General Education, Certificate

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The General Education certificate provides foundational courses that allow students to progress toward the associate degree or to transfer to a senior institution.

Program Curriculum

First Semester

ENG 111 - College Composition I 3 cr.
SDV 100 - College Success Skills 1 cr.
Elective - History (HIS) 3 cr.^1,5
Elective - Mathematics (MTH) 3 cr.^2,5
Elective - Science w/ Laboratory 4 cr.^3,5
Elective - Social Science 3 cr.⁵

Semester Total: 17 Credits

Second Semester

ENG 112 - College Composition II 3 cr.
Elective - Humanities/Fine Arts 3 cr.^4,5
Elective - Science w/ Laboratory 4 cr.^3,5
Elective - Transfer 3 cr.^2,5
Elective - Transfer 3 cr.^2,5

Semester Total: 16 Credits

Program Total: 33 Credits

¹ Students should check with the institution to which they are transferring to determine the most appropriate history course(s) to take at LFCC. For students intending to take more than one history course, a sequence beginning by taking HIS 101 , HIS 111 or HIS 121 is preferred prior to HIS 102 , HIS 112 or HIS 122 .
²Students should check with the institution to which they are transferring in order to determine the most appropriate courses to take at LFCC.
³One full sequence of biology, chemistry, geology or physics is recommended. However, depending on the requirements of four-year institutions, two one-semester courses in different sciences may be substituted with advisor approval.
⁴ CST 100 can be used to fulfill the humanities elective.

⁵ ELECTIVES General Studies All Programs (excluding Liberal Arts)