GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND General education is the component of a Community College of Rhode Island degree program that is intended to develop a student s higher order thinking, communication and reasoning skills. These skills empower the student to explore the cultural and geographic relationships among peoples and expand a student s understanding of the natural world. General education courses contribute to the improvement, discipline and free development of the mind and spirit. Completion of the general education component is an essential step in enabling students to satisfy CCRI s Graduate Outcomes statement. Fundamental competencies gained through the CCRI General Education program include: clear and correct expression in both written and spoken English the ability to recognize, understand and adjust to changes in life and work problem solving and analytical skills awareness of historical, cultural and economic influences on life and work appreciation of the roles of the arts, humanities, science and technology The General Education requirements at the Community College of Rhode Island are intended to enhance the student s ability to communicate effectively, think critically, apply quantitative and scientific reasoning, and to understand the social context in which we live. To this end, in addition to a required composition course, GE C, each degree program at CCRI includes courses from the three broad General Education categories of humanities, GE H, mathematics/science, GE MS, and social science, GE SS. In order to ensure both breadth and depth, a minimum of three credits from one area and a minimum of six credits from each of the two remaining areas are required. Only courses numbered 1000 or above may be used to meet General Education requirements. In making decisions regarding which courses to take to meet General Education requirements students who wish to transfer to another college should consult the catalog of the receiving institution. Students transferring to the Community College of Rhode Island must follow the specific program requirements as shown in the current catalog. Consultation with an advisor is strongly recommended. Any questions concerning official transfer evaluation or the transfer admissions process should be directed to: Transfer Admissions Officer, Office of Enrollment Services Community College of Rhode Island Lincoln, Rhode Island 02865 333 7300
English Composition [GE C] ENGL 1005 College Writing ENGL 1010 Composition I ENGL 1310 Writing for Performance ENGL 1410 Business Writing ENGL 2100 Technical Writing Humanities [GE H] Art ARTS 1001 Introduction to Visual Arts ARTS 1010 Drawing I ARTS 1020 Color ARTS 1050 Drawing II Life Drawing ARTS 1310 Two Dimensional Design ARTS 1410 Three Dimensional Design ARTS 1510 Art History: Ancient to Medieval ARTS 1520 Art History: Renaissance to Modern ARTS 1530 Art History: Non Western Topics ARTS 1630 Introduction to Sculpture and Form ARTS 1710 Graphic Design I ARTS 1720 Graphic Design II ARTS 2010 Painting I ARTS 2020 Painting II Music MUSC 1010 Foundations in Music MUSC 1050 Music Before 1750 MUSC 1060 Music After 1750 MUSC 1070 Twentieth Century Music MUSC 1090 Introduction to Opera MUSC 1100 The Creative Process in the Arts MUSC 1110 Jazz History MUSC 1120 The American Musical MUSC 1160 Introduction to Music MUSC 1700 Music Theory I MUSC 1800 Music Theory II MUSC 1200 Chamber Ensemble MUSC 1210 Chorus MUSC 1220 Chamber Singers MUSC 2700 Music Theory III MUSC 2800 Chromatic and Modern Music Theory IV Theater THEA 1090 Introduction to Theater THEA 1130 Origins of Theater Composition and