Getting InPlan A
MiraCosta College General Education Requirements 2012–2013
Plan A will satisfy general education requirements at MiraCosta College but will not satisfy all general education requirements for transfer to a CSU or UC campus and is not intended for students transferring to a four-year institution.
AREA A—Language & Reasoning
A1. English Composition
A minimum of 3 semester units are required.
| Required courses: | ||
| ENGL 100 | Composition and Reading * | 4 |
A2. Communication & Analytical Thinking
A minimum of 3 semester units is required. Select one course from any discipline.
| Required courses: | ||
| BIO 180 | Biostatistics | 4 |
| 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 201H | Critical Thinking, Composition, and Literature (Honors) * | 4 |
| ENGL 202 | Critical Thinking and Composition * | 4 |
| ENGL 202H | Critical Thinking and Composition (Honors) * | 4 |
| GEOG 124 | Geographic Information Science and Spatial Reasoning | 3 |
| MATH 64 | Intermediate Algebra | 4 |
| 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 150H | Calculus and Analytic Geometry (Honors) | 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 104 | Statistics for Behavioral Science | 4 |
| READ 100 | Critical Reading and Thinking * | 3 |
| READ 105 | Academic Reading for Success | 3 |
| SOC 104 | Statistics for Behavioral Science | 4 |
AREA B—Natural Sciences
A minimum of 4 semester units is required. Courses with a laboratory component are defined with a #.
| 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 |
| ASTR 101 | Descriptive Astronomy | 3 |
| ASTR 101L | Descriptive Astronomy Laboratory # | 1 |
| ASTR 120 | Life in the Universe | 3 |
| ASTR 201 | Introductory Astronomy | 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 150 | General Botany # | 4 |
| BIO 170 | Marine Biology # | 4 |
| BIO 172 | Marine Ecology | 3 |
| 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 |
| CHEM 100 | Introductory Chemistry # | 4 |
| CHEM 102 | Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry # | 4 |
| 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 |
| HORT 116 | Plant Science # | 4 |
| 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 |
| PSYC 260 | Physiological Psychology | 3 |
AREA C—Humanities
A minimum of 3 semester units is required. Select one course from any discipline.
| Required courses: | ||
| ART 100 | Drawing and Composition | 3 |
| ART 101 | Design and Color (P) | 3 |
| ART 103 | Beginning Sculpture | 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 | 3 |
| ART 244 | Digital Media for the Visual Artist | 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 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 111 | Oral Interpretation of Literature | 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 | 3 |
| DRAM 120 | Dramatic Literature (Ancient Greeks to Shakespeare) | 3 |
| DRAM 121 | Dramatic Literature (Restoration to Present) | 3 |
| DRAM 130 | Acting I | 3 |
| FILM 101 | Introduction to Film | 3 |
| FILM 101H | Introduction to Film (Honors) | 3 |
| FILM 106 | Study of Filmed Plays | 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 to 1648 | 3 |
| HIST 103H | Western Civilization to 1648 (Honors) | 3 |
| HIST 104 | Western Civilization Since 1648 | 3 |
| HIST 104H | Western Civilization Since 1648 (Honors) | 3 |
| HUMN 101 | Introduction to the Arts | 3 |
| HUMN 101H | Introduction to the Arts (Honors) | 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) | 4 |
| JAPN 102 | Elementary Japanese (Second Semester) | 4 |
| JAPN 201 | Intermediate Japanese (Third Semester) | 4 |
| JAPN 202 | Intermediate Japanese (Fourth Semester) | 4 |
| 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 265H | Shakespeare Studies (Honors) | 3 |
| LIT 270 | World Literature | 3 |
| LIT 271 | World Literature | 3 |
| MUS 100 | Introduction to Music Theory | 3 |
| MUS 113 | Multicultural Roots of American Music | 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 119 | Jazz History | 3 |
| PHIL 101 | Introduction to Philosophy: Knowledge and Reality | 3 |
| PHIL 102 | Contemporary Moral Problems | 3 |
| PHIL 105 | Asian Philosophy and Religion | 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 | 4 |
| SPAN 205 | Hispanic Film, Literature, and Composition | 3 |
Area D—Social & Behavioral Sciences
A minimum of 3 semester units is required. Select one course from any discipline.
