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Accounting I: Financial Accounting
Course Description
This course Introduces basic principles of accounting theory and practice. Topics covered include accrual basis accounting, the accounting cycle, preparation of financial statements, and internal controls. Other topics include accounting for cash receivables, payroll, inventories, fixed assets, and current liabilities.
Measured Learning Outcomes --Ability to:
Analyze, journalize, and post business transactions.
Prepare a multiple-step income statement, an owner's equity statement, and a classified balance sheet.
Analyze existing account balances; prepare end-of-period adjusting and closing entries; and a post-closing trial balance.
Account for cash and petty cash including internal controls over cash.
Account for merchandising companies, including costing and internal control over inventory.
Account for property, plant, and equipment; accounts receivable; and current liabilities.
Demonstrate college-level writing skills by incorporating material into clear sentences and cohesive paragraphs.
Credit Recommendation by
American Council on Education
ACE Course Number: 0014
In the lower-division baccala
ureate/associate degree
category, 3 semester hours in accounting or financial accounting (7/11).
Accounting I: Financial Accounting
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Will be accepted for 3 semester credits
Will not be accepted
Academic Designation/Course Equivalency
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Optional Information and Comments
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Accounting II: Managerial Accounting
Course Description
This course covers the fundamentals of managerial accounting. Topics include budgets, introduction to cost accounting, cost control techniques, methods of measuring performance and financial statement analysis. There is a focus on how managers make effective financial decisions that support the organization's goals.
Measured Learning Outcomes --Ability to:
Explain the primary functions of management required within an organization.
Distinguish management roles from leadership roles.
Identify purposes and processes for identifying organizational goals.
Describe and formulate organizational goals.
Apply theoretical approaches in dealing with conflict and ethical dilemmas.
Identify ways cultural and global factors influence leadership.
Deliver a presentation prepared to address a specific workplace objective using critical thinking processes.
Describe and analyze one’s personal philosophy of management.
Demonstrate college-level writing skills by integrating material from text and Web sources into clear sentences and cohesive paragraphs in written work.
Credit Recommendation by
American Council on Education
ACE Course Number: 0015
In the lower-division baccala
ureate/associate degree
category, 3 semester hours in accounting or financial accounting
(7/11).
Accounting II: Managerial Accounting
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Will be accepted for 3 semester credits
Will not be accepted
Academic Designation/Course Equivalency
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Optional Information and Comments
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Cross-Cultural Communication
Course Description
A survey of the principles and concepts basic to understanding human behavior. Course resources and assignments address the history, development and practical application of basic psychological theories and perspectives.
Measured Learning Outcomes --Ability to:
Identify culture in society and how you are influenced by your culture.
Explain ways that context shapes cross cultural
communication, both verbal and nonverbal.
Describe the basic concepts and behaviors appropriate for effective communication with people from diverse social and cultural backgrounds.
Describe theories of identities and the role of identities in intercultural communication.
Develop communication strategies to effectively manage intercultural conflicts.
Identify ways the mass media influence global communication and cross-cultural adaptation
Deliver a presentation prepared to address a specific issue or concept related to the course.
Reflect upon one’s own cultural worldviews and skills and identify
areas for growth.
Demonstrate college-level writing by incorporating material and thought into clear sentences and cohesive paragraphs.
Credit Recommendation by
American Council on Education
In the lower-division baccala
ureate/associate degree
category, 3 semester hours in communication
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Cross-Cultural Communication
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Will be accepted for 3 semester credits
Will not be accepted
Academic Designation/Course Equivalency
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Optional Information and Comments
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English Composition I
Course Description
Expressing ideas and conveying information in writing. Includes reasoning, factual support, clarity of purpose, organization, and language. Gaining knowledge and practice in reading and writing of expository, argumentative and other types of essays.
Measured Learning Outcomes --Ability to:
Use standard English grammar and usage including conventions of grammar, punctuation, spellings, mechanics, diction, and sentence structure.
Produce effective composition that has a thesis, supporting topic sentences, primary and secondary support and a conclusion.
Recognize composition genres, including description, narration, exposition using comparison-contrast or cause-effect techniques, and write within selected genres.
Construct sound arguments, using a positional claim, supporting evidence, counterargument, and refutation.
Plan an oral presentation which includes use of cited sources.
Recognize methods of appropriately avoiding plagiarism.
Use revision and editing techniques to clarify writing.
