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General Studies
Purpose
The General Studies program provides the first two years of many four-year college or university majors. A challenging core of requirements is augmented by selected general electives which will be chosen from the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and mathematics. After completing the first two years at Dabney S. Lancaster Community College (DSLCC), the student will be able to transfer into the third year of a four-year college or university.
Career Objectives
Students who transfer in this program may wish to major in one of the following fields:
Criminal Justice |
Economics |
English |
Foreign Language |
Government |
History |
Humanities |
Journalism |
Philosophy |
Political Science |
Pre-Law |
Psychology |
Sociology |
Admission Requirements
In addition to admission requirements established by DSLCC, satisfactory completion of specific high school units or their equivalent are required. For more information, please refer to the Arts and Sciences home page, under "College Transfer Programs."
General Studies Curriculum
First Semester (Fall) |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
BIO 101 or |
General Biology I w/lab or |
4 |
CHM 111 or |
College Chemistry I w/lab or |
PHY 201 or |
College Physics I w/lab or |
PHY 241 |
University Physics I w/lab |
| ENG 111 |
College Composition I |
3 |
| HIS 111 or |
History of World Civilization I or |
3 |
| HIS 121 |
United States History I |
| MTH 151 or |
Mathematics for the Liberal Arts I or |
3-5 |
| MTH 163 or |
Pre-Calculus I or |
| MTH 173 |
Calculus with Analytic Geometry I |
| PED *** |
Physical Education Elective |
1 |
| SDV 100 |
College Success Skills |
1 |
Total
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15-17 |
Second Semester (Spring) |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
BIO 102 or |
General Biology II w/lab or |
4 |
CHM 112 or |
College Chemistry II w/lab or |
PHY 202 or |
College Physics II w/lab or |
PHY 242 |
University Physics II w/lab |
| ENG 112 |
College Composition II |
3 |
| HIS 112 or |
History of World Civilization II or |
3 |
| HIS 122 |
United States History II |
| MTH 152 or |
Mathematics for the Liberal Arts II or |
3-5 |
| MTH 164 or |
Pre-Calculus II or |
| MTH 174 or |
Calculus with Analytic Geometry II or |
| MTH 240 |
Statistics |
| SPD 110 |
Introduction to Speech Communications |
3 |
Total
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16-18 |
Third Semester (Fall) |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
| ENG 241 or |
Survey of American Literature I or |
3 |
| ENG 243 |
Survey of English Literature I |
| HLT *** |
Health Elective |
1 |
| HUM *** |
Humanities Elective |
3 |
| ITE 115 |
Basic Computer Literacy |
3 |
| SOC *** |
Social Science Electives |
6 |
Total
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16 |
Fourth Semester (Spring) |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
| ENG 242 or |
Survey of American Literature II or |
3 |
| ENG 244 |
Survey of English Literature II |
| HUM *** |
Humanities Electives |
6 |
| SOC *** |
Social Science Electives |
6 |
Total
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15 |
Minimum Credit Hours for Degree: 62
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For more information contact:
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Office of Student Services
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Assistant Coordinator for Student Success
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E-mail: kklebercovati@dslcc.edu
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Phone (540) 863-2818 or toll free 1-(877) 733-7522
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