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(Revised Fall 2018) Important: This is the required Core Curriculum for all students attending colleges of DCCCD. There are nine (9) Foundational Component Areas (FCA), including one Component Area Option (CAO). Each FCA has a set list of courses and maximum number of Semester Credit Hours (SCH) that must be completed to satisfy specific Core objectives. This page includes Coordinating Board (CB) Codes. |
| Component Areas and CB Codes | Courses | Semester Credit Hours Required | |
| Communication (CB010) |
ENGL 1301 (a grade of "C" or better is required)This course satisfies Tier 1 - Core Foundations requirement for Critical Reading and Writing.ENGL 1302 This course satisfies Tier 2 - Core Domains requirement for Qualitative Reasoning, Literacy and Research. |
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| Mathematics (CB020) |
MATH 1314,
1316,
1324,
1325,
1332,
1342,
1350,
1414,
1425,
1442,
2412,
2413,
2414 (a grade of "C" or better is required)These courses satisfy Tier 1 - Core Foundations requirement for Quantitative Reasoning. *Note: If a student takes the four (4) credit hour mathematics course; three (3) of those hours will apply towards the mathematics requirement. The remaining one (1) credit hour from that mathematics course will be applied to the general elective requirement and does not count towards the 42-hour Core. |
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| Life and Physical Sciences (CB030) |
BIOL 1406, 1407, 1408, 1409, 1411, 2401, 2402, 2406, 2416, 2420, 2421
CHEM 1405, 1406, 1407, 1411, 1412, 2423, 2425
ENVR 1401, 1402
GEOL 1401, 1402, 1403, 1404, 1405, 1445, 1447
PHYS 1401, 1402, 1403, 1404, 1405, 1407, 1415, 1417, 2425, 2426
These courses satisfy Tier 2 - Core Domains requirement for Scientific Discovery and Sustainability. NOTE: This requirement cannot be met using the following combinations: BIOL 1406 and 1408; BIOL 1407 and 1409; BIOL 2420 and 2421; CHEM 1405 and 1411; CHEM 1406 and 1411; CHEM 1405 and 1406; CHEM 1406 and 1407; GEOL 1401 and 1403; PHYS 1401 and 1405; PHYS 1401 and 2425; PHYS 1405 and 2425. |
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| Language, Philosophy and Culture (CB040) |
ENGL 2321, 2322, 2323, 2326, 2327, 2328, 2331, 2332, 2333, 2342, 2343, 2351
HUMA 1302, 1305, 2319
PHIL 1301, 1304, 2306, 2307, 2316, 2321
FOREIGN LANGUAGE: ARAB 2311, 2312; CHIN 2311, 2312; FREN 2311, 2312; GERM 2311, 2312; ITAL 2311, 2312; JAPN 2311, 2312; KORE 2311, 2312; PORT 2311, 2312; RUSS 2311, 2312; SGNL 2301, 2302; SPAN 2311, 2312
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| Creative Arts (CB050) |
ARTS 1301, 1303, 1304
DANC 2303
DRAM 1310, 2361, 2366
HUMA 1311, 1315
MUSI 1306, 1308, 1309, 1310
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| American History (CB060) |
HIST 1301
and Select ONE of the following:
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| Government/Political Science (CB070) |
GOVT 2305
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| Social and Behavioral Sciences (CB080) |
ANTH 2302, 2346, 2351
BIOL 1322
BUSI 1307
COMM 1307
CRIJ 1301, 1307
ECON 1301, 2301, 2302
GEOG 1302, 1303
GOVT 2304, 2311
HIST 2321, 2322, 2327
PHED 1304
PSYC 2301, 2306, 2314, 2316
SOCI 1301, 1306, 2301, 2306, 2319
TECA 1303, 1354
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| Component Area Option (CB090) |
SPCH 1311, 1315, 1321 or SNGL 1301, 1302 and PHED 1164
or FOREIGN LANGUAGE: ARAB 1411, 1412; CHIN 1411, 1412; FREN 1411, 1412; GERM 1411, 1412; ITAL 1411, 1412; JAPN 1411, 1412; KORE 1411, 1412; PORT 1411, 1412; RUSS 1411, 1412; SPAN 1411, 1412;
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