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ADP CASE Prerequisites

Language and Literacy (12 credits)

  • College Composition (3 credits)
  • American Literature (3 credits chosen from the following)
    • ENGLIT 0300 - Intro to Literature
    • ENGLIT 0505 - Lectures in Literature
    • ENGLIT 0560 - Children and Culture
    • ENGLIT 0570 - American Literary Traditions
    • ENGLIT 0573 - Literature of the Americas
    • ENGLIT 0610 - Women and Literature
    • ENGLIT 0628 - Wild West
    • ENGLIT 0629 - Working Class Literature
  • Foundations of English Language (6 credits)
    • LING 1000 - Introduction to Linguistics OR CSD 1020 - Nature of Language
    • ENGCMP 1551 - History and Politics of the English Language

Mathematics (7 credits)

  • Algebra or Calculus (3-4 credits chosen from the following)
    • MATH 0010 - College Algebra Part I (1.5) and MATH 0020 - College Algebra Part II (1.5)
    • MATH 0025 - Applied College Algebra
    • MATH 0031 - Algebra
    • MATH 0100 - Prep for Business Calculus
    • MATH 0200 - Prep for Scientific Calculus
    • MATH 0120 - Business Calculus
    • MATH 0125 - Business Calculus Part I (2) and MATH 0126 Business Calculus Part II (2)
    • MATH 0220 - Analytical Geometry and Calculus 1
    • MATH 0400 - Discrete Mathematical Structures
  • Statistics (3-4 credits chosen from the following)
    • STAT 0200 - Basic Applied Statistics
    • STAT 0800 - Statistics in the Modern World
    • STAT 1000 - Applied Statistical Methods

Science (9 credits)

Three credits in Life Science (BIOSC), three credits in Physical Science (PHYSICS/ASTRON) and three credits in Earth Science (GEOL) are strongly recommended.

  • GEOL 0800 - Introduction to Geology
  • GEOL 0820 - Natural Disasters
  • GEOL 0860 - Environmental Geology
  • GEOL 0870 - The Planets
  • BIOSC 0150 - Foundations of Biology I
  • BIOSC 0160 - Foundations of Biology II
  • BIOSC 0800 - Biology for Non-majors 1
  • BIOSC 0810 - Biology for Non-majors 2
  • BIOSC 0815 - Genes and Diseases
  • PHYS 0081 - Space, Time, Light, and Matter
  • PHYS 0110 - Introduction to Physics I
  • PHYS 0174 - Integrated Physics for Science and Engineering
  • ASTRON 0087 - Basics of Space Flight
  • ASTRON 0088 - Stonehenge to Hubble
  • ASTRON 0086 - Observational Astronomy
  • ASTRON 0089 - Stars, Galaxies, and the Cosmos
  • CHEM 0100 - Prep for General Chemistry
  • CHEM 0110 - General Chemistry 1

Social Sciences (12 credits)

  • Two courses chosen from the following (6 credits)
    • HIST 0600 - U.S. to 1877
    • HIST 0601 - U.S. 1865 - Present
    • HIST 0100 - Western Civilization 1
    • HIST 0101 - Western Civilization 2
    • HIST 0670 - Afro-American History 1
    • HIST 0671 - Afro-American History 2
    • HIST 0700 - World History
  • One course chosen from the following (3 credits)
    • ANTH 0780 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
    • ANTH 0620 - Biocultural Anthropology
    • SOC 0002 - Sociology of Everyday Life
    • SOC 0005 - Societies
    • SOC 0010 - Introduction to Sociology
    • SOC 0317 - Global Society
    • SOC 0434 - Political Sociology
    • SOC 0438 - Sociology of Family
    • SOC 0460 - Minority Groups
    • In addition to the above Sociology course suggestions, any lower level Sociology course can be taken.
  • One course chosen from the following (3 credits)
    • ECON 0100 - Introduction to Microeconomic Theory
    • ECON 0110 - Introduction to Macroeconomic Theory
    • ECON 0800 - Introduction to Economics

Psychology (6 credits)

  • PSY 0010 - Introduction to Psychology
  • PSY 0310 - Developmental Psychology

Humanities in the Arts (3 credits)

  • Choose one of the following in Art History OR Music History
    • Art History
      • HAA 0010 - Introduction to World Art
      • HAA 0020 - Introduction to Asian Art
      • HAA 0030 - Introduction to Modern Art
      • HAA 0302 - Renaissance Art
      • Other course providing a background in art history. This does not include studio arts courses.
    • Music History
      • MUSIC 0211 - Introduction to Western Art Music
      • MUSIC 0311 - Introduction to Music
      • MUSIC 0711 - History of Jazz
      • MUSIC 1326 - Afro-American Music in US
      • MUSIC 1332 - Music in Latin America
      • other course providing a background in music history. This does not include a theory or performance course.

Philosophy (3 credits)

  • Choose any approved general education philosophy course
    Note: PHIL 0500 - Introduction to Logic does NOT fulfill this requirement

Arts & Science Elective (3 credits)

  • Choose any 3 credit approved A&S elective course.

(Total Required Liberal Arts General Education Credits: 55)


Education Prerequisites (9 credits)

  • IL 1041 - Introduction to Early Childhood Education
  • IL 1473 - Math for Elementary Teachers
  • ADMPS 1001 - Social Foundations of Education

(Pre-Professional Education Prerequisites: 9 credits)