| ADM 100 | Introduction to the Administration of Justice | 3 |
| ADM 100H | Introduction to the Administration of Justice (Honors) | 3 |
| ADM 105 | Introduction to Justice Studies | 3 |
| ADM 200 | Concepts of Criminal Law | 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 107 | East Asian Societies | 3 |
| CHLD 113 | Child and Adolescent Growth and Development | 3 |
| COMM 120 | Principles of Human Communication | 3 |
| COMM 135 | Gender Studies in Communication | 3 |
| COMM 220 | Introduction to Mass Communication | 3 |
| CSIT 160 | Technology, the Individual, and Society | 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 |
| GEOG 108 | Environmental Sustainability and Society | 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 105H | History of England (Honors) | 3 |
| HIST 107 | East Asian Societies | 3 |
| HIST 109 | History of the Middle East | 3 |
| HIST 110 | United States History to 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 110H | United States History to 1877 (Honors) | 3 |
| HIST 111 | United States History Since 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 111H | United States History Since 1877 (Honors) | 3 |
| HIST 116 | History of the Americas to 1830 | 3 |
| HIST 117 | History of the Americas Since 1830 | 3 |
| HIST 141 | Mexican American History Through 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 142 | Mexican American History Since 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 145 | African American History to 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 146 | African American History Since 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 165 | California History | 3 |
| PLSC 101 | Introduction to Political Science | 3 |
| PLSC 102 | American Institutions and History | 4 |
| PLSC 103 | Comparative Government | 3 |
| PLSC 150 | Introduction to International Relations | 3 |
| PSYC 100 | Psychology of Personal Growth | 3 |
| PSYC 101 | General Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 101H | General Psychology (Honors) | 3 |
| PSYC 103 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 121 | Human Development | 3 |
| PSYC 170 | Psychology of Aging: Adult Development and Aging | 3 |
| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SOC 101H | Introduction to Sociology (Honors) | 3 |
| SOC 102 | Contemporary Social Problems | 3 |
| SOC 103 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 105 | Introduction to Justice Studies | 3 |
| SOC 110 | Comparative Cultures | 3 |
| SOC 120 | Introduction to Women's Studies | 3 |
Area E—Lifelong Learning
A minimum of 3 semester units is required. Select one course from either group.
E1. Technology & Information Fluency
| ACCT 101 | Practical Accounting | 4 |
| ACCT 145 | Individual Income Tax | 4 |
| CSIT 110 | Computer Applications | 3 |
| CSIT 120 | Fundamentals of Computer Information Systems | 3 |
| CSIT 137 | Google Apps for Business | 3 |
| CSIT 155 | Web 2.0 | 3 |
| LIBR 201 | Research in the Digital Age | 3 |
| MAT 120 | Interactive Media Production | 3 |
| MAT 125 | Web Design 1: Fundamentals | 3 |
| MAT 150 | Flash 1: Animation and Interactivity | 3 |
| MAT 165 | Web Design 2: Tools and Techniques | 3 |
E2. Self-Development***
| BUS 147 | Personal Finance | 3 |
| CHLD 113 | Child and Adolescent Growth and Development | 3 |
| COUN 100 | Career and Life Planning | 3 |
| COUN 110 | College Success Skills | 3 |
| CRLP 100 | Career and Life Planning | 3 |
| GERO 101 | Introduction to Aging | 3 |
| HEAL 101 | Principles of Health | 3 |
| INTR 100 | Foundation Skills for the College Experience | 4 |
| NURS 283 | Medical Surgical Nursing IV | 6 |
| NUTR 100 | Nutrition Today | 3 |
| NUTR 105 | Human Performance and Sports Nutrition | 3 |
| PSYC 121 | Human Development | 3 |
| PSYC 145 | Psychology/Sociology of the Family | 3 |
| PSYC 170 | Psychology of Aging: Adult Development and Aging | 3 |
| SOC 145 | Psychology/Sociology of the Family | 3 |
Area F—Cultural Diversity**
A minimum of 3 semester units is required.
