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2015-2016 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

NJ General Education Foundation

New Jersey General Education Foundation
General Education Courses
Computer Science (CISY) Electives List
2015-2016 Mathematics Curriculum Flowchart

New Jersey General Education Foundation

All degree programs offered by RVCC contain a core of courses that fulfills General Education requirements established by the New Jersey Council of County Colleges (NJCCC). The purpose of these courses is to develop students’ intellectual capacities, abilities, and skills; and to expose students to the ideas and values of a broad range of academic fields including arts, communications, humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, mathematics, and technology. The specific General Education Learning Goals established by NJCCC are presented in the following table.

The distribution of General Education course credits for RVCC degrees and certificates is presented in the following table.

RVCC courses that satisfy these General Education requirements are listed below.

General Education Courses

English Composition

ENGL 111 - English Composition I 3 Credits
ENGL 112 - English Composition II 3 Credits

Communication

COMM 101 - Speech 3 Credits
COMM 110 - Interpersonal Communication 3 Credits

Mathematics

MATH 100 - Finite Math 3 Credits
MATH 101 - Number Systems 3 Credits
MATH 101R - Number Systems with Review 3 Credits
MATH 102 - Problem Solving Strategies 3 Credits
MATH 103C - Quantitative Reasoning 3 Credits
MATH 106 - Technical Math 3 Credits (AAS degrees only)
MATH 110 - Statistics I 3 Credits
MATH 111 - Statistics II 3 Credits
MATH 112 - Precalculus I 3 Credits
MATH 113 - Precalculus II 3 Credits
MATH 114H - Precalculus - Honors 4 Credits
MATH 117H - Statistics - Honors 4 Credits
MATH 150 - Applied Calculus 4 Credits
MATH 151 - Calculus I 4 Credits
MATH 152 - Calculus II 4 Credits
MATH 251 - Calculus III 4 Credits
MATH 254 - Differential Equations 4 Credits
MATH 255 - Discrete Mathematics 4 Credits
MATH 256 - Linear Algebra 4 Credits

Science

BIOL 101 - General Biology I 4 Credits (lab)
BIOL 102 - General Biology II 4 Credits (lab)
BIOL 111 - Principles of Biology 4 Credits (lab)
BIOL 120 - Human Biology 4 Credits (lab)
BIOL 124 - Human Anatomy & Physiology I 4 Credits (lab)
BIOL 125 - Human Anatomy & Physiology II 4 Credits (lab)
BIOL 133 - Principles of Microbiology 4 Credits (lab)
BIOL 142 - Introduction to Nutrition 3 Credits (non-lab)
BIOL 150 - Plants, Humans & the Environment 4 Credits (lab)
BIOL 231 - General Ecology 4 Credits (lab)
CHEM 102 - Introduction to Chemistry 4 Credits (lab)
CHEM 103 - General Chemistry I 4 Credits (lab)
CHEM 104 - General Chemistry II 4 Credits (lab)
ENVI 101 - Environmental Studies 3 Credits (non-lab)
ENVI 102 - Environmental Science and Sustainability 4 Credits (lab)
ENVI 103 - Energy and the Environment 3 Credits (non-lab)
GEOL 157 - Introduction to Geology 4 Credits (lab)
PHYS 101 - General Physics I 4 Credits (lab)
PHYS 102 - General Physics II 4 Credits (lab)
PHYS 112 - Concepts of Physics 4 Credits (lab)
PHYS 120 - Introduction to Astronomy 3 Credits (non-lab)
PHYS 130 - Astronomy 4 Credits (lab)
PHYS 150 - Engineering Physics I 4 Credits (lab)
PHYS 151 - Engineering Physics II 4 Credits (lab)
PHYS 250 - Engineering Physics III 4 Credits (lab)

Technological Competency

CISY 102 - Computer Literacy 3 Credits
CISY 103 - Computer Concepts and Programming 4 Credits
CISY 105 - Foundations of Computer Science 4 Credits

Social Science

ANTH 101 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 3 Credits (GCA)
ANTH 102 - Human Origins 3 Credits
ECON 101 - Macroeconomics 3 Credits
ECON 102 - Microeconomics 3 Credits
GEOG 101 - Introduction to Physical Geography 3 Credits (GCA)
GEOG 102 - Introduction to Cultural Geography 3 Credits
POLI 101 - Introduction to Political Science 3 Credits
POLI 121 - American Government and Politics 3 Credits
POLI 231 - International Relations 3 Credits
PSYC 103 - Introduction to Psychology 3 Credits
SOCI 101 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Credits

