General Education Requirements for - Butte College



General Education Requirements for Butte College AA and AS Degrees

A student completing the Butte College General Education pattern for the Associate’s Degree will be able to:

1) utilize knowledge gained during his or her educational experience when evaluating and appreciating the physical environment, the culture, and the society in which he or she lives;

2) demonstrate an increased level of self-understanding; and

3) actively examine values inherent in proposed solutions to major social problems.

Competency Requirements

A student meeting the Writing Competency Requirement will be able to:

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A student meeting the Mathematics Competency Requirement will be able to:

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A student meeting the Reading Competency Requirement will be able to:

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A student meeting the Multicultural Competency Requirement (courses below designated with +) will be able to:

To be filled in later

A - Natural Science

Minimum requirement: one 3-unit course

A student completing courses in the Natural Sciences area will be able to:

1) demonstrate an appreciation and understanding of the scientific method; and

2) understand the relationships between science and other human activities.

Agricultural Science AGS 22, 30, 50

Animal Science ANS 20, 26

Anthropology ANTH 2

Biology BIOL 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12, 13, 20, 21

Chemistry CHEM 1, 2, 10, 20, 21, 22, 51, 52

Environmental Horticulture EH 33

Foods and Nutrition FN 2

Geography GEOG 2, 3

Geology GEOL 10/11*, 20/21*, 30/31*, 50/51*

Honors HON 5, 7

Natural Resources NR 27, 28/29*

Physical Science PSC 4, 6, 10, 20/21*, 30, 50/51*, 52/51*, 60/61*

Physics PHYS 10/11*, 21, 22, 41, 42, 43

Plant Science PLS 15+ & 16*, 20, 25

* Meets Natural Science only when taken with corresponding lecture course.

B - Social and Behavioral Sciences

Minimum requirement: one 3-unit course

A student completing courses in the Social and Behavioral Sciences area will be able to:

1) demonstrate an awareness of the method of inquiry used by the social and behavioral sciences;

2) think critically about the ways people act and have acted in response to their societies; and

3) appreciate how societies and social sub-groups operate.

Administration of Justice AJ 1, 2

Agriculture……………………………….AGR 10

Anthropology ANTH 4+,13+, 14+, 16, 18+, 20A-E+, 21+, 32+, 33+, 34+

Business BUS 20

Child Development and Family Relations CDF 12, 14

Economics ECON 2, 4, 20, 25

Geography GEOG 4+, 5+, 8+, 10+, 12+

History HIST 4, 6+, 8, 10, 12+, 14+, 18+, 20+, 28+, 30+

Honors HON 3, 4

Humanities HUM 23

Multicultural Studies MCS 32+, 34+, 36+, 38+, 50+

Natural Resources NR 26+

Political Science POS 2, 3, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 30+

Psychology PSY 2, 4, 16, 24, 36, 41+, 52

Radio-TV Film RTVF 12

Sociology SOC 2, 3, 4+, 8, 12, 14, 23, 30+

Communication Studies CMST 9+

+ Meets Multicultural competency.

C - Humanities

Minimum requirement: one 3-unit course

A student completing courses in the Humanities area will be able to:

1) demonstrate an awareness of the ways in which people throughout the ages and in different cultures have responded to themselves and the world around them in artistic and cultural creation; and

2) demonstrate aesthetic understanding and an ability to make value judgments.

Art ART 1, 2, 3+, 4, 6+

Drama DRAM 2, 8

English ENGL 4, H4, 6, 8, 10, 14, 15, 16, 18, and

ENGL 19, 20, 21, 23, 25, 28, 32, 34, 35+, 47

Fashion FASH 74

French FREN 1, 2, 3, 4

German GERM 1, 2, 3, 4

Greek GRK 1, 2

History HIST 2

Honors HON 1, 2, 6+

Humanities HUM 8, 13, 17, 22, 26, 27

Italian ITAL 1, 2

Japanese JPN 1, 2, 3, 4

Latin LATN 1, 2, 3

Music MUS 1, 2, 4, 5, 7

Philosophy PHIL 2, 4, 16, 18+, 54, 55, 58

Physical Science PSC 54

Radio-TV Film RTVF 13, 15

Russian RUS 1, 2

Spanish SPAN 1, 2, 3, 4, 14+, 16+, 22, 33

Communication Studies CMST 6, 16

+ Meets Multicultural competency.

D - English Composition

Minimum requirement: one 3-unit course

A student completing courses in the English Composition area will be able to:

demonstrate the principles and applications of language toward logical thought, clear and precise expression and critical evaluation of communication in whatever symbol system the student uses.

English ENGL 2, H2, 119

E - Communications and Analytical Thinking

Minimum requirement: one 3-unit course

A student completing courses in the Communication and Critical Thinking area will be able to:

demonstrate the principles and applications of language toward logical thought, clear and precise expression and critical evaluation of communication in whatever symbol system the student uses.

Computer Science CSCI 2, 6, 8, 20

Drafting Technology DFT 4, 6

English ENGL 11

Mathematics MATH 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 13,18, 19, 20, and

MATH 26, 30, 31, 32, 40, 42, 44, 108, 108A / B, 109, 124

Philosophy PHIL 6, 7, 8

Communication Studies CMST 2, 3+, 4, 14

+ Meets Multicultural competency.

F - Self Integration and Physical Education

One 3-unit course plus two PE Activity courses. The DD214 may be used to satisfy this requirement.

Self Integration:

A student completing courses in the Self-Integration area will be able to:

1) demonstrate and understanding of the human being as an integrated physiological, social, and psychological organism; and

2) consider a majority of the following topics as they relate to decision making; substance abuse, sexuality, nutrition, mental health, fitness, disease prevention, stress, health care (including the effects of environmental issues and consumerism) and instruction which results in increased sensitivity to issues of aging, death and dying.

Business……………………………….BUS 62

Counseling CSL 20+

English ENGL 31

Health HLTH 2

Life Management LM 40

Psychology PSY 20

Physical Education

A student completing courses in the Physical Education area will be able to:

1) To be filled in by P.E.

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