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)

Northland Pioneer College

Equivalent Courses

1999-2000 

AREA 1 Oral Communication (3 hours)  
Outcomes Courses:
a. Ability to speak effectively in a variety of settings/situations   
Courses: COMM 110 SPT110 Fundamentals of Oral Comm. (3)

SPT120 Public Speaking (3)
   
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

 

 Courses:

ENL 101 College Composition I (3) 
ENG 102 ENL102 College Composition II (3) or 

ENL109 Technical Writing (3) 

[Prerequisite for ENL102 or ENL109: Grade of C or better in ENL101] 
AREA 3 Expressive Arts (6 hours)  
Outcomes  
a. Understand the contributions of arts to cultures and life in the broadest sense
b. Develop skills through a hands-on practical 

experience in arts 

  
Courses:

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

 Courses:

ART 101 Understanding Art (3)

ART 115 Art History I (3)

ART 116 Art History II (3)

MUS 150 Music Appreciation (3)

SPT 130 Intro to Theatre (3)
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 103 Basic Design (3)

ART 105 Beginning Drawing (3)

ART 110 Figure Drawing I (3)

ART 140 Lettering (3)

ART 150 Advertising Design (3)

ART 155 Printmaking (3)

ART 170 Sculpture I (3)

ART 175 Painting I (3)

ART 180 Watercolor I (3)

ART 190 Ceramics I (3)

ART 205 Drawing II (3)

PHO 100 Beginning Photography (3)

PHO 110 Beg Video & Filmmaking (3)

PHO 212 Color Photography (3)

MUS 100 Choir (1)

MUS 103 Music Fundamentals (2)

MUS 130 Instrumental Ensembles (1)

MUS 135 Music Theory I (3)

MUS 136 Music Theory II (3) 

MUS 140 Piano I (1)

MUS 141 Piano II (1)

MUS 201 Ensemble (1)

MUS 280 Orchestra (1)

MUS 285 Band (1)

SPT 150 Introduction to Film (3)

SPT 160 Oral Interpretation of Literature (3)

SPT 170 Intro to Acting (3)

SPT 171 Intermediate Acting (3) 

SPT 175 Theatre Dance (3) 

SPT 200 Play Production I (3)

SPT 201 Play Production II (1)

SPT 220 Technical Theatre (3)
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

 Courses:

HPE 218 Personal Health (2 only)
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 106 Aerobics (1)

HPE 110 Beginning Weight Training (1)

HPE 115 Golf (1)

HPE 125 Swimming (1)

HPE 128 Aquatic Calisthenics (1)

HPE 136 Karate I (1)

HPE 137 Karate II (1)

HPE 180 Volleyball (1)

HPE 192 Square Dance (1)
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

 Courses:

ANT 102 Cultural Anthropology (3)

ANT 110 Basic Archaeology (3)

BUS 140 Principles of Economics - Macro (3)

BUS 141 Principles of Economics - Micro (3)

GEO 110 World Regional Geography (3)

POS 110 American Government (3)

PSY 101 Intro. to Psychology (3)

SOC 120 General Sociology (3)

SOC 121 Social Problems in America (3)

 
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

 Courses:

MAT 103 Business Math (3)

MAT 105 Math for General Education (3)

MAT 120 Intermediate Algebra (3)

MAT 128 Algebra/Trigonometry for Electronics (4)

MAT 130 College Algebra (3)

MAT 140 Math. for Elementary Teachers I (3)

MAT 141 Math. for Elementary Teachers II (3)

MAT 145 Applied Technical Math (4)

MAT 155 Precalculus Algebra/Trigonometry (3)

MAT 220 Technical Calculus (3)

MAT 230 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (4)

MAT 231 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (4)

MAT 212 Calculus and Analytic Geometry III (4)
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

 Courses:
 
CSC 100 Introduction to Computer Sciences (3)

CSC 102 Computer Literacy and Applications (3)

CSC 120 Introduction to Data Bases (3) 
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

 Courses:

ENL 111 Introduction to Literature (3)

ENL 220 World Literature I (3)

ENL 221 World Literature II (3)

ENL 230 American Literature I (3)

ENL 231 American Literature II (3)

ENL 233 Literature of the Southwest (3)

ENL 234 Native-American Literature (3)
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 100 Biology Concepts (4)

BIO 181 General Biology I (4)

BIO 182 General Biology II (4)

CHM 130 Fundamental Chemistry (4)

CHM 151 General Chemistry I (4)

CHM 152 General Chemistry II (4)

GLG 101 Intro. to Geology I (Physical) (4)

GLG 102 Intro. to Geology II (Historical) (4)

PHY 113 General Physics I (4)

PHY 114 General Physics II (4) 
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 105 United States History I (3)

HIS 106 United States History II (3)

HIS 155 Western Civilization I (3)

HIS 156 Western Civilization II (3)
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

 Courses:

The equivalent of SPAN 202 is SPAN 3202 (Intermediate Spanish as a Second Language II); the equivalent of SPAN 214 is SPAN 3204 (Advanced Spanish for Native Speakers).
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.