COURSES APPROVED FOR GENERAL EDUCATION.
The following courses approved for the purposes of general education at Bergen Community College are regarded as general education courses at many, but not all, other colleges and universities in New Jersey and other states. Students who intend to transfer into bachelor's degree programs should consult with a transfer counselor at Bergen Community College to determine which of the following courses will meet general education requirements at the colleges or universities of their choice.
The development of critical thinking and writing skills is essential to a student's success in the Bergen Community College General Education P rogram. There f o re, the college's general education courses provide students with the opportunity to develop these skills through a variety of appropriate critical thinking and writing assignments. Students are advised to review the specific general education requirements in their respective programs of study.
I. COMMUNICATION
COM101 Mass Media of Communication
SPE111 Speech Communication
WRT101 English Composition I
WRT201 English Composition II
II. HUMANITIES
FINE ARTS
ART101 Art Appreciation
ART102 Art History through the Renaissance
ART103 Art History since the Renaissance
MUS101 Music Appreciation
MUS107 Music History I
MUS108 Music History II
MUS110 Music, Art, and Drama
THR101 Introduction to Theatre
THR140 Introduction to Cinema
HISTORY
HIS101 History of Western Civilization to the Reformation
HIS102 History of Western Civilization since the Reformation
HIS105 Women in History
HIS106 History of Modern Europe to the French Revolution
HIS107History of Modern Europe since the French Revolution
HIS111 US History to Reconstruction
HIS112 US History since Reconstruction
HIS113 History of 20th Century US to World War II
HIS114 History of 20th Century US since World War II
HIS116 Women in American History
HIS121 Modern Asian History
HIS126 Modern African History
HIS130 Latin American History to Independence
HIS131 Latin American History since Independence
HIS144 Contemporary American Issues and Problems
LITERATURE
LIT201 American Literature to 1880
LIT202 American Literature, 1880 to the Present
LIT203 World Literature to 1650
LIT204 World Literature, 1650 to the Present
LIT205 English Literature to 1800 Literature (continued)
LIT206 English Literature, 1800 to the Present
LIT215 The Black Literary Voice in America
LIT216 European Literature to 1650
LIT217 European Literature, 1650 to the Present
LIT218 American Ethnic Literature
LIT220 Social Aspects of Literature
LIT224 Topics in International Literature
LIT228 Women in Literature
PHILOSOPHY and RELIGION
PHR101 Introduction to Philosophy
PHR102 Ethics
PHR103 Basic Logic
PHR104 Topics in Philosophy
PHR105 Ethics in Business and Society
PHR106 Eastern Philosophy
PHR110 Introduction to Moral Philosophy
PHR120 Introduction to Religion
PHR121 Religions of the World
PHR122 Women and Religion
PHR203 Intermediate Logic
These courses satisfy the BCC Diversity Requirement
WORLD LANGUAGES AND CULTURES
LAN110 French I
LAN200 French II
LAN201 Intermediate French I
LAN202 Intermediate French II
LAN111 German I
LAN210 German II
LAN211 Intermediate German I
LAN212 Intermediate German II
LAN144 Irish I
LAN244 Irish II
LAN245 Intermediate Irish
LAN112 Italian I
LAN220 Italian II
LAN221 Intermediate Italian I
LAN222 Intermediate Italian II
LAN120 Japanese I
LAN260 Japanese II
LAN261 Intermediate Japanese I
LAN165 Korean I
LAN265 Korean II
LAN114 Russian I
LAN240 Russian II
LAN241 Intermediate Russian
LAN113 Spanish I
LAN230 Spanish II World Languages (continued)
LAN231 Intermediate Spanish I
LAN232 Intermediate Spanish II
LAN228 Elementary Spanish for Heritage Speakers
LAN229 Intermediate Spanish for Heritage Speakers
III. NATURAL SCIENCES and MATHEMATICS
BIOLOGY
BIO101 General Biology I*
BIO103 The Human Body*
BIO104 Microbiology*
BIO107 Intro to Human Biology*
BIO108 Intro to Environmental Biology*
BIO109 Anatomy and Physiology I*ΆΣ
BIO209 Anatomy and Physiology II*ΆΣ
BIO131 General Botany* BIO203 General Biology II*
CHEMISTRY
CHM100 Introduction to Chemistry*
CHM112 College Chemistry*
CHM140 General Chemistry I*
CHM141 General Chemistry I-Lab*
CHM240 General Chemistry II*
CHM241 General Chemistry II-Lab*
EARTH SCIENCE
ESC111 Astronomy*
ESC112 Climatology* ESC113 Geology*
ESC114 Meteorology Physics*
PHYSICS
PHY185 Introduction to Physics*
PHY186 General Physics I*
PHY190 Physics I*
PHY286 General Physics II*
PHY290 Physics II*
PHY291 Physics III*
MATHEMATICS and COMPUTER SCIENCE
MAT130 Introduction to Mathematics
MAT150 Elementary Statistics
MAT155 Finite Mathematics
MAT163 Computer Programming: QBasic
MAT165 C++ Programming I
MAT180 Precalculus: College Algebra and Trigonometry
MAT223 Calculus for Managerial and Social Sciences
MAT250 Statistical Analysis Mathematics (continued)
MAT266 Computer Programming: Visual Basic
MAT280 Calculus I
MAT281 Calculus II
MAT282 Calculus III
IV. SOCIAL SCIENCES
ANTHROPOLOGY
ANT101 Cultural Anthropology
ECONOMICS
ECO101 Macro Economics
ECO201 Micro Economics
GEOGRAPHY
GEO101 Geography
POLITICAL SCIENCE
POL101 American Government
POL102 International Relations
POL103 Modern Political Ideologies
POL104 State and Local Government
POL107 Introduction to Politics
PSYCHOLOGY
PSY101 General Psychology
PSY102 Abnormal Psychology
PSY106 Developmental Psychology
PSY201 Child Psychology
PSY207 Psychology of Women
SOCIOLOGY
SOC101 Sociology
SOC103 Sociology of the Family
SOC120 Sociology of Gender Roles
SOC121 Changing Roles of Women
SOC201 Social Problems
SOC222 Ethnic and Minority Group Relations
V. WELLNESS and EXERCISE SCIENCE
WEX101 Dynamics of Health and Fitness
WEX201 DHF-EXP-Aerobic Dance
WEX202 DHF-EXP-Body Conditioning
WEX204 DHF-EXP-Keep Young, Fit and Alive
WEX205 DHF-EXP-Swimming for Conditioning
WEX206 DHF-EXP-Weight Training
WEX208 DHF-EXP-40+Fitness
* Lab Science Elective
ΆΣ Some colleges may require both BIO109 and BIO209 before transfer credit is awarded.
These courses satisfy the BCC Diversity Requirement