Academic Calendar 2011-2012 - Chesapeake College

liBeral arts anD sciencesLIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES DEGREEarea of eMphasis in soCial sCienCe (212)This program of study meets all the General Education Requirements at Chesapeake College.AWARD: Assocate of Arts DegreePROGRAM MISSION: The Chesapeake College Lberal Arts and Scences Degree–Area of Emphass n Socal Scence provdes studentswith general education and content knowledge to transfer to a four-year institution for further study in one of the fields in socialscence.PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The followng Area of Emphass s applcable to the Lberal Arts and Scences Assocate of Arts DegreeProgram (200) and s desgned for students who plan to transfer to a four-year college or unversty to complete a baccalaureate programwthn the area of emphass. The courses lsted under ths Area of Emphass are not required for graduation unless designated as aLiberal Arts and Sciences program requirement as listed in the 200 program curriculum. Students should note the General Educaton(G.Ed.) requrements and become famlar wth the major requrements of the ntended transfer nsttuton. Students should also consultwith an academic advisor in making specific course selections.PROGRAM GOALS: Lberal Arts and Scences Degree–Area of Emphass n Socal Scence wll:• Facilitate proficiency in content knowledge and skills for the College’s general educaton competences.• Introduce students to dscplnes that form the socal scences: anthropology, economcs, geography, hstory, poltcal scence,psychology, and socology.• Provde students wth a broad educaton n the dscplnes that form the foundaton of human knowledge.• Prepare students for transfer to a four-year nsttuton.PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:[Courses Appear n Recommended Sequence.]FSC 101X Freshman Semnar Course 1ENG 101 CoMposition (g.ed.) 3ART/HUM arts/huManities (g.ed.) 3MAT MatheMatiCs (g.ed.) 3-5NAT SCI bio/natural sCienCe (g.ed.) 3-4PSC 150 general psyChology (g.ed.) 3COM 101 fund. of oral CoMMuniCation (g.ed.) orCOM 150 fund. of organ. CoMMuniCation (g.ed.) 3ENG 102+ Introducton to Lterature 3NAT SCI bio/natural sCienCe (g.ed.) 4PED 103 Wellness for life (g.ed.) 3SOC 161 soCiology (g.ed.) 3ECN 171 Prncples of Macroeconomcs 3FA Fne Arts Electve 3LIT Lterature Electve 3SOC SCI Socal Scence Electve 3HIS 101 u.s. history i (g.ed.) orHIS 131 World Civilization i (g.ed.) 3FREE Electves 9IDC 201+ the nature of knoWledge (g.ed.) 3HIS 102 U.S. Hstory II orHIS 132 World Cvlzaton II 3MINIMUM REQUIRED CREDITS: 62CONTACT PERSON: Mr. Nevn CrouseArts/Humanities Electives (g.ed.) can be satisfied by:ART 101; FLM 240; HUM 101, 110; MUS 101; THE 172.BIO/Natural Science Electives (g.ed.) can be satisfied by:BIO 101, 111; CHM 121; GEO 143; PHY 205, 215; SCI 102, 110,111, 141, 142.Fine Arts Electives can be satisfied by:ART 101, 115, 116; MUS 101, 102, 105, 152, 153, 154; FLM 240,242; THE 172, 230, 240, 260, 271, 272.Literature Electives can be satisfied by:ENG 201, 202, 205, 206, 207, 208; THE 250.Mathematics Electives (g.ed.) can be satisfied by:MAT 113, 115, 140, 200, 204.Social Science Electives can be satisfied by:Any course n ANT, ECN, GEO, HIS, POL, PSC, SOC.X Must be taken within the first 12 hours unless exempted bymeetng establshed standards.+ Prerequste or corequste. See course descrpton for detals.(g.ed.) general eduCation prograM requireMents.156