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    Apr 19, 2024  
2022-23 Academic Catalog 
    
2022-23 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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ELECTIVES Liberal Arts - Degrees


1 - 5 (depending on your program) cr.

The courses listed on this page may be used to meet requirements at Laurel Ridge Community College; however, it does not mean it will meet the same requirement at another college/university. It is recommended that you check with your transfer institution prior to selecting courses.

 

Communications Electives

CST 100 Principles of Public Speaking 3  cr.

CST 110 Introduction to Speech Communication 3  cr.

 

English Electives

ENG 111 College Composition I 3  cr.

ENG 112 College Composition II 3 ​ cr.

ENG 113 Technical-Professional Writing 3  cr.

 

Fine Arts Electives

ART - All Courses

ENG 211 Creative Writing I 3  cr.

ENG 212 Creative Writing II 3  cr.

ENG 215 Creative Writing - Fiction I 3  cr. 

ENG 217 Creative Writing Poetry I 3  cr.

MUS - All Courses

 

Foreign Language Electives

All Foreign Language Courses (Including ASL)

 

Global Studies Electives

ENG 255 World Literature 3  cr.

ENG 258 African American Literature 3  cr.

GEO 220 World Regional Geography 3  cr.

HIS 111 World Civilizations Pre-1500 CE 3  cr.

HIS 112 World Civilizations Post-1500 CE 3  cr.

HIS 251 History of Middle East Civilization I 3  cr.

HIS 252 History of Middle East Civilization II 3  cr.

HIS 253 History of Asian Civilizations I 3  cr.

HIS 254 History of Modern East Asian Civilizations 3  cr. 

HIS 267 The Second World War 3  cr.

PLS 241 Introduction to International Relations I 3  cr.

REL 100 Introduction to the Study of Religion 3  cr.

REL 230 Religions of the World 3  cr.

SOC 266 Race and Ethnicity 3  cr.

 

History Electives

HIS 111 World Civilizations Pre-1500 CE 3  cr.

HIS 112 World Civilizations Post-1500 CE 3  cr.

HIS 121 United States History to 1877 3  cr.

HIS 122 United States History Since 1865 3  cr. 

 

Humanities Electives

ART 101 History of Art: Prehistoric to Gothic 3  cr.

ART 102 History of Art: Renaissance to Modern 3  cr.

CST 151 Film Appreciation 3  cr.

Foreign Languages (including ASL) - All 200-level Courses

HUM - All Courses Except HUM 195 and HUM 295

MUS 121 Music in Society 3  cr.

PHI - All Courses Except PHI 227    

REL - All Courses

 

Information Literacy Electives

CSC 110 Principles of Computer Science 3  cr. 

ITE 152 Introduction to Digital Literacy and Computer Applications 3  cr.

 

Literature Electives

ENG 225 Reading Literature: Culture and Ideas 3  cr.

ENG 241 Survey of American Literature I 3  cr.

ENG 242 Survey of American Literature II 3  cr.

ENG 243 Survey of English Literature I 3  cr.

ENG 244 Survey of English Literature II 3  cr.

ENG 246 American Literature 3  cr.

ENG 250 Children’s Literature 3  cr.

ENG 255 World Literature 3  cr.

ENG 258 African American Literature 3  cr.

ENG 275 Women’s Literature 3  cr.

ENG 278 Appalachian Literature 3  cr.

 

Math Electives

MTH 154 Quantitative Reasoning 3  cr.

MTH 155 Statistical Reasoning 3  cr.

MTH 161 Precalculus I 3  cr.

MTH 162 Precalculus II 3  cr.

MTH 167 Precalculus with Trigonometry 5  cr. 

MTH 245 Statistics I 3  cr.

MTH 261 Applied Calculus I 3  cr. 

MTH 262 Applied Calculus II 3  cr.

MTH 263 Calculus I 4  cr.

MTH 264 Calculus II 4  cr.

MTH 288 Discrete Mathematics 3  cr.

 

Science with Lab Electives

BIO 101 General Biology I 4  cr.

BIO 102 General Biology II 4  cr.

CHM 101 Introductory Chemistry 4  cr.

ENV 121 General Environmental Science I 4  cr.

ENV 122 General Environmental Science II 4  cr.

GOL 105 Physical Geology 4  cr.

GOL 106 Historical Geology 4  cr.

GOL 225 Environmental Geology 4  cr.

NAS 125 Meteorology 4 cr. 

PHY 101 Introduction to Physics I 4  cr.

PHY 102 Introduction to Physics II 4  cr.

PHY 150 Elements of Astronomy 4  cr.

 

Social Science Electives

ECO 150 Economic Essentials: Theory and Application 3  cr.

ECO 201 Principles of Macroeconomics 3  cr.

ECO 202 Principles of Microeconomics 3  cr.

GEO 210 People & the Land: Introduction to Cultural Geography 3  cr

GEO 220 World Regional Geography 3  cr.

PLS 135 U.S. Government and Politics 3  cr. 

PLS 241 Introduction to International Relations I 3  cr.

PSY 200 Principles of Psychology 3  cr.

PSY 215 Abnormal Psychology 3  cr.

PSY 230 Developmental Psychology 3  cr.

SOC 200 Introduction to Sociology 3  cr.

SOC 266 Race and Ethnicity 3  cr.

SOC 268 Social Problems 3  cr.

 

Approved Transfer Electives

ACC 211 Principles of Accounting I 3  cr.

ACC 212 Principles of Accounting II 3  cr.

ADJ 100 Survey of Criminal Justice 3  cr.

ADJ 105 The Juvenile Justice System 3  cr.

ADJ 107 Survey of Criminology 3  cr.

ADJ 140 Introduction to Corrections 3  cr. 

ADJ 164 Case Studies in Murder/Violent Crime 3  cr. 

ADJ 171 Forensic Science I 4  cr.

ADJ 172 Forensic Science II 4  cr.

ADJ 228 Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs 3  cr.

ADJ 278 Firearms and Tool - Mark Identification 3  cr.

ART - All Courses

BIO - All Courses

BUS 100 Introduction to Business 3  cr.

BUS 241 Business Law I 3  cr.

BUS 270 Interpersonal Dynamics in the Business Organization 3  cr.

CHM - All Courses

CSC - All Courses

CST - All Courses

EDU - All Courses

ENG - All Courses

HIS - All Courses

HIM 111 Medical Terminology I 3  cr.

HIM 112 Medical Terminology II 3  cr.

HMS - All Courses

HUM - All Courses

INT 130 Interpreting: An Introduction to the Profession 3  cr.

ITE 120 Principles of Information Systems 3  cr.

MTH - All Courses

MUS - All Courses

PSY - All Courses

RPK - All Courses

SOC - All Courses 

 

 



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