University of Connecticut
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS)
General Education Requirements
2015-2016
Please use this reference as a guideline under the advice of an academic advisor. Additional courses
may meet course requirements. UCONN reserves the right for final validation of course
equivalencies.
Three Rivers Community College
University of Connecticut CLAS
Foreign Languages
Required: A) Third year high school-level course in a single second language (C or higher)
or B) College-level second language through the intermediate levels (four semesters)
or C) Pass UCONN’s foreign language reading & writing proficiency test
Please note: CLEP, ONLINE and HYBRID language courses are NOT ACCEPTED; American
Sign Language (ASL) does not meet TRCC’s Liberal Arts & Sciences foreign language
requirement
CHI 111 Chinese I
CHI 112 Chinese II
FRE 111 Elementary French I
FRE 112 Elementary French II
SPA 111 Elementary Spanish I
SPA 112 Elementary Spanish II
SPA 211 Intermed Spanish I
SPA 212 Intermed Spanish II
CHIN 1111 Elementary Chinese I
CHIN 1112 Elementary Chinese II
FREN 1161 Elementary French I
FREN 1162 Elementary French II
SPAN 1001 Elementary Spanish I
SPAN 1002 Elementary Spa. II
SPAN 1003 Intermed Spanish I
SPAN 1004 Intermed Spanish II
4 .00
4 .00
4 .00
4 .00
4 .00
4 .00
4 .00
4 .00
Expository Writing
Required: ENGL 1010 or ENGL 1011 and two “W” courses, only one “W” course may be
completed at TRCC
ENG 101 Composition and ENG 102
Literature & Composition
ENG 200 Advanced Composition
ENGL 1010 Seminar in Academic
Writing
ENGL 91300 ENGL/Composition
1000 level (meets “W” course)
6 .00
3 .00
Quantitative Reasoning
Required: THREE “Q” courses with at least one in Mathematics or Statistics; courses marked
with an asterisk (*) may also be used to fulfill Content Area Three
Please note: UCONN does not accept online or hybrid math or science courses
MAT 146 Math for the Liberal Arts
MAT 167 Statistics with technology
MAT 172 College Algebra
MAT 186 Precalculus
MAT 254 Calculus I
MAT 256 Calculus II
MAT 268 Calculus III
CHE 121 General Chemistry I*
CHE 122 General Chemistry II*
PHY 110 Introductory Physics
PHY 114 Mechanics*
PHY 115 Heat Sound Light*
MATH 1030Q Elem Discrete
STAT 91100Q Stat Q
MATH 91050 MATH/Precalc. Q
MATH 1060Q Precalculus
MATH 1131Q Calculus I
MATH 1132Q Calculus II
MATH 2110Q Calculus III
CHEM 1127Q Gen. Chemistry
CHEM 1128Q Gen. Chemistry
PHYS 1010Q Elem. of Physics
PHYS 1201Q General Physics
PHYS 1202Q General Physics
3.00
3.00
3.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
Arts and Humanities – Content Area One
BA degree: Five (5) courses with at least one (1) from each category A-D and from different
academic areas, 5th course can be from any category; BS degree: four (4) courses with at least one
(1) from each category A-D.
A-Arts
ANT 136 Music Cultures of the World
MUSI 91002 MUSI Apprec 1000
3.00
ARC 102 Architecture of the World
ARTH 1162 Intro to Architecture
3.00
ART 100 Art Appreciation (not currently
ART 1000 Art Appreciation
3.00
offered)
ART 101 Art History I
ARTH 1137 Intro to Art History I
3.00
ART 102 Art History II
ARTH 1138 Intro to Art History II
3.00
MUS 101 Music History & Appreciation
MUSI 1001 Music Appreciation
3.00
MUS 104 World Music
MUSI 91002 MUSI Apprec 1000
3.00
THR 101 Intro to Theater
DRAM 1101 Intro to Theater
3.00
B-Literature (check with your advisor for other courses which may fulfill this requirement)
ENG 211 Short Story
ENGL 92005/Short Story 2000 level
3.00
ENG 213 Poetry
ENGL 92008/Poetry 2000 level
3.00
ENG 222 American Literature II
ENGL 92602/Am Lit 2000 level
3.00
ENG 232 British Literature II
ENGL 92603/Brit Lit 2000 level
3.00
ENG 240 Studies in World Literature
ENGL 92600/Lit 2000 level
3.00
ENG 250 Studies in Ethnic Literature
ENGL 92600/Lit 2000 level
3.00
ENG 261 Women Writers Across Cultures
ENGL 92600 /Lit 2000 level
3.00
ENG 276 History through Literature
