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Course List, Last Update 1/29/07
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Montgomery College students may follow Montgomery College's General Education Requirements or UMCP's CORE Requirements; Montgomery College's general education courses will satisfy UMCP's lower level general education requirements up to 32 credits.  Some general education coursework may be required after transfer.  

FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES (9 credits required):
1. English Composition (AREA E) - Fall 1995 and thereafter:  EN 102 Techniques of Reading & Writing or EN 109 Writing for Business & Tech.; if EN 101 is taken, it will transfer as lower level elective credit. 
Exemption from the Introduction to Writing Requirement:  AP English Language and Composition test score of 4 or 5, or SAT verbal score 670 or above
2. Advanced Writing - to be taken after transfer to UMCP. Note that an A in EN 102 or EN 109 exempts a student from this requirement
3. Mathematics (AREA M) - Choose one course, minimum 3 credits: MA 110 Survey of College Mathematics or any of the following courses: MA 110, 112, 115, 115A, 116(MH), 118, 119, 120, 152, 153, 160, 161, 180, 181, 182, 212, 213, 216, 219, 220, 221, 251, 280, 282, 284.   
4. Human Cultural Diversity - 3 credits. One course; may also satisfy other CORE areas, noted with (HC) and underlined.
Note:
(MH) Designator
Courses that have an (MH) designator are those that are part of the General Education Program at Montgomery College but do not have direct CORE equivalencies at UM.  Under the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MH) agreement, these classes will transfer to fulfill General Education/CORE credit at UM in the specific categories noted on this list.

DISTRIBUTIVE STUDIES - 28 credits required in the following areas:
1. HUMANITIES & THE ARTS
- three courses required, 9 credits:   HL - Literature (at least one course), HA - History or Theory of the Arts (at least one course), HO - Humanities (no minimum requirement)  One course must be selected from Literature (HL) and one from History or Theory of the Arts (HA). The
third required course may be selected from any of the Humanities & the Arts areas (HL, HA, or HO). This means you may select a Humanities (HO) course, or choose a second course from Literature (HL) or the History or Theory of the Arts (HA). You are not required to take a course from the Humanities (HO) list.
LITERATURE COURSES - HL:
(HC) EN 122 Mythology (MH)
(HC) EN 135 Black Exper./Am.Lit.
EN 190 Intro. to Literature 
(HC) EN 201 Intro. to World Lit. (MH)
(HC) EN 202 Intro. to World Lit. (MH)
(HC) EN 204 Asian Literature 
EN 205 Great Books
(HC) EN 208 Women in Lit.
(HC) EN 209 The Bible as Literature 

EN 210 American Nature Writing 
EN 211 American Literature 
EN 212  American Literature 
EN 213 British Literature 
EN 214 British Literature 
(HC) EN 215 Oriental Literature 
EN 216 The American Novel 
(HC) EN 217 Lit ./Holocaust 
EN 221 The Short Story
EN 230 Intro. To Modern Drama 
EN 231 Intro. to Modern Poetry 
FR 207 Readings in French Lit. 
FR 208 Readings in French Lit. 
SN 216 Adv. Rdgs. in Spanish Lit.
HISTORY OR THEORY OF ARTS - HA
AR 101 Drawing I (MH) **
AR 102 Drawing II (MH) **
AR 103 Design I (MH) **
AR 104 Design II (MH) **
AR 105 Color (MH) **

(HC) AR 107 Art History I (MH)
(HC)AR 108 Art History II_(MH)
AR 121 Ceramics I (MH) **
AR 122 Ceramics II (MH) **
AR 123 Crafts (MH) **
AR 124, 125 Enameling (MH) **

(HC) AR 127 Art Appreciation  
(HC)AR 130 Oriental Art: India & Asia
AR 131 Italian Renaissance 
(HC) AR 135 Oriental Art/ChinaJapan
AR 203 Photographic Expression I (MH) **
AR 204 Photographic Expression II (MH) **