Demonstrate college-level writing skills by incorporating material into clear sentences and cohesive paragraphs. (NOTE: This is a goal and may not be fully achievable initially.)
Credit Recommendation by
American Council on Education
ACE Course Number: 0012
In the lower-division baccala
ureate/associate degree
category, 3 semester hours in English Composition (7/11).
English Composition I
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Will be accepted for 3 semester credits
Will not be accepted
Academic Designation/Course Equivalency
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Optional Information and Comments
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English Composition II
Course Description
Academic language development, argumentation, and practice in analytical, critical, and research essays. Includes preparation of a research paper, encourages development of style that is clear, convincing, interesting, and readable.
Measured Learning Outcomes --Ability to:
Demonstrate the ability to engage with both explicit and implicit arguments in context.
Apply critical thinking to situations involving media, information, reading, writing, and interactions.
Recognize the various concepts underlying an argument.
Evaluate arguments in terms of accuracy, completeness and effectiveness.
Evaluate and weigh sources.
Practice standard English usage, including conventions of grammar, punctuation, mechanics, spelling, diction, and sentence structure.
Produce unified, coherent, and well-developed paragraphs and essays that support the expressed or implied controlling idea.
Use the correct structure for a research paper in APA format, including application and documentation of source materials, and construct a references page.
Demonstrate college-level writing skills by incorporating material into clear sentences and cohesive paragraphs.
Credit Recommendation by
American Council on Education
ACE Course Number: 0013
In the lower-division baccala
ureate/associate degree
category, 3 semester hours in mathematics (7/11).
English Composition II
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Will be accepted for 3 semester credits
Will not be accepted
Academic Designation/Course Equivalency
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Optional Information and Comments
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History of Western Civilization I
Course Description
The course objective is to introduce students to the most important events, individuals, and ideas in the history of Western Civilization, from its beginnings to roughly 1700.
Measured Learning Outcomes --Ability to:
Identify basic facts about the evolution of Western Civilization from its origins through the Renaissance, with an emphasis on showing how change occurs over time.
Recognize the importance of particular names, chronologies, events, and concepts that contribute to cultural development.
Use facts as “raw material” in making coherent arguments about the past and its diversity.
Examine topics of aesthetic, ethical, and social consequence.
Deliver a presentation prepared to address a specific issue or concept related to the course.
Demonstrate college-level writing by incorporating material into clear sentences and cohesive paragraphs.
Credit Recommendation by
American Council on Education
ACE Course Number: 0016
In the lower-division baccala
ureate/associate degree
category, 3 semester hours in history or social science (7/11).
History of Western Civilization I
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Will be accepted for 3 semester credits
Will not be accepted
Academic Designation/Course Equivalency
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Optional Information and Comments
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History of Western Civilization II
Course Description
The course objective is to examine the history of Western Civilization from the Age of the Renaissance until the present. It explores political, religious, cultural, and institutional developments, considering some of the great questions that have shaped culture and thought.
Measured Learning Outcomes --Ability to:
Identify the major political themes in Western Civilization from 1715 to the present.
Identify the major social-economic themes in Western Civilization from 1715 to the present.
Identify the major cultural themes in Western Civilization from the 1715 to the present.
Analyze the main themes of Western Civilization.
Recognize that past societies possess different cultural values than his/her own society.
Use past knowledge to gain a deeper understanding of contemporary issues.
Deliver a presentation prepared to address a specific issue or concept related to the course.
Demonstrate college-level writing by incorporating material into clear and cohesive sentences and paragraphs.
Credit Recommendation by
American Council on Education
ACE Course Number: 0017
In the lower-division baccala
ureate/associate degree
category, 3 semester hours in history or social science (7/11).
History of Western Civilization II
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Will be accepted for 3 semester credits
Will not be accepted
Academic Designation/Course Equivalency
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Optional Information and Comments
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Interpersonal Communication Concepts
Course Description
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he objective of this course is to examine the nature of communication and explore its importance in the contemporary workplace. To identify strategies and develop skills useful in developing team performance, in dealing with conflict, in analyzing verbal and nonverbal behavior, in listening and writing, and in preparing and delivering presentations.
Measured Learning Outcomes --Ability to:
Define the concept of communication and its primary functions.
Identify and explain the basic elements of communication that contribute to effectiveness in the contemporary workplace, including an analysis of workplace culture.
Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills, including listening and verbal/nonverbal behaviors.
