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Jefferson College Transfer Guide for General Education Requirements

Jefferson College & Fontbonne University

General Education Requirements Transfer Guide

General education requirements at Fontbonne apply to all undergraduate degree programs and consist of 42 hours of academic credit taken within the following components:

I.Communication (9 credits; a total of three courses is required)

A.Written Communication (6 credit hours )

ENG 101English Composition I

ENG 101HEnglish Composition I

ENG 102English Composition II

ENG 102HHonors Composition II

B.Oral Communication (one course is required)

SPD 105Oral Communication

SPD 175Public Speaking

SPD 105Honors Oral Communication

II.Mathematics (3-4 credits; one course is required)

MTH 130Structure of the Real Number System

MTH 131Introduction to College Mathematics

MTH 134College Algebra

MTH 161Calculus for Business & the Social Sciences

MTH 168Business Statistics

MTH 180Calculus I

MTH 141Pre-Calculus

III.Valuing (5-6 credits; a total of two courses is required) A. Introductory Course in Philosophy (one course is required)

PHL 102Introduction to Philosophy

PHL 202Ethics

B. Specialized Valuing Course (one course required)

Contact institution for required course.

IV.Social and Behavioral Sciences (6-9 credits; a total of two or three courses is required). A. History (one course is required)

HST 103American History I to Reconstruction

HST 103HHonors US History I to Reconstruction

HST 104American History II from Reconstruction

HST 201Ancient and Medieval Civilization

HST 202Renaissance to Modern Europe

B. Human Behavior (one course is required)

ECO 100Introduction to Economics

ECO 101Macroeconomics

ECO 102Microeconomics

GEO 101Geography of Europe and the Americas

GEO 102Geography of Africa and Asia

PSY 101General Psychology

PSY 101HHonors General Psychology

SOC 101General Sociology

PSY205Human Development C. US & MO Constitutions (one course required)

PSC 102 US & Missouri Governments & Constitutions

V.Humanities and Fine Arts (two courses required) A. Literature (one course is required)

ENG 105Literary Types: Poetry/Short Story

ENG 106Literary Types: Drama/Short Novel

ENG 225English Literature:Before 1800

ENG 226English Literature:After 1800

ENG 228American Literature:Before 1865

ENG 229American Literature:After 1865

B. Fine Arts (one course is required)

ART 101 Art Appreciation

ART 103 Survey of Art I

ART 105 Survey of Art II

HUM 110 History of Western Art

MSC 131 Appreciation of Music

SPD 120 Introduction to the Theatre

VI. Life and Physical Sciences (6-8 credits; a total of two courses required) with Lab Component.

A. Life Science (one course is required)

BIO 101General Biology

BIO 113/114 Microbiology with Lab

BIO 215 General Microbiology

BIO 101H Honors Biology

B. Physical Science (one course is required) with lab component

CHM 101 Introductory Chemistry

CHM 111 General Chemistry I

CHM 112 General Chemistry II

CHM 113 General Chemistry II Lab

PHY 101Survey of Physical Science

PHY 111Elementary College Physics I

PHY 112 Elementary College Physics II

PHY 223General Physics I

PHY 224 General Physics II

PHY102 Topics in Physical Science/lab required

VII.Managing Information (4 credits; a total of two courses required)

A. Information Literacy (required)

B.Computer Information Systems (one course is required)

CIS 133 Microcomputer Software Applications

CIS 236Database Design

EDU 133Computers for Teachers

OST 153Spreadsheet/Database Applications

VIII.ADDITIONAL MINIMUM GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

One religion or theology course:

PLI 201 World Religions

Updated Revision 02-27-2006Jefferson College Catalog: 2005-2006Fontbonne University Catalog: 2005-2007