Nov 24, 2024

2013-2014 Catalog

2013-2014 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Associate in Arts Degree General Education Requirements

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General education is the curricular component common to all degree programs. The purpose of the general education requirements is to develop and integrate the student’s knowledge, skills, attitudes and experiences so that the student can engage effectively in a lifelong process of inquiry and decision-making. The knowledge and academic experience gained from general education courses are designed to prepare students with the 21st century skills necessary to be productive, involved and contributing citizens. The following are the specific areas addressed by the general education core:

Communication Skills: students demonstrate reading comprehension, effective oral and written communication and interpersonal skills, including teamwork.
Quantitative and Scientific Reasoning Skills: students apply mathematical and scientific methods of reasoning to analyze and interpret data and use the results logically to solve real world problems.
Community Skills: students demonstrate an understanding of important political, social, economic and environmental issues and the interconnected nature of modern international societies and peoples. Students identify and describe the civic rights, responsibilities and values of a diverse society.
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills: students apply higher order critical thinking and problem solving skills across the curriculum.
Information Literacy Skills: students access, evaluate and use information sources in an ethical manner for research and problem solving, and demonstrate the ability to retrieve and manage information using digital technology.
Cultural Literacy Skills: students exhibit an understanding of such cultural and aesthetic expressions as literature, music, theatre, and the visual arts in historical and contemporary contexts.

A grade of “C” or better shall be considered successful completion in general education courses that are part of an Associate in Arts or Associate in Science degree.

Area I - Communications: 9 Hours

Students must complete nine hours from A and B:

A.

ENC 1101 - Written Communication I (3 Credit Hours)
ENC 1102 - Written Communication II (3 Credit Hours)

B.

SPC 1608 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication (3 Credit Hours)

Area II - Mathematics: 6-9 Hours

Students are required to take two mathematics courses:

MAC 1105 - College Algebra (3 Credit Hours)
MAC 1114 - Trigonometry (3 Credit Hours)
MAC 1140 - Precalculus Algebra (3 Credit Hours)
MAC 2147 - Precalculus Algebra/Trigonometry (4 Credit Hours)
MAC 2233 - Applied Calculus (3 Credit Hours)
MAC 2311 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry I (4 Credit Hours)
MAC 2312 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry II (4 Credit Hours)
MAC 2313 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry III (4 Credit Hours)
MAD 2104 - Discrete Mathematics (3 Credit Hours)
MAP 2302 - Differential Equations (3 Credit Hours)
MAS 2103 - Linear Algebra (3 Credit Hours)
MGF 1106 - Topics in Mathematics (3 Credit Hours)
MGF 1107 - Liberal Arts Mathematics (3 Credit Hours)
STA 2023 - Elementary Statistics (3 Credit Hours)

Area III - Social & Behavioral Sciences: 6-9 Hours

Students must complete three hours from A and at least three hours from either B or C:

Area IV - Humanities: 6-9 Hours

Courses must be selected from two different categories:

A. Literature:

AML 2010 - American Literature I (3 Credit Hours)
AML 2020 - American Literature II (3 Credit Hours)
AML 2600 - African-American Literature (3 Credit Hours)
ENL 2010 - English Literature I (3 Credit Hours)
ENL 2022 - English Literature II (3 Credit Hours)
LIT 2012 - The Novel (3 Credit Hours)
LIT 2020 - The Short Story (3 Credit Hours)
LIT 2030 - Introduction to Poetry (3 Credit Hours)
LIT 2110 - World Literature I (3 Credit Hours)
LIT 2120 - World Literature II (3 Credit Hours)
LIT 2310 - Horror, Fantasy and Science Fiction (3 Credit Hours)
LIT 2380 - Women in Literature (3 Credit Hours)
LIT 2090 - Contemporary Literature (3 Credit Hours)

B. Art and Humanities:

ARH 2000 - Art Appreciation (3 Credit Hours)
ARH 2050 - Introduction to History of Art I (3 Credit Hours)
ARH 2051 - Introduction to History of Art II (3 Credit Hours)
FIL 1030 - History of Motion Pictures (3 Credit Hours)
HUM 2210 - Intercultural Humanities: The Ancient World (3 Credit Hours)
HUM 2230 - Intercultural Humanities: Byzantium, Medieval & Renaissance (3 Credit Hours)
HUM 2250 - Intercultural Humanities: The Modern World (3 Credit Hours)
MUH 2050 - Folk/Traditional Music of World Cultures (3 Credit Hours)
MUH 2110 - Introduction to Music History and Literature (3 Credit Hours)
MUL 2010 - Music Appreciation (3 Credit Hours)
PGY 2101C - Visual Literacy: Photography (3 Credit Hours)
THE 2000 - Theatre Appreciation (3 Credit Hours)

