General Education Courses

The GRCC General Education Program is comprised of English Composition and three distribution groups: Humanities (Group I); Social Sciences (Group II); Natural Sciences and Mathematics (Group III). Survey of American Government (PS110), is a mandatory Social Sciences requirement for all GRCC curricula. In addition to these categories, students must take one Wellness course. The courses that fall within the distribution groups are listed below:

English Composition
EN 100 - College Writing Credits: 3
OR
EN 101 - English Composition-1 Credits: 3
EN 102 - English Composition-2 Credits: 3
Humanities
Art
AT 105 - History of Art Before 1400 Credits: 3
AT 106 - History of Art Since 1400 Credits: 3
AT 270 - History of Architecture Credits: 3
English
EN 233 - Poetry Credits: 3
EN 235 - Drama Credits: 3
EN 237 - Fiction: Shorter and Longer Forms Credits: 3
EN 242 - Popular Literature Credits: 3
EN 247 - Creative Writing 1 Credits: 3
EN 248 - Creative Writing II Credits: 3
EN 250 - Children’s Literature Credits: 4
EN 251 - Multicultural American Literature for Children Credits: 3
EN 252 - Shakespeare Credits: 3
EN 261 - Great American Writers 1 Credits: 3
EN 262 - Great American Writers 2 Credits: 3
EN 270 - Multicultural Literature Credits: 3
EN 271 - African-American Literature Credits: 3
EN 272 - African American Literature II Credits: 3
EN 275 - Theatre Workshop (Stratford/Shakespeare) Credits: 3
EN 278 - Introduction to Women’s Literature Credits: 3
EN 281 - Survey of British Literature 1 Credits: 3
EN 282 - Survey of British Literature 2 Credits: 3
EN 284 - LGBTQ Literature Credits: 3
Foreign Language
ARA 101 - Introductory Arabic Credits: 4
ARA 102 - Introductory Arabic 2 Credits: 4
CHI 101 - Introductory Chinese I Credits: 4
CHI 102 - Introductory Chinese II Credits: 4
FR 101 - Introductory French 1 Credits: 4
FR 102 - Introductory French 2 Credits: 4
FR 231 - Intermediate French 1 Credits: 4
FR 232 - Intermediate French II Credits: 4
GR 101 - Introductory German 1 Credits: 4
GR 102 - Introductory German II Credits: 4
GR 231 - Intermediate German I Credits: 4
GR 232 - Intermediate German II Credits: 4
SP 101 - Introductory Spanish-1 Credits: 4
SP 102 - Introductory Spanish-2 Credits: 4
SP 231 - Intermediate Spanish-1 Credits: 4
SP 232 - Intermediate Spanish-2 Credits: 4
Humanities
HU 204 - Humanities and the Human Adventure I Credits: 4
HU 205 - Humanities and the Human Adventure II Credits: 4
HU 210 - The Art of Being Human Credits: 3
HU 219 - Global Studies Through International Travel Credits: 3
HU 273 - Film Viewing and Construction - An Introduction to Film Credits: 3
HU 281 - Exploring World Religions Credits: 3
Music
MUS 110 - The Appreciation of World and Western Music Credits: 3
MUS 111 - Jazz In Contemporary America Credits: 3
MUS 130 - American Popular Music Credits: 3
Philosophy
PL 201 - Introduction to Philosophy Credits: 3
PL 202 - Introduction to Logic Credits: 3
PL 205 - Introduction to Ethics Credits: 3
PL 206 - Biomedical Ethics Credits: 3
PL 207 - Contemporary Moral Choices Credits: 3
PL 209 - Business Ethics Credits: 3
Theater
TH 248 - Introduction to Theater Credits: 3
Social Sciences
Political Science
All students must take PS 110 to graduate.

