WNMU General Education Requirements

(No general education courses may be counted as

major or minor hours. A department may require

specific or additional general education courses)
Eastern Arizona College

Equivalent Courses
AREA 1 Oral Communication (3 hours)  
Outcomes Courses:
a. Ability to speak effectively in a variety of settings/situations   
Courses: COMM 110 SPC 201
   
AREA 2 Written Communication ( 6 Hours)  
Outcomes  
a. Ability to communicate effectively in writing to a variety of audiences

b. Ability to conduct research and appropriately report results in writing

  
Courses: 

ENG 101 

 ENG 101
ENG 102 ENG 102
AREA 3 Expressive Arts (6 hours)  
Outcomes  
a. Understand the contributions of arts to cultures and life in the broadest sense
Develop skills through a hands-on practical experience in arts		  
Courses:

a. One of the following is required: ART 211, MUSIC 111, THR 110

 ART 133. ART 134, MUS 101, THC 105,200,201
b. An additional 3 hours from the following are required: ART 101, 102, 103, 107, 110, 111, 205, 230, 241, 251, 261; MUSIC 100, 101, 119, 151; THR 136, 211, 215, 250 ART 101,102,111,128,155,161,186,147,285

THC 110, 120, 121, 231
AREA 4 Physical and Mental Well-Being (4 hrs)  
Outcomes  
a. Improve physical fitness

b. Develop lifetime sports skills

  
Courses:

a. MS 100 is required and is prerequisite for all other courses

  
b. Two additional courses from the following are required: MS 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 109, 112, 113, 118, 119, 121, 124, 125, 130, 134, 135, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 143, 144, 151, 152, 153, 157, 160 HPE 101C,101G,101O,101Q,101U,101X, 101Y,101AJ,101AV,101BA,101BB,101BC,102C,

102D,102G,102O,102Q,012U,102X, 102BC,104,108, 170, 172(All accepted for 1 credit).
AREA 5 Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 hrs)  
Outcomes  
a. Understand how people are organized, how belief systems develop and how "cultures" come to be

b. Understand the dimensions and consequences of human differences with respect to race, ethnicity, class, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age and/or disability.

  
Courses:
 

a. Two courses from separate disciplines from the following are required:

ANTH 201, ANTH 202, GEOG 202, POLSC 201, PSY 102, SOC 101, SOC 102, 

ECON 200, 201, 202

 ANT 101, 102

POS 110

PSY 101

SOC 101, 201

BUS 121, 221, 223
AREA 6 Mathematics Literacy (6 hours)  
Outcomes  
a. Increase in mathematical abilities

b. Ability to solve problems using mathematical modeling

  
Courses:

Two courses from the following are required: MATH 105, 106, 111, 121, 123, 132, 171, 172, 221, 271

 MAT 120, 130, 135, 140, 154, 155, 220, 230, 240
AREA 7 Computer Literacy (3 hours)  
Outcomes  
a. Ability to use database, spreadsheet, word processing and data analysis software packages.

b. Increase computer-related consumer literacy

  
Courses:

One course from the following is required: CS 110, 115, 160

 CMP 101, 103, 104
AREA 8 Literature (3 hours)  
Outcomes  
a. Understanding of literature from diverse geographic, ethnic and gender perspectives  
Courses: 

One courses from the following is required: ENG 200, 201, 205, 225, 240, 296, 297, 298, 299

 ENG 221, 222, 241,242, 
AREA 9 Laboratory Science (8 hours)  
Outcomes  
a. Experience the scientific method and scientific analysis

b. Understand the biological and physical sciences and their relationships to the everyday world

c. Understand the biological and physical aspects of environmental issues

 In order to receive credit for Laboratory Science, a lab must have been taken with the lecture.
Courses:

Two courses from the following are required: BIOL 101, 102, 111, 112; CHEM 121, 151, 152; GEOG 201; GEOL 101,102,201, MS 240: PHYS 151, 152, 171, 172, PHYSC 101, 102, 115, 181/183, 182/184

 BIO 181, 182

CHM 130, 151, 152

GLG 101,102

PHY 101 & 102(must be taken together),103,107,111,112,211,212, 
AREA 10 History ( 6 hours)  
Outcomes  
a. Understand the multicultural heritage of the Southwestern United States

b. Understand the history of the world from a cross-cultural perspective

c. Understand the multicultural history of the United States

  
Courses:

a. One course from the following are required: HIST 111, 112

b. An additional course from the following is required: HIST 201, 202

 HIS 104,105
 
 
 
 

HIS 101, 012
AREA 11 Community Service  
All students are required to participate in a minimum of 16 hours of community service as outlined and documented by their major departments.   
Communication in Written English  
Prior to admission to study in any major, students must have passed English 101 or its equivalent with a grade of C or better.  
The Foreign Language Requirement for B.A. Students  
Students pursuing the Bachelor of Arts degree must complete two years (or its equivalent) of a foreign language. The foreign language requirement is fulfilled by the completion of Spanish 202 or Spanish 252 or Spanish 214 (for native speakers only), or any upper-level Spanish course.

Students who have studied a foreign language in high school, or those who believe they have some proficiency in a foreign language, may determine the level at which they should begin language study by consulting the Humanities Department Chair

 SPA 202, 262
The Math/Computer Science Requirement for B.S.V.T./B.S.S.W. Students  
Students pursuing the Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Technology, Bachelor of Science in Vocational Teaching or Bachelor of Science in Social Work degree must complete credit hours of mathematics or computer science or SOC 323, Social Statistics beyond the six (6) credit hours of mathematics and computer science listed above (and required of all graduates). These additional six (6) credit hours must be an advanced progression from the hours used in fulfilling the General Education requirements.