** Course not recommended for Engineering Majors **
AR 207 American Art 
(HC)AR 208 Survey of African Art
AR 209 History of Architecture I 
AR 210 History of Architecture II 
(HC) AR 213 World Woodcut Relief (MH) **
AR 219 American Art
AR 220 American Art Since 1945
AR 227 Weaving & Textiles (MH) **
AR 229 Jewelry & Metalsmithing (MH) **

AR 231 Modern Art: Orig. & Dev.
CT 170 Intro/Architecture/Built Environ.
(HC) DN 100 Intro. to Dance
DN 102 Ballet II (MH) **
DN 104 Modern Dance II (MH) **

EN 218 Creative Writing of Fiction (MH)
EN 220 Film & Literature
EN 223 Creative Writing/Poetry
FL 110 Introduction to Film
(HC) FL 120  Hist. of International Film
ID 211, 212  History of Interiors I or II
IS 273 Integrated Arts **
MU 110 Listening to Music
(HC) MU 111 World Music
MU 128 Expl. Contemp. Music Synth.(MH) **
(HC) MU131 The African Musical Exp.
(HC) MU 133 History of Jazz

MU 134X Surv. Of Western Music
MU 135 Sci. of Sound & Beauty
(HC)MU136 American Pop. Music  (MH)
MU 137 20th Century Idioms
MU 139 Intro. to Music Theory
MU 211 & 212 Music Lit. (both=1)
PG 150 Photography I (MH) **
TH 108 Introduction to the Theatre
TH 109 Fundamentals of Acting (MH) **
TR 104 Media Appreciation (MH) **

(HC) WS104 Intro. Womens Studies Art
** Course not recommended for Engineering Majors **
OTHER ADDITIONAL HUMANITIES - HO
AB 101 or 102 Elem. Arabic I or II (MH)
AR 115 Figure Drawing I (MH) **
CG 120 Computer Graphics:Art &Illus.(MH) **

CN 101, 102, 201,202 Elem./Interm. Chinese
FR 101 or 102 or 201 French (MH)
FR 202 Intermediate French II
GR 101 or 102 or 201 German (MH)
GR 202 Intermediate German II
HP 251, 251A, HP 251C Tutorial/Human. **
(HC) HP 251B  Humanities **
HP 259 Mod. West. Intellect. Trad 
HP 264 Graeco Roman Culture 
(HC) HS 186 Ancient World (MH)
IT 101 or 102 Elem. Italiam
KR 101 or 102 Elem. Korean
LT 101 or 102 Elem. Latin
PL 180 Morality & Contemp. Law 
PL 201 Intro. to Philosophy 
PL 202 Intro./ Study of Ethics 
(HC) PL 203 Study of Religion (MH)
PL 205 Philosophy in Literature  
PL 206 Structure & Evolution
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HC) PL 210 Asian Thought
(HC) PL 211 Western Religions
RU 101, 102, 201 (MH), RU 202 Russian
SN 101 or 102 or 201 Spanish (MH)
SN 202 Intermediate Spanish II 
SN 215 Adv. Spanish Convers. 
SP 108 Fundamentals of Speech (MH)
SP 112 Bus. & Prof. Speech Comm. (MH)
SP 212 Effective Technical Present. (MH)
** Course not recommended for Engineering Majors **
 ** ABET, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, requires theory-based rather than studio/hands-on arts courses, therefore, courses noted with two asterisks are ** NOT recommended** general education choices for students considering a major in engineering.


2. MATHEMATICS AND THE SCIENCES - Mathematics & the Sciences (3 courses, 10 credits).  One course must include or be accompanied by a laboratory taken concurrently.  Students must successfully complete 10 credits of course work, no more than two courses from the Physical Sciences or the Life Sciences and no more than one course from Mathematics & Formal Reasoning as follows:  ▪ Physical Sciences (no more than two courses), ▪ Life Sciences (no more than two courses), ▪ Mathematics & Formal Reasoning (no more than one course). 

