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image 1Prelaw Preparation

Fall 2008 Courses

A selection of the following courses may be used to fulfill the General Education requirement.

Freshmen Courses
0952-100-01-33 First Year Orientation Experience
0952-110-01-33 First Year Seminars

Competency Courses
First Competency
0122-107-01-15 The Art & Craft of Writing (English)
Second Competency

To encourage students to learn new skills, courses for the Second Competency may be taken Pass/Fail.  Please consult your advisor.

0122-109

Introduction to Creative Writing (English)

0144-113* Survey of Statistics (Mathematics)
0144-114*          Statistics for the Natural Sciences (Mathematics)
0145-170* Introduction to Computers and Their Applications (Computer Science)
0154-105* Critical Thinking Skills (Philosophy)
0876-110 Oral Communication in the Professional World (Communication Sciences)
0876-112

Public Speaking (Communication Sciences)

Foreign Language courses numbered 121 or higher.

Distribution Courses

Most of the courses offered by departments in the College of Arts & Sciences and in Economics and Psychology can be used to meet distribution requirements.  The four Distribution areas are listed below with a selection of courses within these areas that are particularly recommended for meeting distribution requirements in areas outside your major.  Most of the listed courses do not have prerequisites.

ARTS DISTRIBUTION
Center for African-American and Ethnic Studies
0101-130 History of Black Dance in America

Art/Art History
Non-majors can enroll only in indicated sections.
0104-108-01, 02 Drawing Workshop
0104-118-02. 03 Ceramics I
0104-120-02, 03, 04 Photography I
0104-121-01, 02 Calligraphy Workshop
0104-122-02 Jewelry I
0104-125-01            Introduction to Digital Art
0104-213-02 Painting I
0104-262*** Photography II
(prerequisite Photography I)
0104-310 Printmaking
0111-196-01, 02, 03, 04, 05 Art & The World I
0111-243 Art of Africa and Oceana
0111-250 Northern European Renaissance Art
0111-360-01 Art Museums, Collectors, and Connoisseurs
0111-360-02 Dutch Treats
0111-360-03 The Postmodern Condition

Please Note:  All Art-History courses above 0111-0196, require 0111-195 or 0111-196

Communications
0108-102 Communication Theory
0108-103   History of Media and Communication
0108-104 Art of Film and Video
0108-207 Introduction to Journalism
0108-212 Propaganda & Communication
0108-300 Media Criticism
0108-315 Communication and Behavior

Music
0195-110

Elementary Theory & Harmony

0195-136 Music Technology I
0195-214 Basic Keyboard Skills
0195-294 Workshop in Chamber Music Performance I
0195-389 Grand Opera Master Class
0195-410 Composition
0196-121 Opera
0196-238 Jazz-20s, 30s, and 40s
0196-390-01 S/T:  Popular Music in America
0196-390-11 S/T:  Rock Music, a Social History
0197-140 Orchestra Performance (0.5 credit)
(with permission)
0197-142 Choral Ensemble (0.5 credit)
(with permission)

Performing Arts (Dance)
0191-113-01**         Ballet for Non-Majors I
0191-127-01**

Modern Dance for Non-Majors I

Performing Arts (Drama)
0192-108 Beginning Acting
HUMANITIES DISTRIBUTION
African American and Ethnic Studies
0101-204 or 0136-204 Black History in American to 1865
0101-260 African American & African Caribbean Writers I
English
0122-109 Introduction to Creative Writing
0122-202          Structure of Modern English
0122-231 Literature in English I
0122-232 Literature in English II
0122-233 Literature in English III
0122-260 Women and Literature

History
0136-101-01 Origins of Western Civilization I
0136-103 American Civilization to 1865
0136-105 World Civilizations I
0136-204 or 0101-204

Black History in American to 1865

0136-218

Renaissance & Reformation

0136-221 Latin America I
0136-231  American Diplomatic History II
0136-233 Colonial America
0136-237 Europe 1870-1918
0136-261 African History I
0136-281

