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General Education Program Distribution Courses
( Spring 2010)

Note: This is the list of courses which satisfy the General Education Program Distribution requirements for the 2009 summer/fall semesters. For courses taken in any other academic term, please check the distribution list that applies to the semester in which each course was successfully completed. Prior year lists are available in the Counseling Departments and Admissions and Enrollment Management offices at each campus. Students seeking an exception to application of this rule should contact the General Education Committee Chairperson for assistance.

Arts

 Behavioral and
 Social Sciences		 Humanities Natural 
Sciences
with Lab		 Natural 
Sciences 
without Lab

* Satisfies the multicultural requirement.

Arts Distribution (ARTD)

  Effective Semester
  AR 101 Introduction to Drawing Effective Fall 2004
  AR 102 Drawing II Effective Fall 2004
  AR 103 Two Dimensional Design Effective Fall 2004
  AR 104 Three Dimensional Design Effective Fall 2004
  AR 105 Color Theory and Application Effective Fall 2004
*  AR 107 Art History I  
*  AR 108 Art History II  
  AR 115 Figure Drawing I Effective Fall 2004
  AR 121 Ceramics I  
  AR 122 Ceramics II  
  AR 123 Crafts  
  AR 124 Enameling I  
  AR 125 Enameling II  
* AR 127 Art Appreciation (Art in the Culture)  
* AR 130 Survey of Asian Art  
  AR 203 Photographic Expression I  
  AR 204 Photographic Expression II  
* AR 208 Survey of African Art  
  AR 209 History of Architecture I  
  AR 210 History of Architecture II  
*  AR 213 World Woodcut and Relief Traditions  
  AR 219 American Art Effective Fall 2004
  AR 227 Weaving and Textiles  
  AR 229 Jewelry and Metalsmithing  
  AR 235 Italian Renaissance Art Effective Fall 2008
  CG 120 Computer Graphics: Art and Illustration I  
  DN 100 Introduction to Dance  
  DN 102 Ballet II  
  DN 104 Modern Dance II  
  EN 218 Introduction to Creative Writing of Fiction  
  EN 223 Introduction to Creative Writing of Poetry  
  FL 110 Introduction to Film Effective Spring 2005
  ID 211 Historic Interiors I  
  ID 212 Historic Interiors II  
  IS 273 Integrated Arts  
  MU 110 Listening to Music  
* MU 111 World Music  
  MU 128 Introduction to Music Technology  
* MU 131 The African Musical Experience Effective Spring 2004
* MU 133 History of Jazz  
* MU 136 American Popular Music  
  MU 139 Introduction to Music Theory  
  PG 150 Photography I  
  TH 108 Introduction to the Theatre  
  TH 109 Fundamentals of Acting  
  TR 104 Media Appreciation  

Behavioral and Social Sciences Distribution (BSSD)
For all A.A. and A.S. curricula, the two required behavioral and social sciences
courses must be from different disciplines.

* AN 101 Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology  
* AN 206 World Ethnology  
* CJ 110 Administration of Justice  
  EC 105 Basic Economics  
  EC 201 Principles of Economics I  
  EC 202 Principles of Economics II  
  GE 101 Introduction to Geography  
  GE 102 Cultural Geography  
  GE 103 Economic Geography  
  GE 104 Physical Geography  
* GE 110 Global Geography  
  GE 201 Political Geography  
  HP 257 Mathematics and Western Culture  
  HP 262 Current Issues in Experimental Psychology  
  PS 101 American Government  
  PS 102 State and Local Government  
  PS 105 Introduction to Political Science  
* PS 121 Political Ideologies  
* PS 201 Comparative Politics and Governments  
* PS 203 International Relations  
* PS 210 Race and Ethnicity in U.S. Politics Effective Summer 2007
  PS 241 Western Political Thought  
* PS 282 Politics of the Third World  
  PY 102 General Psychology  
  PY 203 Human Growth and Development during the Life Span  
  PY 204 Introduction to the Psychology of Personality  
  PY 206 Psychology of Human Sexuality  
* PY 207 Psychology of Women  
  PY 211 Social Psychology  
  PY 215 Child Psychology  
  PY 216 Adolescent Psychology  
  PY 221 Introduction to Abnormal Psychology  
* SO 101 Introduction to Sociology  
  SO 104 Families in Crisis  
  SO 105 Social Problems and Issues  
* SO 108 Women and Men in American Society  
* SO 204 Marriage and the Family  
  SO 206 Sociology of Personality  
* SO 208 Race and Ethnic Relations  
* SO 210 Aging in America  
  SO 212 Sport in American Society  

