approved beginning semester and year indicated. Course taught on campus prior to GE approval |
| # | Laboratory course. |