PS 110 - Survey of American Government Credits: 3
Economics
EC 251 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
EC 252 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
Anthropology
AN 201 - Introduction to Anthropology Credits: 3
AN 205 - Introduction to Archaeology Credits: 3
AN 210 - Cultural Anthropology Credits: 3
AN 280 - The Culture and History of Native Americans Credits: 3
History
HS 101 - Western Civilization to 1500 Credits: 4
HS 102 - Western Civilization Since 1500 Credits: 4
HS 120 - World History to 1500 Credits: 3
HS 121 - World History Since 1500 Credits: 3
HS 215 - The Modern World Credits: 3
HS 225 - History of Gender and Sexuality Credits: 3
HS 230 - The History of Latin America Credits: 3
HS 239 - The History of Ulster Credits: 3
HS 240 - The Course of Irish History Credits: 3
HS 242 - History of England (post 1783) Credits: 3
HS 249 - U.S. History Through Reconstruction Credits: 3
HS 250 - U.S. History From Reconstruction to the Present Credits: 3
HS 251 - African-American History and Culture Credits: 3
HS 260 - History of Michigan Credits: 3
HS 281 - Immigration & Ethnicity in America Credits: 3
HS 290 - History of Russia and East Europe Credits: 3
Gender Studies
GST 200 - Introduction to Gender Studies Credits: 3
Geography
GE 132 - Physical Geography Credits: 4
GE 135 - World Regional Geography Credits: 3
GE 210 - Cultural Geography Credits: 3
GE 253 - Geography of the US and Canada Credits: 3
GE 281 - Immigration & Ethnicity in America Credits: 3
Psychology
PY 201 - General Psychology Credits: 3
Sociology
SO 251 - Principles of Sociology Credits: 3
SO 254 - Social Problems Credits: 3
SO 260 - Race & Ethnicity Credits: 3
Mathematics & Natural Science
Math (Meets MTA Requirements)
MA 108 - Trigonometry Credits: 3
MA 110 - College Algebra Credits: 4
MA 124 - Mathematics for Liberal Arts Students Credits: 4
MA 127 - Finite Mathematics with Applications Credits: 4
MA 129 - Survey of Calculus Credits: 5
MA 131 - Precalculus Credits: 5
MA 133 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry 1 Credits: 5
MA 210 - Mathematics for Elementary Teachers 1 Credits: 4
MA 211 - Mathematics for Elementary Teachers 2 Credits: 4
MA 215 - Statistics Credits: 4
Math Course Sequences
MA 108  and MA 110

MA 131   and MA 245

MA 131  and MA 129

MA 131   and MA 133

MA 131   and MA 215

MA 129  and MA 215

MA 133  and MA 134

MA 133   and MA 215

MA 133  and MA 245

MA 110   and MA 129

MA 110  and MA 215

MA 127   and MA 129

MA 127  andMA 215

Math (does not meet MTA requirements)
BA 254 - Business Statistics Credits: 3
MA 107 - Intermediate Algebra Credits: 4
PY 281 - Introduction to Statistics Credits: 4
Science (with Lab)
Astronomy
AS 103 - Descriptive Astronomy Credits: 4
AS 106 - The Solar System and Extra-Solar Planets Credits: 4
AS 108 - Stars, Galaxies and Cosmology Credits: 4
Biology
BI 101 - General Biology Credits: 4
BI 117 - General Human Anatomy and Physiology Credits: 4
BI 121 - Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 Credits: 4
BI 127 - Microbiology Credits: 4
BI 151 - Introduction to Cells, Molecules and Genes Credits: 4
BI 152 - Biological Diversity Credits: 4
BI 153 - Plant Biology Credits: 4
BI 154 - Animal Biology Credits: 4
Biology Course Sequences
BI 101   and BI 215

BI 121  and BI 122

BI 151   and BI 152

BI 151  and BI 215

BI 151   and BI 232

BI 153   and BI 154

BI 153  and BI 215

BI 153   and BI 151

BI 154   and BI 215

BI 154   and BI 151

Chemistry
CHM 110 - Chemistry in the Modern World Credits: 4
CHM 120 - Survey of General Chemistry Credits: 5
CHM 130 - General Chemistry 1 Credits: 4
CHM 131 - General Chemistry 1 Laboratory Credits: 1
CHM 150 - Honors Chemistry I Credits: 4
CHM 151 - Honors Chemistry 1 Laboratory Credits: 1
CHM 210 - Inorganic, Organic, and Biochemistry Credits: 4
Chemistry Course Sequences
CHM 120  and CHM 240

CHM 120  and CHM 230  /CHM 231

CHM 130  /CHM 131   and CHM 140  /CHM 141

CHM 150  /CHM 151   and CHM 160  /CHM 161

CHM 130  /CHM 131   and CHM 160  / CHM 161

CHM 150  /CHM 151   and CHM 140  /CHM 141

Geography
GE 132 - Physical Geography Credits: 4
Geology
GL 101 - Introduction to Geology Credits: 4
GL 105 - Environmental Geology Credits: 4
GL 111 - Earth Science for Education Credits: 4
Physics
PH 115 - Technical Physics Credits: 4
PH 125 - College Physics 1 Credits: 4
PH 245 - Calculus Physics 1 Credits: 5
Physics Course Sequences
PH 125   and PH 126

PH 125   and PH 246

PH 245   and PH 246

Physical Science
PC 101 - General Physical Science Credits: 4
PC 111 - Physics of Everyday Life Credits: 4