General Education Requirements

All Associate in Science and Associate in Arts degree programs offered at NHTI include a minimum number of credits in General Education courses distributed in accordance with the policy of the Community College System of New Hampshire as published at www.ccsnh.edu/documents/AcademicSectionsystempolicies-8-26-09.pdf. Courses fulfilling General Education requirements are designed to supplement and expand upon the knowledge and skills acquired in the student's major field courses to help ensure that graduates meet the definition of an “educated person” as set forth in NHTI's Educated Person Statement of Philosophy.

The following list is provided so that students can determine which courses are appropriate in fulfilling General Education requirements in the areas of Communication, Literature, Humanities/Fine Arts/Foreign Language, Mathematics, Science, and Social Science. In programs where a General Education Elective is indicated, courses may be selected from any of the categories. Credits are indicated in parentheses.

COMMUNICATIONS

EN 120 - Communications (3)*
EN 125 - Communication and the Literature of Science and Technology (3)*

FA 101 - Introduction to Drawing (4)
FA 102 - Introduction to the Visual Arts (3)
FA 103 - Two-Dimensional Design (3)
FA 104 - Three-Dimensional Design (3)
FA 105 - Introduction to Music (3)
FA 106 - The History of Jazz, Blues and Rock and Roll (3)
FA 107 - World Music (3)
FA 111 - Survey of Western Art History I (3)
FA 112 - Survey of Western Art History II (3)
FA 115 - History of Modern Art (3)
FA 120 - Introduction to Oil Painting (4)
FA 121 - Introduction to Watercolor (4)
FA 125A - Woodworking in the Hand Tool Tradition (4)
FA 126 - Introduction to Printmaking (4)
FA 130 - Introduction to Photography (4)
FA 133 - Introduction to Figural Sculpture (4)
FA 135 - Introduction to Ceramics (4)
FA 140 - Introduction to Modern Dance (3)
FA 141 - Ballet Fundamentals (1)
FA 150 - Introduction to Guitar (3)
FA 201 - Drawing II (4)
FA 210 - Life Drawing (4)
FA 220 - Painting II (4)
FA 230 - Photography II (4)
FA 235 - Ceramics II (4)

FL 104 - American Sign Language for Beginners (3)
FL 105 - Advanced American Sign Language (3)
FL 110 - Elementary Japanese I (3)
FL 111 - Elementary Spanish I (3)
FL 112 - Elementary Spanish II (3)
FL 115 - Elementary German 1 (3)
FL 116 - Elementary German 2 (3)
FL 121 - French I (3)
FL 122 - French II (3)

All literature courses listed plus the following:
HI 104 - Western Civilization: Antiquity to 1650 (3)
HI 105 - Western Civilization: 1650 to Present (3)
IDS 120 - Global Public Health Issues (3)
PI 110 - Introduction to Philosophy (3)
PI 226A - Comparative World Religions (3)
PI 242 - Contemporary Ethical Issues (3)*

EN 102 - Introduction to Literature (3)*
EN 121 - Introduction to Film (3)
EN 150 - Introduction to Drama (3)
EN 160 - Introduction to Poetry (3)
EN 210 - British Literature I (3)
EN 211 - British Literature II (3)
EN 214 - American Literature Survey I: to 1865 (3)
EN 215 - American Literature Survey II: 1865 to the Present (3)
EN 221 A - I Film Genres and Directors (3)
EN 251 - Contemporary Drama (3)
EN 255 - Shakespeare (3)
EN 272 - Modern Short Fiction (3)
EN 285 - Literature, Technology and Culture (3)
EN 287 - Women in Literature (3)
EN 291A - Comparative Issues and World Literature: Contemporary Latin American Literature (3)
EN 295A - Creative Writing: Fiction (3)*
EN 295B - Creative Writing: Poetry (3)
EN 295C - Creative Nonfiction (3)

MT 120 - Topics in Applied College Mathematics (4)
MT 123 - Intermediate Algebra (4)*
MT 125 - Finite Mathematics (4)
MT 129 - Math for Allied Health (3)
MT 133 - Elementary Functions (4)
MT 134 - Pre-Calculus (4)
MT 205 - Calculus I (4)
MT 206 - Calculus II (4)
MT 251 - Statistics (4)

BI 111 - General Biology I (4)
BI 112 - General Biology II (4)
BI 115 - Introduction to Ecology (4)
BI 116 - Field Ornithology (4)
BI 117 - Introduction to Plant Biology (4)
BI 120 - Human Biology (4)
BI 122 - Basic Pathophysiology (3 - no lab)
BI 123 - The Biology of Human Reproduction (3 - no lab)
BI 125 - Human Genetics and Society (4)
BI 159 - Personal Nutrition (4)
BI 195 - Anatomy and Physiology I (4)
BI 196 - Anatomy and Physiology II (4)
BI 202 - Microbiology (4)
BI 211 - Genetics (4)
BI 212 - Ecology (4)
BI 215 - Freshwater Ecology (4)
BI 222 - Pathophysiology (3 - no lab)
BI 229 - Nutrition in Exercise and Sports (3 - no lab)
BI 259 - Normal and Therapeutic Nutrition (4 - no lab)
BI 279 - Life Cycle Nutrition (3 - no lab)
CH 103 - General Chemistry I (4)
CH 104 - General Chemistry II (4)
CH 105 - Chemistry (4)
CH 110 - Introduction to Biochemistry (4)
CH 120 - Introduction to Forensic Science (4)
CH 205 - Organic Chemistry (4)
ENV 101 - Fundamentals of Environmental Science (4)
PH 133 - Physics I: Mechanics, Heat (4)
PH 135 - Physics II: Light, Sound, Electricity (3)
SC 104 - Astronomy and Space (4)
SC 107 - Introduction to Meteorology (4)
SC 110 - Alternative Energy Fundamentals (4)

AN 101 - Introduction to Anthropology (3)
AN 110 - Introduction to Archaeology (3)
AN 210 - Native American Studies I (3)
ED 104 - Foundations of Education (3)
EO 101 - Macroeconomics (3)
EO 102 - Microeconomics (3)
HI 120 - United States History: to 1870 (3)
HI 121 - United States History: 1870 to present (3)
HI 131 - World History I: to 1500 (3)
HI 132 - World History II: 1500-present (3)
HI 221 - New Hampshire History (3)
IDS 120 - Global Public Health Issues (3)
PS 105 - State and Local Government (3)
PS 120 - American Federal Government (3)
PS 231 - American Government (3)
PY 105 - Introduction to Psychology (3)*
PY 205 - Crisis Intervention (3)
PY 209 - Educational Psychology (3)
PY 210 - Abnormal Psychology (3)
PY 220 - Human Growth and Development: The Life Span (3)*
PY 225 - Social Psychology 3-0-3
PY 226A - Sport and Exercise Psychology (3)
SO 105 - Introduction to Sociology (3)*
SO 111 - Education and Society (3)
SO 205 - The Individual and Society (3)
SO 212 - Intercultural Interactions and Cultural Learning (3)
SO 226A - Service, Citizenship and Community (SRV)** (3)
SO 240 - Marriage, Family and Personal Relationships (3)
SO 298 - Study Abroad Experience (3)

Revised: 16 Aug 2010

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