GENERAL EDUCATION CORE (44 Semester Hours Credit)
Forty-four semester hours of credit in General Education Core courses are required as outlined on the NCCCS Curriculum Standards for Associate in Arts degree programs. The General Education Core includes study in the areas of humanities and fine arts, social and behavioral sciences, natural sciences and mathematics, and English composition. Within the core, students receive opportunities to achieve competence in reading, writing, communicating, demonstrating mathematical skills, understanding science concepts, and using computers.

English Composition (6 SHC) Two English composition courses are required.

• ENG 111, Expository Writing, is required as the first composition course.
• One of the following courses is required to satisfy the second English requirement:
  • ENG 112: Argument-based Research (3 SHC) or

Humanities/Fine Arts (12 SHC) Four courses from three discipline areas are required. 3 SHC in Speech/Communication ( COM 110, 120, 231) may be substituted for 3 SHC in Humanities/Fine Arts. Speech/Communication may not substitute for the literature requirement.

• One course must be a literature course:
  • ENG 131: Introduction to Literature
    ENG 231: American Literature I
    ENG 232: American Literature II
    ENG 241: British Literature I
    ENG 242: British Literature II
    ENG 261: World Literature I
    ENG 262: World Literature II
• Three additional courses from the following discipline areas are required: music, art, drama, dance, foreign languages, interdisciplinary humanities, literature, philosophy, and religion.
• One of the following fine arts courses is recommended (3):
  • ART 111 Art Appreciation or
    DRA 111 Theatre Appreciation (3 SHC) or
    HUM 160 Introduction to Film or
    MUS 110 Music Appreciation
• One of the following foreign language sequences is highly recommended (6 SHC):
  • FRE 111 and 112; SPA 111 and 112

Social/Behavioral Sciences (12 SHC) Four courses from three discipline areas are required.

• At least one course must be a history course.
  • HIS 111, HIS 112, HIS 121, 122, 131, 132)
• The following course is required (3 SHC):
  • PSY 150 General Psychology (3 SHC)
• Two courses from the following discipline areas are required, to include one additional discipline: anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, and sociology. One of the following history courses is recommended:
  • HIS 111 World Civilizations I (3 SHC) or HIS 112 World Civilizations II (3 SHC) or HIS 121 Western Civilization I (3 SHC) or 122 Western Civilization II (3 SHC)
  Other social sciences courses include:
  • Anthropology (ANT 210, 220, 240)
  • Economics (ECO 151, 251, 252)
  • Geography (GEO 111)
  • History (HIS 111, 112, 121, 122, 131, 132)
  • Political Science (POL 120, 220)
  • Psychology (PSY 150, 237, 241, 281)
  • Sociology (SOC 210, 213, 220)

Natural Sciences/Mathematics (14 SHC)

• Natural Sciences (8 SHC): Two courses from the biological and physical science disciplines, including accompanying laboratory work, are required.
  • Astronomy (AST 111 [class] and 111A [lab])
  • Biology (BIO 110, 111, 112, 120, 130, 140 [class] and 140A [lab])
  • Chemistry (CHM 151, 152)
  • Physics (PHY 110 [class] and 110A [lab], 151, 152, 251, 252)
• Mathematics (6 SHC): Two courses are required.
  • One course must be in introductory mathematics (college algebra, trigonometry, calculus, etc.): MAT 171, 172, 175, 263.
  • The second course may be a higher level mathematics course ( MAT 271 272, 273) or may be selected from among other quantitative subjects, such as computer science ( CIS 110, 115) and statistics ( MAT 151).

OTHER REQUIRED HOURS (20-21 Semester Hours Credit)

• Academic Related (1 SHC): ACA 115  [Note: Beginning with the fall semester 2005, this course is required for new students to Sandhills.]
• Physical Education (2 SHC) activity courses are required at Sandhills Community College. Select two courses from the following activity courses (PED 110 is not an activity course.): PED 113, 117, 118, 120, 121, 122, 125, 127, 128, 129, 130, 135, 139, 142, 143, 145, 147, 152, 153, 154, 160, 162, 169, 170, 173, 174, 181, 186, 212, 215, 217, 260, 262
• The following courses is required (3 SHC):
  • EDU 116: Introduction to Education
• The following course is recommended (3 SHC):
  • COM 231: Public Speaking
• One of the following intermediate foreign language sequences is highly recommended. Choose one sequence (6 SHC):
  • FRE 211 and 212; SPA 211 and 212
• One of the following courses with multicultural or gender emphasis is recommended (3 SHC):
  • ENG 272: Southern Literature
  • ENG 273: African-American Literature
  • HIS 221*: African-American History
  • SOC 225: Social Diversity

Note: Students must meet the receiving university's foreign language requirement, if applicable, prior to or after transferring to the senior institution.

Application to a University
Admission application deadlines vary; students must meet the deadline for the university to which they plan to transfer. Upon successful completion of the associate in arts degree, students who meet the requirements outlined in this pre-major articulation agreement for English Education will be eligible to be considered for admission as juniors to the universities offering the baccalaureate degree: ASU, ECU, ECSU, FSU, NCA&T, NCCU, NCSU, UNC-A, UNC-CH, UNC-C, UNC-G, UNC-P, UNC-W, WCU, WSSU.

Admission to the Major
Grade point average requirements vary and admisison is competitive across the several programs in English Education. Admission to teacher licensure progams requires satisfactory scores on PRAXIS I and II.

Total Semester Hours Credit (SHC) in Program: 64-65