Humanities Distribution (HUMD)

* AB 101 Elementary Arabic I Effective Fall 2005
* AB 102 Elementary Arabic II Effective Fall 2005
  AR 220 American Art Since 1945 Effective Fall 2004
  AR 235 Italian Renaissance Art Effective Fall 2008
* CN 101 Elementary Chinese I Effective Fall 2004
* CN 102 Elementary Chinese II Effective Fall 2004
* CN 201 Intermediate Chinese I Effective Fall 2004
* CN 202 Intermediate Chinese II Effective Fall 2004
* EC 103 The Evolution of Economic Societies  
* EN 122 Mythology: The Secret Language  
* EN 135 The Black Experience in American Literature  
  EN 190 Introduction to Literature  
  EN 200 Special Topics in Literature Effective Spring 2006
* EN 201 Introduction to World Literature (Ancient World to Renaissance)  
* EN 202 Introduction to World Literature (Age of Reason to Present)  
* EN 204 Introduction to Asian American Literature Effective Spring 2005
* EN 208 Women in Literature  
  EN 209 The Bible as Literature  
  EN 210 American Literature of Nature and the Environment Effective Summer 2007
  EN 211 A Survey of American Literature (to mid-19th century)  
  EN 212 A Survey of American Literature (from mid-19th century)  
  EN 213 Survey of British Literature (to mid-18th century)  
  EN 214 Survey of British Literature (from mid-18th century)  
* EN 215 Masterpieces of Asian Literature  
  EN 216 The American Novel  
  EN 221 The Short Story  
  EN 230 Introduction to Modern Drama  
  EN 231 Introduction to Modern Poetry  
* FR 101 Elementary French I Effective Spring 2004
* FR 102 Elementary French II Effective Spring 2004
* FR 201 Intermediate French I Effective Spring 2004
* FR 202 Intermediate French II Effective Spring 2004
* FR 207 Readings in French Literature Effective Spring 2004
* FR 208 Readings in French Literature Effective Spring 2004
* GR 101 Elementary German I Effective Spring 2004
* GR 102 Elementary German II Effective Spring 2004
* GR 201 Intermediate German I Effective Spring 2004
* GR 202 Intermediate German II Effective Spring 2004
  HP 259 Modern Western Intellectual Tradition  
  HP 264 Graeco-Roman Culture  
* HS 110 Women in the Western World  
* HS 112 Women in World History  
* HS 113 Alternative Lifestyles: 19th Century American Utopias  
* HS 114 The World in the 20th Century  
* HS 116 World History: A Comparative Survey (to A.D. 1500)  
* HS 117 World History: A Comparative Survey (from A.D. 1500)  
* HS 118 History of Sport in America  
  HS 120 Technology and Culture in the Western World  
* HS 129 The History of African Americans to 1865  
* HS 130 The History of African Americans Since 1865  
* HS 137 History of Asian Americans  
* HS 138 History of Latinos in the United States Effective Spring 2005
  HS 151 History of Europe (to 17th century)  
  HS 161 History of Europe (from 17th century)  
* HS 186 History of the Ancient World  
  HS 201 History of the United States, A Survey Course (to 1865)  
  HS 202 History of the United States, A Survey Course (from 1865)  
* HS 203 Latin American History  
* HS 207 East Asian Civilization  
* HS 208 Modern Asia  
  HS 225 The History of England (to 1688)  
  HS 226 The History of England (from 1688)  
* HS 229 African History to 1800 Effective Fall 2004
* HS 230 African History from 1800 Effective Fall 2004
* IT 101 Elementary Italian I Effective Fall 2004
* IT 102 Elementary Italian II Effective Fall 2004
* KR 101 Elementary Korean I Effective Fall 2004
* KR 102 Elementary Korean II Effective Fall 2004
  LG 200 Introduction to Linguistics Effective Spring 2006
* LT 101 Elementary Latin I Effective Fall 2004
* LT 102 Elementary Latin II Effective Fall 2004
  PL 180 Morality and Contemporary Law  
  PL 190 Elementary Logic and Semantics  
  PL 201 Introduction to Philosophy  
  PL 202 Introduction to the Study of Ethics  
* PL 203 Introduction to the Study of Religion  
  PL 205 Philosophy in Literature  
  PL 206 Structure and Evolution of the Universe  
* RU 101 Elementary Russian I Effective Spring 2004
* RU 102 Elementary Russian II Effective Spring 2004
* RU 201 Intermediate Russian I Effective Spring 2004
* RU 202 Intermediate Russian II Effective Spring 2004
* SL 100 Conversational American Sign Language I Effective Spring 2004
* SL 101 Structural American Sign Language I Effective Spring 2004
* SN 101 Elementary Spanish I Effective Spring 2004
* SN 102 Elementary Spanish II Effective Spring 2004
* SN 103 Intensive Elementary Spanish Effective Summer 2007
* SN 201 Intermediate Spanish I Effective Spring 2004
* SN 202 Intermediate Spanish II Effective Spring 2004
* SN 215 Advanced Spanish Conversation and Composition Effective Spring 2004
* SN 216 Advanced Readings in Spanish Literature Effective Spring 2004
* WS 101 Introduction to Women’s Studies  