History of Women in United States I

0136-290-01 S/T:  Cross Country Interaction:  China & U.S.
Languages and International Studies
111* or 121*

Arabic (0139, French (0128), Chinese Mandarin (0129), German (0130), Hebrew (0132), Japanese (0141), Portuguese (0160),  Spanish (0172)

0128-122 Level IV French
0128-231

French Cross Cultural Concepts

0138-121 Level III Italian
0138-131 Modern Italian Literature I
0172-112* Level II Spanish
0172-122 Level IV Spanish
0172-231 Spanish Cross-Cultural Concepts
0172-232

Introduction to Hispanic Literature

0172-251 Advanced Spanish Conversation

Philosophy
0154-110 Introduction to Philosophy
0154-212 Ethics & Morality

SOCIAL SCIENCE DISTRIBUTION
Anthropology
0103-111 Cultural Anthropology
0103-112 Physical Anthropology
0103-223 Archaeology of New World
0103-229 Humankind Culture and Environment
0103-244***

Origins of Civilization & State

Economics
0203-101 State and Local Government
0203-111 Price System
0203-112 The National Economy

Evironmental Studies/Earth Sciences
0125-101 Social Science & Environmental Problems

International Studies
0187-101-01 Global Issues I

Political Science
0158-101

Introduction to the American Political System

0158-102 Introduction to Politics
0158-225 The Modern Presidency
0158-240 Ancient & Medieval Political Theory in the Western World

Psychology
0501-101 General Psychology
0501-115*** Developmental Psychology
0501-116*** Adolescent Psychology
0501-210*** Psychoanalysis
0501-262*** Social Psychology
0501-272*** Psychology of Perception
0501-283*** Psychopathology
0501-292*** Cognitive Psychology
0501-365*** Psychology of Women
Please Note:  Psychology 101 is a prerequisite for all other courses. 
Sociology
0170-100 Introduction to Sociology
0170-101 Social Problems
0170-105

Culture and Society

0170-125 The Material Family
0170-150 Sociology of Global Social Problems
0170-233 Mass Media in Contemporary Society
0170-241***

Gender:  Roles & Identities

0170-249*** Italian-American Experience

SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS DISTRIBUTION
Biology

105-103*^ & lab

The Living World
105-108* Biology & Human Affairs
105-111^ & lab Biological Concepts and Methods I
0105-203^ & lab Human Body:  Scientific Perspectives I
Chemistry/Biochemistry
0106-100* Chemistry in Modern Society
0106-104^ or 0125-112^ & lab Environmental Chemistry I
0106-107^* & lab Essentials of Chemistry I
0106-108^* & lab***

Essentials of Chemistry II (pre-requisite 0106-107)

0106-111^ & lab General Chemistry I

Environmental Studies/Earth Science
0125-109 or 0112-102 Physical Geology
0125-111^ * & lab Unified Science for Elementary Teachers (STEP Students Only)
0125-112^ or 0106-104^ & lab Environmental Chemistry I
0125-156 or 0112-156 Weather & Climate
0125-490 S/T: Introduction to the Oceans
Mathematics/Computer Science
0144-101* Mathematical Modeling in the Sciences
0144-110* Pre-calculus for Non-Majors
0144-113* Survey of Statistics
0144-114* Statistics for Natural Sciences
0144-141**** Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
0145-160 Computer Programming for Non-Majors

Physics
0156-104* Astronomy
0156-107* Observational Astronomy (on-line course)
0156-119 How Things Work


^ Student must register for lecture and lab.
* These courses do not count toward a major or minor in the discipline.
** For non-majors only.
*** Prerequisite required.
**** Entry into Math 141 requires either a grade of C or better in Math 140 or a passing grade on an exam administered by the department prior to registration.


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Contact
For additional information, please contact:

Dr. Charles Shopsis
Associate Dean

College of Arts and Sciences
Adelphi University
Science Building, Room 103
Garden City, NY 11530
p - 516.877.4140
f - 516.877.4129
e - shopsis@adelphi.edu

This page last modified on March 25, 2008.
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