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MONROE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Bachelor of General Studies
CURRICULUM GUIDE 2003-2004
The College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters (CASL) Bachelor of General Studies program is designed for community college graduates who want to further their education and pursue an undergraduate degree utilizing all previous coursework. Students entering from community colleges with an Associate degree in a vocational, technical or liberal arts field may transfer up to 62 hours of credit. Students create their own curriculum path choosing three individual areas of focus or minors and thus tailor their coursework to career goals and workplace environments. Students may also customize their educational program by enrolling in internships or cooperative education.
LOWER LEVEL DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS:
ENGLISH COMPOSITION (2 courses): ENG 151 and 152. Students are required to take an English Placement exam at UM-D. For those students who place below the COMP 105 level, COMP 227 will be required.
SOCIAL/BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (2 courses): Courses may be chosen from anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, social science, and sociology. ANTHR 151; ECON 251, 252, 256; HIST 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 160, 255, 256; POLSC 101, 151, 252; PSYCH 151, 152, 153, 254; SOC 151, 152, 251, 252.
HUMANITIES (2 courses): Humanities courses may be selected from art history, comparative literature, English literature, foreign literature, music history, philosophy, humanities, and religion. ART 280, 281, 282; ENGL 251, 252, 253, 255, 260; HUM 151, 152; MUS 268; PHIL 152, 253.
NATURAL SCIENCE (1 course): Science courses may be selected from biological science, chemistry, environmental science, geology, natural science, and physics. ASTM 151; BIO 152, 154, 157+158, 251, 252, 260; CHEM 150, 151, 152, 251, 252; ESC 151; PHYSC 151; PHY 151, 152, 251, 252.
MATHEMATICS
(1 course): MATH 154, 157, 159, 162, 164, 171, 172, 251, 271, 273.
CASL policy requires those students with 60 or more hours to be in
a specific degree program. In the case of BGS, the student must
officially declare three areas of focus. Selection should be reviewed
with an advisor in the CASL Office of Advising and Student Records, and
may be from Groups I, II, or III found on the back of this guide.
The following guidelines apply to the BGS
program:
»Only one area of focus may be outside of CASL in Group
III.
»48 hours of upper division credit (courses numbered 300 and above) are
required.
»30 hours of upper division credit are required within
CASL. Areas of focus within CASL are listed in groups I and II.
Group III is a listing of the areas of focus outside of CASL.
AREAS OF FOCUS
GROUP I Single disciplinary areas within CASL - 12 hours required at the 300 level or above
| Anthropology
Applied Statistics Art History Biochemistry Biological Sciences Chemistry Comparative Literature Computer & Computational Math Economics English Environmental Science French Studies Geology German |
History Hispanic Studies Humanities Linguistics Mathematics Microbiology Music Philosophy Physics Political Science Psychology (prerequisite: Introduction to Psychology) Sociology Statistics (Applied) |
GROUP II Multi-disciplinary areas within CASL - 15 hours required at the 300 level or above
African/African-American Studies
Afro Industry Studies**
Communications (prerequisite: Principles of Speech Communication)
Criminal Justice Studies
Earth Science
Environmental Studies
Film Studies
Health Policy Studies
Law and Society
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Organizational Change/Multicultural Global Environment***
Religious Studies
Social Science Research Methodology
Technological Structures and Change/Manufacturing**
Women's Studies
GROUP III/areas outside
of CASL - 12 hours required at
the 300 level or above
CIS
Management (formerly "Business")
* Some courses
available on-line
** Available on-line only
*** Available on-line and on-campus
In order to be considered
for admission, an application, all required transcripts
and documentation and the application fee if applicable must be submitted
to the
Office of Admissions and Orientation by the first day of class of your
desired term of entry.
20 Oct 2003