C. Philosophy and Religion:

PHI 2001 - Introduction to Philosophy I (3 Credit Hours)
PHI 2002 - Introduction to Philosophy II (3 Credit Hours)
PHI 2070 - Introduction to Eastern Philosophy (3 Credit Hours)
PHI 2600 - Applied Ethics (3 Credit Hours)
PHI 2620 - Environmental Ethics (3 Credit Hours)
REL 2300 - Introduction to World Religions (3 Credit Hours)
REL 2121 - Religion in America (3 Credit Hours)

Area V - Natural Science: 6-9 Hours

Students are required to select at least two natural science courses from the courses listed below. It is strongly recommended that at least one course have a laboratory component, indicated by a “C” or “L” after the course name and number. Students should seek information from an advisor regarding the laboratory science requirements at the university to which they plan to transfer.

AST 1002 - Descriptive Astronomy (3 Credit Hours)
BSC 1005C - Diversity of Life (3 Credit Hours)
BSC 1007C - Introduction to Biology (4 Credit Hours)
BSC 1008 - Human Body (3 Credit Hours)
BSC 2822C - Introduction to Astrobiology (3 Credit Hours)
CHM 1022C - The Chemistry of Everyday Life (3 Credit Hours)
CHM 1083C - Chemistry for the Consumer (3 Credit Hours)
GLY 2010 - Introduction to Physical Geology (3 Credit Hours)
GLY 2100 - Introduction to Historical Geology (3 Credit Hours)
ISC 1004C - Interdisciplinary Science I (3 Credit Hours)
ISC 1005C - Interdisciplinary Science II (3 Credit Hours)
ISC 1141C - Earth and Space Science (3 Credit Hours)
ISC 1143 - Introduction to Environmental Science (3 Credit Hours)
MET 1010 - Elementary Meteorology (3 Credit Hours)
OCB 1000C - Introduction to Marine Biology (3 Credit Hours)
OCE 1001 - Introduction to Oceanography (3 Credit Hours)
PSC 1121C - Physical Science (3 Credit Hours)

Additional Courses

Courses in the list below also meet Area V Natural Science and in addition have college level prerequisites.

BSC 2010C - Fundamentals of Biology I (5 Credit Hours)
BSC 2011C - Fundamentals of Biology II (5 Credit Hours)
BSC 2085C - Anatomy and Physiology I (4 Credit Hours)
BSC 2086C - Anatomy and Physiology II (4 Credit Hours)
CHM 1025C - Introductory Chemistry (5 Credit Hours)
CHM 1032C - Chemistry for Health Professionals (4 Credit Hours)
CHM 2045C - General Chemistry I (5 Credit Hours)
CHM 2046C - General Chemistry II (5 Credit Hours)
CHM 2210C - Organic Chemistry I (5 Credit Hours)
CHM 2211C - Organic Chemistry II (5 Credit Hours)
MCB 2010C - Microbiology (4 Credit Hours)
PHY 2048C - General Physics with Calculus I (5 Credit Hours)
PHY 2049C - General Physics with Calculus II (5 Credit Hours)
PHY 2053C - General Physics I (4 Credit Hours)
PHY 2054C - General Physics II (4 Credit Hours)

International/Intercultural Courses

Students are required to complete six hours of courses from the following list. These courses may be used to fulfill general education and/or Gordon Rule requirements where appropriate.

