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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 Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C), you may choose to take these GenEd08 courses at Tri-C or at ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½¿ª½±. Please contact a Tri-C advisor for guidance on courses required to receive your associate's degree.

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

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

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Mathematics/QL

2 courses / 6 credits

MATH 1370 and 1380

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Arts and Humanities

2 courses / 6 credits from 2 different departments

One from each category. 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
HIST 1510	ART 1040 ENG 2700 HIST 1700, 2040, 2080 MUS 1050 REL 1010, 2000, 2030, 2040, 2050 SPAN 2430
Please note: Although History courses at Tri-C are under the area of Social & Behavioral Sciences, these courses will count towards the Arts and Humanities requirement at ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½¿ª½±.

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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
HLTH 1100 PSY 2010	GEOG 1010

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Natural Sciences

2 courses / 7 credits 

Must include at least 1 lab credit.

DEPARTMENT	COURSES WITH LAB	COURSES WITHOUT LAB
BIO	1040/L, 1050/L, 1060/L, 1100, 1500 or 150H, 1510 or 151H, 2010, 2050, 2331, 2341	BIO 2150 is required.
CHEM	1010, 1020, 1300/L, 130H, 1310/L, 131H
ESCI	1310/L, 1410/L, 1610/L	141H, 2300
PSCI	1010/L, 1020/L, 1030/L
PHYS	1210, 1220, 2310, 2320	1010, 1050

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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
ENG 2510, 2520 HIST 2070, 2150, 2160 MJS 1611 MUS 1040 REL 2060 SOC 2310, 2550 UST 2020	EDUC 1011

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Writing Across the Curriculum/Speaking Across the Curriculum

Minimum of 3 courses

Students transferring 60 - 89 hours: one course waived
Students transferring 90 + hours: two courses waived
One WAC/SPAC course must be in the student's major

No transfer courses count toward this requirement - all WAC courses must be completed at ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½¿ª½±

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Foreign Language 

Students who graduated from high school in 1987 or later are required to complete one of the following:

• Two years of a single foreign language in high school
• An introductory level sequence of a single foreign language (generally, two semesters of 100-level study)
• Two American Sign Language courses and one approved foreign culture course

> PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION MAJORS

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† All courses required to satisfy ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½¿ª½± requirement.

ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½¿ª½± REQUIREMENT	TRI-C EQUIVALENT
EDB 242	EDUC 1011
ETE 243, 343, 353	EDUC 1020
EDB 302	PSY 2110
ECE 300	ECED 1010
ECE 402	†ECED 1321, 1860, 2300
ECE 404	ECED 2300
ESE 400	EDUC 1411
EDL 311	†ECED 1301 and 1860
ECE 412	ECED 2401
ECE 441	†ECED 2870 and 2990 (grade of "B" or better)

 

> PORTFOLIO REQUIREMENT

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ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½¿ª½±'s College of Education and Human Services requires its students to prepare electronic portfolios documenting their growth and achievement in twelve outcomes.  At ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½¿ª½± the portfolio process begins in EDB 242.  Students taking Professional Course equivalents elsewhere should retain papers, projects, and other course artifacts for future incorporation into their ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½¿ª½± portfolios.

Students planning to complete their teaching licensure program at ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½¿ª½± should explore additional information about the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹Ù·½¿ª½± portfolio requirement at: 

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