| BUS 136 | Human Relations in Business | 3 |
| BUS 160 | International Business | 3 |
| CHLD 210 | Child, Family, and Community | 3 |
| COMM 215 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| DNCE 105 | Dance Cultures of the World | 3 |
| DNCE 169 | Introduction to World Dance Forms | 1 |
| DNCE 171 | Selected World Dance | 1 |
| GEOG 102 | Cultural Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 104 | World Geography | 3 |
| GERO 101 | Introduction to Aging | 3 |
| GERO 130 | Caregiving: Techniques for Working with the Frail Elderly | 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 103 | Western Civilization to 1648 | 3 |
| HIST 103H | Western Civilization to 1648 (Honors) | 3 |
| HIST 104 | Western Civilization Since 1648 | 3 |
| HIST 104H | Western Civilization Since 1648 (Honors) | 3 |
| HIST 105 | History of England | 3 |
| HIST 105H | History of England (Honors) | 3 |
| HIST 110 | United States History to 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 110H | United States History to 1877 (Honors) | 3 |
| HIST 111 | United States History Since 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 111H | United States History Since 1877 (Honors) | 3 |
| HIST 116 | History of the Americas to 1830 | 3 |
| HIST 117 | History of the Americas Since 1830 | 3 |
| HIST 141 | Mexican American History Through 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 142 | Mexican American History Since 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 145 | African American History to 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 146 | African American History Since 1877 | 3 |
| LIT 270 | World Literature | 3 |
| MUS 116 | A Survey of World Music | 3 |
| MUS 119 | Jazz History | 3 |
| NUTR 108 | Cultural Aspects of Foods and Nutrition | 3 |
| PLSC 102 | American Institutions and History | 4 |
| PSYC 121 | Human Development | 3 |
| SOC 110 | Comparative Cultures | 3 |
| SOC 120 | Introduction to Women's Studies | 3 |
| SOC 207 | Race and Ethnic Relations | 3 |
| SPAN 101 | Elementary Spanish (First Semester) | 4 |
| SPAN 102 | Elementary Spanish (Second Semester) | 4 |
| SPAN 201 | Intermediate Spanish (Third Semester) | 4 |
| SPAN 203 | Spanish for Native Speakers | 4 |
| SPAN 205 | Hispanic Film, Literature, and Composition | 3 |
Area G—American Institutions & History**
A minimum of 3 semester units is required.
| Required courses: | ||
| HIST 110 | United States History to 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 110H | United States History to 1877 (Honors) | 3 |
| HIST 111 | United States History Since 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 111H | United States History Since 1877 (Honors) | 3 |
| HIST 116 | History of the Americas to 1830 | 3 |
| HIST 117 | History of the Americas Since 1830 | 3 |
| HIST 141 | Mexican American History Through 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 142 | Mexican American History Since 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 145 | African American History to 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 146 | African American History Since 1877 | 3 |
| PLSC 102 | American Institutions and History | 4 |
Important Information & Footnotes
This general education pattern is 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.
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 listed in two different areas may be used in either area but not both.
| * | Courses completed with a "C" or "P" can be used to meet the graduation competency requirements. |
| ** | Courses completed in these categories may also satisfy other general education requirements. |
| *** | Active duty military personnel and U.S. military veterans may satisfy E-2 through submission of a military transcript that demonstrates the completion of Basic Training or Recruit Training (DD214, DD295, or other military transcript). |
| # | Laboratory course. |