Literature ENGL 1020 19 th Century American Literature ENGL 1030 British Literature I ENGL 1040 World Literature to 16 th century ENGL 1200 Introduction to Literature ENGL 1210 The Film as Literature I ENGL 1220 Introduction to Poetry ENGL 1230 Modern Literature ENGL 1240 Readings in the Novel ENGL 1250 Readings in the Short Story ENGL 1260 Readings in Shakespeare ENGL 1270 Contemporary Drama ENGL 1280 Dramatic Literature ENGL 1290 Black American Literature ENGL 1360 Science Fiction ENGL 1370 Literature of Imagination and Fantasy ENGL 1430 Creative Writing ENGL 2010 Composition II ENGL 2015 Advanced Writing for Liberal Arts ENGL 2020 20 th Century American Literature ENGL 2030 British Literature II ENGL 2040 World Literature from 16 th Century ENGL 2050 Intro to Literary Theory and Criticism ENGL 2200 Children s Literature ENGL 2230 Contemporary Literature of Last Decade Speech SPCH 1100 Oral Communication I French FREN 1010 Elementary French I (5 hrs) FREN 1020 Elementary French II (5 hrs) FREN 1030 Elementary French I (3 hrs) FREN 1040 Elementary French II (3 hrs) FREN 2010 Intermediate French I FREN 2020 Intermediate French II FREN 2210 French Conversation and Composition I FREN 2220 French Conversation and Composition II German GERM 1010 Elementary German I (5 hrs) GERM 1020 Elementary German II (5 hrs) GERM 1030 Elementary German I (3 hrs) GERM 1040 Elementary German II (3 hrs) GERM 2010 Intermediate German I GERM 2020 Intermediate German II Italian ITAL 1010 Elementary Italian I (5 hrs) ITAL 1020 Elementary Italian II (5 hrs) ITAL 1030 Elementary Italian I (3 hrs) ITAL 1040 Elementary Italian I (3 hrs) ITAL 1900 The Italian Heritage ITAL 2010 Intermediate Italian I ITAL 2020 Intermediate Italian II ITAL 2210 Italian Conversation and Composition I ITAL 2220 Italian Conversation and Composition II Portuguese PORT 1010 Elementary Portuguese I (5 hrs) PORT 1020 Elementary Portuguese II (5 hrs) PORT 1030 Elementary Portuguese I (3 hrs) PORT 1040 Elementary Portuguese II (3 hrs) PORT 2010 Intermediate Portuguese I PORT 2020 Intermediate Portuguese II Spanish SPAN 1010 Elementary Spanish I (5 hrs) SPAN 1020 Elementary Spanish II (5 hrs) SPAN 1030 Elementary Spanish I (3 hrs) SPAN 1040 Elementary Spanish II (3 hrs) SPAN 1900 Culture of Spanish Speaking People SPAN 2010 Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 2020 Intermediate Spanish II SPAN 2210 Advanced Spanish Conversation & Comp I SPAN 2220 Advanced Spanish Conversation & Comp II Philosophy PHIL 1010 Introduction to Philosophy PHIL 2020 Philosophy of Religion PHIL 2030 Ethics PHIL 2040 Logic PHIL 2070 Honors Course in American Thought PHIL 2080 Honors Seminar, Philos of Human Nature PHIL 2090 Honors Course, Select Topics in Philosophy
Mathematics and Science [GE MS] Mathematics MATH 1200 College Algebra MATH 1210 College Trigonometry MATH 1420 Introduction to College Mathematics MATH 1430 Mathematics for Liberal Arts MATH 1450 Development of the Number System MATH 1470 Topics in Mathematics MATH 1472 History of Mathematics MATH 1475 Statistics for the Social Sciences MATH 1510 Scientific Programming MATH 1550 Statistical Analysis I MATH 1560 Statistical Analysis II MATH 1600 Business Mathematics MATH 1620 Mathematics of Finance MATH 1670 Quantitative Business Analysis I MATH 1680 Quantitative Business Analysis II MATH 1700 Algebra for Technology MATH 1710 Trigonometry for Technology MATH 1900 Pre Calculus Mathematics MATH 1910 Calculus I MATH 1920 Calculus II MATH 2910 Calculus III MATH 2990 Advanced Engineering Mathematics Astronomy ASTR 1010 Solar System ASTR 1020 Stellar System Biology BIOL 1000 Cell Biology for Technology BIOL 1001 