[PLEASE NOTE: There are no changes from the 2013/14 or 2014/15 MC General Education List]
MontgomeryCollege’sGeneral EducationProgram meetsMaryland State(MHEC)guidelines. TheMHECtransfer policy
assuresthatgeneraleducation coursestaken atanyMDStateinstitutionwill transfer toanother MDStateinstitution
withouttheneed for acourse-by-coursematch.
ForMDpublicschools,youdonothavetofulfillGeneralEducation AREA lines on ARTSYS Recommended Transfer Program (RTP) pages. For example, studentswhofinish MC'sGeneral EducationRequirementsbelowforan AA degree(34creditswith a3-creditHLTH)will have met34creditsofUMCP(CollegePark)’sGeneral Education Requirementswithouta course-by-coursematch
and will needtotakeonly6morecredits-twocourses- of GeneralEducationafter transfer.
Students transferring to private or out-of-state schools should select General Education courses carefully.
Coursesinbold/italicsarerecommendedforanyone undecidedaboutatransferdestination(in-orout-of-state,public or private).
See theMCTransferPage seeanMCcounselororadviser.
Completing an Associate’s degree(AA,AS, orAAT)assures thatyou havefulfilled MDGeneralEducation Program requirements.
AssociateofAppliedScience(AAS)-20creditsofGeneralEducationcoursesrequired ProgramsofstudyforanA.A.S.degreearedesignedforemploymentandcareeradvancementwithinaparticularareaofstudy. AASprogramsarenotdesignedtotransfer;however,afewschoolsmayacceptAASdegrees–seeanadviser. Inadditiontothe coursesintheirmajorareaofstudy,studentsneedtotakeaminimumof20credithoursofgeneraleducationcourseswhichinclude:
MathematicsFoundation...... 3credits
SpeechFoundation...... 3credits
HealthFoundation...... 1-3credits / ArtsorHumanitiesDistribution...... 3 credits
Behavioral and Social Sciences Distribution...... 3 credits
Natural Science with Laboratory...... 4 credits
AssociateofArts(AA),AssociateofScience(AS), &AssociateofArtsin Teaching(AAT)-30/ 34creditsGeneralEducationrequired AA,ASandAATdegreesparallelthefirsttwoyearsofbachelor’sdegreestudyandtransfertofour-yearcollegesanduniversities. Studentswhoplantotransfer shouldmeetwithanadvisorasearlyaspossibletoensurethatallormostoftheircoursecreditswill transfertothefour-yearinstitutionoftheirchoice.Inadditiontothecoursesintheir majorareaofstudy,studentsneedtotakea minimumof30(AS)or34-31(AA,AAT)credithoursofgeneraleducationcourseswhichinclude:
EnglishFoundation...... 3credits MathematicsFoundation...... 3credits SpeechFoundation...... 3credits HealthFoundation.(a 3 cr.HEisrecommended)...... 3–1cr.
*A.A.& A.S.degreesmustincludeonecoursemarkedwithanasterisk*tofulfilltheGeneralEducationGlobalCultural Perspectivesrequirement,marked“M”in coursedescriptions.
ArtsDistribution...... 3credits HumanitiesDistribution...... 3credits ArtsorHumanitiesDistribution(AAandAAT).....3credits BehavioralandSocialSciencesDistribution(mustbe
fromtwo differentdisciplines...... 6credits NaturalSciencewithlaboratory...... 4credits NaturalScience,non-laborlaboratory...... 3-4credits
General EducationFOUNDATIONCOURSES–requiredfor AllAssociate’sDegrees:
EnglishFoundation...... 3credits Onefrom:ENGL102CriticalReading,Writing,Research orENGL 103Crit.Reading/Writing/ResearchWorkplace
Allstudents must completeENGL101/101Aas aCollegeprerequisite forENGL102or103unlesseligibleforplacementintoENGL102
or103throughtransfercredit,APscores,orSAT/Accuplacerscores
andCollegeEnglishdepartmentpermission.[Formerly EN102 or109]
MathematicsFoundation...... 3-4credits
Chooseoneaccordingtomajor(s) desired:
MATH110Survey ofCollegeMathematics,MATH113Intro/Probability,
#MATH115/115AMathematicalIdeas,MA117/117AElementsof Statistics[MA116/116A], MA130,131,132Elementsof Mathematics†, MATH150ElementaryAppliedCalculus[MA160],MATH165Precalculus[MA180],MATH181CalculusI,MATH182CalculusII
#MATH115/115Ahas limited transferability,checkwith an adviser.
