General Education Courses (GEC) (12 Courses - 36 Credits)
The general education requirements are designed to give each student a breadth of experience in academic disciplines. These learning experiences provide an introductory basis to fields of study and discuss how each discipline conducts its research, thus adding to general knowledge. General education courses are designed to help a student develop a useful perspective of cultural, political, scientific and economic issues.

Undergraduate students are required to meet the general education requirements listed below. Students should choose 12 courses from the list below in consultation with the academic advisor, and all of those 12 courses should be taking during the first year of academic study.
General Education Courses (12 Courses – 36 Credits)

General Education Courses (12 Courses – 36 Credits)

Social Sciences: (Choose one which is closest to your major)

Laboratory Sciences: (Choose two which are closest to your major)

World Literature: (Choose two which are closest to your major)

Math Courses

General Education Courses (GEC)                                    Last Updated: 08/23/07

ENG 145 Academic writing
Prerequisite: None
Academic and Business Writing focuses on reviewing the fundamentals of standard written English.  Students will practice writing common forms business and academic documents.  This interactive class provides students an opportunity to improve their communication abilities that are necessary for success in college and beyond.

GEC 101 English Composition I
Prerequisite: None
This course is required by all undergraduate students.  Students create and analyze writings that define social, professional, and cultural communities.  The course includes six papers and a research project.

GEC 102 English Composition II
Prerequisite: GEC 101
At this stage, the student will use strategies that focus on writing as a communicative process, to include invention, drafting, revision, and editing. They will also learn to recognize and write within different rhetorical situations, to include purpose and audience.

GEC 103 Oral Communication Skills
Prerequisite: None
This course provides the skills needed to prepare and deliver informative and persuasive speeches. Students will focus on adapting communication styles and content to diverse speakers and audiences. The course emphasizes how to compose meaningful and coherent messages; conduct research; and develop effective presentation skills. Students will be required to deliver several oral presentations in front of the class during the course of the semester.

GEC 105 American Literature
Prerequisite: None
The short story holds a privileged place in the field of American literature. Students will read a selection of short stories by women and men from different cultural backgrounds in order to view the diversity of this genre, and to examine issues relevant to life as an ordinary American.

GEC 110 World History
Prerequisite: None
World History Studies is the only course offering students an overview of the entire history of humankind. The major emphasis is on the study of significant people, events, and issues from the earliest times to the present. Traditional historical points of reference in world history are identified as students analyze important events and issues in western civilization as well as in civilizations in other parts of the world.

GEC 112 World Geography
Prerequisite: None
A survey of physical, cultural, and economic aspects of world regions. An introduction to how constituent parts of the world differ from one another in their associated resources, cultures and economics. Attention is given to the interrelationships, interdependencies, and associations that bind together the diverse communities of the world.

GEC 114 Comparative Government
Prerequisite: None
This course will do comparison of political processes and governing structures in European nations, the former Soviet Union, China, and the United States.

GEC 120 General Chemistry
Prerequisite: None
This course introduces the fundamentals of chemistry including atomic and molecular structure, thermo chemical changes and conservation of energy.

GEC 122 College Physics
Prerequisite: None
This course covers the principles of mechanics, heat, electricity, magnetism, optics, and atomic and nuclear physics.

GEC 124 General Biology 
Prerequisite: None
This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of Biology.  The course includes cell structure, chemistry and function, adaptation, and ecology.

GEC 126 Intro. to Geology
Prerequisite: None
This course provides the introduction to the dynamics of the Earth-volcanoes, earthquakes, plate tectonics, streams, groundwater, glaciers, waves, wind, and landslides, with emphasis on the environmental applications of these processes. Also the course will cover the tools of the geologist--minerals, rocks, maps, and aerial photographs.

GEC 130 Psychology
Prerequisite: None
This course examines human and animal behavior, relating experimental studies to practical problems. The course includes topics such as learning, memory, motivation, stress, emotion, intelligence, development, personality, therapy, psychopathology and social psychology.