Global and Cultural Awareness

ANTH 201 - North American Indians 3 Credits
ANTH 202 - Global Patterns of Racism 3 Credits
COMM 201 - Intercultural Communication 3 Credits
ENGL 207 - Global Patterns of Racism 3 Credits
HIST 204 - Global Patterns of Racism 3 Credits
PHIL 210 - Feminist Philosophy 3 Credits
PSYC 203 - Psychology of Women and Gender 3 Credits
SOCI 208 - Introduction to Global Studies 3 Credits
SOCI 231 - American Minority Relations 3 Credits
WGST 110 - Introduction to Women and Gender Studies 3 Credits

Humanities

Appreciation of the Arts

ARTH 101 - Art Appreciation 3 Credits
ARTH 110 - Art from Prehistory to the Gothic Period 3 Credits
ARTH 111 - Art from the Renaissance to the Modern Era 3 Credits
ARTH 208 - Art Beyond the Western World 3 Credits (GCA)
ARTH 223 - History of Photography 3 Credits
DANC 110 - Dance Appreciation 3 Credits
DANC 121 - World Dance History 3 Credits (GCA)
DANC 122 - Contemporary Dance History 3 Credits
FILM 101 - Art of the Movies: Film Appreciation and Analysis 3 Credits
FILM 122 - Survey of American Film 3 Credits
MUSC 102 - Music Appreciation 3 Credits
MUSC 103 - Rock N’ Roll History and Culture 3 Credits
MUSC 105 - Survey of Jazz Music 3 Credits
MUSC 107 - Introduction to World Music 3 Credits (GCA)
THEA 103 - Introduction to Theatre 3 Credits
THEA 107 - History of Theatre: Classical 3 Credits
THEA 108 - History of Theatre: Modern 3 Credits
THEA 205 - American Musical Theatre 3 Credits

English Literature

ENGL 201 - Introduction to Literature 3 Credits
ENGL 211 - Masterpieces of Early World Literature 3 Credits (GCA)
ENGL 212 - World Literature Since the Renaissance 3 Credits (GCA)
ENGL 213 - Autobiography 3 Credits
ENGL 214 - Race in American Literature and Popular Culture 3 Credits (GCA)
ENGL 215 - LGBT Literature 3 Credits (GCA)
ENGL 221 - American Literature: Colonial through the Civil War 3 Credits
ENGL 222 - American Literature: Post Civil War to the Present 3 Credits
ENGL 223 - Ethnic Writers in America 3 Credits (GCA)
ENGL 224 - The Short Story 3 Credits
ENGL 226 - Introduction to Poetry 3 Credits
ENGL 231 - African American Literature 3 Credits (GCA)
ENGL 235 - English Literature: Middle Ages through the Eithteenth Century 3 Credits
ENGL 236 - English Literature: Romantic Period to the Present 3 Credits
ENGL 262 - Drama of the Western World 3 Credits
ENGL 290 - Women in Literature 3 Credits (GCA)
ENGL 291 - Masculinity in Literature 3 Credits (GCA)

Foreign Language

ASL 101 - Introduction to American Sign Language I 3 Credits (GCA)
ASL 102 - Introduction to American Sign Language II 3 Credits (GCA)
FREN 103 - Introduction to French I 3 Credits
FREN 104 - Introduction to French II 3 Credits
FREN 201 - Intermediate French I 3 Credits
FREN 202 - Intermediate French II 3 Credits
FREN 211 - Survey of French Culture 3 Credits (GCA)
FREN 215 - Modern French Literature 3 Credits
FREN 224 - French Conversation & Composition I 3 Credits
FREN 225 - French Conversation & Composition II 3 Credits
GRMN 103 - Introduction to German I 3 Credits
GRMN 104 - Introduction to German II 3 Credits
GRMN 201 - Intermediate German I 3 Credits
GRMN 202 - Intermediate German II 3 Credits
GRMN 203 - Introduction to German Literature I 3 Credits (GCA)
GRMN 224 - German Conversation & Composition I 3 Credits
ITAL 101 - Introduction to Italian I 3 Credits
ITAL 102 - Introduction to Italian II 3 Credits
ITAL 201 - Intermediate Italian I 3 Credits
ITAL 202 - Intermediate Italian II 3 Credits
SPAN 103 - Introduction to Spanish I 3 Credits
SPAN 104 - Introduction to Spanish II 3 Credits
SPAN 105 - Introduction to Spanish II with Review 4 Credits
SPAN 201 - Intermediate Spanish I 3 Credits
SPAN 202 - Intermediate Spanish II 3 Credits
SPAN 210 - Spanish for Native and Heritage Speakers I 3 Credits
SPAN 211 - Survey of Spanish Culture 3 Credits (GCA)
SPAN 213 - Spanish for Native and Heritage Speakers II 3 Credits
SPAN 215 - Spanish Literature 3 Credits (GCA)
SPAN 223 - Spanish American Civilization 3 Credits (GCA)
SPAN 224 - Spanish Conversation and Composition I 3 Credits
SPAN 225 - Spanish Conversation and Composition II 3 Credits