†MATH130-131-132arerequiredfortheAssociateofArtsin Teaching.
Manytransferinstitutions willnot acceptMA130,131,or132as a
generaleducationmath courseif anA.A.T.is not completed.
MATH117/117A,150,165& 181allfufillbothFundamental
MathandAnalyticReasoningGenEdrequirementsforUMCP.
SpeechFoundation...... 3credits
Chooseonefrom:
-COMM108Intro.toHumanCommunication[SP108] or
-COMM112Businessand ProfessionalCommunication[SP112]
HealthFoundation...... 1-3credits
- HLTH100Prin.ofHealthierLiving(1cr.)[HE100], HLTH113FirstAid andCPR(2credits) [HE107]
Undecided?Orplanning totransfertoUMCP orTowson?
Choosea 3-creditHLTHbelowfor greatertransferability:
Three(3)CreditHealthCourses: HLTH105Personal/Community Health[HE101],HLTH121NutritionFitness/Wellness[HE108], HLTH125PersonalizedHealthFitness[HE109],HLTH131Drugs/ LifestyleWellness[HE111],HLTH150Fitness/NutritionWeight Mgmt[HE150],HLTH160Sci./TheoryofHealth[HE120],HLTH170
IntrotoAging[HE130],HLTH200HealthIss./HumanSexuality
[HE112],HLTH205 Health/FitnessforTeachers[HE201],HLTH212
ControllingStress/Tension[HE202],* HLTH215 Women’sHealth
[HE204],HLTH220Emerg.MedicalResponders[HE205],HLTH225
Intro/HealthBehaviors[HE200],HLTH230Health/LaterYrs[HE230]
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Arts Distribution(ARTD)Note:AAdegrees-choose1Arts,1Humanities,and1additionalArtsorHumanitiesArts:
ARTT 100IntrotoDrawing[AR101] ARTT 102DesignStudio:2-D [AR103]
ARTT 105ColorTheoryApplication[AR105] ARTT 112DigitalPhotography/FineArtsI[AR112] ARTT 120CeramicsI [AR121]
ARTT 123Crafts[AR123]
* ARTT127ArtAppreciation[AR127]
ARTT 152PhotographicExpressionI [AR203]
* ARTT200,201Art HistoryI,II[AR107/108]
* ARTT 225WorldWoodcutTraditions[AR213] ARTT 247WeavingTextiles[AR227]
ARTT 265,266ArchitecturalHist.I, II[AR209/210]
* ARTT 270SurveyofAfricanArt[AR208]
* ARTT 272SurveyofAsianArt[AR130]
ARTT 275ItalianRenaissanceArt[AR235] ARTT 278AmericanArt[AR219]
ARTT 283AmericanArtSince1945[AR220] ARTT 280ModernArt:Origins& Dev.[AR231] DANC100IntrotoDance[DN100]
ENGL235FilmLiterature[EN220]
ENGL264Intro/Creative Writing/Fiction[EN218] ENGL272Intro/CreativeWriting/Poetry [EN223] FILM110IntrotoFilm[FL110]
GDES120IntrotoDigital Arts[GD/CG120]
IDES211,212HistoricInteriorsI, II [ID211/212] ISTD 173IntegratedArts[IS273]
MUSC110Listening toMusic [MU110]
*MUSC117World Music [MU111]
*MUSC125HistoryofJazz [MU133] Artsor
*MUSC131AmericanPopularHumanities: Music [MU136]
PHOT 150PhotographyI [PG150]
PHOT 161Intro/DigitalPhotography[PG161]
THET100Introtothe Theatre[TH108] THET110FundamentalsofActing[TH109] TVRA134MediaAppreciation[TR104]
Humanities Distribution(HUMD) UMCPrequires1ENGLLitor1HISTonlyifyoustarted@MC before2012.Humanities:
* ARAB101,102Elem.ArabicI,II[AB101/102]
* ASLP100AmericanSignLanguageI [SL100]
