North Central Michigan College Catalog 2012-13
General Education The general education requirements at North Central provide a foundation for students in core areas of study. All students are required to take English composition courses in order to learn to write effectively; a communications course to enhance their verbal skills; and a mathematics course to learn skills in logic, conceptual operations, and accurate calculation. In addition to English, communication and mathematics, students gain a broad orientation to academic disciplines by taking a selection of courses in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. The Humanities focus on the study of the human condition and help us to understand our lives and world, using methods that are primarily analytical, critical, or contemplative. Humanities disciplines include modern languages, literature, history, philosophy, religion, and the visual and performing arts.
The Sciences explore the scope and major concepts of a scientific discipline such as biology, chemistry, earth science or physics. In these courses, students learn the attitudes and practices of scientific investigators, including logic, precision, experimentation, tentativeness, and objectivity. The laboratory component of these courses provides experience in the methods of scientific inquiry. The Social Sciences are academic disciplines the focus on society and human behavior. Social and behavioral sciences use observational and experimental methods to understand the actions and reactions of humans and animals. Fields of study within the social sciences include anthropology, economics, geography, and psychology. General Education Distribution Requirements for the Associate of Arts and Associate of Science Degrees include 26 credits selected as described from the following categories:
Science – 2 lab courses from two disciplines selected from the following list: BIO101(or above) Intro. to Biology CEM101 (or above) Fundamentals of Chemistry ESC101 (or above) Introduction to Earth Science PHY101 (or above) Concepts in Physics
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Social Science – 3 courses from the following list: ANP110 Cultural Anthropology ECO111 Macroeconomics GEO121 World Geography PLS141 Intro. to American Government PSY161 Intro. to Psychology SOC171 Intro. to Sociology
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Humanities – 3 courses, no more than 1 course from each category:
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ART ART 105 ART 106 ART 115
History of Art I History of Art II History of Non-Western Art
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HISTORY HST 131 HST 232
U.S. History (1607-1877) Survey of Later Western Civilization
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PHILOSOPHY PHL 101 PHL 105
Introduction to Philosophy Introduction to Ethics
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