The University of Akron Lakeland 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 program went into effect fall semester, 1994 and is in effect for those students who have never attended any college or university before fall semester, 1994. 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 Lakeland Community College in meeting specific course requirements under their jurisdiction. For questions, contact the Transfer Student Services Center at (330) 972-­‐7009. September, 2014 THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON GENERAL EDUCATION GUIDE English Composition-­‐7 credits 2 courses LAKELAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE GENERAL EDUCATION GUIDE English Composition – 2 courses required ENGL 1110 English Composition IA(3) or ENGL 1111 English Composition 1B (4) and ENGL 1120 English Composition II (3) or ENGL 1121 English Composition II-­‐Technical Focus (3) Oral Communications-­‐3 credits required 1 course Physical Education/Wellness-­‐1 credit required. Mathematics-­‐3 credits required 1 course Natural Science-­‐8 credits minimum Courses from two different source areas and at least one course must have a lab component. 2 courses 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) Social Science-­‐6 credits minimum 2 courses from two different sets Oral Communication-­‐1 course required COMM 1000 Effective Public Speaking (3) or COMM 1050 Fundamentals of Public Speaking (2) Physical Education-­‐1 course required PEHR 1200 Sports Appreciation (2) PEHR 1250 First Aid (2) PEHR 1500 Health and Wellness (1) PEHR 1650 Health Fitness (2) PEHR 1750 Personal Health (3) PEHR 1100-­‐1125 Individual Sports (1) Mathematics – 3 credits required Select one course from: MATH 1101 Technical Mathematics (4) , Math 1330 Statistics for Health Sciences (3) or MATH 1550-­‐MATH 2850 Natural Science – 8 credits required Students must complete a combination of science courses totaling 8 credits from at least two of the following areas: Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Physical Science, and Physics. (One course must have a laboratory component.) Area Studies & Cultural Diversity-­‐2 courses required GEOG 1600 World Regional Geography (3), GEOG 1800 Geography of US and Canada (3), GEOG 2500 World Cultural Geography (3) SOCY 2000 Ethnic Minorities in the U.S. (3) IDST 1200, Intro to Women’s Studies (3) POLS 2400 Women and Politics (3) URST 2000 Intro to Urban Studies (3) IDST 2400, Culture and Civilization of the Spanish Speaking World Humanities-­‐3 courses are required HIST 1100 Western Civilization I (3) or HIST 1200 Western Civilization II (3) is required and 2 courses from 2 different sets) Set 1 FINE ARTS: ARTS 1120 Art Appreciation (3) ARTS 2220 Survey of Art I (3) ARTS 2230 Survey of Art II(3) MUSC 1200 Music Appreciation (3) MUSC 1215 World Music-­‐(3) MUSC 1800 Popular Music-­‐(3) THEA 1050 Intro to Theatre (3) HUMX 1200 American Exp. In Arts (3) ENGL 2263 American Cinema (3), PHOT 1000, History of Photography (3) Set 2 PHILOSOPHY: PHIL 1300 Thinking Critically-­‐(3) PHIL 1500 Intro to Philosophy (4) PHIL 2000 Comparative Religion (3) PHIL 2600 Logic (3) PHIL 2700 Ethics (3) Set 3 LITERATURE: ENGL 2210 Intro to Fiction (3), ENGL 2220 Intro to Poetry (3), ENGL 2230 Intro to Drama (3) ENGL 2250, Survey of American Literature I (3), ENGL 2260, Survey of American Literature II (3) ENGL 2235 Contemporary Fiction (3), ENGL 2248 Literature of Women (3) Set 4 HUMANITIES: HUMX 1100 Introduction to Humanities (3) HUMX 1300, Human Issues (3) HUMX 1400, Reflections of Evil in the Humanities (3) Social Science-­‐2 courses required, from 2 different sets Set 1: ECONOMICS: ECON 1150 Basic Economics (3) – ECON 2500/2600 Principles M icro/Macroeconomics (3) Set 2: GEOGRAPHY: GEOG 1500 Intro. to Geography (3) Set 3: GOVERNMENT & POLITICS: POLS 1300 US National Govt. (3)-­‐POLS 2200 Intro Int’l Relations Set 4: PSYCHOLOGY: PSYC 1500 Into to Psychology (3) Set 5: SOCIOLOGY/ANTHROPOLOGY: ANTH 1160 Intro to Anthropology (3) -­‐ SOCY 1150 Intro to Sociology Set 6: US HISTORY:HIST 2150 US History: Colonization through Reconstruction (3)-­‐HIST 2250 US History: Reconstruction to the Present (3) The University of Akron is an Equal Education and Employment Institution. Revised 9/2014