III AMH 1091 - African-American History and Culture (3 Credit Hours)
IV G ** AML 2010 - American Literature I (3 Credit Hours)
IV G ** AML 2020 - American Literature II (3 Credit Hours)
IV G ** AML 2600 - African-American Literature (3 Credit Hours)
III G * ANT 2000 - Introduction to Anthropology (3 Credit Hours)
ANT 2410 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3 Credit Hours)
IV ARH 2000 - Art Appreciation (3 Credit Hours)
IV G * ARH 2050 - Introduction to History of Art I (3 Credit Hours)
IV G * ARH 2051 - Introduction to History of Art II (3 Credit Hours)
III CPO 2002 - Comparative Government (3 Credit Hours)
III ECO 2013 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3 Credit Hours)
EDG 2701 - Teaching Diverse Populations and Field Experience
III EUH 1000 - Western Civilization I (3 Credit Hours)
III EUH 1001 - Western Civilization II (3 Credit Hours)
IV FIL 1030 - History of Motion Pictures (3 Credit Hours)
FIL 2835 - Appreciation of Film (3 Credit Hours)
FRE 2200 - Intermediate French I (3 Credit Hours)
FRE 2201 - Intermediate French II (3 Credit Hours)
III GEA 2000 - World Regional Geography (3 Credit Hours)
GEO 2420 - Environment and Culture (3 Credit Hours)
GER 2200 - Intermediate German I (3 Credit Hours)
GER 2201 - Intermediate German II (3 Credit Hours)
IV G * HUM 2210 - Intercultural Humanities: The Ancient World (3 Credit Hours)
IV G * HUM 2230 - Intercultural Humanities: Byzantium, Medieval & Renaissance (3 Credit Hours)
IV G * HUM 2250 - Intercultural Humanities: The Modern World (3 Credit Hours)
III G * INR 2002 - International Relations (3 Credit Hours)
IV G ** LIT 2012 - The Novel (3 Credit Hours)
IV G ** LIT 2020 - The Short Story (3 Credit Hours)
IV G ** LIT 2030 - Introduction to Poetry (3 Credit Hours)
IV G ** LIT 2090 - Contemporary Literature (3 Credit Hours)
IV G ** LIT 2110 - World Literature I (3 Credit Hours)
IV G ** LIT 2120 - World Literature II (3 Credit Hours)
IV G ** LIT 2310 - Horror, Fantasy and Science Fiction (3 Credit Hours)
IV G ** LIT 2380 - Women in Literature (3 Credit Hours)
IV G * MUH 2110 - Introduction to Music History and Literature (3 Credit Hours)
IV MUL 2010 - Music Appreciation (3 Credit Hours)
IV G * MUH 2050 - Folk/Traditional Music of World Cultures (3 Credit Hours)
IV PHI 2001 - Introduction to Philosophy I (3 Credit Hours)
IV PHI 2002 - Introduction to Philosophy II (3 Credit Hours)
IV G * PHI 2070 - Introduction to Eastern Philosophy (3 Credit Hours)
IV REL 2300 - Introduction to World Religions (3 Credit Hours)
IV G * REL 2121 - Religion in America (3 Credit Hours)
SPN 2200 - Intermediate Spanish I (3 Credit Hours)
SPN 2201 - Intermediate Spanish II (3 Credit Hours)
IV G * THE 2000 - Theatre Appreciation (3 Credit Hours)

Note(s):

I, III, IV Courses fulfill general education requirements for the A.A. degree in areas I, III or IV.

G Courses partially fulfill the Gordon Rule writing requirement of at least 6,000 words each.

* ENC 1101 with a grade of “C” or better is a prerequisite.

** ENC 1102 with a grade of “C” or better is a prerequisite or a corequisite.

Gordon Rule

State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota Requirements To Meet Florida SBE Rule 6A-10.030

This rule applies to all students prior to receipt of an Associate in Arts (A.A.) degree from a public community college or university or prior to entry into upper division of a public university. For the purpose of this rule, a grade of “C” or better shall be considered successful completion. All students entering State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota under this Catalog are required to meet the Gordon Rule requirements.

In accordance with Florida Department of Education Administrative Rule Number 6A-10.030, all students are mandated to complete satisfactorily 12 semester hours of courses that include written assignments demonstrating college-level writing skills. Each of the following courses is designed to meet this requirement and requires a prerequisite of ENC 1101 :

