2020-2021 College Catalog

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Associate in Arts, Political Science Concentration, AA

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Degree Requirements

I. Political Science Requirements (9)

Core courses needed for concentration:

POS 223 - State & Local Government Credit(s): 3
POS 228 - International Relations Credit(s): 3
POS 267 - Comparative Government Credit(s): 3
SSC 202 - Perspectives of Social Science Credit(s): 3 (Recommended)

II. General Education Requirements (37)

A. Communications (9)

ENG 101 - Freshman Composition 1 Credit(s): 3 *
ENG 102 - Freshman Composition 2 Credit(s): 3 **
SPE 120 - Introduction to Public Speaking Credit(s): 3

B. Humanities/Fine Arts (9)

Select one course from Fine Arts:

ART 111 - Art Appreciation Credit(s): 3
ART 112 - Art: Prehistoric to 1400 Credit(s): 3
ART 113 - Art: 1400 to Present Day Credit(s): 3
ENG 151 - Introduction to Film Art Credit(s): 3
MUS 100 - Music in the Western World Credit(s): 3
MUS 101 - Introduction to American Music Credit(s): 3
MUS 105 - Non-Western Music Credit(s): 3
THE 110 - Theatre Arts Appreciation Credit(s): 3
THE 111 - Theatre History Credit(s): 3

Select one course from Humanities:

ENG 160 - Introduction to Fiction Credit(s): 3
ENG 170 - Introduction to Drama Credit(s): 3
ENG 180 - Introduction to Poetry Credit(s): 3
ENG 221 - American Literature 1 Credit(s): 3
ENG 222 - American Literature 2 Credit(s): 3
ENG 231 - British Literature 1 Credit(s): 3
ENG 232 - British Literature 2 Credit(s): 3
ENG 240 - Women and Literature Credit(s): 3
MUS 205 - Music and Society Credit(s): 3
PHL 100 - Logic Credit(s): 3
PHL 101 - Introduction to Philosophy Credit(s): 3
PHL 102 - Ethics Credit(s): 3

Select three additional hours from either Humanities or Fine Arts

C. Social Sciences (9)

Take the following

POS 122 - American Government & Politics Credit(s): 3

Select two courses from the following, minimum two subject areas

ECO 101 - Introduction to Economics Credit(s): 3
ECO 201 - Principles of Macro Economics Credit(s): 3
ECO 202 - Principles of Micro Economics Credit(s): 3
GEO 100 - Human Geography Credit(s): 3
GEO 110 - World Regional Geography Credit(s): 3
HIS 105 - American History to 1877 Credit(s): 3
HIS 106 - American Hist From 1877 Credit(s): 3
HIS 125 - Western Civilization 1 Credit(s): 3
HIS 126 - Western Civilization 2 Credit(s): 3
HIS 285 - History of Africa: 1500 to Present Credit(s): 3
PSY 101 - Introduction to Psychology Credit(s): 3
PSY 204 - Social Psychology Credit(s): 3
PSY 206 - The Social Psychology of Aging Credit(s): 3
PSY 265 - Developmental Psychology Credit(s): 3
SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology Credit(s): 3
SOC 102 - Contemporary Social Problems Credit(s): 3
SOC 103 - Marriage and the Family Credit(s): 3
SOC 105 - Intro to Cultural Anthropology Credit(s): 3
SOC 201 - Introduction to Anthropology Credit(s): 3
SOC 203 - Introduction to Diversity Credit(s): 3
SOC 260 - Gender & Society Credit(s): 3
SSC 110 - Global Issues Credit(s): 3

D. Science/Mathematics (10)

Science *** (7)

Select one course from Life Sciences:

BIO 101 - General Biology Credit(s): 4
BIO 120 - Environmental Science Credit(s): 3

Select one course from Physical Sciences:

CHM 100 - Concepts of Chemistry Credit(s): 3
CHM 110 - General Chemistry 1 Credit(s): 4
ESC 100 - Introduction to Earth Science Credit(s): 4
PHY 130 - The Physical Universe Credit(s): 3
PHY 151 - General Physics 1 Credit(s): 5

Math (3)

SSC 120 - Statistics for Social Science Credit(s): 3

II. Electives (21)

III. Other Requirements (3)

Human Relations Course - Select one course from the following:

ART 111 - Art Appreciation Credit(s): 3
ART 113 - Art: 1400 to Present Day Credit(s): 3
ENG 160 - Introduction to Fiction Credit(s): 3
ENG 170 - Introduction to Drama Credit(s): 3
ENG 180 - Introduction to Poetry Credit(s): 3
ENG 221 - American Literature 1 Credit(s): 3
ENG 222 - American Literature 2 Credit(s): 3
ENG 250 - African American Literature Credit(s): 3
GEO 100 - Human Geography Credit(s): 3
GEO 110 - World Regional Geography Credit(s): 3
HIS 125 - Western Civilization 1 Credit(s): 3
HIS 126 - Western Civilization 2 Credit(s): 3
HIS 285 - History of Africa: 1500 to Present Credit(s): 3
MUS 100 - Music in the Western World Credit(s): 3
MUS 101 - Introduction to American Music Credit(s): 3
MUS 105 - Non-Western Music Credit(s): 3
MUS 205 - Music and Society Credit(s): 3
PHL 102 - Ethics Credit(s): 3
PHL 103 - Biomedical Ethics Credit(s): 3
PSY 204 - Social Psychology Credit(s): 3
SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology Credit(s): 3
SOC 102 - Contemporary Social Problems Credit(s): 3
SOC 105 - Intro to Cultural Anthropology Credit(s): 3
SOC 201 - Introduction to Anthropology Credit(s): 3
SOC 203 - Introduction to Diversity Credit(s): 3
SOC 260 - Gender & Society Credit(s): 3
SPE 110 - Interpersonal Communication Credit(s): 3
SSC 110 - Global Issues Credit(s): 3
THE 110 - Theatre Arts Appreciation Credit(s): 3

Residency Requirement - (Complete 15 semester hours at Sandburg)

GPA Required for Graduation - 2.0 on 4.0 scale

Total Hours Required For Degree: 61

* Students must pass with a grade of “C” or better and pass the exit examination.

** Students must pass with a grade of “C” or better.

*** at least one course must be a lab course

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