Uniform Certificate of General Studies

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PURPOSE: 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:

Locate, evaluate, interpret, and combine information to reach well-reasoned conclusions or solutions (Critical Thinking).
Demonstrate the knowledge and civic values necessary to become informed and contributing participants in a democratic society (Civic Engagement).
Express oneself effectively by developing, conveying, and/or exchanging ideas in writing, as appropriate to a given context and audience (Written Communication).
Demonstrate skills important for successful transition into the workplace and pursuit of further education (Professional Readiness).
Calculate, interpret, and/or use numerical and quantitative information in a variety of settings (Quantitative Literacy).
Recognize and know how to use the scientific method and evaluate empirical information (Scientific Literacy).

Block I Written Communication -Select ENG 111 plus one other course for UCGS.

ENG 111 - College Composition I 3 credits
ENG 112 - College Composition II 3 credits Additional Course Options: ENG 113 Technical-Professional Writing.

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.

Art
ART 101 - History of Art: Prehistoric to Gothic 3 credits Additional Course Options: Art 100 Art Appreciation
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 3 credits
ENG 245 - British Literature 3 credits
ENG 246 - American Literature 3 credits
ENG 250 - Children’s Literature 3 credits
ENG 255 - World Literature 3 credits
ENG 258 - African American Literature 3 credits
ENG 275 - Women in Literature 3 credits

Block III Social and Behavioral Sciences - Select one course.

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 3 credits Additional Course Options: PLS 140 Introduction to Comparative Politics
PLS 241 - Introduction to International Relations 3 credits
PSY 200 - Principles of Psychology 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.

BIO 101 - General Biology I 4 credits
BIO 102 - General Biology II 4 credits
BIO 106 - Life Science 4 credits
CHM 101 - Introductory Chemistry 4 credits
CHM 111 - General Chemistry I 4 credits
CHM 112 - General Chemistry II 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 4 credits
PHY 202 - General College Physics II 4 credits
PHY 241 - University Physics I 4 credits
PHY 242 - University Physics II 4 credits

Block V Mathematics - Select one course

Quantitative/Statistics Pathway:
MTH 154 - Quantitative Reasoning 3 credits Additional Course Options: MTH 155 Statistical Reasoning
MTH 245 - Statistics l 3 credits
Calculus Pathway:
MTH 161 - Precalculus l 3 credits
MTH 162 - Precalculus ll 3 credits Additional Course Options: MTH 167 Precalculus with Trigonometry
MTH 261 - Applied Calculus l 3 credits
MTH 263 - Calculus l 4 credits
MTH 264 - Calculus ll 4 credits

Block VI History - Select one course.

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.

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 4 credits
ASL 201 - American Sign Language III 3 credits
ASL 202 - American Sign Language IV 3 credits Additional Course Options: CSC 110 Principles of Computer Science
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 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 4 credits
SPA 201 - Intermediate Spanish I 3 credits
SPA 202 - Intermediate Spanish II 3 credits

Total Minimum Credits to Complete: 31-33

ADDITIONAL 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.