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General Education Requirements

Associate of Arts/Associate of Science

General education requirements for Associate Degree programs provide instruction in effective ­learning, critical thinking, cultural understanding, communication, and citizenship. Associate level requirements provide students the opportunity to gain an introductory understanding of different styles of thinking and problem solving.

Category AA/AS General Education Requirements CR TOTAL
 GENERAL  IDST 101 - SKC Seminar  3  3
       
NASD NASD 101 – History of Indians in US
NAS-OPEN ELECTIVE		 3
3
AA/AS NASD credits: 6
COMM ENGL 101 – English Composition I
ENGL 202-English Composition II 
OR
ENGL 203 - Technical Writing for STEM Majors
SPCH 100- Basic Communication		 3
3


3        
AA/AS COMM credits: 9
FAH Humanities Intro Course – HMNT 101, PHIL 100, or ENGL 210
Fine Arts/Humanities – One Course from Fine Arts or Humanities List
 3
3
AA/AS FAH credits: 6
MATH Mathematics - Course(s) from Math List to equal 5 credits

 5
5
 SCIENCE Natural Science Intro – 1 Course from Natural Science Intro List  5  
AA/AS MS credits: 10
SOCIAL
SCIENCE		 Social Science Intro Course – 1 course from Social Science Intro List
 5
AA/AS SS credits: 5
AA/AS Total General Education credits: 39

Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science

General education requirements for Bachelor Degree programs encompass major areas of knowledge, with emphasis on Native American studies, cultural understanding, critical thinking, citizenship, and communication. The  BA/BS general education requirements are IN ADDITION TO the general education requirements for an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science Degree (AA/AS).

 

BA/BS General Education Requirements in addition to AA/AS Requirements

Category BA/BS General Education Requirements CR TOTAL
COMMUNICATION English 306*, SPCH 360*, GNSD350,
OR discipline-specific upper division approved course
3   
BA/BS Communication Credits: 3
CULTURAL
UNDERSTANDING		 One course from Native American Studies Advanced List

 3
BA/BS Cultural Understanding Credits: 3
CRITICAL THINKING/
RESEARCH		 ENGL 306* OR GNSD 350*
OR discipline-specific upper division approved course		 3
BA/BS Critical Thinking/Research Credits: 3

CITIZENSHIP/

ETHICS		 HMNT 301
OR discipline-specific upper division approved course
 3
BA/BS Citizenship/Ethics Credits: 3

*ENGL 306 or GNSD 350 may be used to fulfill one
General Education requirement (Communication
OR Critical Thinking/Research)

BA/BS Total General Education Credits: 12

Associate of Applied Science

General education requirements for an Associate of Applied Science Degree (AAS) provide an introduction to skills needed for life-long learning, including critical thinking, communication, and Native American Studies.  Academic programs may specify a particular course that meets the general education AAS requirements.

Category Requirements CR TOTAL
NASD NASD 101 – History of Indians in US
NAS-OPEN		 3
3
AAS NASD credits: 6
COMM ENGL 101 – English Comp I
SPCH 100- Basic Communication
OR
ENGL 107- Communication in the Workplace		 3  
3  
AAS CM credits: 6
FAH Humanities Intro  - One course from Humanities Intro List  3
AAS FAH credits: 3
MS Math Science Open Elective 5
AAS MS credits: 5
SS Social Science - OPEN  3
AAS SS credits: 3
AAS Total General Education Credits: 23

Certificate of Completion Programs

General education requirements for Certificate of Completion programs provide an introduction to skills needed for life-long learning, including critical thinking, math skills, communication, and Native American Studies.

 

Category Requirements CR TOTAL
NASD NASD 101 History of Indians in the US
 3
Certificate NASD credits: 3
COMM Course designated by department 3
Certificate COMM credits: 3
MS Course designated by department 3
Certificate MS credits: 3
SS Courses designated by department 3
Certificate SS credits: 3
Certificate of Completion Total General Education credits: 12

General Education Course Lists

General Guidelines:

  • While some courses show up in more than one list, no student may use one single course to satisfy more than one general education requirement (i.e., no double dipping).
  • Some majors specify that particular courses be taken for a particular general education requirement.
  • When a curriculum states that the requirement is an elective (for example the Humanities Intro List), students may choose from any of the courses on the list.

