Merced College |
2007 - 2008 |
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 |
| Comm 1, 1H, 4, 5. |
A-2: Written Communication |
| Engl 1A. |
A-3: Critical Thinking |
| Engl/Phil 13 or 13H; Phil 10, 12. |
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 |
| Arch 1; Astron 1, 1L; Chem 2A, 2B, 4A, 4B; Geog 1, 1L; Geol 1, 2; Phy Sci 1, 1L; Phys 2A, 2B, 4A, 4B, 4C,10; Soil 10. |
B-2: Life Science |
| Anthro 1; Biol 1, 4, 4H, 6, 8, 9, 13 16, 18, 20, 25; BOT 1; PLSC 10. |
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 |
| Math 2, 4A, 4B, 4C, 5A, 5B, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20A, 20B, 21, 25, 26. |
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 1, 2, 6, 12A, 15, 24A; Drama 1, 3 or Engl 3; Engl 14; Music 1, 11, 12, 13, 14. |
C-2: Humanities (Literature, Philosophy, Foreign Languages) |
| Dram 1; Engl 1B, 4A, 4B, 5, 6A, 6B, 7, 10, 11, 18 or Hum 18; French 1, 2, 3; German 1, 2, 3, 4; Hist 4A, 4B, 8A, 8B, 9A, 9B, 17A, 17AH, 17B, 17BH; Hmng 1, 2; Hum 1, 1H, 2, 2H, 15, 18 or Engl 18, 21; Jpns 1AB, 2; Phil 1, 1H, 3, 4, 5, 15; Span 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 11. |
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 |
| Anthro 2, 10. |
D-2: Economics |
| AGBS 11; Econ 1A, 1B. |
D-3: Ethnic Studies |
| Hist 8A, 21, 22, 23, 24; Hum 15. |
D-4: Gender Studies |
| NONE |
D-5: Geography |
| Geog 2. |
D-6: History |
| Hist 4A, 4B, 8A, 8B, 17A, 17AH, 17B, 7BH, 21, 22, 23, 24, 29. |
D-7: Interdisciplinary Social or Behavioral Science |
| AGRI 10; Comm 30; Scsc 1. |
D-8: Political Science, Government and Legal Institutions |
| Posc 1, 2. |
D-9: Psychology |
| Psych 1A, 1AH, 22, 23. |
D-0: Sociology and Criminology |
| Crim 1; Soc 1. |
AREA E: LIFELONG UNDERSTANDING AND SELF-DEVELOPMENT |
| Select a minimum of three units from the courses listed below. |
| 3 units minimum |
| CLDV 8, 9 or Psyc 9; Guid 30; Health 10, 16; Nutr 10; Psych 9 or CLDV 9, 22, 23. |
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 17A - US 1 & US 2 |
| HIST 17AH - US 1 & US 2 |
| HIST 17B - US 1 & US 3 |
| HIST 17BH - US 1 & US 3 |
| HIST 22 - US 1 |
| POSC 1 - US 2 & US 3 |