General Education Electives

Most general education electives* are organized into three categories:

• Humanities
• Natural Science/Mathematics
• Social Sciences

Humanities Subject Areas

Art

• A World of Art (ART-100)
• Drawing I (ART-101)
• Painting I (ART-111)
• History of Western Art I (ART-166)
• History of Western Art II (ART-167)
• Two-Dimensional Design (ART-221)

Communications

• Fundamentals of Speech (COM-108)
• Introduction to Mass Communications I (COM-120)
• Introduction to Mass Communications II (COM-121)
• Public Speaking (COM-209)
• Interpersonal Communication (COM-330)
• Elements of Intercultural Communication (COM-335)
• Interviewing (COM-402)
• Managerial Communications (MAN-373)
• Leadership Communications (MAN-376)
• Marketing Communications (MAR-321)*
  *This is a TECEP

English

• Technical Writing (ENG-201)
• Business Letter and Report Writing I (ENG-216)
• Business Letter and Report Writing II (ENG-217)
• Fiction Writing (ENG-231)
• Writing Poetry I (ENG-243)
• Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice (ENG-298)
• One Writer's Vision: Jane Austen (ENG-393)

Film

• American Cinema (FIL-110)

Homeland Security

• Critical Thinking for Homeland Security (HLS-355)

Humanities

• Humanities I (HUM-101)
• Humanities II (HUM-102)

Journalism

• Public Relations Writing and Editing (JOU-280)
• News Writing (JOU-352)
• Desktop Publishing (JOU-393)

Literature

• Literary Roots of Western Culture (LIT-202)
• American Literature I (LIT-205)
• American Literature II (LIT-206)
• Introduction to Children's Literature (LIT-221)
• Analysis and Interpretation of Literature (LIT-291)
• Advanced American Literature I (LIT-301)
• Advanced American Literature II (LIT-302)
• African Encounters (LIT-331)

Music

• Piano Pedagogy (MUS-128)
• Applied Music I (MUS-142)
• Applied Music II (MUS-143)
• Elementary Piano I (MUS-160)
• Elementary Piano II (MUS-161)
• Guitar I (MUS-168)
• Music History I (MUS-182)
• Music History II (MUS-183)
• Music Theory II (MUS-302)
• Conducting I (MUS-379)

Philosophy

• Contemporary Ethics (PHI-286)
• Philosophy of Religion (PHI-370)
• Ethics and the Business Professional (PHI-384)

Photography

• Introduction to Photography (PHO-101)
• Digital Camera I (PHO-363)

Religion

• Women in Religion (REL-201)
• Principles of Christian Faith (REL-229)
• An Introduction to Islam (REL-275)
• The Nature of the Bible (REL-296)
• Introduction to World Religions (REL-405)
• Eastern Religions (REL-406)
• Western Religions (REL-407)

Spanish

• Elementary Spanish I (SPA-101)
• Elementary Spanish II (SPA-102)
• Elementary Spanish III (SPA-103)
• Advanced Spanish I (SPA-301)
• Advanced Spanish II (SPA-302)
• Advanced Conversation (SPA-327)

Theater Arts

• Acting I (THA-120)

Natural Science/Mathematics Subject Areas

Astronomy

• Introductory Astronomy (AST-101)

Biology

• Introductory Biology (BIO-101)
• The Science of Nutrition (BIO-208)

Chemistry

• Survey of Chemistry (CHE-101)
• General Chemistry I (CHE-111)
• General Chemistry II (CHE-112)

Computer Science

• Introduction to Computers (COS-101)
• C Programming (COS-116)
• Visual BASIC (COS-191)
• C++ Programming (COS-213)
• Assembly Language (COS-231)
• Data Structures (COS-241)
• UNIX (COS-283)
• Computer Architecture (COS-330)
• Operating Systems (COS-352)
• Artificial Intelligence (COS-451)

Computer Information Systems

• Computer Concepts and Applications (CIS-107)*
  *not all CIS courses apply as general education elective.

