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General Education Short-Term Certificate ACADEMIC DIVISION
Curriculum Map Example First Semester Dr. Linda North, Dean of Academics

Course Number Course Name Credit Hours The Academic Division at Southern Union State Community College offers the Associate in
ENG 101 English Composition I 3 Science (A.S.) and Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degrees. Students may also earn
MTH 110 or Finite Mathematics 3 Certificates in some curriculum areas. Academic Division departments include Business,
MTH 112 Precalculus Algebra 3 Child Development, Fine Arts, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science and Social Science,
PSY 200 General Psychology 3 Wellness, including Health and Physical Education, and Therapeutic Massage. The SUSCC
Learning Resource Centers and Adult Education are also part of the Academic Division.
Humanities Art 100, MUS 101, HUM 101
THR 120 3 Since the College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association
ORI 101 Orientation 1 of Colleges and Schools, the College’s academic courses, dependent upon an individual’s
13 hours program of study, are transferable to other colleges and universities. All academic courses
are taught by fully qualified instructors with a low student to teacher ratio.

General Education Short-Term Certificate Through an articulation agreement between Alabama two- and four-year colleges and
Curriculum Map Example Second Semester universities, two-year college students completing a planned university parallel program
Course Number Course Name Credit Hours in Areas I - IV of the Associate in Science degree plus Area V courses that are appropriate
ENG 102 English Composition II 3 to their major and/or degree program are guaranteed junior status upon transferring to the
upper division college.
BIO 103 General Biology 4 ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE
HIS 101 History of Western Civilization I 3 General Education Core
SOC 200 Sociology 3
SPH 106 or Fundamentals of Oral Communication 3 Area I: Written Composition I and II 6 Credit Hours
SPH 107 Fundamentals of Public Speaking 3 • ENG 101 and ENG 102 (A minimum grade of “C” is required.)
16 hours
Area II: Humanities and Fine Arts 12 Credit Hours
• *Must complete a minimum of 3 semester hours in Literature.
ENG 271 and/or ENG 272
*Core Humanities and Fine Arts include, Art Appreciation, Music Appreciation, • Must complete 3 semester hours in the Fine Arts.
Philosophy, Ethics, Religious Studies, and Theater Appreciation. ART 100, MUS 101, THR 120 or THR 126
• The remaining six (6) semester hours to be selected from the following:
** Core Disciplines in the Natural Sciences include astronomy, Biological ART 100, ENG 271, ENG 272, GRN 101, GRN 102, HUM 101, Division Academic
Sciences, Chemistry, Geology, Physics, Physical Science, and Earth Science. MUS 101, REL 151, REL 152, SPA 101, SPA 102, SPH 106, SPH 107,
THR 120, THR 126, SPH 106, SPH 107, and IDS 102.
***Core History, Social, and Behavioral Sciences include, Economics,
Sociology, Geography, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, and History. Area III: Natural Science and Mathematics 11-12 Credit Hours
• Must complete a minimum of 3 semester hours in Mathematics at
the Precalculus Algebra (MTH 112) or Finite Math (MTH 110)
level or higher.
• Must complete 8 semester hours in the Natural Sciences which must
include laboratory experience. Choose from the following courses:
AST 220, BIO 101*, 102, or BIO 1O3*, 104, CHM 104*, 111*, 112,
PHS 111,112, PHY 201,202, OR PHY 213, 214
*Note: BIO 101 and BIO 103 or CHM 104 and CHM 111 can not be
taken together to fulfill the science requirements of Area III.