American River College |
2008 - 2009 |
AREA A: COMMUNICATION IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND CRITICAL THINKING |
| Select one course from each category. All courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or better. |
| 9 units minimum |
A-1: Oral Communication |
| SPEECH 301, 331, 361. |
A-2: Written Communication |
| ENGWR 300, 480; ESLW 340. |
A-3: Critical Thinking |
| ENGWR 301, 302, 481, 482; ESL 350; PHIL 320; SPEECH 302, 311. |
AREA B: PHYSICAL UNIVERSE AND ITS LIFE FORMS |
| Select one course from each category. One Physical or Life Science course must include a laboratory experience (underlined). Courses in area B-4 must be completed with a grade of "C" or better. |
| 9 units minimum |
B-1: Physical Science |
| ASTR 300, 310, 320, 330, 400; CHEM 305, 309, 325, 400, 401, 423; GEOG 300, 301, 306, 307, 308, 309; GEOL 300, 301, 305, 306, 310, 311, 325, 330, 331, 342, 345; PHYS 310, 311, 312, 350, 410; PS 300, 301. |
B-2: Life Science |
| ANTH 300, 301, 303, 480; BIOL 300, 303, 305, 310, 342, 350, 352, 370, 400, 410, 420, 430, 440, 442, 482; PSYC 310, 311. |
B-3: Laboratory Activity |
| Students must select at least one laboratory experience (see underlined courses in areas B-1 and B-2). |
B-4: Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning |
| CISP 440; MATH 300, 310, 325, 330, 340, 342, 344, 350, 351, 370, 400, 401, 402, 410, 420; PSYC 330; STAT 301. |
AREA C: ARTS, LITERATURE, PHILOSOPHY AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES |
| Select one course from area C-1, one course from area C-2, and one additional course (different discipline) from either C-1 or C-2. |
| 9 units minimum |
C-1: Arts (Art, Dance, Music, Theatre) |
| ART 300, 320, 324, 370, 372, 390, 420, 430; ARTH 300, 302, 308, 310, 322, 333, 334, 480, 482, 483; ARTNM 305, 310; ARTPH 300; FASHN 330; MUFHL 300, 310, 311, 315, 321, 330, 400, 401, 410, 411, 480; MUIVI 310, 340, 370, 385, 430, 440, 442, 444, 446; MUP 310, 320, 330, 340, 350, 360, 400, 410, 412, 416, 424; MUSM 342, 370; TA 300, 302, 303, 306, 310, 312, 314, 315, 318, 350, 390, 406, 435, 480, 481. |
C-2: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Foreign Languages) |
| ENGLT 300, 304, 310, 311, 320, 321, 327, 333, 334, 338, 340, 341, 345, 360, 370, 372, 374, 376, 378, 380, 382, 390, 392, 403, 494; FREN 411, 412; GERM 411, 412; HIST 300, 302, 305, 307, 308, 340, 341, 364, 365, 367, 373, 399, 480, 481; HUM 300, 310, 320, 326, 330, 360, 365, 481, 482; ITAL 411; PHIL 300, 310, 330, 331, 350, 353, 354, 360; RUSS 411, 412; SILA 315, 316; SPAN 411, 412; SPEECH 305. |
AREA D: SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC INSTITUTIONS AND BEHAVIOR |
| Select one course from D-1 through D-0. Students are expected to complete the American Institutions requirement in this section (courses identified in section F). |
| 9 units minimum |
D-1: Anthropology and Archaeology |
| ANTH 310, 315, 320, 330, 333, 334, 341. |
D-2: Economics |
| BUS 320, 330, 345; ECON 302, 304, 320. |
D-3: Ethnic Studies |
| BUS 330. |
D-4: Gender Studies |
| NONE |
D-5: Geography |
| GEOG 310, 320, 322. |
D-6: History |
| HIST 300, 302, 305, 307, 308, 310, 311, 315, 320, 330, 333, 334, 340, 341, 343, 364, 365, 367, 373, 480, 481, 483, 484. |
D-7: Interdisciplinary Social or Behavioral Science |
| ECE 314; JOUR 310; PHIL 360; SOCSC 310, 312. |
D-8: Political Science, Government and Legal Institutions |
| BUS 345; POLS 301, 302, 310, 320, 322, 330, 332. |
D-9: Psychology |
| ECE 312, 314; PSYC 300, 305, 320, 340, 356, 361, 370, 372, 383, 480, 481. |
D-0: Sociology and Criminology |
| SOC 300, 301, 320, 325, 342, 350. |
AREA E: LIFELONG UNDERSTANDING AND SELF-DEVELOPMENT |
| Select 3 units from the following. |
| 3 units minimum |
Area 1 |
| ECE 312; GERON 300, 302; HEED 300, 352; HSER 330, 340; INDIS 325; NUTRI 300; PSYC 340, 342, 354, 356, 358, 359, 365, 370, 372, 374, 390, 400, 481; SOC 335; SPEECH 321. |
Area 2 |
| Physical Education Activity Courses with one of the following prefixs: ADAPT, DANCE, FITNS, PACT, TMACT, SPORT. Except FITNS 321, 339, FITNS 400 taken on line or any course numbered 495, 498, or 499. |
AREA F: AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS (F1-2-3) |
| US 1-3 American Institutions - Select a combination of courses that fulfill the requirements for US 1-3. |
| US 1, Historical Development of American Institutions. |
| US 2, Constitution of the United States and the operation of representative democratic government under the constitution. |
| US 3, The process of California state and local government. |
| Hist 310 - US 1 |
| Hist 311 - US 1 |
| Hist 318 - US 1 |
| Hist 320 - US 1 |
| Hist 321 - US 1 |
| Hist 323 - US 1 |
| Hist 325 - US 1 |
| Hist 327 - US 1 |
| Hist 330 - US 1 |
| Hist 483 - US 1 |
| Hist 484 - US 1 |
| PolS 301 - US 2 & US 3 |