* ASLP110ASL II[SL110]
*CHIN101,102Elem.ChineseI,II[CN101/202]
*CHIN201Intermed.ChineseI, II [CN201/202]
*ENGL122Introto WorldMythology[EN122]
ENGL190Introto Literature[EN190]
*ENGL201,202Intro/WorldLit.I,II[EN201/202]
*ENGL205AsianLiterature[EN204]
*ENGL208WomeninLiterature[EN208]
ENGL211,212AmericanLit.I,II[EN211/212]
ENGL213,214BritishLit.I,II[EN213/214]
ENGL220TheAmericanNovel[EN216]
*ENGL223Intro/AsianAmericanLit.[EN204]
*ENGL226,227AfricanAmericanLitI,II[EN226/7]
ENGL230IntrotoModernDrama[EN230]
ENGL231IntrotoModernPoetry[EN231] ENGL233TheShort Story[EN221]
ENGL241AmericanLit/NatureEnvir.[EN210] ENGL245TheBibleasLiterature[EN209]
*ENGL248Lit.oftheHolocaust[EN217]
* FREN101,102Elem.FrenchI, II [FR101/102]
* FREN201,202Interm.FrenchI,II[FR201/202]
* FREN207,208Rdgsin FrenchLit. I,II[FR207/208]
* GERM101,102Elem. GermanI,II[GR101/102]
* GERM201,202Interm.GermanI, II [GR201/202]
*HIST112WomeninWorldHistory[HS112]
*HIST114TheWorldinthe20thCentury[HS114]
*HIST116,117World HistoryI,II[HS116/117]
*HIST146HistoryoftheAncientWorld[HS186] HIST147,148HistoryofEurope I,II [HS151/161] HIST190HistoryofSportin America[HS118] HIST200,201Hist./UnitedStatesI,II[HS201/202] HIST205Tech.Culture/WesternWorld[HS120]
*HIST209HistoryofAsianAmericans[HS137]
*HIST211Historyof LatinosintheU.S. [HS138]
*HIST228WomenintheWesternWorld[HS110]
HIST233AmericanUtopias[HS113]
*HIST235,236Hist.AfricanAmericansI,II[HS129/130]
*HIST240CivilRightsin America[HS136]
*HIST245LatinAmericanHistory[HS203]
*HIST247East AsianCivilization[HS207]
*HIST250ModernAsia[HS208]
HIST252U.S.& 20thCent.WorldAffairs[HS210]
*HIST255Conflict/ModernMiddleEast[HS214] HIST257,258Mod.MilitaryHist.I,II[HS217/218] HIST260TheUnitedStatessince1945[HS219]
HIST262,263Hist. of EnglandI,II[HS225/226]
*HIST265,266AfricanHistoryI,II[HS229/230]
*ITAL 101,102Elem.ItalianI, II[IT101/102]
*KORA101,102Elem.KoreanI, II[KR101/102]
*LING200Introto Linguistics[LG200]
*LATN101,102Elem.LatinI, II [LT101/102]
PHIL101IntrotoPhilosophy[PL 201]
PHIL 140IntrototheStudyof Ethics[PL 202]
*PHIL143IntrototheStudyof Religion[PL203] PHIL 190Elem.LogicSemantics[PL190]
PHIL 201 Morality& Contemp.Law[PL180] PHIL 205PhilosophyinLiterature[PL205]
*PHIL212,218WomeninPhil.I,II[PL207/208]
*PORT101,102Elem.PortugueseI, II[PU101/2]
*RUSS101,102Elem.RussianI, II[RU101/102]
*RUSS201,202Interm.RussianI, II[RU201/2]
* SPAN101,102Elem.SpanishI,II[SN101/2]
* SPAN103IntensiveElement.Spanish[SN103]
* SPAN106Spanish/HeritageSpeakers[SN106]
* SPAN201,202Interm.SpanishI, II [SN201/2]
* SPAN215Adv.SpanConvers& Comp.[SN215]
*SPAN216Adv.Rdgs.LatinAmer.Lit.[SN216]
*WMST101Introto Women’sStudies[WS101]
BehavioralSocialSciencesDistribution(BSSD)If2required,theymustbefrom2different disciplines
