DCB catalog 2024-25

66 General Education AAS Degree Students who graduate with an Associate of Applied Science Degree must earn 16 credits in general education. Listed on pages 80-82 are the academic areas in which students must earn general education credit and the courses which satisfy requirements in each area. DIGITAL LITERACY REQUIREMENT – All associate degrees offered by Dakota College at Bottineau (DCB) require students to meet the digital literacy standard as identified in SBHE Policy 461. Students may accomplish this requirement through any of the following instructional methods: successful completion of one of the courses outlined in the DCB Digital Literacy policy, or successful completion of a non-credit self-paced module, or successful completion of an approved course through the Dakota Digital Academy, or successful completion of this requirement at another North Dakota University System (NDUS) institution. The general education coursework for the AAS Degree programs is included in the curriculum outlines that follow. An exception is the course UNIV 105 First Year Experience. This course is not listed in any of the outlines but is a requirement for all new fall semester freshmen — including students enrolled in the on-campus certificate of completion programs. ENGLISH or COMMUNICATIONS – 3 Credits (choose from the following) English ENGL 110 College Composition I ................... 3 Speech COMM 110 Fundamentals of Public Speaking3 FINE ARTS/HUMANITIES/HISTORY/SOCIAL SCIENCE – 3 Credits (choose from the following) Fine Arts ART 182 Art with a Smartphone .................. 3 PHOT 180 Photography I .............................. 3 Humanities ART 110 Introduction to Visual Arts ............. 3 ART 210 Art History I .................................... 3 ART 211 Art History II ................................... 3 ENGL 211 Intro to Creative Writing .............. 3 ENGL 220 Introduction to Literature ............ 3 ENGL 221 Introduction to Drama ................. 3 ENGL 224 Introduction to Fiction ................. 3 ENGL 225 Introduction to Film ..................... 3 ENGL 236 Women and Literature ................ 3 ENGL 238 Children’s Literature .................... 3 ENGL 242 World Literature II ....................... 3 ENGL 251 British Literature I ........................ 3 ENGL 252 British Literature II ....................... 3 ENGL 261 American Literature I ................... 3 ENGL 262 American Literature II .................. 3 ENGL 278 Alternative Literature .................. 3 FREN 101 First Year French I ........................ 3 FREN 102 First Year French II ....................... 3 HUM 101 Intro to Humanities I .................... 3 HUM 102 Intro to Humanities II ................... 3 THEA 201 Theatre Practicum ....................... 1 WS 110 Introduction to Women’s Studies ... 3 History HIST 103 U.S. History to 1877 ...................... 3 HIST 104 U.S. History Since 1877 ................. 3 HIST 211 Word Civilization to 1500 .............. 3 HIST 212 World Civilizations since 1500 ....... 3 HIST 220 North Dakota History .................... 3 HIST 224 American Studies I ........................ 3 HIST 225 American Studies II ....................... 3 Social Science COMM 212 Interpersonal Communication .. 3 ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics ..... 3 ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics .... 3 PSYC 111 Introduction to Psychology ........... 3 PSYC 250 Developmental Psychology ........... 3 PSYC 280 Introduction to Health Psychology ............................................... 3 SOC 110 Introduction to Sociology .............. 3 SOC 115 Social Problems ............................. 3 SOC 220 Family ............................................ 3 SOC 251 Gerontology ................................... 3