Mineral Area College, Southeast Missouri State University

Mineral Area General Education Courses Which Meet Southeast University Studies Requirements

Students who complete a transfer Associate Degree or the 42-Hour General Education Block from Mineral Area College have completed the lower level University Studies (general education) courses at Southeast Missouri State University. However, for the student who plans to transfer to Southeast without completing the Associate Degree or the 42-Hour General Education Block, the following courses taken at Mineral Area College will meet University Studies requirements at Southeast.

ARTISTIC EXPRESSION (Choose ONE Course):

ART 153 Introduction to Humanities
MUS 163 Appreciation of Music
MUS 165 Appreciation of Jazz
MUS 173 Introduction to Music
THE 100 Introduction to Theatre
THE 104 Beginning Acting

LITERARY EXPRESSION (Choose ONE Course):

EDU 202 Children's Literature (required for elementary, early childhood & exceptional child education majors)
ENG 157 Introduction to Literature: Prose & Poetry
ENG 200 Interpretation of Literature
ENG 212 Literary Masterpieces I
ENG 233 English Literature I
ENG 234 English Literature II
ENG 243 American Literature I
ENG 244 American Literature II
ENG 246 Readings in Short Fiction
ENG 250 Multi-Cultural Literature
MFL 214 French Reading
MFL 225 Spanish Reading
PHI 140 Introduction to Philosophy

ORAL EXPRESSION (Choose ONE Course):

ENG 144 Public Speaking (required for all education & business administration majors)
ENG 167 Interpersonal Communications I
MFL 117 Elementary French
MFL 127 Intermediate French
MFL 137 Elementary Spanish
MFL 147 Intermediate Spanish
MFL 150 Elementary German
MFL 151 Intermediate German
MFL 213 French Composition and Conversation
MFL 223 Spanish Composition and Conversation

WRITTEN EXPRESSION (Choose ONE Course):

ENG 134 English Composition II
ENG 135 English Composition II (Honors)
[ENG 133 is equivalent to English Composition I (EN 100) at Southeast]

BEHAVIORAL SYSTEMS (Choose ONE Course):

EDU 130 Child Development (required for elementary, early childhood & exceptional child education majors)
EDU 110 Psychology of Adolescence (required for middle and secondary education majors)
PHI 142 Introduction to Ethics
PSY 113 General Psychology I
PSY 125 Human Growth and Development

LIVING SYSTEMS (Choose ONE Course):

BIO 115 General Biology (elementary, early, exceptional child, and middle ed majors should select this course)
BIO 125 General Botany
BIO 135 General Zoology
BIO 143 Environmental Science

LOGICAL SYSTEMS (Choose ONE Course):

MAT 121 College Mathematics
MAT 123 College Algebra
MAT 153 Foundations of Mathematics (required for elementary, early, exceptional child, & middle education majors)
MAT 160 Calculus for Business and the Social Sciences
MAT 165 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I
(business majors should choose MAT 123 and a calculus course)

PHYSICAL SYSTEMS (Choose ONE Course):

PHS 113 Physical Science *
PHS 120 Introductory Astronomy
PHS 125 Introductory Chemistry *
PHS 130 Elementary College Physics I *
PHS 135 General Chemistry I *
PHS 223 General Physics I *
PHS 242 Earth Science I
PHS 243 Earth Science II
PHS 248 Earth Science I (with lab)
PHS 249 Earth Science II (with lab)
*elementary, early childhood & exceptional child education majors should select one of these courses

DEVELOPMENT OF A MAJOR CIVILIZATION (Choose ONE Course):

HIS 110 World Civilization I
HIS 113 Western Civilization I
HIS 114 Western Civilization II
HIS 123 American History I *
HIS 124 American History II *
HIS 136 Introduction to Latin American History
HIS 137 American History I (Honors) *
HIS 138 American History II (Honors) *
HIS 152 World Civilization II
*elementary, early child, and exceptional child education majors should select one of these courses

ECONOMIC SYSTEMS (Choose ONE Course):

BUS 133 Introduction to Economics
BUS 293 Principles of Macroeconomics *
BUS 294 Principles of Microeconomics *
*microeconomics & macroeconomics are both required for business administration majors

POLITICAL SYSTEMS (Choose TWO Courses):

POS 113 American National Government
POS 114 American State & Local Government

SOCIAL SYSTEMS (Choose ONE Course):

COM 100 Introduction to Mass Media
GEO 114 Regional World Geography I
GEO 115 Regional World Geography II
PHI 141 Comparative Religion
SOC 113 General Sociology (elementary, early, & exceptional child education majors should select this course)
SOC 160 Ethnicity and Cultural Differences in America