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GENERAL EDUCATION CORE OFFERINGS
The purpose of General Education at Southwest Georgia Technical College (SWGTC) is to provide high quality educational courses in humanities/fine arts, social/behavioral sciences, natural science/mathematics, and language arts/communication through both distance and traditional delivery methods to help students develop individual skills and abilities that will enable them to 1) think critically; 2) communicate clearly and effectively in written form; and 3) apply the use of mathematics to solve common problems.
SWGTC students with associate degrees and diplomas are required to demonstrate to what extent he/she has mastered appropriate General Education competencies.
COURSE OFFERINGS
All courses are offered a minimum of once per year depending on the program. However, most courses in the School of Business and in the School of Industrial Technology are offered from 2 to 3 times per year. Most General Education courses are offered every semester. Courses are offered when enrollment demand and instructor availability make it feasible. SWGTC reserves the right to cancel or change scheduling elements of any course or program at any time.
Associate Degree Level General Education Core*
The College requires a minimum of 15 semester credit hours of General Education core courses for the associate degree. These semester hours are to be selected as follows: A minimum of at least one course each from Area I (Language Arts/Communication), Area II (Social/Behavioral Sciences, Area III (Natural Science/Mathematics), and Area IV (Humanities/Fine Arts).
Degree Level Student Learning Outcomes:
• Students will think critically.
• Students will write an organized and grammatically correct document.
• Students will solve quadratic equations.
• Students will use statistics to describe a set of data.
Student Learning Outcomes for the Natural Sciences:
• Students will use statistics to describe a set of data.
• Students will identify the major organs/structures of the endocrine, digestive, respiratory, and urinary systems when presented with body diagrams.
• Students will match viral diseases to their corresponding etiological agent.
Diploma Level General Education Core
Diploma programs offered through the College also include a required component of 8 semester hours of Basic Skills courses providing background in one Language Arts/Communication course, one Social/Behavioral Sciences course, and one Natural Science/Mathematics course.
Diploma Level Student Learning Outcomes:
• Students will think critically.
• Students will write an organized and grammatically correct document.
• Students will add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimal numbers.
• Students will solve linear equations.
Courses offered within the Basic Skills area for Diploma programs are:
Courses |
Credit Hours |
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| Language Arts/Communication | |||||
| ENGL | 1010 | Fundamentals of English I | 3 | ||
| Social/Behavioral Science Courses | |||||
| EMPL | 1000 | Interpersonal Relations and Professional Development | 2 | ||
| PSYC | 1010 | Basic Psychology | 3 | ||
| Natural Science/Mathematics | |||||
| MATH | 1012 | Foundations of Mathematics | 3 | ||
| MATH | 1013 | Algebraic Concepts | 3 | ||
| MATH | 1015 | Geometry and Trigonometry | 3 | ||
*The Paramedicine – Diploma program does not include a social science course and assesses critical thinking skills of students in EMSP 2720.
Learning Support
Courses numbered 0090 to 0099 are classified as learning support. The purpose of learning support courses are:
Learning Support Level Student Learning Outcomes:
• Students will construct a basic paragraph.
• Students will demonstrate textbook reading skills.
• Students will find the perimeter, area, and volume of different geometric figures.
• Students will solve systems of equations with two variables using the graphing method, substitution method, and the elimination method.
