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2016-2017 Catalog-EXPIRED [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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:

General Education

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 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 270 - Multicultural Literature Credits: 3
EN 271 - African-American Literature Credits: 3
EN 272 - African American Literature II Credits: 3
EN 281 - Survey of British Literature 1 Credits: 3
EN 282 - Survey of British Literature 2 Credits: 3

Foreign Language

Only one Foreign Language course may be used as a Humanities general education elective.

ARA 101 - Introductory Arabic 1 Credits: 4
ARA 102 - Introductory Arabic 2 Credits: 4
CHI 101 - Introductory Chinese 1 Credits: 4
CHI 102 - Introductory Chinese 2 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

History

For students who are in the 2016-2017 catalog year, a History course can now meet either a Humanities or Social Sciences requirement. Please note each History course can only count as either a Humanities or Social Science, not both.

HS 101 - Western Civilization to 1500 Credits: 4
HS 102 - Western Civilization Since 1500 Credits: 4
HS 120 - World History to 1500 CE Credits: 3
HS 121 - World History since 1500 CE Credits: 3
HS 215 - The Modern World 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 - US 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

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 220 - Global Studies through Domestic 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 - 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 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 - American Government Credits: 3

Anthropology

AN 201 - Introduction to Anthropology Credits: 3
AN 205 - Introduction to Archaeology Credits: 3
AN 210 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Credits: 3
AN 280 - Native American Culture Credits: 3

Economics

EC 251 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
EC 252 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3

Gender Studies

GST 200 - Introduction to Gender Studies Credits: 3

Geography

GE 135 - World Regional Geography Credits: 3
GE 210 - Cultural Geography Credits: 3
GE 253 - Geography of the U.S. and Canada Credits: 3
GE 281 - Immigration and Ethnicity in America Credits: 3

History

For students who are in the 2016-2017 catalog year, a History course can now meet either a Humanities or Social Sciences requirement. Please note each History course can only count as either a Humanities or Social Science, not both.

HS 101 - Western Civilization to 1500 Credits: 4
HS 102 - Western Civilization Since 1500 Credits: 4
HS 120 - World History to 1500 CE Credits: 3
HS 121 - World History since 1500 CE Credits: 3
HS 215 - The Modern World 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 - US 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

Psychology

PY 201 - General Psychology Credits: 3

Sociology

SO 251 - Principles of Sociology Credits: 3
SO 254 - Social Problems Credits: 3
SO 260 - Race and Ethnicity Credits: 3

Natural Science & Mathematics

Math

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 215 - Statistics Credits: 4

Math (Does not meet MTA Requirement)

MA 107 - Intermediate Algebra Credits: 4

Natural 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

Chemistry

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

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

Physical Science

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

Natural Science (non-lab)

AS 102 - Introductory Astronomy Credits: 3
CHM 100 - Basic Chemistry Credits: 3
GL 106 - Environmental Geoscience Credits: 3

Correction

GE 132 was removed as a Social Science option. (corrected September 23, 2016)

HU 220 was added as a Humanities option. (corrected March 14, 2017)