GENERAL EDUCATION CORE REQUIREMENTS
Trocaire College is committed to preparing students for academic and career success through a strong foundation in General Education. The General Education core curriculum is designed to ensure effectiveness and efficiency, inclusive of work-preparedness skills and Mercy values. In keeping with New York State Educational Requirements, each degree offering requires a minimum number of General Education Credits of Liberal Arts Course work as follows:
B.S. | 60 credits | 1/2 from Liberal Arts courses |
B.P.S | 30 credits | 1/4 from Liberal Arts courses |
A.A.S. | 20 credits | 1/3 from Liberal Arts courses |
A.S. | 30 credits | 1/2 from Liberal Arts courses |
A.A. | 45 credits | 3/4 from Liberal Arts courses |
The General Education Core Curriculum consists of 6 general education courses (16 minimum credit hours) designed to cover each of 8 general education student learning outcomes.
GENERAL EDUCATION CORE LEARNING OUTCOMES
All students completing the General Education Core courses are expected to have achieved the following learning objectives:
Comprehend and articulate effectively through oral communication.
Comprehend and articulate effectively through written communication.
Analyze, evaluate, synthesize and apply information and ideas.
Appreciate diverse cultural and ethical perspectives and experiences.
Interpret quantitative information, solve problems using statistical or arithmetical methods and communicate information verbally, numerically or graphically.
Use processes, procedures, data, or evidence to solve problems and make effective decisions, and draw conclusions.
Identify need for and evaluate information using it critically, legally and ethically to solve problems.
Utilize, select and apply contemporary forms of technology to solve problems or compile information.
General education CORE courses | ||||
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Students will take a combination of the following courses to meet this core curriculum: | ||||
BASIC COMMUNICATIONSMinimum of 4 credit hours from the following courses: | HUMANITIESMinimum of 3 credit hours from the following courses: | NATURAL SCIENCEMinimum of 3 credit hours from the following courses: | QUANTITATIVE ANALYSISMinimum of 3 credit hours from the following courses: | SOCIAL SCIENCEMinimum of 3 credit hours from the following courses: |
EN101 English Composition | EN102 Introduction to Literature | BIO105 Human Biology | BU203 Principles of Accounting | PSY101 General Psychology |
GS100 College Seminar or GS102 College Success | PH103 Introduction to Philosophy | BIO109 Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology with lab | MA107 Logical Reasoning and Decision Making | SOC101 Principles of Sociology |
PH201 Ethics | BIO130 Anatomy & Physiology I with lab | MA110 College Algebra | PSY303 Organizational Psychology | |
PH205 Ethics in Health Care | MA111 College Algebra and Statistics with Business Applications | SOC300 Epidemiology | ||
PH206 Ethics in Data Science | MA120 Statistics I | |||
PH350 Topics in Bioethics | MA200 Statistical Methods | |||
RS100 Introduction to Religious Thought | ||||
General education courses | |||||
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These elective courses may fall in a variety of areas but do not satisfy Trocaire College’s “core curriculum”. | |||||
HUMANITIES | MATHEMATICS | NATURAL SCIENCE | SOCIAL SCIENCE | ||
ENEL Literature Elective | MAEL Mathematics Elective | BIOEL Biology Elective | EC202 Principles of Microeconomics | ||
EN101 English Composition | MA107 Logical Reasoning and Decision Making | BIO105 Human Biology | GS320 Research Methods and Designs | ||
EN102 Introduction to Literature | MA110 College Algebra | BIO109 Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology with lab | GS499 Capstone: Identity and Social Justice | ||
EN200 Advanced Composition | MA111 College Algebra and Statistics with Business Applications | BIO119 Medical Terminology | PSYEL Psychology Elective | ||
EN225 Film as Literature | MA120 Statistics I | BIO130 Anatomy & Physiology I with lab | PSY101 General Psychology | ||
EN300 Public Relations Writing | MA200 Statistical Methods | BIO131 Anatomy & Physiology II with lab | PSY102 Developmental Psychology | ||
EN304 Race, Gender, and Literature | MA220 Statistics II | BIO203 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology | PSY201 Abnormal Psychology | ||
ETEL Ethics Elective | QUEL Quantitative Analysis Elective | BIO208 Nutrition and Wellness | PSY202 Human Sexuality | ||
GS100 College Seminar or GS102 College Success | BIO220 Biology of the Mind | PSY220 Biology of the Mind | |||
HUMEL Humanities Elective | BIO223 Microbiology with lab | PSY301 Health Psychology | |||
PHEL Philosophy Elective | BIO300 Epidemiology | PSY202 Human Sexuality | |||
PH103 Introduction to Philosophy | BIO333 Pathophysiology | PSY220 Biology of the Mind | |||
PH201 Ethics | CH111 General Chemistry I with lab | PSY301 Health Psychology | |||
PH205 Ethics in Health Care | NSEL Natural Science Elective | PSY303 Organizational Psychology | |||
PH206 Ethics in Data Science | PSY315 Social Psychology | ||||
PH350 Topics in Bioethics | SOCEL Sociology Elective | ||||
RS100 Introduction to Religious Thought | SOC101 Principles of Sociology | ||||
RS108 Major World Religions | SOC207 Contemporary Social Problems | ||||
SOC300 Epidemiology | |||||
SOC301 Sociology of Health and Medicine | |||||
SOC311 Coping with Illness | |||||
SSEL Social Science Elective | |||||
Liberal Arts Electives | |||||
Most Liberal Arts electives are humanities, natural sciences and social sciences. These do not include courses that often are technical and career-related, such as but not limited to: business, education, office technologies and technician fields. | |||||