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Yavapai College Catalog • 2014/15
DEGREE AND CERTIFICATE INFORMATION
Awareness Areas
1. Ethnic/Race/Gender (ERG) awareness - One course emphasizing ethnic/race/gender awareness is required.
2. Global/International or Historical (GIH) awareness - One course emphasizing contempo- rary global/international awareness or historical awareness is required.
Designated general education courses below have met these special requirements (ERG, GIH, IWR).
A. Foundation Studies
1. College Composition or Applied Communications Requirement. Approved course sequences are listed in each degree program.
2. Numeracy (Quantitative Literacy) Requirement. Approved courses are listed in each degree program.
B. Core Studies
Approved course sequences are listed in each degree program. 1. Historical Perspective. Approved courses are:
HIS 131 HIS 132 HIS 201 HIS 202 HIS 205
United States History I (3)GIH/ERG/IWR United States History II (3)GIH/ERG/IWR Western Civilization I (3)ERG/GIH/IWR Western Civilization II (3)ERG/GIH/IWR World History (3)ERG/GIH/IWR
2. Critical Thinking. Approved courses are:
AHS 230 AJS 123 BSA 118 CHP 190 COM 217 EDU 210 ENG 140 GEO 210 HUM 101 JRN 131 PHI 103 PHI 105 PHI 110 PHI 204 STU 230
Complementary and Alternative Therapies (3) Ethics and the Administration of Justice (3)
Practical Creative Thinking and Problem Solving (3) Honors Colloquium (1)*
Introduction to Argumentation (3) Cultural Diversity in Education (3)ERG Reading the World (3)
Society and Environment (3) Introduction to Popular Culture (3) Mass Media in American Society (3) Introduction to Logic (3) Introduction to Ethics (3) Introduction to Critical Thinking (3) Ethical Issues in Health Care (3) Leadership Development Studies (3)
*CHP 190 Honors Colloquium is only available to those students admitted into the Honors Program. Fulfills Critical Thinking requirement when completed for three semesters successfully.
C. Area Studies
1. Physical and Biological Science Requirement. Approved courses are:
AGS 103 BIO 100 BIO 103 BIO 105 BIO 107
Plant Biology (4)
Biology Concepts (4)*
Plant Biology (4)
Environmental Biology (4) Introduction to Biotechnology (4)
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