Fine Arts - Humanities List

ARTD109Self-Expression through the Arts

3
ARTD111Fundamentals of Art and Design

3
ARTD112Beginning Watercolor I

3
ARTD114Beginning Drawing

3
ARTD115Painting

3
ARTD116Sculpture

3
ARTD117Beginning Drawing II

3
ARTD118Welded Metal Sculpture I

3
ARTD129Introduction to Lapidary

3
ARTD130Beginning Silversmithing

3
ARTD131Intermediate Silversmithing

3
ARTD135Introduction to Stained Glass

3
ARTD140Introduction to Studio Arts

3
ARTD145Beginning Printmaking

3
ARTD150Introduction to Art History

3
ARTD160Introduction to Ceramics Art

3
ARTD163Intermediate Ceramic Arts

3
ARTD165Sandblast Etching

3
ARTD215Introduction to Mixed Media Art

3
ARTD255Contemporary Native American Art History

3
EDUC202Elements of Expression

3
ENGL103Creative Writing I

3
FTVP102Introduction to Photography

2
FTVP103Introduction to Photography Lab

1
FTVP140Fundamental Video Production

3
FTVP150Digital Photography

3
FTVP202Intermediate Photography (in B & W)

2
FTVP203Intermediate Photography Lab

1
FTVP216Advanced Black & White Photography

2
FTVP217Advanced Black & White Photography Lab

1
MUSC101Music Fundamentals

3
NASD100Introduction to Native American Studies

3
NASD104Native American Images in Film

3
NASD107Coyote Stories

3
NASD108Tribal Uses of Wild Plants

3
NASD110Star Quilt Making

3
NASD140Flathead Reservation Indian Arts

3
NASD145Tipi Construction

3
NASD146Tipi Setup

3
NASD150Hide Tanning

3
NASD156Beading

3
NASD157Intermediate Beading

3
NASD160Stickgame

3
NASD162Drumming and Singing

3
NASD167Kootenai Prayers

3
NASD168Salish Hymns

3
NASD176Introduction to Traditional Tool Making

3
NASD177Dance Outfit Construction

3
NASD292Encampment

4
NASD305Native American Women

3
NASL
Any Native American Language Course

3

Humanities Intro List

ENGL210World Literature

3
HMNT101Introduction to Humanities

3
PHIL100Introduction to Philosophy

3

Math List

BUMG160Personal Finance

3
MATH100College Algebra

5
MATH103Contemporary Math

5
MATH108Advanced Functions & Modeling

3
MATH109Trigonometry

3
MATH110Calculus I

5
MATH132Mathematics for K-8 Teachers I

5
MATH241Statistics

5

Native American Studies Advanced Elective

• This requirement provides depth in any NASD or NASL course numbered 200 or higher.

ARTD255Contemporary Native American Art History

3
ENGL201Native American Literature

3
NASD210Introduction to Indigenous Science

3
NASD215North American Archaeology

3
NASD225American Indian Education and Federal Policy

3
NASD250History of Federal Indian Policy

5
NASD252History of Tribal Government on the Flathead Reservation

3
NASD262Contemporary Issues in American Indian Life

3
NASD302Native American Literature - D'Arcy McNickle & Other CSKT Authors

3
NASD305Native American Women

3
NASD306Gender and Identity in Indian Country

3
NASD307Native American Leaders after 1900

3
NASD308Ethnobotany

3
NASD320Federal Indian Law

3
NASL 200+Any Native American language course numbered 200 or higher

3

Natural Science Intro List

• This category includes courses that offer an introduction to a specific natural science subject area.
ASTR110Introduction to Astronomy

5
BIOS101General Biology

4
AND
BIOS102General Biology Laboratory

1
AND
BIOS130Introduction to Microbiology

4
AND
BIOS131Introduction to Microbiology Lab

1
BIOS138Anatomy and Physiology I

4
AND
BIOS139Anatomy and Physiology I Lab

1
CHEM110Fundamentals of General Chemistry

4
AND
CHEM111Fundamentals of General Chemistry Laboratory

1
FORS100Survey of Forestry

3
FORS102Fire and Human Cultures

3
FORS146Dendrology

3
GEOG100Introduction to Geography

5
GEOL105Physical Geology and Lab

5
GEOL130Geology of the Flathead Indian Reservation

3
HYDR101Introduction to Hydrology

3
NASD108Tribal Uses of Wild Plants

3
PHYS201College Physics I

5
PSYC231Biological Psychology

5
SCID233Integrated Perspectives in Science for Educators 1

4
SCID253Integrated Perspectives in Science for Educators 2

4
SCID273Integrated Perspectives in Science for Educators 3

4
WILD202Introduction to Fisheries/Wildlife

3

Social Science Intro List

• This requirement provides students with broad exposure to one of the major social science disciplines through courses that introduce central principles of knowledge and basic discovery.
ANTH101Introduction to Anthropology

5
ECON211Microeconomics

3
AND
ECON212Macroeconomics

3
HIST111American History to 1877

3
HIST112American History since 1877

3
HIST121World History to 1500

3
HIST122World History since 1500

3
PSYC110Introduction to Psychology

5
SCLG110Introduction to Sociology

5
NASD102Flathead Reservation History Before 1850

3
AND
NASD103Flathead Reservation History 1850 - 1910

3