Introductory Biology: Organismal BIOL 1002 Introductory Biology: Cellular BIOL 1005 Biology in the Modern World BIOL 1010 Human Anatomy BIOL 1020 Human Physiology BIOL 1050 Man and the Environment BIOL 1060 Introduction to Aquaculture BIOL 1200 The Human in Health and Disease BIOL 2040 Human Sexuality BIOL 2070 Evolution A History of Life on Earth BIOL 2090 & BIOL 2150 Genetics and Genetics Lab BIOL 2210 Introductory Microbiology BIOL 2220 Introduction to Pathophysiology BIOL 2480 General Microbiology Chemistry CHEM 1000 Chemistry of our Environment CHEM 1010 Survey of Biomedical Chemistry CHEM 1030 General Chemistry I CHEM 1060 Chemistry of Hazardous Materials CHEM 1100 General Chemistry II CHEM 1180 Health Science Chemistry I CHEM 1190 Health Science Chemistry II CHEM 2270 Organic Chemistry I CHEM 2271 Organic Chemistry I Lab CHEM 2280 Organic Chemistry II CHEM 2281 Organic Chemistry II Lab Geology GEOL 1010 General Geology (Physical Geology) GEOL 1020 The Earth Through Time GEOL 1030 Natural Disasters Oceanography OCEN 1010 & 1030 Intro to Oceanography and Lab OCEN 1020 Applied Oceanography Physics PHYS 1000 Physical Science PHYS 1030 General Physics I PHYS 1040 General Physics II PHYS 1050 Physics for Technology I PHYS 1060 Physics for Technology II PHYS 1080 Fundamentals of Optics & Communications PHYS 1100 Engineering Physics PHYS 1110 Radiographic Physics PHYS 1120 Modern Technical Physics I PHYS 1130 Technical Physics PHYS 1140 Newtonian Physics PHYS 1220 Modern Technical Physics II PHYS 2110 Acoustics, Optics, & Thermodynamics PHYS 2111 Intro to Acoustics and Optics Laboratory PHYS 2310 Intermediate Physics I PHYS 2320 Intermediate Physics II PHYS 2820 Modern Physics I PHYS 2830 Modern Physics II Social Science [GE SS] Economics ECON 2030 Principles of Microeconomics ECON 2040 Principles of Macroeconomics Geography GEOG 1010 Introduction to Geography GEOG 1020 Introduction to Economic Geography History HIST 1010 Survey of Western Civilization I HIST 1020 Survey of Western Civilization II HIST 1210 History of the United States to 1877 HIST 1220 History of the United States from 1877 HIST 2010 Women in American History, 1600 1900 HIST 2015 Women in American History, 1900 Present HIST 2020 Civil War and Reconstruction HIST 2241 America s Experience in Vietnam HIST 2250 History of Black America HIST 2260 A Survey of East Asian Civilization HIST 2270 World Religions: An Historical Approach HIST 2275 The Age of the Renaissance Political Science POLS 1000 Introduction to Government and Politics POLS 1010 American National Government POLS 1030 State and Local Government POLS 2010 International Relations POLS 2040 American Political Parties and Politics POLS 2110 Modern Political Ideologies Psychology PSYC 1030 Psychology of Personal Adjustment PSYC 1050 Psychology of the Workplace PSYC 1070 Psychology of Women PSYC 1970 Human Relations Seminar and Application PSYC 2010 General Psychology PSYC 2020 Social Psychology PSYC 2030 Developmental Psychology PSYC 2040 Psychology of Adult Development & Aging PSYC 2050 Behavior Modification PSYC 2070 Educational Psychology PSYC 2080 Psychology of Death, Dying & Bereavement PSYC 2090 Adolescent Psychology PSYC 2100 Theories of Personality
PSYC 2110 Abnormal Psychology PSYC 2120 Foundations of Psychological Research Sociology SOCS 1010 General Sociology SOCS 2020 Marriage and Family SOCS 2030 Urban Sociology SOCS 2040 Cultural Diversity SOCS 2050 Social Problems SOCS 2070 Sociology of African American Religions SOCS 2080 Global Seminar Man and the Environment SOCS 2110 Introduction to Anthropology SOCS 2300 Criminology SOCS 2310 Introduction to Corrections