Recognize essential team skills required for effective group participation, and for dealing with conflict in the workplace.
Demonstrate skills required in preparing effective written and oral presentations.
Deliver a presentation prepared to address a specific workplace objective.
Demonstrate college-level writing skills by integrating material from text and Web sources into clear sentences and cohesive paragraphs in written work.
Credit Recommendation by
American Council on Education
ACE Course Number: 003
In the lower-division baccala
ureate/associate degree
category, 3 semester hours in Communications (7/11).
Interpersonal Communication Concepts
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Will be accepted for 3 semester credits
Will not be accepted
Academic Designation/Course Equivalency
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Optional Information and Comments
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Introduction to Environmental Science
Course Description
This course introduces environmental science and the interrelationships between humans and the environment. Topics include: ecosystems, human population dynamics, feeding the world, land use change and biodiversity loss, water, fossil fuels and minerals, global climate change and ozone depletion, renewable energy, nuclear power, and energy efficiency, pollution and waste management, and future issues.
Measured Learning Outcomes --Ability to:
Understand the nature and dynamics of global ecologies and regional ecosystems.
Analyze the relationship between human activities and the natural environment.
Explain ethical, social, and economic dimensions of environmental issues.
Analyze major environmental challenges and choices that modern societies face.
Explain the standard research methods used to evaluate environmentally sustainable solutions.
Identify personal and technological strategies that positively affect environmental sustainability.
Deliver a presentation prepared to address a specific issue or concept related to the course.
Reflect upon one’s own environmental perspective and identify areas for growth.
Demonstrate college-level writing skills by incorporating material and thought into clear sentences and cohesive paragraphs
Credit Recommendation by
American Council on Education
In the lower-division baccala
ureate/associate degree
category, 3 semester hours in environmental science (7/11).
Introduction to Environmental Science
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Will be accepted for 3 semester credits
Will not be accepted
Academic Designation/Course Equivalency
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Optional Information and Comments
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Introduction to Ethics
Course Description
A survey of theoretical approaches to ethics. Covers such topics as ethical relativism, egoism, utilitarianism, justice and moral responsibility. Consideration will be given to application of ethical matters in the contemporary world.
Measured Learning Outcomes --Ability to:
Identify definitional terminology relating to ethical and philosophical concepts and apply them.
Classify different philosophical theories of ethics and compare and contrast their strengths and weaknesses.
Recognize ethical dilemmas and evaluate them based on philosophical theories or religious viewpoints.
Analyze relationships of contemporary ethical practices within the context of ethical theories and viewpoints.
Develop your own ethical theories and beliefs to justify and critique your decisions and actions in everyday circumstances.
Deliver a presentation prepared to address a topic from a specific moral/ethical perspective.
Demonstrate college-level writing skills by incorporating material into clear sentences and cohesive paragraphs.
Credit Recommendation by
American Council on Education
ACE Course Number: 0025
In the lower-division baccala
ureate/associate degree
category, 3 semester hours in Ethics (7/11).
Introduction to Ethics
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Will be accepted for 3 semester credits
Will not be accepted
Academic Designation/Course Equivalency
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Optional Information and Comments
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Introduction to Logic
Course Description
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his course analyzes nature of conflict; presents conflict resolution techniques; outlines ways to work with difficult people; and explores communication as a significant factor in the development, management, and resolution of conflict at interpersonal, small group, organization, and societal levels.
Measured Learning Outcomes --Ability to:
Analyze reasoning.
Evaluate an argument.
Assess implications and conclusions.
Evaluate evidence.
Construct reasoning and demonstrate reasoning processes.
Deliver a presentation prepared to address a specific workplace objective using critical thinking processes.
Demonstrate college-level writing skills by integrating material from text and Web sources into clear sentences and cohesive paragraphs in written work.
Credit Recommendation by
American Council on Education
ACE Course Number: 0004
In the lower-division baccala
ureate/associate degree
category, 3 semester hours in business management or communications.
Introduction to Logic
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Will be accepted for 3 semester credits
Will not be accepted
Academic Designation/Course Equivalency
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Optional Information and Comments
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Introduction to Literature
Course Description
This course provides an overview of the main genres of literature: fiction,
poetry
and drama--with emphasis on analyzing and using literary tools to examine literary structures and explore meaning
of individual works, as well as their contribution to culture and imaginative engagement.
Measured Learning Outcomes --Ability to:
Identify essential characteristics of fiction, poetry, and drama that denote genre distinctiveness.
