THE COLLEGE OF THE BAHAMAS Courses That Fulfill General Education Requirements

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1 THE COLLEGE OF THE BAHAMAS Courses That Fulfill General Education Requirements Strand Student Development (1 credit) COUN100 First Year Seminar Admission to programme 1 Computer Literacy (1 credit) CIS 100 Computer Literacy Freshman Standing NOTE: Students are exempted from CIS 100 on the basis of any ONE of the following: 1 1) High school transcript with C or higher in Computer Studies or related area in Grades 10, 11 and 12 OR 2) Diploma, Certificate or other documentation of formal instruction in Computer Studies or related area OR ) Pass an examination administered by the CIS Department, School of Business Physical Education/Health/ Nutrition (2 credits) Literacy (6 credits) EDU 105 Introduction to Jujutsu Freshman standing or permission of Chair/Instructor 2 EDU 106 Introduction to Judo Freshman standing or permission of Chair/Instructor 2 EDU 107 Introduction to Karate Freshman standing or permission of Chair/Instructor 2 HLTH100 Current Issues in Health Freshman standing 2 NUTR100 Basic Principles of Nutrition Freshman standing 2 PED 100 Swimming Freshman standing or permission of Chair/Instructor 2 PED 101 Introduction to Volleyball Freshman standing or permission of Chair/Instructor 2 PED 102 Introduction to Football (Soccer) Freshman standing or permission of Chair/Instructor 2 PED 104 Introduction to Health-Related Fitness Freshman standing or permission of Chair/Instructor 2 EDU 211 Physical and Health Education Freshman standing or permission of Chair/Instructor 2 ENGW119 Writing and Rhetoric I (formerly ENG 119 College English Skills I) ENGW120 Writing and Rhetoric II (formerly ENG 120 College English Skills II) ENG 017/ENGL017 or Placement at ENGW119 or BGCSE English grade C or above or permission of Chair/Instructor NOTE: Students are exempted from ENGW119 on the basis of any ONE of the following: 1. Advanced Placement (AP) English grade 4 or higher OR 2. International Baccalaureate (IB) English Higher Level 5 ENGW119/ENG 119 or permission of Chair/Instructor Office of Academic Affairs August 2015 Page 1 of 5

2 Numeracy ( credits) Foreign Language (6 credits of the same language) MATH16 Finite Mathematics (for non-science and non- MATH 140 Technology majors) MATH167 Precalculus I Algebra (for Science and MATH 140 Technology majors) NOTE: Students are exempted from MATH 167 on the basis of the following: International Baccalaureate (IB) Mathematics Higher Level 4 CRE 10 Introductory Creole I Freshman standing or permission of Chair/Instructor CRE 104 Introductory Creole II CRE 10 or permission of Chair/Instructor CHI 10 Introductory Chinese I Freshman standing or permission of Chair/Instructor CHI 104 Introductory Chinese II CHI 10 or permission of Chair/Instructor FRE 102 Introductory French for Hosp & Culinary Arts Freshman standing or permission of Chair/Instructor FRE 10 Introductory French I Freshman standing or permission of Chair/Instructor NOTE: Students are exempted from FRE 10 on the basis of any ONE of the following: 1. BGCSE French grade ' B or C OR 2. Advanced Placement French grade A, B or C FRE 104 Introductory French II FRE 10 or BGCSE French grade B or C or placement at FRE 104 or permission of Chair/Instructor NOTE: Students are exempted from FRE 104 on the basis of any ONE of the following: 1. BGCSE French grade A OR 2. Advanced Placement (AP) French grade A, B or C SPA 10 Introductory Spanish 1 Freshman standing or permission of Chair/Instructor NOTE: Students are exempted from SPA 10 on the basis of any ONE of the following: 1. BGCSE Spanish grade B or C OR 2. Advanced Placement (AP) Spanish grade A, B or C SPA 104 Introductory Spanish II SPA 10 or BGCSE Spanish grade B or C or placement at SPA 104 or permission of Chair/ Instructor NOTE: Students are exempted from SAP 104 on the basis of any ONE of the following: 1. BGCSE Spanish grade A OR 2. Advanced Placement (AP) Spanish grade A, B or C SPA 105 Introductory Spanish 1 Study Abroad Freshman standing or permission of Chair/Instructor SPA 106 Introductory Spanish II Study Abroad SPA 10 or SPA 105 or BGCSE Spanish grade B or C or placement at SPA 104 or SPA 106 or permission of Chair/ Instructor Office of Academic Affairs August 2015 Page 2 of 5

