Academic Foundations Requirements (cont'd)
Academic Foundations Courses

Category I.   Global Academic Skills - 12 credits
Regarding Global Academic Skills, students are required to take 1 course from Mathematics, 2 courses from English, and 1 course from Information Literacy.

A.  Mathematics - 3 credits

MATH 106 College Algebra - 3 credits
College algebra introduces functions and surveys the basic algebraic functions.

MATH 107 Precalculus - 5 credits
Covers those topics from college algebra and trigonometry necessary to prepare a student for calculus.

MATH 112 Calculus I - 4 credits
Introduces and explores the mathematics of change.

MATH 121 Finite Mathematics - 4 credits
Surveys a number of topics in discrete and continuous mathematics that are applicable in the life, management, and social sciences.

MATH 122 College Math for Technology - 3 credits
Develops and/or enhances critical thinking skills as students analyze problems and utilize mathematical skills of applied algebra, geometry, and trigonometry to solve such problems.

MATH 141 Contemporary Mathematics - 3 credits
Surveys the foundations of mathematics with an emphasis on the unity of the subject.

MATH 202 Fundamentals of Mathematics II - 3 credits
Provides an in-depth survey of the mathematics necessary to teach through eighth grade.

STAT 141 Introduction to Statistics - 3 credits
Surveys the basic ideas statistics has to offer.

STAT 241 Statistical Methods I - 4 credits
Provides an introduction to the basic practice of statistics and data analysis.

B.  English - 6 credits

ENGL 140 Business Writing - 3 credits
Develops and/or enhances writing skills for various real-life work situations in the business world.

ENGL 145 Technical Communication - 3 credits
Develops and/or enhances writing skills for various real-life work situations that emphasize technical fields.

ENGL 150 College Composition - 3 credits
Helps students acquire the basic writing skills expected in college-level academic writing.

ENGL 201 Business Communication - 3 credits
Emphasizes accurate and precise writing for the business audience.

ENGL 226 Research Writing - 3 credits
Introduces students to the expectations, conventions, and requirements of undergraduate academic research writing.

C.  Information Literacy - 3 credits

COMT 130 Introduction to Public Speaking - 3 credits
This a public speaking skills acquisition course with a two-part objective:  (1) improving abilities to access, retrieve, and evaluate information (2) in order that the information might be used in effective public performance.

LS 125 Research in the Information Age - 3 credits
Introduces students to the organization, retrieval, and evaluation of both electronic and print sources; covers concepts of the research process, methods, and ethics of information research, the evolving nature of information resources, and appropriate information citation.

MIS 150 Information Access and Organization - 3 credits
Explores access to, retrieval of, and organization of information in a wide variety of environments and formats.

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