The University of Akron Hocking 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 Hocking College in meeting specific course requirements under their jurisdiction. For questions, contact the Transfer Student Services Center at (330) 972-­‐
7009. August 2013 THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS English Composition 6 credits / 2 courses Oral Communications 3 credits required / 1 course HOCKING COLLEGE GENERAL EDUCATION GUIDE English Composition -­‐ 2 courses required ENGL 1122 English Composition I (3) -­‐AND-­‐ ENGL 2123 English Composition II (3) or ENGL 2225 Technical Writing (3) Oral Communication-­‐1 course required COMM 1130 Speech (3) Physical Education/Wellness 1 credit required / 1 course Mathematics 3 credits required / 1 course Physical Education-­‐1 course required PED 1200-­‐1608, EM 1105 CPR for the Community (.50), EM 1106 First Aid (.50), EM 1108 CPR/First Aid (1), HLTH 1148 Health & Wellness (1) Mathematics – 3 credits required MATH 1113 College Algebra (4), MATH 1115 Trigonometry (4), MATH 1163 Business Calculus (5), MATH 2250 Intro Statistics (4) Natural Science Natural Science -­‐ 8 credits required Students must complete courses from two different sets (one course must have a lab.) 8 credits minimum At least 2 courses from 2 different departments. ANTHROPOLOGY: ARCH 1106 Biological Anthropology (3) BIOLOGY: BIOS 1103 General Biology (3), BIOS 1112 The Human Organism w/ lab (4), BIOS 1113 Anatomy & One course must have a lab. Physiology I w/ lab (4), BIOS 1114 Anatomy & Physiology II w/ lab (4), BIOS 1120 Botany w/ lab (3), BIOS 1132 Field Biology w/ lab (2), BIOS 1170 Zoology w/ lab (3), MICR 1201 Microbiology w/ lab (4) CHEMISTRY: CHEM 1101 Fundamentals of Chemistry w/ lab (4), CHEM 1102 Chemistry II w/ lab (4), CHEM 1131 Environmental Chemistry w/ lab (3) ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES: BIOS 1101 Environmental Science (3) GEOLOGY: GEOL 1100 Essentials of Geology w/ lab (3), GEOL 1110 Physical Geology w/lab (4), GEOL 1130 Environmental Geology (4) PHYSICS: PHYS 1201 Physics: Motion w/ lab (3), PHYS 1202 Physics: Heat, Light, & Sound w/ lab (3) Area Studies & Cultural Diversity 4 credits minimum / 2 courses Area Studies & Cultural Diversity-­‐2 courses required COMM 1165 Cross Cult Communications (3), SOCI 2165 Race & Ethnicity (3), WS 1100 Intro Women’s Studies (3) 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 Humanities-­‐3 courses are required No courses are offered for the Western Traditions requirement. Complete two courses from two different sets below: SET 1 -­‐ FINE ARTS: HUM 2202 Understanding and Appreciating Theatre Art (3), HUM 2204 20th Century Music USA, ART 1110 Art Appreciation (3) SET 2 -­‐ PHILOSOPHY: HUM 2203 Intro to Ethics (3), HUM 2207 Intro to World Religion (3) SET 3 -­‐ LITERATURE: HUM 2200 Intro to World Lit (3), ENGL 2255 American Lit II (3) SET 4 – HUMANITIES/HISTORY: HUM 2201 Western Civilization & Culture (3) Social Science-­‐2 courses required, from 2 different sets SET 1 -­‐ ECONOMICS: ECON 1140 Prin of Microeconomics (3), ECON 2240 Prin of Macroeconomics (3) SET 3 -­‐ GOVERNMENT & POLITICS: GOVT 1142 American Govt & Politics (3) SET 4 -­‐ PSYCHOLOGY: PSYC 1101 General Psychology (3) SET 5 -­‐ SOCIOLOGY/ANTHROPOLOGY: SOCI 1101 Introduction to Sociology (3), ARCH 2280 Cultural Anthropology (3) SET 7 -­‐ SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY/SOCIETY: ARCH 1101 Principles of Archaeology (3) The University of Akron is an Equal Education and Employment Institution. Revised (08/13)