| Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Advisor Name:_______________________ | Catalog: 2026-2027 Catalog and Student Handbook Major: Uniform Certificate of General Studies | ||
Uniform Certificate of General StudiesPURPOSE: This certificate is awarded to students who complete 30-32 credits of specific general education courses. All courses are transferable and shall satisfy lower-division general education requriements at any public institution of higher education. CREDENTIALS: This certificate is designed to meet general education requirements at transfer institutions. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS: Students must meet Brightpoint admission requirements. New students should work with their New Student Navigator to get ready for their first semester. They can also email getstarted@brightpoint.edu for assistance. Continuing students should work with their faculty advisor on academic planning and graduation requirements. Note that the Uniform Certificate of General Studies is not covered by Financial Aid. PROGRAM OUTCOMES: By the completion of this program, students will be expected to demonstrate an introductory level of competency in the following skills:
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Block I Written Communication -Select ENG 111 plus one other course for UCGS. | |||
| Course Name | Credits: | Semester Taken | Notes |
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| ENG 111 - College Composition I Prerequisite(s): EDE 10, or coreq EDE 11. | 3 credits | ||
| ENG 112 - College Composition II Additional Course Options: ENG 113 Technical-Professional Writing. Prerequisite(s): Grade of “C” or higher in ENG 111. | 3 credits | ||
Block II Art/Humanities/Literature- Select one course for Passport and an additional course chosen from a different category for UCGS. Please note that the two courses cannot be from the same category. | |||
| Course Name | Credits: | Semester Taken | Notes |
Art | |||
| ART 101 - History of Art: Prehistoric to Gothic Additional Course Options: Art 100 Art Appreciation | 3 credits | ||
| ART 102 - History of Art: Renaissance to Modern | 3 credits | ||
| CST 130 - Introduction to the Theatre | 3 credits | ||
| CST 151 - Film Appreciation I | 3 credits | ||
| MUS 121 - Music in Society | 3 credits | ||
| MUS 221 - History of Western Music Prior to 1750 | 3 credits | ||
| MUS 222 - History of Western Music 1750 to Present | 3 credits | ||
| MUS 226 - World Music | 3 credits | ||
Humanities | |||
Additional Course Options: HUM 201 Early Humanities, HUM 202 Modern Humanities, HUM 210 Introduction to Women and Gender Studies, HUM 216 Introduction to Non-Western Cultures, HUM 220 Introduction to African American Studies, HUM 256 Comparative Mythology, HUM 259 The Greek and Roman Tradition. | |||
| PHI 100 - Introduction to Philosophy | 3 credits | ||
| PHI 111 - Logic | 3 credits | ||
| PHI 220 - Ethics and Society | 3 credits | ||
| REL 100 - Introduction to the Study of Religion | 3 credits | ||
| REL 230 - Religions of the World | 3 credits | ||
| REL 237 - Religions of the East | 3 Credits | ||
| REL 238 - Religions of the West | 3 Credits | ||
| REL 240 - Religions in the U.S. | 3 Credits | ||
Literature | |||
| ENG 225 - Reading Literature: Culture and Ideas Prerequisite(s): ENG 112l. | 3 credits | ||
| ENG 245 - British Literature Prerequisite(s): ENG 112. | 3 credits | ||
| ENG 246 - American Literature Prerequisite(s): ENG 112. | 3 credits | ||
| ENG 250 - Children’s Literature Prerequisite(s): ENG 112. | 3 credits | ||
| ENG 255 - World Literature Prerequisite(s): ENG 112. | 3 credits | ||
| ENG 258 - African American Literature Prerequisite(s): ENG 112. | 3 credits | ||
| ENG 275 - Women in Literature Prerequisite(s): ENG 112. | 3 credits | ||
Block III Social and Behavioral Sciences - Select one course. | |||
| Course Name | Credits: | Semester Taken | Notes |
| ECO 150 - Economic Essentials: Theory and Application | 3 credits | ||
| ECO 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 credits | ||
| ECO 202 - Principles of Microeconomics | 3 credits | ||
| GEO 210 - People and the Land: An Introduction to Cultural Geography | 3 credits | ||
| GEO 220 - World Regional Geography | 3 credits | ||
| PLS 135 - U.S. Government and Politics Additional Course Options: PLS 140 Introduction to Comparative Politics | 3 credits | ||
| PLS 241 - Introduction to International Relations Prerequisite(s): ENG 111 or departmental consent. | 3 credits | ||
| PSY 200 - Principles of Psychology Prerequisite(s): Must be eligible for ENG 111. | 3 credits | ||
| SOC 200 - Introduction to Sociology | 3 credits | ||
| SOC 211 - Cultural Anthropology | 3 credits | ||
| SOC 268 - Social Problems | 3 credits | ||
Block IV Natural Sciences - Select one course. | |||
| Course Name | Credits: | Semester Taken | Notes |
| BIO 101 - General Biology I | 4 credits | ||
| BIO 102 - General Biology II Prerequisite(s): BIO 101. | 4 credits | ||
| BIO 106 - Life Science | 4 credits | ||
| CHM 101 - Introductory Chemistry Prerequisite(s): MDE 10 or MTE 1-5. | 4 credits | ||
| CHM 111 - General Chemistry I Prerequisite(s): MTH 161 readiness. | 4 credits | ||
| CHM 112 - General Chemistry II Prerequisite(s): CHM 111 with grade of C or better. | 4 credits | ||
| ENV 121 - Foundations of Environmental Science | 4 credits | ||
Additional Course Options: ENV 122 Applications of Environmental Science | |||
Additional Course Options: GOL 105 Physical Geology, GOL 106 Historical Geology, GOL 110 Earth Systems: An Environmental Geology Perspective | |||
| PHY 100 - Elements of Physics | 4 credits | ||
| PHY 201 - General College Physics I Prerequisite(s): Grade of “C” or higher in MTH 161 or Grade of “C” or higher in MTH 263. | 4 credits | ||
| PHY 202 - General College Physics II Prerequisite(s): Grade of “C” or higher in PHY 201 and Grade of “C” or higher in MTH 162. | 4 credits | ||
| PHY 241 - University Physics I Prerequisite(s): Grade of “C” or higher in MTH 263. | 4 credits | ||
| PHY 242 - University Physics II Prerequisite(s): Grade of “C” or higher in PHY 241 and Grade of “C” or higher in MTH 264. | 4 credits | ||
Block V Mathematics - Select one course | |||
| Course Name | Credits: | Semester Taken | Notes |
Quantitative/Statistics Pathway: | |||
| MTH 154 - Quantitative Reasoning Additional Course Options: MTH 155 Statistical Reasoning Prerequisite(s): MTE 1-5 or co-requisite MDE 54, | 3 credits | ||
| MTH 245 - Statistics l Prerequisite(s): MTH 154 (or higher) with grade of C or higher. | 3 credits | ||
Calculus Pathway: | |||
| MTH 161 - Precalculus l Prerequisite(s): MTE 1-9 or co-requisite MDE 61.