*ANTH201IntroSocioculturalAnthropol.[AN101]
* ANTH256WorldCultures[AN206]
* ASLP121IntrototheDeafCulture[SL121]
*CCJS110AdministrationofJustice[CJ110]
*ECON103Evolution/EconomicSocieties[EC103]
ECON105BasicEconomics[EC105]
ECON201Prin. ofEconomics –Macro[EC201] ECON202Prin. ofEconomicsII–Micro [EC202] GEOG 101Introto Geography[GE101]
GEOG105CulturalGeography[GE102]
GEOG113Economic Geography[GE103]
*GEOG 130GlobalGeography[GE110] POLI101AmericanGovernment[PS101]
POLI105IntrotoPoliticalScience[PS105]
*POLI203InternationalRelations[PS203]
*POLI206PoliticalIdeologies[PS121]
*POLI211ComparativePoliticsGov’ts[PS201]
POLI221WesternPoliticalThought[PS241]
POLI242StateLocal Government[PS102]
*POLI252RaceEthnicityinU.S.Politics[PS252]
*POLI256PoliticsoftheThirdWorld[PS282]
PSYC102GeneralPsychology[PY102]
*SOCY100IntrotoSociology[SO101]
* SOCY105Social Problems& Issues[SO105]
* SOCY208SociologyofGender[SO108]
* SOCY214SociologyoftheFamily[SO204]
* SOCY233RaceEthnic Relations[SO208]
* SOCY240SociologyofAgeAging[SO210]
* SOCY243TheSociologyof Sport[212]
* SOCY250GlobalizationIssues[SO240]
NaturalSciencesDistributionwithLab(NSLD)Fordegreesrequiring2sciences,onemusthavea lab:
AOSC105Meteorology:IntrotoWeather[ME101] ASTR101IntrotoAstronomy[AS101]
ASTR202IntrotoModernAstronomy[AS102]
BIOL101GeneralBiology[BI101]
BIOL105EnvironmentalBiology& BIOL106Lab
BIOL 130TheHumanBody BIOL 131Lab
BIOL150PrinciplesofBiologyI [BI107]SciMajors
BIOL151PrinciplesofBiology[BI108]
BIOL 207Ecology[BI217]
BIOL 212,213Human AnatomyPhys.I,II[BI204/5] CHEM109Chemistry& SocietyCHEM109L CHEM 115OrganicBiologicalChem.[CH103]
CHEM131PrinciplesofChemistryI [CH101]
CHEM132PrinciplesofChemistryII [CH102]
CHEM150Essent.OrganicBiochemistry[CH120] GEOG124PhysicalGeography[GE104]
GEOL101PhysicalGeology [GL101]GEOL
102Historical Geology{GL102]LNTP100
Intro.to Plant Sciences[LN100]
PHYS110SoundLightsintheArts[PH110] PHYS203,204General PhysicsI,II[PH203/04] PHYS262GeneralPhysicsII:Electricity[PH262] PHYS263Gen.PhysicsIII:Waves[PH263]
PSCI101,102PhysicalScienceI,II[PC101/102]
NaturalSciences Distribution withoutLab(NSND):2NDcoursemaybeaNon-Labfrombelow,orchoose twoLab’sabove
* ANTH215HumanEvolutionArchaeol[AN105]
{ANTH215doesnottransfertoUMBCasa Science} AOSC100Weather& Climate[ME100]
BIOL 114UnderstandingViruses[BI104]
BIOL105EnvironmentalBiology[BI105A]
BIOL 108MarineEnvironmentalSci.[BI106] BIOL 111Nat.Sci/ChesapeakeBay[BI109] BIOL 130TheHumanBody[BI130A]
CHEM109Chemistry& Society [CH109A]
ENES100Intro/EngineeringDesign[ES100] NUTR101IntrotoNutrition[NF103]
PHYS105ConceptualPhysics[PH105]
PHYS161Gen.PhysicsI:Mechanics[PH161]
*AAandASDegrees:YoumustpickonecoursewithanAsteriskto fulfilltheGlobal/CulturalPerspectivesRequirement(Multicultural).