History

HIST 101 - World Civilization I 3 Credits (GCA)
HIST 102 - World Civilization II 3 Credits (GCA)
HIST 191 - African-American History 3 Credits (GCA)
HIST 201 - US History: Beginnings to 1877 3 Credits
HIST 202 - US History: 1877 to Present 3 Credits
HIST 212 - Asian Civilization 3 Credits (GCA)
HIST 239 - Modern Latin American History 3 Credits (GCA)

Philosophy and Religion

PHIL 101 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 Credits
PHIL 102 - Ancient and Medieval Philosophy 3 Credits
PHIL 103 - Introduction to Formal Logic 3 Credits
PHIL 105 - World Religions 3 Credits (GCA)
PHIL 106 - Current Moral and Social Issues 3 Credits
PHIL 113 - Critical Thinking 3 Credits
PHIL 114 - Ethics 3 Credits

(GCA) = Meets Global & Cultural Awareness Requirement for General Education Foundation

If a General Education Course has an honors version, the honors course will also meet the General Education criteria.

Computer Science (CISY) Electives List

Programming Electives

CISY 103 - Computer Concepts and Programming 4 Credits *
CISY 105 - Foundations of Computer Science 4 Credits *
CISY 224 - Introduction to Visual Basic.NET 3 Credits
CISY 225 - Web Page Development I 3 Credits
CISY 227 - Extensible Markup Language (XML) 3 Credits
CISY 233 - Introduction to PHP 3 Credits
CISY 237 - UNIX and Linux 3 Credits
CISY 238 - C Programming 3 Credits
CISY 242 - Object Oriented Programming 3 Credits
CISY 244 - JavaScript 3 Credits
CISY 249 - Java 3 Credits
CISY 254 - Data Structures 4 Credits
CISY 256 - Computer Architecture & Assembly Language 4 Credits
CISY 260 - Active Server Pages.NET 3 Credits
CISY 265 - Introduction to C #.NET 3 Credits
CISY 267 - Programming for Game Developers 3 Credits
CISY 268 - Web Page Development II 3 Credits
CISY 285 - Database Development & Design 3 Credits
CISY 286 - Introduction to Oracle: SQL & PL/SQL 3 Credits
CISY 289 - Microsoft SQL Server 3 Credits
CISY 290 - Advanced Game Design and Development 3 Credits
CISY 291 - Interactive Multimedia Programming 3 Credits

CIS Electives

Any Programming Elective can be used as a CIS Elective

CISY 106 - Fundamentals of Game Design 3 Credits
CISY 113 - Desktop Computer Hardware & Software 3 Credits
CISY 114 - Interactive Multimedia I 3 Credits
CISY 119 - Networking Essentials 3 Credits
CISY 132 - Systems Analysis & Design 3 Credits
CISY 208 - Interactive Multimedia II 3 Credits
CISY 211 - Systems Development & Implementation 3 Credits
CISY 217 - Operating Systems 3 Credits
CISY 222 - Content Management Systems 3 Credits
CISY 229 - Information Security Fundamentals 3 Credits
CISY 232 - Internet & Web Architecture 3 Credits
CISY 237 - UNIX and Linux 3 Credits
CISY 253 - Advanced Computer Networking (TCP/IP) 3 Credits
CISY 258 - Introduction to Network Planning, Routing and Switching 3 Credits
CISY 269 - Advanced Web Page and Mobile Development 3 Credits
CISY 274 - Privacy, Ethics and Computer Forensics 3 Credits
CISY 285 - Database Development & Design 3 Credits
CISY 294 - Oracle: Database Administration Fundamentals I 3 Credits
CISY 292 - Computer Science Cooperative Education I 3 Credits
CISY 293 - Computer Science Cooperative Education II 3 Credits
CISY 295 - Computer Science Cooperative Education III 3 Credits
CISY 299 - Advanced Topics in Computer Networking 3 Credits

Please note that CISY 102 serves as a Technological Competency General Education Course, but is not a CIS Elective.

* General Education Course

Students in transfer programs are strongly encouraged to check the transferability of any course selected.

Math Curriculum Flowchart

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