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GECC, Certificate

GECC credential represents completion of the General Education Core Curriculum as a part of a transferrable degree. Completion of the GECC assures transferring students that lower-division general education requirements for an associate or bachelor's degree have been satisfied. Completion of the GECC also meets the general education requirements for all of DACC's transfer associate degrees and the state's IAI agreement between participating colleges. The credential is not a workforce certificate nor industry-recognized credential.

Degree Requirements

Fine Arts

GECC students must take 9 hours of Humanities and Fine Arts.  The student must take 1 Humanities requirement, 1 Fine Arts requirement, and 1 from either Humanities or Fine Arts.
Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
ARTS 105Theatre Appreciation

3
ARTS 111Art History I

3
ARTS 112Art History II

3
ARTS 115Art Appreciation

3
HUMN 101Introduction to Humanities

3
LITR 105Introduction to Film

3
MUSI 115Music Appreciation

3
MUSI 120Introduction to American Music

3
MUSI 124Music History I

3
MUSI 125Music History II

3
MUSI 126Non-Western Music

3
 

Humanities

GECC students must take 9 hours of Humanities and Fine Arts.  The student must take 1 Humanities requirement, 1 Fine Arts requirement, and 1 from either Humanities or Fine Arts.
Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
HUMN 101Introduction to Humanities

3
HUMN 103Fantasy and Mythology

3
LITR 101Introduction to Poetry

3
LITR 102Introduction to Drama

3
LITR 103Introduction to Fiction

3
LITR 104Afro-American Literature

3
LITR 106Women in Literature

3
LITR 109The Bible As Literature

3
LITR 111Non-Western Literature

3
LITR 113American Literature I

3
LITR 114American Literature II

3
LITR 121Chief English Writers I

3
LITR 122Chief English Writers II

3
LITR 131Introduction to Shakespeare

3
PHIL 101Introduction to Philosophy

3
PHIL 102Logic

3
PHIL 103Ethics

3
PHIL 104World Religions

3
SPAN 104Intermediate Spanish II

4
 

Communications

GECC students must take 9 hours (two English and one Speech) of Communication courses.
Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
ENGL 101Rhetoric and Composition I

3
ENGL 102Rhetoric and Composition II

3
SPCH 101Oral Communication

3
SPCH 102Public Speaking

3

Science

GECC students must take 7-8 hours of Science.

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
BIOL 100Life Science I

4
BIOL 100LLife Science I Laboratory

0
BIOL 101Human Biology

4
BIOL 101LHuman Biology Laboratory

0
BIOL 102Principles of Biology

4
BIOL 102LPrinciples of Biology Laboratory

0
BIOL 103Principles of Biology II

4
BIOL 104Animals & Society

4
BIOL 104LZoology Laboratory

0
BIOL 105Introduction to Environment

3
BIOL 106Microbes and Society

3
BIOL 006Microbes and Society Lab

1
CHEM 100Intro to Chemistry

4
CHEM 100LIntro Chemistry Lab

0
CHEM 101General Chemistry I

4
CHEM 101LChemistry I Laboratory

0
CHEM 105Introduction to Forensic Chemistry

4
CHEM 105LIntroduction to Forensic Chemistry Lab

0
PHYS 100Physics & Society

3
PHYS 101Physics-Mechanics/Heat

5
PHYS 102Physics-Wave Motion/Electricity/Optics

5
PHYS 106Physics-Mechanics

4
PHYS 106LPhysics-Mechanics Lab

0
PHYS 141Physical Science I

4
PHYS 141LPhysical Science I Laboratory

0
PHYS 142Physical Science II

4
PHYS 142LPhysical Science II Labortatory

0
PHYS 143Astronomy (introduction)

3

Social Science

GECC students must take 9 hours of Social Sciences.
Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
ANTH 103Anthropology

3
ANTH 107Cultural Anthropology

3
CECN 102Microeconomic Principles

3
CECN 103Macroeconomic Principles

3
GEOG 134World Regional Geography

3
HIST 111Western Civilization I

3
HIST 112Western Civilization II

3
HIST 122Modern Latin America

3
HIST 151U.S. History to 1865

3
HIST 152U.S. History Since 1865

3
POLI 130Principles of Political Scien

3
POLI 150American Government

3
POLI 160International Relations

3
POLI 231State and Local Government

3
POLI 238Comparative Government

3
POLI 240Non-Western Comparative Gov.

3
PSYC 100Introduction to Psychology

3
PSYC 101Child Development

3
PSYC 210Psychology of Human Developme

3
PSYC 240Social Psychology

3
PSYC 260Social Psychology of Aging

3
SOCY 100Introduction to Sociology

3
SOCY 225Race and Ethnic Relations

3

Mathematics

GECC students must take 3-6 hours of Mathematics.
Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
MATH 115Survey of Statistics

3
MATH 116Mathematics in Society

3
MATH 119Mathematics of Elementary Education II

3
MATH 120Calculus & Analytic Geometry I

5
MATH 125Business Calculus

4
MATH 130Calculus & Analytic Geometry II

5
MATH 135Finite Math

3
MATH 140Calculus & Analytic Geometry III

3
MATH 161Statistics

3

Total Credit Hours: 37