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- Courses are listed by Course Number, Course Title and Credit. The first column in DC 3-7 indicates whether the course is a Foundation Four "FF" (DC 3 only), Inner "I" Cluster or Middle "M" Cluster offering.
Writing-Intensive courses are indicated with a "W" following the course title and prerequisites.
Course with a lab are indicated with a "L" in the credit column. Courses may have separate contact hours for the lab, example
(3 + 1 L) or the lab may be embedded in the course (3/L).
- Middle Cluster course prerequisites are listed in brackets following the course title.
Listed first are the Foundation Four DC Competency Areas [1A, 1B, 2, 3] that must be completed prior to taking the Middle Cluster course.
Listed second is a DC Competency Area [3, 4, 5, 6 or 7], if applicable, from which one course must have been completed prior to taking the Middle Cluster course. Example: [1A, 1B / 4]
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To enroll in an Outer Cluster (DC 8, 9, 10) course, students must have completed the Foundation Four, or approved equivalents, and two Middle Cluster courses. These two courses must be from two different areas in DC 3-7.
The Middle Cluster competency areas from which courses must have been taken are listed in brackets following the course title. Example: [6, 7].
| FF | CCGE 122* | Introduction to Oral Communication |
3 |
| FF | CMST 100 | Speech Communication |
3 |
| FF | CCGE 111* | Expository Writing W | 3 |
| FF | ENGL 101 | English Composition W | 3 |
| FF | ENGL 105 | Honors English: Ideas, Reason and Exploration | 3 |
| FF | ENGL 111 | Composition for Non-Native Speakers | 3 |
DC 2 - Critical Thinking (Critical and Multicultural Thinking Courses)
| FF | AMCS 100 | America's Mosaic | 3 |
| FF | AMCS 103 | Contemporary Chicanos -- Fall 2008 | 3 |
| FF | ANTH 100 | Debating Humankind | 3 |
| FF | BIOL 100 | Issues in Human Biology | 3 |
| FF | CCGE 109* | Multiculturalism in Higher Education | 3 |
| FF | CCGE 179* | Multicultural American Literature | 3 |
| FF | CMST 111 | Argumentation and Debate | 3 |
| FF | ECON 100 | The American Economy | 3 |
| FF | ENGL 159 | Cultural Perspectives in Literature | 3 |
| FF | ENGL 163 | Who is a Hero? | 3 |
| FF | FINC 140 | Issues in Personal Finance | 3 |
| FF | HIST 101 | Critical Issues in U.S. History | 3 |
| FF | MUS 140 | Thinking Musically: Critical Thinking in Multi-musical America | 3 |
| FF | PHIL 100 | Critical and Multicultural Thinking in Moral Issues | 3 |
| FF | PHIL 110 | Practical Reasoning | 3 |
DC 3 - Mathematics / Symbolic Systems
| FF | CCGE 119* | Contemporary Mathematics | 3 |
| FF | MATH 102 | Introduction to Mathematics | 3 |
|
M |
MATH 244 | Applied Biostatistics [1B / 3] | 3 + 1 L |
|
M |
MATH 261 | Calculus I [2 / 3] | 3 + 1 L |
DC 4 - Natural Sciences ("L" Indicates a Lab Science Course)
| I | AST 102 | Solar System Astronomy | 2 + 1 L |
| I | AST 104 | Stellar Astronomy | 2 + 1 L |
| M | AST 360 | Planetary Science [1B] | 2 + 1 L |
| I | BIOL 103 | Humanity and the Ecosystem | 3 |
| I | BIOL 104 | Human Biology | 3 |
| I | BIOL 109 | Biology Today | 3 + 1 L |
| I | BIOL 115 | Organismal Biology | 3 + 1 L |
| I | CCGE 192* | Science of the Human Body | 3 + 1 L |
| I | CCGE 195* | Introduction to Astronomy | 2 + 1L |
| I | CCGE 197* | Natural Phenomena | 2 + 1L |
| I | CHEM 102 | Survey of Basic Principles of Chemistry | 3 |
|
I |
CHEM 105 | Chemistry in Everyday Life | 2 + 1 L |
| I | CHEM 110 | Fundamentals of Chemistry | 3 + 1L |
|
I |
CHEM 150 | General Chemistry I | 3 + 1 L |
| I | GEOS 102 | Geology in the National Parks | 3 |
| I | GEOS 110 | Introduction to Physical Geography | 3 |
| M | GEOS 115 | Physical Geology [2 / 4] | 3 + 1 L |
| M | GEOS 170 | Earth Science Today [2] | 3/L |
| M | GEOS 360 | Planetary Science [1B] | 2 + 1 L |
| M | HON 314 | Space, Time, and Change: Revolutions in Self-Perception [2] | 3/L |
|
M |
