International Studies Program
General Education Requirements

The International Studies Program is an option within the Liberal Arts Curriculum of Union County College.  At the end of the program, an Associate in Arts degree (AA) degree is awarded.  All AA degree programs throughout the State of New Jersey require at least 45 general education credits.  These general education credits must be distributed according to six categories.  The distribution requirements and the particular courses within each of these general education distribution requirements are outlined below.

Communications (Minimum requirement:  9 credits)

                          ENG 101; ENG 102 or ENG 122;  ENG 128 or COM 102

                                    9 Communications Credits

Mathematics/Science/Technology (Minimum requirement:  12 credits)

            Mathematics (Minimum requirement:  3 – 8 credits)—Algebra, Statistics, Calculus

                        MAT 117 or CIS 100 (check entry under computer science)
                                or higher level mathematics course—3 or 4 credits

                                    (If these are 3-credit courses, the you must also take CIS 110, which is a
                                    1-credit course)

                        MAT  127 or  higher level Statistics course—4 credits (this course
                                    requires previous college level mathematics (MAT 117 or
                                       MAT 119 or higher) and it  is also a requirement for your major.)                     

            Science (Minimum requirement:  3 – 8 credits—at least one laboratory course)

                        BIO 103 or other Laboratory Science Course—4 credits

            Computer Science or Technical Literacy (Minimum requirement:  0 – 4 credits)

                        CIS 100 or MAT 117—3 credits (CIS 100 meets your general education
                                 requirements for Mathematics/Science/Technology; but it does not
                                 meet the prerequisites for MAT 127, which is a course required in
                                 your major.  If you select CIS 100, you may have to
                                  take additional mathematics courses to meet the prerequisites.
                        CIS 110—1 credit.  This course gives you the overall 12 credits needed
                                to fulfill the Mathematics/Science/Technology general education requirement.                                 If you have twelve credits in this category without CIS 110, that credit will be  
                                substituted.  CIS 110 is frequently not offered.  If you need
                                the extra one credit, ADM 101, a 2-credit keyboarding course, is a good
                                substitute.  Any other credit level CIS course will also do.  In order to make any
                                substitution, you need a "Course Waiver and Substitution" form signed by the
                                International Studies Coordinator.

                                    12 Mathematics/Science/Technology Credits

Social Science (Minimum requirement:  6 credits

                        ECO 201; GOV 201; GOV 202

                                    9 Social Science Credits

Humanities (Minimum requirement:  9 credits)

                        Foreign Languages four semesters   (Completion of the intermediate level
                                in a foreign language meets the language requirement.
                                 Substitution courses must be within the Humanities
                                 General Education Requirement.)—12 credits

                        200-level English course—3 credits

                                    15 Humanities Credits

History (Minimum requirement:  6 credits)

                        HIS 101 or HIS 209; HIS or HIS 215

                                    6 History Credits

Diversity (Minimum requirement:  3 credits)

                        GEO 201 or GOV 207 (both of these courses are also requirements for the
                                 Major) or elective that meets the diversity requirement). 

                                    3 Diversity Credits

                       Note to Counselors and Students:  GEO 201 and GOV 207 are diversity courses according
                    to the UCC Curriculum Committee.  They were not listed in the Catalog for 2008-2010.

Total General Education Credits

45 Credits required by law

54 Credits in this program
(6 of which are also major requirements)

Specialization Courses or Major Requirements

MAT 127 or higher level Statistics Course

GEO 201—World Geography

ECO 209—The International Economy

GOV 207—International Politics

12 Credits of which 6 are also general education credits

Electives

6 Credits

Total Credits In Program

66 Credit

Updated:  November 25, 2008 
Dr. Harold Damerow
International Studies Coordinator