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2017-2018 COLLEGE CATALOG 
    
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Social Science Electives

3 credit(s)


The following courses have been approved for Social Sciences and General electives, provided the course is not required in the student’s program.

For programs that require one or more Social Science electives, students must choose from these courses:

Students planning to transfer should consult the four-year transfer institution to determine course recommendations prior to registering for classes at NRCC. General transfer information is available on the New River Community College website.

ECONOMICS

ECO 120 Survey of Economics 3 credit(s)  *Intended for Associate in Applied Science degrees only.

ECO 201 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 credit(s)  

ECO 202 Principles of Microeconomics 3 credit(s)  

GEOGRAPHY

GEO 210 People and the Land: An Introduction to Cultural Geography 3 credit(s)  

HISTORY

HIS 101 History of Western Civilization I 3 credit(s)  

HIS 102 History of Western Civilization II 3 credit(s)  

HIS 111 History of World Civilization I 3 credit(s)  

HIS 112 History of World Civilization II 3 credit(s)  

HIS 121 United States History I 3 credit(s)  

HIS 122 United States History II 3 credit(s)  

HIS 266 Military History of the Civil War 3 credit(s) 

HIS 267 The Second World War 3 credit(s)  

HIS 277 The American Experience in Vietnam 3 credit(s)  

HIS 279 Age of the American Revolution 3 credit(s)  

POLITICAL SCIENCE

PLS 135 American National Politics 3 credit(s)  

PLS 136 State and Local Politics 3 credit(s)  

PSYCHOLOGY

PSY 120 Human Relations 3 credit(s)  * Intended for Associate in Applied Science degrees only.

PSY 126 Psychology for Business and Industry 3 credit(s)  * Intended for Associate in Applied Science degrees only.

PSY 200 Principles of Psychology 3 credit(s)  

PSY 215 Abnormal Psychology 3 credit(s)  

PSY 216 Social Psychology 3 credit(s)  

PSY 230 Developmental Psychology 3 credit(s)  

PSY 235 Child Psychology 3 credit(s)  

PSY 245 Educational Psychology 3 credit(s)  

SOCIOLOGY

SOC 200 Principles of Sociology 3 credit(s)  

SOC 215 Sociology of the Family 3 credit(s)  

SOC 268 Social Problems 3 credit(s)  

SOC 266 Race and Ethnicity 3 credit(s)  

 

 

 

 

 



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