Natural Sciences Distribution (NSLD)
For all A.A. and A.S. curricula, at least one lab science usst be taken
to fulfill the natural sciences distribution requirement.

  AS 101 Introductory Astronomy  
  AS 102 Introduction to Modern Astronomy  
  BI 101 General Biology  
  BI 105B Environmental Biology Laboratory
(Must be taken with BI 105A for NSLD credit)		  
  BI 107 Principles of Biology I  
  BI 108 Principles of Biology II  
  BI 204 Human Anatomy and Physiology I  
  BI 205 Human Anatomy and Physiology II  
  BI 207 Ecology  
  BI 208 Field Ecology
(This is a three-credit course.)		  
  CH 101 Principles of Chemistry I  
  CH 102 Principles of Chemistry II  
  CH 103 Chemistry for the Health Sciences  
  CH 109B Chemistry and Society Laboratory
(Must be taken with CH 109A for NSLD credit)		  
  CH 120 Essentials of Organic and Biochemistry  
  GL 101 Physical Geology  
  GL 102 Historical Geology  
  ME 101 Meteorology: An Introduction to Weather  
  PC 101 Physical Science I  
  PC 102 Physical Science II  
  PH 110 Sound and Lights in the Arts  
  PH 203 General Physics I  
  PH 204 General Physics II  
  PH 262 Electricity and Magnetism  
  PH 263 Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics  

Natural Sciences Distribution w/o Lab (NSND)

  AN 105 Introductory to Physical Anthropology and Archaeology  
  BI 104 Understanding Viruses  
  BI 105A Environmental Biology  
  BI 106 Marine Environmental Science Effective Summer 2005
  BI 109 Natural Science of the Chesapeake Bay  
  BI 130 The Human Body Effective:  Summer 2008
  BI 206 Introduction to the Biology of Human Reproduction  
  CH 109A Chemistry and Society  
  ES 100 Introduction to Engineering Design  
  FM 103 Introduction to Nutrition  
  ME 100 Weather and Climate  
  PH 105 Conceptual Physics  
  PH 161 General Physics I: Mechanics & Heat