The University of Akron Central Ohio Technical 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 Central Ohio Technical 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 CENTRAL OHIO TECHNICAL COLLEGE GENERAL EDUCATION GUIDE English Composition -­‐ 2 courses required ENGL 112 Composition I (3) -­‐ AND -­‐ ENGL 113 Composition II (3) OR ENGL 216 Writing About Literature (3) OR ENGL 208 Technical Writing (3) Oral Communication-­‐1 course required SPCH 100 Fundamentals of Communication (3) or SPCH 205 Public Speaking (3) Physical Education/Wellness 1 credit required, 1 course Mathematics 3 credits required, 1 course Physical Education-­‐1 course required BIO 115 Human Nutrition (3), EMS 100 Basic Life Support (.50), EMS 105 First Aid (2), LET 160 Wellness I (1), LET 165 Wellness II (1) Mathematics – 3 credits required MATH 110 Trigonometry (3), MATH 130 Introduction to Statistics (3), MATH 130 Introduction to Statistics (3), MATH 140 College Algebra (3), MATH 150 Pre-­‐Calculus (5), MATH 110 Trigonometry (3), MATH 120 Introduction to Calculus (3), MATH 200 Calculus I (5), MATH 210 Calculus II (5) Natural Science Natural Science -­‐ 8 credits required Students must complete science courses from two different sets and one course must have a lab component. 8 credits minimum At least 2 courses from 2 different departments. BIOLOGY: BIO 010 Introduction to Human Biology (3), BIO 120 General Biology w/ lab (4), BIO 121 Human One course must have a lab. Biology w/ lab (4), BIO 130 Anatomy & Physiology I w/ lab (4), BIO 131 Anatomy & Physiology II w/ lab (4), BIO 160 Biology I w/ lab (5), BIO 161 Biology II w/ lab (5), BIO 200 Microbiology w/ lab (4) CHEMISTRY: CHEM 100 Basic Chemistry w/lab (4), CHEM 101 General Organic Chemistry w/ lab (4), CHEM 102 Fundamentals of Chemistry w/ lab (4), CHEM 110 Chemistry I w/ lab (5), CHEM 111 Chemistry II w/ lab (5) PHYSICS: PHYS 100 General Physics w/ lab (4), PHYS 110 Physics I w/ lab (4), PHYS 111 Physics II w/ lab (4) ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES: BIO 105 Environmental Science w/ lab (4), BIO 140 General Ecology w/lab (4) Area Studies & Cultural Diversity 4 credits minimum, 2 courses Area Studies & Cultural Diversity-­‐2 courses required SOC 110 Cultural Diversity (3) Humanities 10 credits minimum (3400: 210 Humanities in the Western Tradition I (4) or 3400:221 Humanities in the World Since 1300 (4) is required plus 2 courses from 2 different sets) Humanities-­‐3 courses are required Students are required to complete: Humanities in the Western Tradition I -­‐ or – Humanities in the World Since 1300 at The University of Akron and two other courses from two sets: SET 2 -­‐ PHILOSOPHY: PHIL 100 Critical Thinking (3), (3 PHIL 150 Introduction to Philosophy), PHIL 200 Introduction to Ethics (3) SET 3 – LITERATURE: ENGL 211 Survey of American Literature I (3), ENGL 212 Survey of American Literature II (3), ENGL 221 Survey of British Literature I (3), ENGL 222 Survey of British Literature II (3) Social Science 6 credits minimum, 2 courses Social Science-­‐2 courses required, from 2 different sets SET 1 -­‐ ECONOMICS: ECON 105 Principles of Microeconomics (3), ECON 110 Principles of Macroeconomics (3) SET 4 -­‐ PSYCHOLOGY: PSYCH 100 Introduction to Psychology (3) SET 5 -­‐ SOCIOLOGY/ANTHROPOLOGY: SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology (3) SET 6 – U.S. HISTORY: HIST 150 U.S. History to 1877 (3), HIST 151 U.S. History Since 1877 (3) The University of Akron is an Equal Education and Employment Institution. Revised (08/13)