LIFE SCIENCES -  LABORATORY - LL:
BI 101 General Biology I 
BI 102 General Biology II 
BI 107 Principles of Biology I 
BI 108 Principles of Biology II
BI 111, 122 Botany/Zoology
BI 131  or 132 Human Struct. & Func. 
BI 203 Microbiology 
BI 204 Human Anatomy & Phys. I 
BI 205 Human Anat. & Phys. II 
BI 207 Ecology (MH)
BI 209 General Genetics
BI 210 Animal Diversity
CH 120 Organic & Biochem. 
CH 203, 204 Organic Chemistry I or II
LIFE SCIENCES LIST -  NON-LAB - LS:
(HC) AN 105 Phys. Anthro. & Archaeol.
BI 104 Understanding Viruses
BI 106 Marine Environ. Science (MH)
BI 206 Biol. of Human Reproduction
BI 109 Nat. Science Chesapeake Bay
BI 208 Field Ecology
BI 213 Nutrition 
FM 103 Introduction to Nutrition 
PY 229 Intro. to Biological Psychology 
PHYSICAL SCIENCE LIST - LABORATORY COURSES - PL :
AS 101 Introductory Astronomy 
AS 102 Intro. Modern Astronomy
BI105A & B/BI 105 Environmental Biology
CH 101 Prin. of Chemistry I 
CH 102 Prin. of Chemistry II 
CH 109A & B (CH109) Chem. & Society
CH 120 Essent. Org & Biochemistry
GE 104 Physical Geography 
GL 101 Physical Geology 
GL 102 Historical Geology 
ME 101 Intro./Meteorology
PC 101, 102  Physical Science I, III  
PH 110 Sound/Light in Arts 
PH 151,152 Technical Physics
PH 203 General Physics I 
PH 204 General Physics II 
PH 231, 262 General Physics II 
PH 232, 263 General Physics II
PHYSICAL SCIENCE -  NON - LABORATORY COURSES - PS :
AS 102 Intro. to Modern Astronomy
BI 105 A Environmental Biology (lecture only without BI 105B)
CH 103 Chem. / Health Sciences
CH 109A Chemistry & Society (lecture only without CH 109B)
ES 100 Intro. to Engineering Graphics
HP 265 Relativity for the Layman
ME 100 Weather & Climate (MH)
PH 105 Conceptual Physics
PH 130, 161 General Physics I
MATHEMATICS & FORMAL
REASONING / NON-LAB COURSES - MS

CS 156 Discrete Structures 
CS 256 Discrete Structures 
GE 151 Intro./Cartography 
MA 113 Intro. to Probability
MA 116 or MA 216 Elem. of Statistics 
MA 119 or MA 181 Calculus I 
MA 120 or MA 182 Calculus II
MA 130, 131 Elem. of Mathematics I, II
MA160 or MA212 Elem. Applied Calc.I 
MA 161 or MA 213 Elem. Applied Calc. II
MA 220 or MA 280 Multivariable Calc. 
MA221/ MA282 Differential Equations 
MA 256 Discrete Structures 
PL 190 Elementary Logic 
3. SOCIAL SCIENCE - 9 credits, 3 courses; One Social or Political History (SH) &Two Behavioral and Social Science(SB)
SOCIAL OR POLITICAL HISTORY (SH)
(HC) HS 110 Women/West. 
(HC) HS 112 Women/World History
(HC) HS 113 19th Cent. Utopias

(HC) HS 114 World in 20th Cent. 
(HC) HS 116 World Hist: Comparative
(HC) HS 117 World Hist: Comparative

HS 118 Hist./Sport America
HS 120 Tech./Cult./World 
(HC) HS129,130 Hist./African Americans
(HC) HS 135 African Americans
(HC) HS 136 Civil Rights in America
(HC) HS 137 Hist. of Asian Americans
(HC) HS 138 Hist. of Latinos in US

