Montgomery College 2015-2016 Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
Montgomery College 2015-2016 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

General Education Program


Component Number of Credits Required

Foundation AA  AAS  AAT  AFA AS
  English  3  3  3  3  3
  Health  1-3  1-3  1-3  0  1-3
  Mathematics  3  3  3  3  3
  Speech  3  3  3  0  3
Distribution          
  Arts  3  0  3  3  3
  Humanities  3  0  3  3  3
  Either Arts or Humanities  3  3  3  3  0
  Behavioral and Social Sciences  6*  3  6  3  6*
  Natural Sciences  7†  4†  7†  3  8†
Total credits 32-34  20-22  32-34  21 30-32

Note: In all AA and AS curricula, students are required to select at least one course with a global and cultural perspectives designation.

* The two three-credit-hour behavioral and social sciences courses must be from different disciplines.

At least one lab science course must be taken to fulfill the natural sciences requirement.

Foundation/Distribution Courses

English Foundation (ENGF)


Complete ENGL 101  as a College prerequisite for ENGL 102  or ENGL 103  unless eligible for placement into ENGL 102   or ENGL 103   through transfer credit, AP scores, or SAT/ Accuplacer scores and College English department permission.

Arts Distribution (ARTD)


Humanities Distribution (HUMD)


Behavioral and Social Sciences Distribution (BSSD)


If a degree requires two BSSD courses, they must come from two different disciplines.

Natural Sciences Distribution with Lab (NSLD)


If a degree requires two science courses, one must be a laboratory science (NSLD).

Note:


MATH 130 , MATH 131 , and MATH 132  are required for the associate of arts in teaching (AAT). Many transfer institutions will not accept MATH 130 , MATH 131 , or MATH 132  as a general education math course if an AAT is not completed.

* Courses marked with an asterisk fulfill the General Education global and cultural perspectives requirement. Denoted by M in course description.