Earth Science

• General Earth Science (EAS-101)
• Elements of Meteorology (EAS-131)
• The Science of Disasters (EAS-201)

Electrical Technology

• DC Circuits (ELE-211)
• AC Circuits (ELE-212)

Environmental Science

• Global Environmental Change (ENS-314)

Fitness and Wellness

• Kinesiology (FIT-211)

Geology

• Physical Geology (GEO-151)

Gerontology

• Biological Aspects of Aging (GER-412)

Mathematics

• Applied Liberal Arts Mathematics (MAT-105)
• Intermediate Algebra (MAT-115)
• Quantitative Business Analysis (MAT-119)
• College Algebra (MAT-121)
• Precalculus for Business (MAT-128)
• Precalculus for Technology (MAT-129)
• Calculus I (MAT-231)
• Calculus II (MAT-232)
• Discrete Mathematics (MAT-270)

Physics

• Physics I (PHY-111)
• Physics II (PHY-112)
• Nuclear Physics (PHY-271)

Statistics

• Principles of Statistics (STA-201)

Social Sciences Subject Areas

Anthropology

• Introduction to Anthropology (ANT-101)

Administration of Justice

• Introduction to Criminal Justice (AOJ-102)
• White Collar Crime (AOJ-303)
• Victimology and Criminal Behavior (AOJ-381)
• Public Policy, Crime and Criminal Justice (AOJ-484)

Economics

• Macroeconomics (ECO-111)
• Microeconomics (ECO-112)
• International Economics (ECO-490)

History

• Western Civilization I (HIS-101)
• Western Civilization II (HIS-102)
• American History I (HIS-113)
• American History II (HIS-114)
• American Civil Rights Movement (HIS-210)
• American Civil War (HIS-235)
• Introduction to Chinese History and Culture (HIS-261)
• African History and Culture (HIS-301)
• African American History (HIS-306)
• The Middle East (HIS-310)
• War and American Society (HIS-356)
• Leaders in History (LDR-324)

Homeland Security

• Counter-Terrorism: Constitutional and Legislative Issues (HLS-410)
• Homeland Security: Preparedness, Prevention and Deterrence (HLS-420)
• Protecting the Homeland —Response and Deterrence (HLS-429)

Political Science

• American Government (POS-110)
• Constitutional Issues (POS-310)

Psychology

• Introduction to Psychology (PSY-101)
• Developmental Psychology (PSY-211)
• Thanatology: An Understanding of Death and Dying (PSY-300)
• Worlds of Childhood (PSY-317)
• Research in Experimental Psychology (PSY-322)
• Introduction to Counseling (PSY-331)
• Psychology of Sport (PSY-334)
• Abnormal Psychology (PSY-350)
• Psychology of Personality (PSY-352)
• Organizational Theory (PSY-360)
• Industrial Psychology (PSY-363)
• Introduction to Social Psychology (PSY-370)
• Social Psychology (PSY-379)

Sociology

• Introduction to Sociology (SOC-101)
• Marriage and the Family (SOC-210)
• Juvenile Delinquency (SOC-242)
• Criminology (SOC-291)
• Crisis Intervention (SOC-305)
• Social Gerontology (SOC-315)
• Child Abuse/Maltreatment (SOC-316)
• Cultural Diversity in the United States (SOC-322)
• Complex Organizations (SOC-361)
• Sociology of Work (SOC-362)
• Women and Social Action (SOC-376)
• Gangs (SOC-384)
• Modern Sociological Foundations (SOC-387)
• Contemporary Sociological Theory (SOC-417)

Social Sciences

• Living in the Information Age (SOS-110)
• Self Assessment and Career Exploration (SOS-150)
• Drugs and Society (SOS-304)
• The Management of Stress and Tension (SOS-320)
• Terrorism (SOS-440)
• Research Methods in the Social Sciences (SOS-492)