The University of Akron Lorain County Community 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 Lorain County Community College in meeting specific course requirements under their jurisdiction. For questions, contact the Transfer Student Services Center at (330) 972-­‐7009. January, 2015 THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS LORAIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE GENERAL EDUCATION GUIDE English Composition 6 crs minimum, 2 courses English Composition -­‐ 2 courses required Oral Communications 3 crs required, 1 course ENGL 161 College Comp I (3) -­‐AND-­‐ ENGL 162 College Comp II (3) OR ENGL 163 College Comp II/Special Topics (3) OR ENGL 164 College Comp II Technical Topics Oral Communication – 1 course required CMMC 151 Oral Communications (3), CMMC 255 Public Speaking (3) Physical Education/Wellness 1 cr required, 1 course Mathematics 3 crs required, 1 course Natural Science 8 crs minimum, at least 2 courses from 2 different fields, one course must have a lab. Area Studies & Cultural Diversity 4 crs minimum, 2 courses required Humanities 9 crs minimum Physical Education – 1 course required PEFT 131-­‐197 PEDF 151-­‐290 PESP 151-­‐190 PEWL 151, 186-­‐189 HLED 151, 153, 154, BIOG 153 Nutrition Mathematics – 1 course required Select one course from: MTHM 121 Tech Math I, MTHM 122 Tech Math II, MTHM 150 Art of Math Reasoning, MTHM 151 College Math, MTHM 162 Math for Elem Teach II, MTHM 168 Statistics, MTHM 171 College Algebra, MTHM 172 Precalculus, MTHM 175 College Alg & Precalc, MTHM 178 Business Calc, MTHM 181 Calculus I, MTHM 182 Calculus II Natural Science -­‐ 8 credits required, 2 different fields BIOLOGY: BIOG 121 A&P I w/lab, BIOG 122 A&P II w/lab, BIOG 151 Gen Biology w/lab, BIOG 152 Human Biology w/lab, BIOG 159 Aquatic Life, BIOG 161 Prin Biology I w/lab, 162 Prin Biology II w/lab, BIOG 163 Microbial World w/lab, BIOG 251 Gen Microbiology, BIOG 252 Microbiology, BIOG 260 Botany w/lab CHEMISTRY: CHMY 155 Chem & Society, CHMY 161 Gen Org Bio Chem I w/lab, CHMY 162 Gen Org Bio Chem II w/lab, CHMY 171 Gen Chem I w/lab, CHMY 172 Gen Chem II w/lab, CHMY 271 Org Chem I w/lab, CHMY 272 Org Chem II w/lab ENVIRON STUDIES: BIOG 165 Intro Ecology GEOLOGY: PSSC 156 Physical Geology w/lab, PSSC 157 Historical Geology w/lab, PSSC 158 Meteorology w/lab, PSSC 159 Ocean Studies w/lab, PSSC 161 Earth Science, BIOG 145 Intro Oceanography PHYSICS: PHYC 151 Gen Physics I w/lab, PHYC 152 General Physics II w/lab, PHYC 251 Coll Physics I w/lab, PHYC 252 Coll Physics II w/lab, PSSC 153 Physical Sci w/lab, ASTY 151 Stars/Galaxies/Cosmology, ASTY 152 Solar Syst Astro (BIOG 153 & BIOG 268 do not meet general education requirements for Natural Science) Area Studies & Cultural Diversity – 2 courses required WMST 210/URBS 210 Intro to Women’s Studies, HSTR 252 Women in World History, HSTR 267 African American Heritage, SOCY 276 Race and Ethnicity, GPHY 152 Geography/U.S. & Canada, GPHY 151 Human Geography, CMMC 177G Intercultural Communication, URBS 151 Intro to Urban Studies, SOCY 193 Intro African Culture Humanities – 3 courses required Humanities in the Western Tradition I (4) or Humanities in the World Since 1300 (4) is required plus 2 courses from 2 different sets Social Science 6 crs minimum, 2 courses from 2 different sets HSTR 151 Civilization I or HSTR 152 Civilization II and two option courses from two different sets below: SET 1 -­‐ FINE ARTS: ARTS 243 Art Hist I, ARTS 244 Art Hist II, ARTS 245 World Art, ARTS 246 Hist of Photo, HUMS 274 Film Appreciation, HUMS 281 Intro to Amn Cinema,, MUSC 261 Music Appreciation, MUSC 262 Music/World Phenomenon, THTR 151 Intro to Theatre, ARTS 254 Hist of American Architecture SET 2 -­‐ PHILOSOPHY: HUMS 263 Folklore, HUMS 271 Mythology, PHLY 151 Intro to Philosophy, PHLY 161 Ethics, PHLY165 Bioethics, PHLY 171 Logic, PHLY 174 Critical Thinking, PHLY 262/RELG 262 Intro East Phil, PHLY 271 Social & Political Philosophy, PHLY 281/RELG 281 Phil of Religion, RELG 181 Intro to World Religions, RELG 182, Intro to Study of Religion, RELG 182G Intro to Religious Studies, RELG 251 Exploring the Bible, RELG 261 Religion in America SET 3 -­‐ LITERATURE: ENGL 251 Amn Lit I, ENGL 252 Amn Lit II, ENGL 253 Intro World Lit, ENGL 254 Intro to Hispanic Lit in Translation, ENGL 255 Intro to Fiction, ENGL 257 Intro to Poetry, ENGL 259 Intro to Drama, ENGL 261 Brit Lit I, ENGL 262 Brit Lit II, ENGL 266 Afr Amn Lit, ENGL 269 Intro to Shakespeare, HUMS 261 Great Books: Ancient, HUMS 262 Great Books: Modern SET 4 – HUMANITIES/HISTORY: HUMS 151 Intro to Humanities Social Science -­‐ 2 courses required, from 2 different sets SET 1 -­‐ ECONOMICS: ECNM 111 Basic Concepts, ECNM 151 Macroeconomics, ECNM 152 Microeconomics SET 2 -­‐ GEOGRAPHY: No Geography Options SET 3 -­‐ GOVERNMENT & POLITICS: PLSC 151 Comparative Politics, PLSC 156 American National Government, PLSC 157 Contemporary World Problems SET 4 -­‐ PSYCHOLOGY: PSYH 151 Intro to Psychology SET 5 -­‐ SOCIOLOGY/ANTHROPOLOGY: SOCY 151G Intro to Sociology, SOCY 161 Intro Cultural Anthropology SET 6 -­‐ U.S. HISTORY: HSTR 161 U.S. I, HSTR 162 U.S. II SET 7 -­‐ SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY/SOCIETY: ARCH 155/SOCY 155/URBS 155 Intro to Archaeology The University of Akron is an Equal Education and Employment Institution. Revised 1/26/2015