3 Humanities (HMNS credits) Social Sciences (SOSC credits) COM 107 Introduction to Human Communication Freshman standing or permission of Chair/Instructor COM 150 Introduction to Mass Communication Freshman standing or permission of Chair/Instructor COMM211 Business Communication (for Business Majors ENG 120/ENGW120 or permission of Chair/ Instructor only) CRE 210 Intro to Haiti, It s People & Culture Sophomore standing or permission of Chair/Instructor ENG 108 The Oral Tradition in Bahamian Literature Freshman standing or permission of Chair/Instructor MUS 100 Introduction to Bahamian Music Freshman standing or permission of Chair/Instructor MUS 201 Survey of World Music ENGW119/ENG 119 or permission of Chair/Instructor ENG 201 Introduction to Theatre ENGW119/ENG 119 or permission of Chair/Instructor ENG 208 Bahamian Literature ENGW120/ENG 120 or permission of Chair/Instructor ARTH107 Introduction to Bahamian Art Freshman standing or permission of Chair/Instructor ARTH207 Survey of Art II Freshman standing or permission of Chair/Instructor ENG 216 Introduction to Film Studies ENGW120/ENG 120 or permission of Chair/Instructor LIN 220 Introduction to Sociolinguistics ENGW120/ENG 120 or permission of Chair/Instructor LIN 225 Talking Bahamian: From Bay Street to Bain Town ENGW119/ENG 119 or permission of Chair/Instructor HIS 112 History of The Bahamas I First year standing or permission of Instructor or Chair HIS 11 History of The Bahamas II First year standing or permission of Instructor or Chair SOC/GLO Introduction to Globalization First year standing or permission of Instructor or Chair SOC 111 Introduction to Sociology Admission into the programme POL 11 Government and Politics in The Bahamas Acceptance into the AA program or permission of Instructor or Chair PSY 100 Intro to Psychology: Social Sciences Foundation Freshman standing or permission of Chair/Instructor PSY 101 Intro to Psychology: Natural Sciences Foundation Freshman standing or permission of Chair/Instructor PSY 105 Human Growth and Development Freshman standing or permission of Chair/Instructor PUBA201 Public Administration I Completion of first year of AA Programme or permission of Instructor SOS 201 Social Structure in the Third World SOC 111 or permission of Chair/Instructor SOC 215 Race and Ethnic Group Relations SOC 111 or permission of Chair/Instructor SOC 218 Sociology of Human Sexual Behaviour Sophomore Standing or permission of Chair/instructor Office of Academic Affairs August 2015 Page of 5

4 Natural Sciences (NASC credits) BIOL109 General Biology Freshman standing or permission of Chair/Instructor BIOL116 Ecology Freshman standing or permission of Chair/Instructor CHEM100 Chemistry in the World Around Us Freshman standing or permission of Chair/Instructor GEOG100 Introduction to the Geography of the Bahamas Freshman standing or permission of Chair/Instructor MATH168 Precalculus II: Trigonometry BGCSE Math A or B grade or MATH 140 PHYS101 The Physics of Everyday Things I Freshman standing or permission of Chair/Instructor PHYS102 The Physics of Everyday Things II Freshman standing or permission of Chair/Instructor PHYS164 General Physics I BGCSE Physics grade C or above or PHYS071 grade C or above or TECH025 grade C or above 4 and MATH167 grade C or above or Permission of Chair/Instructor NOTE: Students are exempted from PHYS 164 on the basis of the following: International Baccalaureate (IB) Physics Standard Level SCI 171 General Science I BGCSE Combined Science C or SCI 071 or BIOL 071 and CHEM 071 AGRI229 Agricultural Economics Sophomore standing or permission of Chair/Instructor GEOG217 Intro to Geographic Information Systems MATH 16/167 and CIS 100 or permission of Chair/Instructor ASTR242 Modern Astronomy: Stars, Galaxies and Cosmology MATH 140 grade C or higher or permission of Chair/Instructor Office of Academic Affairs August 2015 Page 4 of 5

5 Approved Upper Level General Education Courses Course Abbreviation, Number and Title Prerequisites Credits Literacy ( credits) ENGW00 Advanced Composition (formerly ENG 01 Advanced writing Skills) ENGW120/ENG 120 and Junior standing or permission of Chair/Instructor ENGW120/ENG 120 and Junior standing or permission of Chair/Instructor Social Sciences (SOSC HIS 25 Race, Class and Gender in the Late 19 th and Early 20 th Century HIS 112, HIS 11 or permission of Instructor Chair credits) Bahamas HIS 71 Topics in Twentieth Century Caribbean History Third year standing or permission of instructor or Chair HIS 76 Women and Gender in the History of the English Speaking Caribbean Fourth year standing or permission of Instructor or Chair HIS 471 Caribbean Migration Since the 18 th Century Fourth year standing or permission of Instructor or Chair POL 1 Political Economy of The Bahamas Sophomore standing or permission of Chair/Instructor PSY 10 Consumer Psychology Junior standing or permission of Instructor or Chair PSY 40 Child and Adolescent Psychology Junior standing or permission of Chair/Instructor PSY 50 Culture and Behaviour Junior standing or permission of Chair/Instructor PSY 425 Psychology of Gender Senior standing or permission of Chair/Instructor PSY 440 Group Dynamics Senior standing or permission of instructor or Chair SOC 02 - Bahamian Society and Culture Third-year standing or permission of Chair/Instructor SOC 0 Youth and Society SOC 111 or permission of Chair/Instructor SOS 90 Field Studies I Third year standing or permission of Instructor or Chair SOC 41 Urban Society SOC 111 or permission of Chair/Instructor SWK 11 Diversity in a Multicultural Society Third year standing or permission of Chair/Instructor Natural Sciences PHYS01 Energy, Society and the Environment Junior standing or permission of Chair (NASC credits) SCI 71 General Science II SCI 171 and MATH 16 and Junior standing BIOL475 Bioethics Third year standing Office of Academic Affairs August 2015 Page 5 of 5