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Cottleville, MO 63376 | 636-922-8000
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Global Studies
Certificate of Achievement

This program is designed to enable students to develop a fundamental level of international and intercultural competence, and to prepare them to assume their role in an increasingly complex, interconnected and interdependent world. Additionally, the Program will reinforce the four State-Level Skill Area Goals and the four State-Level Knowledge Area Goals of the new General Education structure using an explicit global focus.

General Education Requirements
12
must include:
Choose one course from:
ENG 101 English Composition I 3  
ENG 102 English Composition II 3  
ENG 125 Business Writing 3  
SPE 101 Oral Communications 3  
       
Choose one course from:
CPT/BAS 103 Microcomputer Applications 3  
CPT 115 Introduction to Data Processing 3  
MAT 098 Beginning Algebra 3  
BIO 100 Introductory Biology 3  
BIO 101/103 General Biology I and Lab 4  
BIO 110/113 Human Biology and Lab 4  
BIO 120 Introduction to Ecology 3  
BIO 122 Environmental Science 3  
BIO 125/127 General Botany and Lab 4  
CHM 101/103 Introduction to Chemistry and Lab 4  
CHM 110/113 General Chemistry I and Lab 4  
PHY 111/113 Introduction to Physical Science and Lab 4  
PHY 125/127 Introduction to Physical Geology and Lab 4  
PHY 130 Astronomy 3  
PHY 150/153 General Physics I and Lab 4  
PHY 240/243 College Physics I and Lab 5  
 
Also,

One general education course from Group I Global course listings.
Group I:
ART 101, 150, 160, GLC 290, LIT 200, 271, 272, 273, 275, MUS 111, 231, 232, PHL 201, SPE 215, THE 122, GLC courses

3  
     
One general education course from Group II Global course listings
Group II:
ANT 102, 151, 161, 171, 220, BUS 255, GEO 100, 101, 102, GLS 290, HIS 145, 146, 160, 201, 240, POL 201, 210, 220, 255, GLS courses (other than 101)
3  
Additional Required Courses    
GLS 101 Introduction to Global Studies 3  
Foreign Language course numbered 201 or higher
 
The remainder of the Certificate courses to reach the minimum of 30 hours will be chosen from the two lists of approved Global Studies Certificate courses. At least two course prefixes must be represented in each group.
 
Total Required Hours
30

For more information, call 636-922-8241.