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Public Affairs Majors

Communication Studies/Journalism & Promotional Communication, Criminology, Sociology, Community Planning, Environmental Studies, Nonprofit Administration, Organizational Leadership, Public Policy and Management, and Public Safety Management

Effective Spring 2023

General Education at ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½¿ª½±

ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½¿ª½±'s General Education (GenEd08) curriculum consists of knowledge and skill components considered to be critical for all University graduates to master in the subject matter areas listed below. As a student at Lakeland Community College (LCC), you may choose to take these GenEd08 courses at LCC or at ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½¿ª½±. Please contact a LCC advisor for guidance on courses required to receive your associate's degree.

GENERAL EDUCATION COURSE EQUIVALENCIES

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The courses listed below can be used to fulfill General Education requirements at ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½¿ª½±.

Writing/Composition

2 courses / 6 credit

ENGL 1110 OR ENGL 1111 and ENGL 1120 OR ENGL 1121 (C- or better in each course)

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Mathematics/QL

2 courses / 6 credits

MATH 1330 or 1550, 1600, 1650, 1700, 1890, 2400, 2500, 2600

Economic Development, Environmental Studies, Nonprofit Administration, Organizational Leadership, Public Safety Management, Urban & Regional Studies: Choose one course from the list above; UST 404 at ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½¿ª½± partially completes this requirement for Urban Affairs majors.

Criminology/Sociology: Chose one course from the list above; SOC 354 at ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½¿ª½± partially completes this requirement.

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Arts and Humanities

2 courses / 6 credits from 2 different departments

At least one of these courses, or one of the approved Social Sciences course, must be focused on Africa, Asia, Latin American or the Middle East (AALAME). Students that have earned their A.A./A.S. degree or completed the OT36 will have AALAME requirement(s) waived unless the course is required by the department.

COURSE LIST	AALAME OPTIONS
ARTS 1120, 2220, 2230 ENGL 2210, 2215, 2220, 2230, 2235, 2245, 2250, 2260, 2261, 2263, 2296 HIST 1150, 1550, 2150, 2250 HUMX 1100, 1200, 1300 MUSC 1200, 1215, 1800, 2250 PHIL 1300, 1500, 2600, 2700, 2800 PHOT 1000	HIST 2750 PHIL 2000

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Social Sciences

2 courses / 6 credits from 2 different departments

At least one of these courses, or one of the approved Arts and Humanities course, must be focused on Africa, Asia, Latin American or the Middle East (AALAME). Students that have earned their A.A./A.S. degree or completed the OT36 will have AALAME requirement(s) waived unless the course is required by the department.

COURSE LIST	AALAME OPTIONS
ANTH 1160 COMM 1100, 1150, 2100 ECON 1150, 2500, 2600, 2700, 2930 GEOG 1500, 1800 PEHR 1750 POLS 1300, 2200, 2300, 2500 PSYC 1500, 2400, 2500, 2600 SOCY 1150, 1190, 2270, 2280 URST 2000	GEOG 1600
Communication Studies: COMM 1100 or 11050 Plus one additional course from above and an AALAME course.
Economic Development, Environmental Studies, Nonprofit Administration, Organizational Leadership, Public Safety Management, Urban & Regional Studies URST 2000 Plus one additional course from above and an AALAME course.
Sociology: SOCY 1150  Plus one additional course from above and an AALAME course.

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Natural Sciences

2 courses / 7 credits 

Must include at least 1 lab credit.

Economic Development, Environmental Studies, Nonprofit Administration, Organizational Leadership, Public Safety Management, Urban & Regional Studies majors: GEOG 1550 is highly recommended. 

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Social Diversity

2 courses / 6 credits

Must complete:

• 1 African-American course
• 1 US Diversity course

Students transferring in more than 60 hours are only required to take 1 course. Students that have earned their A.A./A.S. degree will have both diversity requirements waived unless the course is required by the department.

AFRICAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE COURSES	US DIVERSITY COURSES
SOCY 2000 URST 2100	ASLI 1550, 1700 ENGL 2248, 2275 HIST 2450 HMSV 1215 POLS 2400 PSYC 1700

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Writing Across the Curriculum/Speaking Across the Curriculum

Minimum of 3 courses

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Foreign Language 

 

Program Specific Requirements

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MAJOR: Economic Development, Environmental Studies, Nonprofit Administration, Organizational Leadership, Public Safety Management, Urban & Regional Studies

CAUTION: Urban Affairs requires 36 hours of upper-division (300-400 level) courses. Taking courses at LCC which correspond to some upper-division courses will not reduce the number of upper-divsion hours required for the degree.

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ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½¿ª½± COURSES	LCC EQUIVALENTS
UST 200	URST 2000
UST 300	ECON 2600
UST 302	URST 2100
CHM 251/256	CHEM 1100
PHY 221	PHYS 1610
UST 289	GEOG 1550

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