Define standard literary terms, concepts and traditions.
Use literary tools to analyze the structure and interpret contributions of a literary work.
Articulate and write incisive critiques of literary works or their specific aspects, incorporating research and MLA guidelines.
Compare works of literature in terms of purpose, structural techniques, theme, and author's perspective.
Write reflections on insights and imaginative responses to specific literary works, addressing relationships to contemporary questions or relevant life issues.
Demonstrate college-level writing skills by developing clear sentences and cohesive paragraphs.
Credit Recommendation by
American Council on Education
In the lower-division baccala
ureate/associate degree
category, 3 semester hours in literature.
Introduction to Literature
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Will be accepted for 3 semester credit hours
Will not be accepted
Academic Designation/Course Equivalency
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Optional Information and Comments
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Introduction to Philosophy
Course Description
Various traditions of philosophical thought. Includes concepts of knowledge, reality, skepticism, moral philosophy, materialism, mind-body duality, existence of God, and free will. Selected philosophers from Classic Era to the 20th Century and the present.
Measured Learning Outcomes --Ability to:
Summarize some of the major logical arguments given by philosophers.
Explain major philosophical themes raised in philosophical texts.
Examine the basic formal structure of a logical argument.
Evaluate a deductive philosophical-logical argument.
Identify some of the major differences between modern themes and ancient themes in philosophy.
Respond to a philosophic topic, describe pertinent viewpoints and assess their applicability.
Deliver a presentation prepared to address a specific philosophical issue.
Demonstrate college-level writing skills by incorporating material into clear sentences and cohesive paragraphs.
Credit Recommendation by
American Council on Education
ACE Course Number: 0024
In the lower-division baccala
ureate/associate degree
category, 3 semester hours in Philosophy (7/11).
Introduction to Philosophy
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Will be accepted for 3 semester credits
Will not be accepted
Academic Designation/Course Equivalency
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Optional Information and Comments
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Introduction to Psychology
Course Description
A survey of world religions, both East and West: includes history, philosophy, influence on culture and society. Recognition is given to ways the various religions approach human need within diverse cultures.
Measured Learning Outcomes --Ability to:
Identify the historical and cultural roots of psychology.
Define the major schools of psychological theory, their advocates, and their approaches to understanding behavior.
Define personality, language, thought, sensation, perceptions, memory, learning, intelligence, motivation, and emotion in relationship to psychological perspectives.
Interpret examples of human behavior according to contemporary psychological theories.
Deliver a presentation prepared to address a specific issue or concept related to the course.
Demonstrate college-level writing skills by incorporating material into clear sentences and cohesive paragraphs.
Credit Recommendation by
American Council on Education
ACE Course Number: 0022
In the lower-division baccala
ureate/associate degree
category, 3 semester hours in Psychology (7/11).
Introduction to Psychology
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Will be accepted for 3 semester credits
Will not be accepted
Academic Designation/Course Equivalency
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Optional Information and Comments
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Principles of Macroeconomics
Course Description
This course provides an overview of macroeconomics. Topics include economic methods and policy; supply and demand; economics fluctuations; output, income and economic growth; aggregate demand and aggregate supply; fiscal and monetary policy; Keynesian Model; budget deficits and national debt; role of money in a market economy; banking and the Federal Reserve System; financial markets and interest rates; monetary policy and stabilization policy; aggregate supply and economic growth; economic development, trade among nations; international finance and exchange rates; and emerging markets.
Measured Learning Outcomes --Ability to:
Define economics, economic methods and economic policy
Explain the organization of economic activity: markets, governments, and nations
Demonstrate supply and demand analysis
Describe unemployment, inflation, and economic fluctuations
Measure output, income and economic growth
Distinguish between aggregate demand and aggregate supply
Compare classical macroeconomics and the Keynesian concept
Describe fiscal policy considering taxes and government spending
Explain budget debt and the concept of the national debt
Explain the role of money in a market economy
Explain banking and the Federal Reserve System
Analyze financial markets and interest rates
Summarize monetary policy with reference to theories and practice
Examine stabilization policy issues
Analyze aggregate supply and economic growth
Explain the challenge of economic development
Examine issues related to trade among nations
Describe factors that determine international finance and exchange rates
Evaluate emerging markets and economies in transition
Credit Recommendation by
American Council on Education
In the lower-division baccala
ureate/associate degree
category, 3 semester hours in macroeconomics (7/11).
