General Education, Certificate

The General Education Certificate is awarded to students who complete the required core of transferable general education courses in an Associate Degree program. The certificate satisfies the Virginia General Assembly legislation mandating a “uniform certificate of general studies” to be offered at each community college. This program is not eligible for Federal Financial Aid (Title IV) funding.

Two-Semester (One Year) Program

First Semester (Fall)

ENG 111 College Composition I 3 credit(s)
HIS 111 History of World Civilization I 3 credit(s)
OR HIS 101 History of Western Civilization I 3 credit(s)
OR HIS 121 United States History I 3 credit(s)
MTH 163 Precalculus I 3 credit(s)
OR MTH 151 Mathematics for the Liberal Arts I 3 credit(s)
SDV 100 College Success Skills 1 credit(s)
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective 3 credit(s) ¹
Natural Science I with Lab 4 credit(s) ²

Total: 17

Second Semester (Spring)

ENG 112 College Composition II 3 credit(s)
HIS 112 History of World Civilization II 3 credit(s)
OR HIS 102 History of Western Civilization II 3 credit(s)
OR HIS 122 United States History II 3 credit(s)
Social Science Elective 3 credit(s) ³
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective 3 credit(s) ¹
Natural Science I with Lab 4 credit(s) ²

Total: 16

Total Minimum Credits: 33

Footnotes:

Students may choose from college approved Humanities/Fine Arts electives .
Students may choose from the following Natural Science courses: BIO 101 -BIO 102 ; CHM 111 -CHM 112 ; PHY 201 -PHY 202 .
Students may choose from college approved Social Science electives .

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