HS 151 Western Society & Cult. 
HS 161 Western Society/Cult. 
HS 201 History of U.S. 
HS 202 History of U.S. 
(HC) HS 203 Latin American
(HC) HS 205 History of Russia
(HC) HS 207 East Asian Civilization
(HC) HS 208 Modern Asia

HS 210 US & 20th Cent. World Affairs
(HC) HS 214 Conflict/Mod Mid East
(HC) HS216X Civilization& the Jews
HS 219 US History Since 1945
HS 225 England I 
HS 226 England II
(HC) HS 229 or 230 African Hist. I or II
BEHAVIORAL & SOCIAL SCIENCES - SB :
(HC) AN 101 Intro. Anthropology 
(HC) AN 106/206 World Ethnology  (MH)
(HC) CJ 110 Admin. of Justice (MH)
(HC) EC 103 Economic Dev. (MH)
EC 105 Basic Economics 
EC 201 Prin. of Economics I 
EC 202 Prin. of Economics II 
EN 121 Intro. to Language 
GE 101 Intro. to Geography 
GE 102 Cultural Geography 
GE 103 Economic Geography 
GE 110 Global Geography 
GE 201 Political Geography 
HE 200 Intro. Health Behaviors
HP 257 Math & Western Culture 
HP 262 Experimental Psych. 
HS 141 History/Mass Comm. 
HS 212 Crises/20th Century 
LG 200 Intro. to Linguistics
PS 101 American Govern. 
PS 102 State & Local Govern. 
PS 105 Intro./Political Science 
(HC) PS 121 Political Ideologies  (MH)
(HC) PS 201 Comp. Politics Gov.(MH)
(HC)PS203 Internat. Relations (MH)
PS 220 Politics/Metro. Areas
PS 241 Western Political Thought
(HC)PS250 Internat. Conflict Resol.
PS 261 Political Behavior 
(HC) PS 282 Politics/Third World
PY 102 General Psychology 
PY 203 Human Growth/Dev. 
PY 204 Psych. of Personality 
PY 206 Psych/Human Sexual. 
(HC) PY 207 Psych/Women
PY 211 Social Psychology 
PY 215 Child Psychology 
PY 216 Adolescent Psych. (MH)
PY 221 Abnormal Psychology 
(HC) SO 101 Intro. to Sociology (MH) 
SO 104 Families in Crisis 
SO 105 Social Problems 
SO 106 Soc. of Urban Living 
SO 107 Criminology 
(HC)SO 108 Women&MenAmerican Soc.
SO 114 Sociology of Work 
(HC) SO 204 Marriage/Family  (MH)
SO 206 Soc. of Personality 
(HC) SO 208 Minorities
SO 210 Aging in America 
SO 212 Sport/American Soc.
SO 255 Death & Dying 
SS 101 Social Science  (MH)
SS 102 Social Science 
(HC) WS 101 Women's Studies
NEW Optional Category - IE (Interdisciplinary & Emerging Issues) - 0 - 3 credits:  BA 101 Introduction to Business or any MC HE (Health); SL 100 and SL 101 Sign Language (MH).  This is a new and optional category, effective beginning Fall 2005. Students may complete CORE Requirements without an IE course. Students make take one IE course in place of one of the following:  1) The third course in the Humanities and the Arts category (one HL and one HA must be taken), OR 2) The third course in the Sciences and Mathematics category (two science courses chosen from PL, PS, LL, or LS lists including at least one course from the LL or PL lists must be taken), OR 3) One SB course in the Social Sciences category (one SH and one SB must be taken)
Contact phone number at UMCP:  301-314-8758. The information on this page is an interpretation of information from the UMCP Transfer Credit Center.  Verify course listings at TCC - www.sis.umd.edu/TCC/   and the CORE Main Page www.ugst.umd.edu/core/overview/GenerEd.html    Last update A. Schleicher - MC-G 1-29-07