IV ** + AML 2010 - American Literature I (3 Credit Hours)
IV ** + AML 2020 - American Literature II (3 Credit Hours)
IV ** + AML 2600 - African-American Literature (3 Credit Hours)
III * + ANT 2000 - Introduction to Anthropology (3 Credit Hours)
IV * + ARH 2050 - Introduction to History of Art I (3 Credit Hours)
IV * + ARH 2051 - Introduction to History of Art II (3 Credit Hours)
** CRW 2001 - Creative Writing I (3 Credit Hours)
** CRW 2002 - Creative Writing II (3 Credit Hours)
I ENC 1101 - Written Communication I (3 Credit Hours)
I * ENC 1102 - Written Communication II (3 Credit Hours)
* ENC 2210 - Technical Communication (3 Credit Hours)
IV ** ENL 2010 - English Literature I (3 Credit Hours)
IV ** ENL 2022 - English Literature II (3 Credit Hours)
* EUH 2032 - History of World War II and the Holocaust (3 Credit Hours)
* FIL 1007 - Foundations of Story (3 Credit Hours)
IV * + HUM 2210 - Intercultural Humanities: The Ancient World (3 Credit Hours)
IV * + HUM 2230 - Intercultural Humanities: Byzantium, Medieval & Renaissance (3 Credit Hours)
IV * + HUM 2250 - Intercultural Humanities: The Modern World (3 Credit Hours)
III * + INR 2002 - International Relations (3 Credit Hours)
* JOU 1100 - Basic Reporting (3 Credit Hours)
IV ** + LIT 2012 - The Novel (3 Credit Hours)
IV ** + LIT 2020 - The Short Story (3 Credit Hours)
IV ** + LIT 2030 - Introduction to Poetry (3 Credit Hours)
IV ** + LIT 2090 - Contemporary Literature (3 Credit Hours)
IV ** + LIT 2110 - World Literature I (3 Credit Hours)
IV ** + LIT 2120 - World Literature II (3 Credit Hours)
IV ** + LIT 2310 - Horror, Fantasy and Science Fiction (3 Credit Hours)
IV ** + LIT 2380 - Women in Literature (3 Credit Hours)
* MMC 2100 - Writing for Mass Communications (3 Credit Hours)
IV * + MUH 2050 - Folk/Traditional Music of World Cultures (3 Credit Hours)
IV * + MUH 2110 - Introduction to Music History and Literature (3 Credit Hours)
* PGY 2000 - History of Photography (3 Credit Hours)
IV* PGY 2101C - Visual Literacy: Photography (3 Credit Hours)
IV * + PHI 2070 - Introduction to Eastern Philosophy (3 Credit Hours)
* PLA 1104 - Legal Research and Writing I (3 Credit Hours)
* PLA 2114 - Legal Research and Writing II (3 Credit Hours)
IV * + REL 2121 - Religion in America (3 Credit Hours)
IV * + THE 2000 - Theatre Appreciation (3 Credit Hours)
* THE 2020 - Theatre Fundamentals (3 Credit Hours)

Note(s):

I, III, IV Courses fulfill general education requirements for the A.A. degree in areas I, III or IV.

* ENC 1101 with a grade of “C” or better is a prerequisite.

** ENC 1102 with a grade of “C” or better is a prerequisite, or a corequisite.

+ Courses fulfill the international/intercultural requirement.

Exceptions to Gordon Rule Writing:

Any student who completes the first six hours of English coursework required by this rule with an “A” (grade point average of 4.0) may waive completion of the remaining six hours until after entry into the university.
Completion of an Advanced Placement English course, with a score of three or better on the AP exam, will meet the ENC 1101-1102 portion of this requirement.
Students may be exempt if they enrolled prior to January 1983 and have maintained continuous enrollment.

In accordance with Florida State Department of Education Administrative Rule Number 6A-10.030, all students enrolling in any college for the first time on or after Jan. 1, 1983, are mandated to complete satisfactorily a minimum of six semester hours of mathematics from any of the following courses:

MAC 1105 - College Algebra (3 Credit Hours)
MAC 1114 - Trigonometry (3 Credit Hours)
MAC 1140 - Precalculus Algebra (3 Credit Hours)
MAC 2147 - Precalculus Algebra/Trigonometry (4 Credit Hours)
MAC 2233 - Applied Calculus (3 Credit Hours)
MAC 2311 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry I (4 Credit Hours)
MAC 2312 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry II (4 Credit Hours)
MAC 2313 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry III (4 Credit Hours)
MAD 2104 - Discrete Mathematics (3 Credit Hours)
MAP 2302 - Differential Equations (3 Credit Hours)
MAS 2103 - Linear Algebra (3 Credit Hours)
MGF 1106 - Topics in Mathematics (3 Credit Hours)
MGF 1107 - Liberal Arts Mathematics (3 Credit Hours)
STA 2023 - Elementary Statistics (3 Credit Hours)

Exceptions to Gordon Rule Mathematics:

Any student who has satisfied College Level Examination Program requirements in mathematics and whose high school transcript shows successful completion of higher mathematics course work, including college algebra, trigonometry and calculus, shall be exempted from the mathematics requirements of this rule.

Completion of an AP calculus course with a score of “3” or better on the AP exam will meet this requirement.

Associate in Arts Degree General Education Requirements

Area I - Communications: 9 Hours

A.

B.

Area II - Mathematics: 6-9 Hours

Area III - Social & Behavioral Sciences: 6-9 Hours

A. Historical

B. Political/Economic

C. Social/Behavioral Sciences

Area IV - Humanities: 6-9 Hours

A. Literature:

B. Art and Humanities:

C. Philosophy and Religion:

Area V - Natural Science: 6-9 Hours

Additional Courses

International/Intercultural Courses

Note(s):

Gordon Rule

State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota Requirements To Meet Florida SBE Rule 6A-10.030

Note(s):

Exceptions to Gordon Rule Writing:

Exceptions to Gordon Rule Mathematics: