Associate of Arts Degree (A.A.)

Arts and Humanities Requirement

Expected General Education Learning Outcomes
Aesthetic Response; Critical Thinking; and Valuing/Ethical Reasoning

Complete one course in each group (6 credits):
Course Title Credit Hours
Group 1
ART 100 Survey of Art 3
ART 101 History of Western Art I 3
ART 102 History of Western Art II 3
CINA 126 Film and International Culture 3
HUMS 101* Montage: Intro to Humanities 3
MUS 101 Survey of Music 3
MUS 140 Intro to Music Literature 3
MUS 251 Introduction to Music History 3
THEA 101 Introduction to the Theatre 3
Group 2
ENGL 175 Introduction to Literature 3
ENGL 257 Literature of W. Civilization 3
ENGL 258 Literature of W. Civilization 3
ENGL 267 Survey of English Literature 3
ENGL 268 Survey of English Literature 3
ENGL 277 Survey of American Literature 3
ENGL 278 Survey of American Literature 3
HUMS 101* Montage: Intro. to Humanities 3
PHIL 101 Intro. to Philosophy 3
PHIL 103 Ethics 3

Communication Requirement

Expected General Education Learning Outcomes
Communication; Critical Thinking; and Information Literacy

Complete this course (3 credits):
Course Title Credit Hours
COMM 101 Introduction to Speech 3

Computer Science Requirement

Expected General Education Learning Outcomes
Information Literacy; and/or Mathematical, Scientific, and Symbolic Reasoning

Complete one of the following (2-3 credits):

Course Title Credit Hours
BUSA 100 Introduction to Computers 3
BUSA 240 Computer Systems & Business Apps. 3
CS 100 Introduction to Computers & Comp. Science 3
CS 125 Introduction to Visual BASIC 3
CS 150 Computer Science I 3
CS 211 Languages of Computer Science: C++ 3
CS 212 Languages of Computer Science: WWW 3
CS 213 Languages of Computer Science: Java 3
CS 228 Intro to UNIX 2

Critical Thinking Requirement

Expected General Education Learning Outcomes
Critical Thinking

Complete this course (3 credits):
Course Title Credit Hours
PHIL 201 Logic & Critical Thinking 3

Cultural Diversity Requirement

Expected General Education Learning Outcomes
Historical, Cultural, Environmental, and Global Awareness; and/or Valuing/Ethical Reasoning, Communication, Critical Thinking

Complete one of the following (3-4 credits):
Course Title Credit Hours
AIST 101 Intro to American Indian Studies 3
ANTH 225 Native People of N. America 3
CDA 201 Interm. Coeur d'Alene Language 4
COMM 220 Intro to Intercultural Communication 3
ENGL 295 Contemp. U.S. Multicultural Literature 3
FLAN 207 Contemporary World Cultures 3
FREN 201 Intermediate French I 4
FREN 202 Intermediate French II 4
GERM 201 Intermediate German I 4
GERM 202 Intermediate German II 4
HIST 210* Modern Latin American History 3
HIST 240* American Indian History 3
MUS 127 Survey of American Popular Music 3
MUS 163 Survey of World Music 3
PHIL 111 World Religions 3
SOC 103* Cultural Diversity 3
SOC 251* Race and Ethnic Relations 3
SPAN 201 Intermediate Spanish I 4
SPAN 202 Intermediate Spanish II 4

English Composition Requirement

Expected General Education Learning Outcomes
Communication; Critical Thinking; and Information Literacy

Complete these two courses (6 credits):

Course Title Credit Hours
ENGL 101 English Composition  3
ENGL 102 English Composition  3

Laboratory Science Requirement

Expected General Education Learning Outcomes
Mathematical, Scientific, and Symbolic Reasoning; and Critical Thinking

Complete two courses from the following (8 credits):
Course Title Credit Hours
BIOL 100* Fundamentals of Biology 4
BIOL 115* Intro to Life Sciences 4
BIOL 175* Human Biology 4
BIOL 202 General Zoology 4
BIOL 203 General Botany 4
BIOL 205 General Soils 4
BIOL 221 Forest Ecology 4
BIOL 227 Human Anatomy & Physiology I 4
BIOL 228 Human Anatomy & Physiology II 4
BIOL 231 General Ecology 4
BIOL 241 Systematic Botany 4
BIOL 250 General Bacteriology 4
CHEM 100 Concepts of Chemistry 4
CHEM 101 Intro. to Essential Gen. Chem. 4
CHEM 111 Principles of College Chem. I 4
CHEM 112 Principles of College Chem. II 4
ENSI 119 Intro to Environmental Science 4
GEOG 100 Physical Geography 4
GEOL 101 Physical Geology 4
GEOL 102 Historical Geology 4
GEOL 123 Geology of Idaho/Pacific NW 4
PHYS 101 Fund of Physical Science 4
PHYS 103 Elementary Astronomy 4
PHYS 111 General Physics I 4
PHYS 112 General Physics II 4
PHYS 211 Engineering Physics I 5
PHYS 212 Engineering Physics II 5
* Note: BIOL 100, 115 and 175 cannot be used in combination to meet the Lab Science requirements. See the course descriptions.

Mathematics Requirement

Expected General Education Learning Outcomes
Mathematical, Scientific, and Symbolic Reasoning

Complete one of the following (3-5 credits):

Course Title Credit Hours
BUSA 271 Statistical Inference & Decision Analysis 4
MATH 123 Contemporary Mathematics 3
MATH 130 Finite Mathematics 4
MATH 143 College Algebra 3
MATH 147** Precalculus (must be taken concurrently with MATH 148) 5
MATH 160 Survey of Calculus 4
MATH 170 Analytic Geometry & Calculus I 4
MATH 187 Discrete Math 4
MATH 253 Principles of Applied Statistics 3
** Note: Must be taken concurrently with MATH 148

Physical Education Requirement

Expected General Education Learning Outcomes
Wellness

Complete 2 courses from any P.E. activity or dance class.

Course Title Credit Hours
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Social Science Requirement

Expected General Education Learning Outcomes
Historical, Cultural, Environmental, and Global Awareness; and/or Social Responsibility/Citizenship, Critical Thinking, Valuing/Ethical Reasoning, Information Literacy

Complete one course in each group, except Business Majors who may take the Economics 201-202 sequence (12 credits):
Course Title Credit Hours
Group 1
ANTH 102 Social and Cultural Anthropology 3
PSYC 101 Introduction to Psychology 3
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology 3
Group 2
ECON 201 Principles of Economics (Macro) 3
ECON 202 Principles of Economics (Micro) 3
POLS 101 American Nat'l Government 3
POLS 105 Intro to Political Science 3
Group 3
HIST 101 History of Civilization 3
HIST 102 History of Civilization 3
HIST 111 U.S. History 3
HIST 112 U.S. History 3
Group 4
ANTH 101 Intro to Physical Anthropology 3
ANTH 230 Intro to Arch & World Prehistory 3
CHD 134 Infancy through Middle Childhood 3
HIST 210 Intro to Latin American History 3
HIST 240 American Indian History 3
PHIL 131 Introduction to Religion 3
POLS 102 State & Local Government 3
PSYC 205 Developmental Psychology 3
SOC 102 Social Problems 3
SOC 103* Cultural Diversity 3
SOC 220 Marriage and Family 3
SOC 251* Race and Ethnic Relations 3

Non-core Elective Requirement

Complete 13-16 credits (these should be selected to meet major requirements at an intended transfer institution).

Note: Courses that are listed in more than one area may only be used to fulfill one requirement.

A total of 64 semester credits of college level courses (numbered 100 or higher) is required with a grade point average of 2.0 (“C”) or better in all work attempted. A grade of “C-“ or better is also required in all courses intended to satisfy the above areas (except for the non-core elective requirement). You must apply for graduation through the Registrar’s Office. Applying prior to your last semester may help identify deficiencies in time to adjust your final course selections.

Updated: 07/06/05