The University of Akron Rhodes State College General Education Equivalency Guide The General Education program of The University of Akron is the core of courses that provides the skills and knowledge considered essential for all bachelor’s degree graduates of the University. This guide was prepared to assist students who have not completed the Ohio Transfer Module. Individual college departments or programs at UA reserve the right to review these and other courses completed at Rhodes State College in meeting specific course requirements under their jurisdiction. For questions, contact the Transfer and Adult Student Enrollment Center at (330) 972-­‐7009. January, 2014 THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON GENERAL EDUCATION GUIDE English Composition 6 credits, 2 courses Oral Communications 3 credits, 1 course RHODES STATE COLLEGE TRANSFER GUIDE English Composition -­‐ 2 courses required COM 1110 English Composition (3) -­‐ AND -­‐ COM 1140 Technical Writing (3) or COM 2400 Composition and Literature (3) COM 2110 Public Speaking (3) Oral Communication-­‐1 course required Physical Education/Wellness 1 credit, 1 course Mathematics 3 credits, 1 course Physical Education-­‐1 course required DTN 1000 Basic Nutrition (2), DTN 1080 Nutrition for Health (1), SDE 1100-­‐1140 (2), BHS 1310 CPR (0.5) Mathematics – 3 credits required MTH 1151 Topics in Contemporary Math (3), MTH 1190 Finite Math/Business (3),MTH 1260 Statistics (3), MTH 1370 College Algebra (4), MTH 1430 Trigonometry (3), MTH 1711 Calculus I (5), MTH 1721 Calculus II (5), MTH 2660 Calculus III (4), MTH 2670 Differential Equations (4) Natural Science Natural Science -­‐ 8 credits required Students must complete science courses from two different sets: (One course must have a laboratory component.) 8 credits minimum At least 2 courses from 2 different departments. BIOLOGY: BIO 1090 Concepts in Biology w/ lab (4), BIO 1110 Anatomy & Physiology I w/ lab (4), BIO 1120 Anatomy & Physiology w/ lab (4), BIO 1400 Microbiology w/ lab(4) One course must have a lab. CHEMISTRY: CHM 1110 Introductory General Chemistry w/ lab (4), CHM 1120 Introductory Organic & Biochemistry w/ lab (4) PHYSICS: BET 1120 Physics I w/ lab (4), BET 1130 Physics II w/ lab(4) Area Studies & Cultural Diversity 4 credits minimum, 2 courses Humanities 10 credits minimum (Humanities in the Western Tradition I (4) or Humanities in the World Since 1300 (4) is required, plus 2 courses from 2 different sets) Area Studies & Cultural Diversity-­‐2 courses required SOC 1320 American Cultural Diversity (3) HST 2510 History of Latin America (3) Humanities-­‐3 courses are required Students are required to complete: HST 1011 Western Civilization I (3) and two courses from two different sets: SET 1 -­‐ FINE ARTS: LIT 1450 Introduction to Film (3) SET 2 – PHILOSOPHY: PHL 1011 Introduction to Philosophy (3) SET 3 -­‐ LITERATURE: LIT 2210 Introduction to Literature (3), LIT 2250 The American Short Story (3), LIT 2260 Fantasy Literature (3), LIT 2301 British Literature I (3), LIT 2305 Introduction to Shakespeare (3), LIT 2310 Literature and the Holocaust (3), LIT 2450 Themes in Literature and Film (3) SET 4 – HUMANITIES/HISTORY: HST 1012 Western Civilization II (3), HST 2300 Technology & Civilization (3) Social Science 6 credits, 2 courses Social Science-­‐2 courses required, from 2 different sets SET 1 -­‐ ECONOMICS: ECN 1410 Macroeconomics (3), ECN 1430 Microeconomics (3) SET 3 -­‐ GOVERNMENT & POLITICS: POL 1010 Introduction to Political Science (3) SET 4 -­‐ PSYCHOLOGY: PSY 1010 General Psychology (3) SET 5 -­‐ SOCIOLOGY/ANTHROPOLOGY: SOC 1010 Introduction to Sociology (3), SOC 2300 Social Problems (3), SOC 1200 Death and Dying (3) SET 6 -­‐ U.S. HISTORY: HST 1610 American History to 1877 (3), HST 1620 American History Since 1877 (3) The University of Akron is an Equal Education and Employment Institution. Revised (01/14)