General Education Electives

The courses on this list may satisfy General Education electives for transfer programs and some Associate in Science programs. Courses transferred into GCC that have been evaluated and determined to qualify as General Education Electives, may satisfy General Education program requirements whether or not they appear on this list. Please refer to specific program course requirements before selecting from this list.

Behavioral and Social Sciences

ANT 104 Cultural Anthropology: Tribes, States and the Global System, 3cr

ECO 101 Principles of Macroeconomics, 3cr

ECO 102 Principles of Microeconomics, 3cr

ECO 113 Environmental Economics, 3cr

EDU 144 Child Growth and Development: Conception to Age 8, 3cr ➀

EVS 101 Environmental Studies: Issues in Sustainability, 3cr

EVS 118 Introduction to Food Systems, 3cr

GWS 115 Introduction to Gender and Women's Studies, 3cr

HSV 101 Introduction to Human Services, 3cr

HSV 216 The Nonprofit World, 3cr

HSV 241 Substance Use Disorder, 3cr

POL 101 American Politics, 3cr

POL 103 Comparative Politics, 3cr

POL 105 International Politics, 3cr

POL 116 State and Local Government, 3cr

POL 203 American Civil Liberties, 3cr

PSY 101 Principles of Psychology, 3cr

PSY 209 Abnormal Psychology, 3cr

PSY 210 Statistics for Psychology and the Social Sciences, 3cr

PSY 212 Research Methods in Psychology, 3cr

PSY 215 Theories of Personality, 3cr

PSY 217 Human Growth and Development, 3cr

PSY 220 Social Psychology, 3cr

PSY 225 Psychology of Women and Gender, 3cr

PSY 241 Substance Use Disorder, 3cr

PSY 277 Psychology of Death and Dying, 3cr

SOC 101 Principles of Sociology, 3cr

SOC 106 Social Inequality, 3cr

SOC 201 Social Problems, 3cr

SOC 203 Sociology of the Family, 3cr

SOC 204 Sociology of Education, 3cr

SOC 206 Sociology of Human Sexuality: Behaviors, Experiences, and Identities, 3cr

SOC 208 Sociology of Gender, 3cr

SOC 210 Drugs and Society, 3cr

SOC 220 Social Psychology, 3cr

English Composition Writing

ENG 101 English Composition I: Expository Writing, 3 cr

ENG 112 English Composition II: Exploring Literature, 3 cr

ENG 114 English Composition II: Literature and Creative Writing, 3 cr

ENG 116 English Composition II: Analysis of Literature and Film, 3 cr

Humanities and Fine Arts

AHS 101 Art History Survey I, 3cr

AHS 102 Art History Survey II, 3cr

AHS 108 History of Photography, 3cr

AHS 201 Art Now, 3cr

AHS 207 History of Modern Art, 3cr

ART 121 Visual Concepts I, 3cr

ART 123 Visual Concepts II, 3cr

ART 131 Drawing Foundation, 3cr

ART 132 Drawing II, 3cr

ART 151 Photography Foundation, 3cr

ART 152 Film and the Darkroom, 3cr

ART 155 Video Foundation, 3cr

ART 161 Computer Arts Foundation, 3cr

ART 235 Figure Drawing, 3cr

ART 236 Advanced Drawing I, 3cr

ART 237 Advanced Drawing II, 3cr

ART 241 Painting, 3cr

ART 242 Painting and Drawing I, 3cr

ART 243 Painting and Drawing II, 3cr

ART 247 Painting: On Location and in the Studio, 3cr

ART 251 Intermediate Photography I, 3cr

ART 252 Intermediate Photography II, 3cr

ART 290 Visual Arts Seminar, 3cr

ASL 101 Elementary American Sign Language I, 4cr

ASL 102 Elementary American Sign Language II, 4cr

CMN 153 Media and Popular Culture, 3cr

CMN 201 The Social Impact of Mass Media, 3cr

ENG 122 Science Writing, 3cr

ENG 195 Introduction to Literary Journal Publishing, 3cr

ENG 203 American Literature I, 3cr

ENG 204 American Literature II, 3cr

ENG 205 British Literature I, 3cr

ENG 206 British Literature II, 3cr

ENG 207 Creative Writing and Literature: Themes and Methods, 3cr

ENG 208 Creative Writing and Literature: Studies in Genre, 3cr

ENG 210 Creative Nonfiction, 3cr

ENG 212 Graphic Novel, 3cr

ENG 221 Shakespeare, 3cr

ENG 228 Queer Literature, 3cr

ENG 229 Gothic Literature, 3cr

ENG 241 Survey of Children's Literature, 3cr

ENG 243 Modern Poetry, 3cr

ENG 244 Science Fiction: Themes and Contexts, 3cr

ENG 247 Women in Literature I, 3cr

ENG 248 Women in Literature II, 3cr

ENG 256 Modern Global Literature, 3cr

ENG 261 The Short Story, 3cr

FRE 101 Elementary French I, 4cr

FRE 102 Elementary French II, 4cr

FRE 201 Intermediate French I, 4cr

FRE 202 Intermediate French II, 4cr

FRE 255 French Film and Language I, 3cr

FRE 256 French Reading for Communication I, 3cr

FRE 257 French Film and Language II, 3cr

HIS 101 Western Civilization to 1500 A.D., 3cr

HIS 102 Western Civilization Since 1500 A.D., 3cr

HIS 105 History of the American People to 1865, 3cr

HIS 106 History of the American People Since 1865, 3cr

HIS 127 History of African-American Peoples, 3cr

HIS 131 Women in American History, 3cr

HIS 133 World History I, 3cr

HIS 134 World History II, 3cr

HIS 218 Women and Gender in the American West to 1920 CE, 3cr

HIS 219 Legal History of American Civil Rights, 3cr

HIS 220 North American Indigenous History, 3cr

HIS 221 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Histories in the U.S., 3cr