ENGL 92600/Lit 2000 level
3.00
C-History
HIS 121 World Civilization I
HIST 91022 HIST/World 1000
3 .00
Level
HIS 122 World Civilization II
HIST 91022 HIST/World 1000
3 .00
Level
HIS 201 U.S. History I
HIST 1501 US History to 1877
3 .00
HIS 202 U.S. History II
HIST 1502 US History since 1877
3 .00
D-Philosophical/ethical analysis
PHL 101 Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 1101 Problems of Phil
3.00
PHL 111 Ethics
PHIL 1104 Phil and Social Ethics
3.00
E-World Cultures
No courses currently satisfy this requirement
Social Sciences – Content Area Two
BA or BS degree, choose two (2) courses from two (2) different academic units. One course
followed by an asterisk (*) may be used to meet diversity requirements in Content Area Four
ANT 101 Intro to Anthropology*
ANTH 1006 Intro Anthropology
3.00
ANT 105 Intro to Cultural Anthropology*
ANTH 1000 Other People’s Worlds
3.00
ECN 101 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 1202 Prin. of Econ. Macro
3.00
ECN 102 Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 1201 Prin. of Econ. Micro
3.00
GEO 111 World Regional Geography*
GEOG 1700 World Regional
3.00
Geography
POL 103 Intro International Relations*
POLS 1402 Intro Intl Relations
3.00
POL 111 American Government
POLS 1602 Intro Amer Pol
3.00
PSY 112 General Psychology II
PSYC 1101 General Psych. II
3.00
SOC 101 Principles of Sociology
SOCI 1001 Intro to Sociology
3.00
SOC 103 Social Problems
SOCI 1251 Social Problems
3.00
SOC 220 Racial & Ethnic Diversity*
SOC 1501 Race, Class & Gender
3.00
Science and Technology – Content Area Three
Please note: UCONN does not accept online or hybrid math or science courses
A)
BA degree requires two courses from two different academic units, one of which must be
a laboratory course. Please note that courses designated with an asterisk (*) may also be
used to fulfill the Quantitative Reasoning category.
Laboratory Courses:
BIO 121 General Biology I
BIOL 1107 Prin Biology I
4.00
BIO 122 General Biology II
BIOL 1108 Prin Biology II
4.00
CHE 111 Concepts of Chemistry
CHEM 1122 Chem Prin & Applic
4.00
CHE 121 General Chemistry I*
CHEM 1127Q Gen. Chemistry I
4.00
CHE 122 General Chemistry II*
CHEM 1128Q Gen. Chemistry II
4.00
PHY 110 Introductory Physics
PHYS 1010Q Elements of Phys.
4.00
PHY 114 Mechanics*
PHYS 1201Q General Physics I
4.00
PHY 115 Heat Sound Light*
PHYS 1202Q General Physics II
4.00
Non-Laboratory Courses:
BIO 115 Human Biology
BIO 1103 Biology of Human Health
4.00
& Disease
BIO 175 Intro to Marine Science
MARN 1001 The Sea Around Us
3.00
OCE 101 Oceanography
MARN 1002 Intro Oceanography
3.00
B)
BS degree requires each of the three following sequences:
CHE 121General Chemistry I &
CHEM 1127Q & CHEM 1128Q
CHE 122 General Chemistry II
MAT 254 Calculus I &
MATH 1131Q & MATH 1132Q
MAT 256 Calculus II
PHY 114 Mechanics & PHY 115 Heat,
PHYS 1201Q & PHYS 1202Q
Sound, and Light OR
OR
PHY 221 Calculus Based Physics I & PHY
PHYS 1501Q & PHYS 1502Q
222 Calculus Based Physics II
Plus one course from the following:
BIO 121 General Biology I
BIOL 1107 Prin. Biology I
BIO 122 General Biology II
BIOL 1108 Prin. Biology II
BIO 155 General Botany
BIOL 1110 Intro to Botany
8.00
8.00
8.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
Diversity and Multiculturalism –Content Area Four
For BA and BS degree, choose two courses. One course must cover an international area of study.
NOTE: one course taken here may also be used to fulfill another course in Content Area Two.
International courses:
ANT 101 Intro to Anthropology
ANTH 1006 Intro to Anthropology
3.00
ANT 105 Intro to Cultural Anthropology
GEO 111 World Regional Geography
POL 103 Intro to International Relations
USA:
SOC 220 Racial & Ethnic Diversity
ANTH 1000 Intro to Cultural
Anthropology
GEOG 1700 World Reg. Geog.
POLS 1402 Intro Internat’l Relations
3.00
SOCI 1501 Race, Class, & Gender
3.00
3.00
3.00
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