GEC 131 Sociology
Prerequisite: None
This course examines patterns in political institutions, public policy, and conflict within and between communities and interest groups.
 

GEC 132 Philosophy
Prerequisite: None
This course introduces the study of philosophy through the history of philosophical thought and texts. It also introduces a broad spectrum of philosophical problems and perspectives with an emphasis on the systematic questioning of basic assumptions about knowledge, meaning, reality, and values.

LANG 244: Spanish I
Prerequisite: None
This course will provide students with the basic skills and vocabulary required to communicate in Spanish. The courses at this level will incorporate grammar and communication exercises that students will need to communicate at the beginner level and to succeed at the intermediate level. No prior knowledge of the Spanish is necessary.

LANG 245: Spanish II
Prerequisite:: LANG 244
This course will provide students with the grammar and vocabulary necessary to read understand and communicate in Spanish. In addition, students will begin to use writing as a means of communicating in the language. Moreover, the courses will further expand on the knowledge that students gained during the Level I course.

MATH 101 Pre-Calculus
Prerequisite: None
This course is intended to prepare students for the study of calculus.  The course will include a review of algebra (arithmetic operations, fractions, factoring, the quadratic formula, radicals, and exponents).  This will also serve an introduction to linear, polynomial, trigonometric, rational and logarithmic functions.  Graphs of functions will also be covered throughout the course. 

MATH 151 Calculus I (3)
Prerequisite: Math 101
This course covers functions, limits, the derivative, maximum and minimum problems, the integral, and transcendental functions.

MATH 201 Applied Business Mathematics (3)
Prerequisite: MATH 101
A wide array of skills is required in arriving at informed managerial decisions. Among these are analytical and quantitative skills. This course seeks to develop these two important attributes of a successful decision-maker. This course covers the fundamentals of statistics and provides a strong mathematical foundation in both probability and statistics necessary for more advanced statistical methodologies and quantitative methods.

 MATH 220 Calculus II (3)
Prerequisite: MATH 151, STAT 200
The topics that are covered include conic sections, rotation of axes, polar coordinates, exponential and logarithmic functions, inverse (trigonometric) functions, integration techniques, applications of the integral (including mass, moments, arc length, hydrostatic pressure), parametric equations, infinite series, power, and Taylor series.

MATH 250 Discrete & Combinatorial Mathematics (3)
Prerequisite: STAT 200
The course is intended to be a college level introductory Discrete Mathematics course for either undergraduates or graduate students. The course will focus on the following seven key topics: Combinatorial Problems and Techniques, Sets, Relations and Functions, Coding Theory, Graphs, Matching, Counting Techniques, and Recurrence Relations and Generating Functions.

MATH 337 Introduction to Probability and Statistics (3)
Prerequisite: MATH 151, STAT 200
The course is intended to be a college level introductory probability and statistics course for either undergraduates or graduate students. The course will focus on the following seven key topics: The Nature of Statistics, Organizing Data, Descriptive Measures, Probability Concepts, Discrete Random Variables, and The Normal Distribution.

MATH 360 Linear Algebra (3)
Prerequisite: MATH 151
This course is designed to teach the basics of the subject of linear algebra. There are no prerequisites other than ordinary algebra. The course will focus on the fundamental concepts and techniques of matrix algebra and abstract vector spaces. There is an emphasis on worked examples and on understanding theorems carefully.

MATH 371 Differential Equations (3)
Prerequisite: MATH 151, MATH 220
This course will focus on first-order and higher-order differential equations. Methods of solutions and their applications will also be introduced. Modeling with higher-order, Laplace transform, and systems of linear first-order differential equations will also be covered.

STAT 200 Introduction to Statistics (3)
Prerequisite: MATH 151
This course provides an introduction to data analysis, least-squares regression, data collection, sampling distributions and strategies, probability, confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing.

STAT 468 Applied Statistics (3)
Prerequisite: MATH 151, STAT 200
This course focuses upon the use of statistics in business research. In addition to mastery of common statistical tools, it discusses the design and execution of typical business research projects using such methods as surveys, archival data, and direct observation.