HON 201 Honors Seminar, 3cr

HUM 108 Introduction to Topics in Humanities, 3cr

LAT 101 Elementary Latin I, 4cr

LAT 102 Elementary Latin II, 4cr

MUS 103 Music Theory Fundamentals, 3cr

MUS 111 Chorus, 2cr MUS 127 20th Century American Popular Music, 3cr

MUS 130 Applied Music, 1cr

MUS 138 Creative Musicianship, 1cr

MUS 139 Contemporary Music Ensemble, 2cr

MUS 151 The Beatles and Radiohead Ensemble, 2cr

MUS 153 The World of Music and the Human Spirit, 3cr

MUS 154 Audio Recording and Production I, 3cr

MUS 208 Jazz Improvisation, 3cr

MUS 220 Songwriting, 3cr

MUS 222 Audio Recording and Production II, 3cr

MUS 223 Electronic Music Composition, 3cr

MUS 230 Applied Music, 2cr

MUS 231 Recital Participation, 0cr ➁

PCS 101 Public Speaking, 3cr

PCS 141 Interpersonal Communication, 3cr

PCS 142 Intercultural Communications, 3cr

PHI 103 Introduction to Philosophy, 3cr

PHI 104 Introduction to Ethics, 3cr

PHI 110 Eastern Religions, 3cr

SPA 101 Elementary Spanish I, 4cr

SPA 102 Elementary Spanish II, 4cr

SPA 124 Spanish for Health Professionals, 4cr

SPA 133 Spanish for Law Enforcement, 4cr

SPA 153 Spanish for Emergency Responders, 3cr

SPA 201 Intermediate Spanish I, 4cr

SPA 202 Intermediate Spanish II, 4cr

SPA 255 Spanish Film and Language I, 3cr

SPA 257 Spanish Film and Language II, 3cr

THE 101 Introduction to Theater, 3cr

THE 105 Play Analysis, 3cr

THE 106 Stage Craft, 3cr

THE 113 Fundamentals of Acting, 3cr

THE 213 Advanced Acting, 3cr

THE 225 Directing-Theory and Practice, 4cr

Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning

CSC 201 Introduction to Discrete Computation, 4cr

CSC 254 Data Structures, 4cr

EGR 213 Probability and Statistics for Scientists and Engineers, 4cr

MAT 107 College Algebra, 4cr

MAT 108 Precalculus, 4cr

MAT 114 Introduction to Statistics, 4cr

MAT 116 Mathematics for Early Childhood and Elementary Educators, 4cr

MAT 117 Mathematical Problem Solving in Liberal Arts, 3cr

MAT 120 Mathematical Problem Solving in STEM, Business, and Healthcare, 3cr

MAT 151 Applied Calculus I, 4cr

MAT 201 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I, 4cr

MAT 202 Calculus with Analytic Geometry II, 4cr

MAT 203 Multivariate Calculus, 4cr

MAT 204 Elementary Differential Equations, 4cr

MAT 205 Elementary Linear Algebra, 4cr

Natural or Physical Science

BIO 102 Botany, 4cr

BIO 104 Natural History, 4cr

BIO 120 Introduction to Environmental Science, 4cr

BIO 124 Introductory Horticulture, 4cr

BIO 126 Biology I, 4cr

BIO 127 Biology II, 4cr

BIO 130 Human Nutrition, 3cr

BIO 130L Human Nutrition Lab, 1cr ➂

BIO 132 Lifestyle, Health, and Medicine, 4cr

BIO 194 Comprehensive Anatomy and Physiology, 4cr

BIO 205 Microbiology, 4cr

BIO 215 Human Anatomy and Physiology I, 4cr

BIO 216 Human Anatomy and Physiology II, 4cr

BIO 220 Foundations of Ecology, 4cr

CHE 111 General Chemistry I, 4cr

CHE 112 General Chemistry II, 4cr

CHE 201 Organic Chemistry I, 4cr

CHE 202 Organic Chemistry II, 4cr

EGR 105 Introduction to Engineering, Science, Technology, and Society, 4cr

EGR 205 Statics, 3cr

EGR 206 Strength of Materials, 3cr

EGR 210 Thermodynamics, 3cr

GEO 101 Planet Earth, 4cr

GEO 102 History of Earth and Life, 4cr

PHY 101 General Physics I, 4cr

PHY 102 General Physics II, 4cr

PHY 111 General Physics I with Calculus, 4cr

PHY 112 General Physics II with Calculus, 4cr

SCI 103 Astronomy, 4cr

SCI 117 Meteorology, 4cr

SCI 137 Permaculture Design, 4cr

SCI 138 Soil Science, 4cr

➀ EDU 144 taken prior to fall 2023 cannot be used as a Behavioral and Social Sciences General Education course.

➁ in combination with MUS 230

➂ BIO 130 in combination with BIO 130L satisfies the 4-credit Natural or Physical Science requirement.

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