Principles of Macroeconomics
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Will be accepted for 3 semester credit hours
Will not be accepted
Academic Designation/Course Equivalency
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Optional Information and Comments
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U.S. History I
Course Description
Political and social development of the United States, with emphasis on the colonial period, the Constitution, and American institutions, up to the Civil War. Students will explore the political, economic, social and cultural history of the United States beginning with the first civilizations of North America and European exploration and conquest. They will examine major themes in American history from colonization, the Revolution, the forging of the Constitution and the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Measured Learning Outcomes --Ability to:
Describe the major Indian cultures in North America prior to European settlement and analyze the effects of that settlement on the indigenous peoples of America.
Discuss the motivations for European colonization of North America and identify differences between the British and Spanish experiences of colonization.
Compare and contrast the social, economic, and political development of the British colonies in the area that became the United States.
Describe and explain the origins of racism and slavery in America and analyze the long-term effects of slavery on American society.
Describe the social and political implications of religion in America to 1877.
Analyze the causes, consequences, and meaning of the American Revolution.
Describe and explain the development and meaning of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
Evaluate the Jeffersonian dream of expansion.
Analyze the meaning of Jacksonian democracy and social reform in America during the 1830s and 1840s.
Discuss the concept of Manifest Destiny and describe the expansion of the United States from 1800 – 1848.
Analyze the causes, consequences, and meaning of the Civil War.
Discuss the social, political, economic, diplomatic, and military aspects of the Civil War.
Discuss and evaluate the meaning of Reconstruction.
Deliver a presentation prepared to demonstrate particular aspects of social change.
Demonstrate college-level writing skills by incorporating materials into clear sentences and cohesive paragraphs.
Credit Recommendation by
American Council on Education
ACE Course Number: 0018
In the lower-division baccala
ureate/associate degree
category, 3 semester hours in American History (7/11).
U.S. History I
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Will be accepted for 3 semester credits
Will not be accepted
Academic Designation/Course Equivalency
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Optional Information and Comments
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U.S. History II
Course Description
Political and social development of the United States after the Civil War and Reconstruction to the present time. Emphasis on the diversity of its people, the Industrial Revolution, the role of the U.S. in world politics and relations.
Measured Learning Outcomes --Ability to:
Describe and assess the process by which the United States was economically, politically and socially transformed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Evaluate the socio-economic conditions in the American South and westward expansion.
Determine the processes of assimilation and acculturation expected of immigrants to the United States from 1900 to the present.
Identify and analyze the causation, sequence of events, concepts, development, and impact of various American political reform movements, such as Populism and Progressivism, and the changing role of women.
Identify the reason for the United States' involvement in World War I including isolationism and progressivism.
Interpret the events leading to the Great Depression and World War II.
Demonstrate an understanding of the Cold War, Civil Rights, and Conservatism.
Examine terrorism, war, and the economic and environmental disasters of the 21st century.
Deliver a presentation prepared to demonstrate particular aspects of social change.
Demonstrate college-level writing skills by incorporating material into clear sentences and cohesive paragraphs.
Credit Recommendation by
American Council on Education
ACE Course Number: 0019
In the lower-division baccala
ureate/associate degree
category, 3 semester hours in American History (7/11).
U.S. History II
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Will be accepted for 3 semester credits
Will not be accepted
Academic Designation/Course Equivalency
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Optional Information and Comments
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World Religions
Course Description
A survey of world religions, both East and West: includes history, philosophy, influence on culture and society. Recognition is given to ways the various religions approach human need within diverse cultures.
Measured Learning Outcomes --Ability to:
Identify the defining historic characteristics of religious traditions in the world's living religions.
Recognize significant symbols and concerns associated with religious beliefs and practices.
Explain ways that belief systems influence personal identity and culture.
Distinguish similarities and differences in the values upheld among various religious traditions.
Engage skillfully in critical evaluation and dialog related to diverse religious thought.
Deliver a presentation prepared to address a specific contemporary religious issue.
Demonstrate college-level writing skills by incorporating material into clear sentences and cohesive paragraphs.
Credit Recommendation by
American Council on Education
ACE Course Number: 0026
In the lower-division baccala
ureate/associate degree
category, 3 semester hours in Humanities (7/11).
World Religion
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Will be accepted for 3 semester credits
Will not be accepted
Academic Designation/Course Equivalency
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Optional Information and Comments
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