HON 318 | Issues of the Nuclear Age [1B, 2 / 3] | 2 + 1 L |
| M | HON 320 | History of Science [2] |
3/L |
|
M |
PHYS 105 | Physics of Music [3] | 2 + 1 L |
| I | PHYS 160 | College Physics I | 3 + 1 L |
|
M |
PHYS 200 | General Physics I [3] | 3 + 1 L |
|
M |
PSCI 170 | Physical Science [3] |
1 + 2 L |
DC 5 - History and The Social Sciences
| M | AMCS 312 | Origins of Multicultural America [1A, 2 / 5] | 3 |
| I | ANTH 115 | Introduction to Archaeology | 3 |
| M | ANTH 216 | Paleolithic Age [1A, 1B / 5] | 3 |
| M | ANTH 217 | The Rise of Civilization [1B, 2 / 1B, 2] |
3 |
| M | ANTH 318 | Archaeology and the Bible [1A, 2 / 5] | 3 |
| I | CCGE 107* | Human Growth and Development | 3 |
| I | CCGE 126* | Athletics in the U.S. | 3 |
| I | CCGE 130* | Marriage and the Family | 3 |
| I | CCGE 175* | The Fabulous 50s | 3 |
| M | CCGE 233* | Human Sexuality [1A, 1B, 2] | 3 |
| I | CMST 110 | Introduction to Communication Studies | 3 |
| M | ECON 202 | Principles of Economics I: Microeconomics [1B, 3] | 3 |
| I | HIST 104 | World History I | 3 |
| I | HIST 105 | World History II | 3 |
| M | HIST 121 | History of the United States to 1877 [1A, 2] | 3 |
| M | HIST 122 | History of the United States Since 1877 [1A, 1B, 2] | 3 |
| M | HON 300 | American Society [1B, 2] |
3 |
| M | HON 307 | The Transformation of the Roman World [1A, 1B, 2] |
3 |
| M | HON 316 | The Dangerous 18th Century [1B, 2] |
3 |
| I | POL 105 | Making Sense of Politics | 3 |
| I | POL 120 | American National Government and Politics | 3 |
| I | POL 160 | International Relations | 3 |
| I | PSY 113 | General Psychology | 3 |
| M | PSY 220 | Social Behavior [1B, 2] |
3 |
| I | SOC 110 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| I | SOC 120 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| M | SOC 210 | Social Problems [1A, 1B, 2 / 5] |
3 |
DC 6 - The Humanities - The Arts, Literature, and Philosophy
| M | AMCS 209 | African American Humanities I: Roots [1A, 2] | 3 |
| M | AMCS 210 | African American Humanities II: 1965-Present [1A, 2] | 3 |
| M | AMCS 301 | African American Music [1A, 1B] | 3 |
| M | AMCS 315 | African American Film [1B, 2] | 3 |
| M | AMCS 325 | African American Theatre [1B, 2] | 3 |
| I | ART 170 | Art Appreciation | 3 |
| M | ART 320 | Philosophy and the Arts [1B, 2] W |
3 |
| I | CCGE 162* | Introduction to Dramatic Art | 3 |
| I | CCGE 164* | Literature for a Lifetime | 3 |
| I | CCGE 171* | Comedy: Society's Mirror | 3 |
| I | CCGE 172* | Science Fiction Values | 3 |
| M | CCGE 234* | Literature of Sexuality [1A, 1B] W | 3 |
| M | CCGE 276* | Voyage of the Hero W [1A, 1B / 6] | 3 |
| M | CMST 310 | Rhetorical Theory and Criticism [1A, 1B] W |
3 |
| I | ENGL 183 | Introduction to the American Short Story | 3 |
| M | ENGL 201 | English Composition II [1B, 2] W | 3 |
| M | ENGL 202 | English Composition and Literature [1A, 1B] W | 3 |
| M | ENGL 282 | Literature for Non-Majors [1A, 1B] |
3 |
| I | FILM 180 | Understanding Movies | 3 |
| M | FILM 281 | Film Appreciation [1A, 1B, 2] | 3 + 1S |
| M | HON 200 | Honors Colloquium in the Humanities | 3 |
| M | HON 301 | Masterpieces of Literature [1B, 2 / 6] |
3 |
| M | HON 302 | Tellings and Retellings [1B, 2] | 3 |
| M | HON 312 | Journeys in Literature: Classical and Medieval Masterpieces [1B, 2 / 6] |
3 |
| I | HUM 101 | Humanities Through the Arts [1B, 2] | 3 |
| M | HUM 227 | Russian Humanities [1B, 2] W |
3 |
| I | MUS 111 | Art of Listening |
3 |
| M | MUS 215 | Jazz History [1B, 2] | 3 |
| I | PHIL 101 | Introduction to Western Philosophy | 3 |
| M | PHIL 320 | Philosophy and the Arts [1B, 2] W |
3 |
| I | THTR 120 | Introduction to Theatre | 3 |
| M | THTR 130 | Acting for Everyone [1A, 1B] |
3 |
| M | WS 312 | Rhetorics of Resistance: Feminist Responses from the Humanities [1B, 2] |
3 |
| M | AMCS 211 | Contemporary African Americans [1B, 2] | 3 |
| M | AMCS 233 | Education and Multicultural America [1B, 2] | 3 |
| M | AMCS 303 | Latinos in the United States [1A, 1B, 2] | 3 |