| 3 credits | ||
| MTH 162 - Precalculus ll Additional Course Options: MTH 167 Precalculus with Trigonometry Prerequisite(s): MTH 161 or equivalent with a grade of C or better, or other placement methods. | 3 credits | ||
| MTH 261 - Applied Calculus l Prerequisite(s): MTH 161 with grade of C or better. | 3 credits | ||
| MTH 263 - Calculus l Prerequisite(s): MTH 162 with grade of C or better. | 4 credits | ||
| MTH 264 - Calculus ll Prerequisite(s): MTH 263 with grade of C or better. | 4 credits | ||
Block VI History - Select one course. | |||
| Course Name | Credits: | Semester Taken | Notes |
| HIS 101 - Western Civilizations Pre-1600 CE | 3 credits | ||
| HIS 102 - Western Civilizations Post-1600 CE | 3 credits | ||
| HIS 111 - World Civilization Pre-1500 CE | 3 credits | ||
| HIS 112 - World Civilization Post-1500 CE | 3 credits | ||
| HIS 121 - United States History to 1877 | 3 credits | ||
| HIS 122 - United States History Since 1865 | 3 credits | ||
Block VII Specialized General Education Requirements - Select two courses. | |||
| Course Name | Credits: | Semester Taken | Notes |
NOTE: Students may complete courses from Blocks I-VI above or any additional courses below. Students should align their Block VII course selection with their intended transfer destination’s specific general education or programmatic requirements. | |||
| ART 121 - Foundations of Drawing | 3 credits | ||
| ART 131 - Two-Dimensional Design | 3 credits | ||
| ART 132 - Three-Dimensional Design | 3 credits | ||
| ART 223 - Life Drawing | 3 credits | ||
| ASL 101 - American Sign Language I | 4 credits | ||
| ASL 102 - American Sign Language II Prerequisite(s): ASL 101 or by placement. | 4 credits | ||
| ASL 201 - American Sign Language III Prerequisite(s): ASL 102 or by placement. | 3 credits | ||
| ASL 202 - American Sign Language IV Additional Course Options: CSC 110 Principles of Computer Science Prerequisite(s): ASL 201 or by placement. | 3 credits | ||
| CST 100 - Principles of Public Speaking | 3 credits | ||
| CST 110 - Introduction to Human Communication | 3 credits | ||
Additional Course Options: FL 101 Beginning Language 1, FL 102 Beginning Language II, FL 201 Intermediate Language I, FL 202 Intermediate Language II | |||
| FRE 101 - Beginning French I | 4 credits | ||
| FRE 102 - Beginning French II Prerequisite(s): FRE 101 or two years of successful completion of high school French, or demonstrated experiential learning, or by placement test, or equivalent. | 4 credits | ||
| ITE 152 - Introduction to Digital Literacy and Computer Applications | 3 credits | ||
| MUS 101 - Fundamentals of Music | 3 credits | ||
| SPA 101 - Beginning Spanish I | 4 credits | ||
| SPA 102 - Beginning Spanish II Prerequisite(s): SPA 101 1 or two years of successful completion of high school Spanish, or demonstrated experiential learning, or by placement test, or equivalent. | 4 credits | ||
| SPA 201 - Intermediate Spanish I Prerequisite(s): SPA 102 or three years of successful completion of high school Spanish, or demonstrated experiential learning, or by placement test, or equivalent. | 3 credits | ||
| SPA 202 - Intermediate Spanish II Prerequisite(s): SPA 102 or four years of successful completion of high school Spanish, or demonstrated experiential learning, or by placement test, or equivalent. | 3 credits | ||
Total Minimum Credits to Complete: 31-33ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Pre-requisite and co-requisite requirements can be found in course details. Students are strongly encouraged to complete any ENG and MTH requirements first. Students interested in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)-related transfer degrees should take MTH 161 or higher to fulfill their math requirements. Students pursuing non-STEM majors (i.e. liberal arts, social sciences, communication, etc.) should take MTH 154. Please note that students must consult with an advisor since math requirements of different majors vary by program and transfer institution. STEM majors should take BIO 101-BIO 102 or CHM 111-CHM 112. Students should enroll in the highest-level foreign language course for which they are prepared. Heritage or conversationally fluent speakers may enroll directly into 102. Students should regularly meet with their faculty advisor and check their degree progress by accessing advisement reports in the Student Information System (SIS) in the myBrightpoint portal or the Academic Planner in Navigate.
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