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ENGL 2342  (2713) Intro to Literature I

ENGL 2343  (2723)  Intro to Literature II

FREN 2311  (2613)              French III

FREN 2312  (2623)              French IV

GERM 2311 (2613)            German III

GERM 2312 (2623)            German IV

HUMA 1315   (1603)        The Arts in Contemporary Society

HUMA 1301   (1613)       Introduction to Humanities

JAPN 2311  (2613)           Japanese III

JAPN 2312  (2623)           Japanese IV

LATI 1511   (1615)                   Latin I

LATI 1512   (1625)                  Latin II

LATI 2311   (2613)                 Latin III

LATI 2312   (2623)                 Latin IV

PHIL 1301   (1613)              Introduction to Philosophy

PHIL 2303   (1633)                     Logic

PHIL 2306   (1623)                    Ethics

RUSS 2311   (2613)            Russian III

RUSS 2312   (2623)            Russian IV

SPAN 2311  (2613)            Spanish III

SPAN 2312  (2623)            Spanish IV

Visual and Performing Arts: 3

ARTS 1301  (1713) Introduction to the Visual Arts

ARTS 1303  (1723)        Art History I

ARTS 1304  (1733)       Art History II

COMM 1335 (RTF 1633)  Introduction to Radio and
                                          Television

DANC 2303 (1623)            History and Appreciation
                                             of Dance

DRAM 1310 (1613)            Introduction to the Theatre

DRAM 2366 (RTF 1614)              Film Appreciation

MUSI 1301  (2013)                     Music Fundamentals

MUSI 1306  (1753)                     Music Appreciation

Government: 6

GOVT 2305 (2613)                American Government

GOVT 2306 (2623)   Texas State and Local Government

History: 6

HIST 1301   (1613)      U. S. History I

HIST 1302   (1623)     U. S. History II

HIST 2301   (1693)       Texas History

HIST 2381   (1633)      U. S. History I: African-
                                        American Emphasis

HIST 2380   (1653)      U. S. History I: Mexican- American Emphasis

Other Social and Behavioral Sciences Courses: 3

ANTH 2301 (2403)                 Physical Anthropology

ANTH 2351 (2413)                  Cultural Anthropology

ANTH 2302 (2423)       Introduction to Archaeology

ECON 2302 (1623)           Principles of Microeconomics

ECON 2301 (1633)           Principles of Macroeconomics

GEOG 1301 (2403)                 Physical Geography

GEOG 1302 (2413)            Cultural Geography

PSYC 2301   (1613)       Introduction to Psychology

SOCI 1301   (1613)       Introduction to Sociology

TOTAL: 42

General Education
Requirements

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) requires colleges and universities to incorporate into each degree plan 15 hours in General Education courses. At ACC, these 15 hours of coursework consist of the following:

3 hrs.  Written communication (English) from the approved list of general education courses.

3 hrs.  Oral communication from the approved list of general courses OR pass an oral communication proficiency exam (this option IS NOT available if the degree plan specifies one of the approved oral communication courses.)

3 hrs.         Computational skills (Math) from the approved list of general education courses

3 hrs.         Social/Behavioral Science requirement

3 hrs.  The remaining three hours may be satisfied with any additional courses from the approved list of general education courses. Individual departments will specify individual courses or a listing of courses from which the student may choose to meet the remaining requirements.

Following SACS guidelines, Austin Community College selected General Education courses to help associate degree students acquire the knowledge and skills to prepare for a career, further their educational study, and contribute to society. These courses help associate degree students to:

1.  Possess sufficient literacy skills of writing, reading, speaking, and listening to communicate effectively above the 12th grade level.

2.  Understand numerical data and their implications for daily living.

3.  Possess consciousness of our society.

4.  Think and analyze at a critical level.

5.  Appreciate multi-cultural, multi-ethnic contributions to our country.

6.  Understand our technological society.

7. Possess basic skills in the use of computers.