| M | AMCS 304 | American Indians and Hollywood -- Fall 2008 [1B, 1] | 3 |
| M | AMCS 320 | American Indian Belief Systems [1A, 2 / 7] | 3 |
| M | AMCS 372 | Dynamics of Prejudice and Oppression [1A, 2] | 3 |
| M | AMCS 375 | Foundations of Antiracism Theory and Practice [1A, 2] | 3 |
| M | AMCS 390 | Anishinaabe Ethnobotany [1A, 2] | 3 |
| I | ANTH 110 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| M | ANTH 327 | The Aztecs [1B, 2] W | 3 |
| M | CCGE 215* | Interpersonal Communications [1A, 1B / 7] W | 3 |
| M | CCGE 278* | World Cultures Through Literature W [1B, 2] | 3 |
| I | CHINA 132 | Introduction to Chinese Culture | 3 |
| M | ENGL 280 | World Literature: East-West [1B, 2] |
3 |
|
M |
ENGL 352 | Native American Literature [1B, 2] |
3 |
|
I |
GEOS 111 | Cultures and Regions |
3 |
|
M |
HIST 344 | Women in World Religions [1A, 1B] |
3 |
| I | JAPN 142 | Introduction to Japanese Culture | 3 |
| M | MUS 240 | American Music [1A, 2] | 3 |
| I | PHIL 102 | Philosophies of Human Nature | 3 |
| I | PHIL 120 | World Religions | 3 |
| M | SLHS 301 | American Sign Language and Deaf Culture I [1B, 2] | 3 |
| M | SOC 334 | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Issues (cross-listed with WS 334) [1B, 2] | 3 |
| I | SPAN 121 | Introduction to Iberian Culture and Civilization | 3 |
| I | SPAN 122 | Introduction to Latin American Culture and Civilization | 3 |
| M | SPAN 201 | Intermediate Spanish [1A, 1B / 7] | 3 |
| M | SPAN 202 | Intermediate Spanish II [1A, 1B / 7] | 3 |
| M | SPAN 211 | Intermediate Spanish Conversation [1A, 1B / 7] | 3 |
| M | SPAN 212 | Intermediate Spanish Conversation II [1A, 1B / 7] | 3 |
| I | WS 100 | Women Today: Contemporary Women's Issues | 3 |
| M | WS 247 | Women's Studies - Perspectives and Intersections [1B, 2] | 3 |
| M | WS 334 | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Issues (cross-listed with SOC 334) [1B, 2] | 3 |
| ENGL 317 | Young Love | 3 | |
| ENGL 380 | World Literature [6,7] |
3 |
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| GEOS 320 | Economic Geography W [5, 7] |
3 |
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| HIST 376 | The World of Food [5, 7] -- Fall 2008 |
3 |
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| JAPN/PHYS 385 | Hiroshima Peace Studies Tour [4, 7] |
3 |
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| MUS 316 | World Music Survey [6 or 7] |
3 |
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| THTR 420 | The Theatrical World [6] | 3 | |
| WS 420 | Global Feminism [7] |
3 |
DC 9 - Ethical and Civic Responsibility
| BIOL 406 | DNA as Destiny: Genetics and Society [4] | 3 | |
| CMST 411 | Political Campaign Communication [7] |
3 |
|
| CSIS 316 | Ethics in The Information Age [7] (cross listed with PHIL 316) |
3 |
|
| ENGL 315 | The Ethics of Making Money Through Art | 3 | |
| HIST 312 | Governments in Crisis [5,6,7 - any two of the three areas] |
3 |
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HON 496 | Capstone in Ethical and Civic Responsibility W |
3 |
| PHIL 311 | Morals and Medicine W | 3 | |
| PHIL 312 | Business Ethics W | 3 | |
| PHIL 316 | Ethics in The Information Age [7] (cross listed with CSIS 316) |
3 |
|
| PHIL 318 | Professional Ethics W | 3 |
DC 10 - People and The Environment
| ANTH 317 | Collapse [4, 5] | 3 | |
| BIOL 346 | An Ecological Perspective [4, 5] | 3 | |
| CHEM 304 | The Environment and You W | 3 | |
| GEOS 330 | Elementary Meteorology [3, 4] | 3 L | |
| GEOS 335 | Environmental Geography and Conservation [ 4, 7] | 3 | |
| HIST 373 | Monsoon Asia: People and the Environment [ 4, 5] | 3 | |
| PHYS 378 | Energy and the Environment [3, 4] | 3 | |
| SOC 319 | Society and the Environment [5, 7] | 3 |
DC 11 - Information
Literacy
No specific course is listed.
The Competency Area is satisfied by completing Dragon Core Requirements.
*Corrick Center students only. Note: Corrick Center rubric changed from "MDS" to "CCGE."
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