BIO – Biological Science
Biological Science
Credits: 3
Minimum of 61 credit hours
You’ve probably heard it said, “We must remember, so we will never forget.” That’s what the study of history is all about. For generations, people around the world have preserved the history of their families, tribes, towns, villages, countries and significant events through the preservation of records, documents, artifacts and images. At Oklahoma City Community College, you can gain insight into how these civilizations and cultures evolved and how they affect our own traditions today. The OCCC associate degree in arts in history is a good option if you are well-organized and analytical and have an interest in related fields. This program will prepare you to transfer to a four-year college or university.
Course ID | Course Name | Credits | Type | Min GD |
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Term 1 | ||||
SCL 1001 | Success in College and Life | 1 | Life Skills | |
Students will learn best practices for academic, career, and personal success. Students will discover their individual strengths, interests, and values to create a personalized plan; select and utilize resources that are applicable to their growth and success; and engage as active and responsible members of the academic community. This course should be taken during a student’s first semester of college work at Oklahoma City Community College and is a required course in degree plans to satisfy the Life Skills requirement.Prerequisites: ENGL 0106 or adequate reading/writing assessment scores | ||||
HIST 1483 | U.S. History to 1877 | 3 | Gen Ed | |
After analyzing events in American history from 1400 to 1877 in such areas as revolution, geographic and social mobility, political reform, government precedents and war, students will be able to identify patterns of present day mobility, describe governmental operations in their society and help resolve conflict in society based on the student’s search for change, precedents, and conflict in the American past. A general education requirement.Prerequisites: ENGL 0203, adequate placement score, or by meeting determined placement measures | ||||
ENGL 1113 | English Composition I | 3 | Gen Ed | |
The student will write well-developed compositions which demonstrate the principles of unity, coherence, and organization and which contain specific details and vivid language. The students will locate library material and incorporate researched materials into compositions.Prerequisites: ENGL 0203, adequate placement score, or by meeting determined placement measures | ||||
Term 2 | ||||
HIST 1493 | U.S. History 1877 to Present | 3 | Gen Ed | |
After analyzing events in American history from 1877 to the present in such areas as geographic and social mobility, political reform, government precedents and war, students will be able to identify patterns of present day mobility, describe governmental operations in their society and help resolve conflict in society based on the student’s search for change, precedents, and conflict in the American past. A general education requirement.Prerequisites: ENGL 0203, adequate placement score, or by meeting determined placement measures | ||||
ENGL 1213 | English Composition II | 3 | Gen Ed | |
In this advanced writing course, students will create essays that explore and evaluate a variety of issues and perspectives suggested by fiction, poetry, drama, essays, and other types of cultural texts. Students will refine and augment the writing techniques they learned in ENGL 1113 or ENGL 1103 to develop well- reasoned, well-structured arguments in a clear, fluid, and engaging prose style.Prerequisites: ENGL 1103 or ENGL 1113 taken within the last year, with strong encouragement for immediate continuation. | ||||
Term 3 | ||||
GEOG 2603 | World Regional Geography | 3 | Gen Ed | |
The student will examine the world’s major cultural regions and determine the relationship between the physical environment and economic, social and political conditions.Prerequisites: None | ||||
HIST 1613 | Early Western Civilization | 3 | Major | |
After surveying the roots of civilization, students will study the origins of Western Civilization in the Greco-Roman world, medieval Europe, the Eurpoean Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Age of Discovery. Students will be able to identify contributions of early Western Civilization to the emergence of the modern West, including modern Europe and the United States.Prerequisites: ENGL 0203, adequate placement score, or by meeting determined placement measures | ||||
Term 4 | ||||
HIST 1623 | Modern Western Civilization | 3 | Major | |
After surveying the history of Western man since 1500, the student will be able to identify main themes in the development of Western civilization and describe their effects on the civilization of modern Western man.Prerequisites: ENGL 0203, adequate placement score, or by meeting determined placement measures | ||||
HIST SUPP ELEC | History Support Electives | 5 | Support | |
5 Hours of Approved Electives Chosen From: ART 1013, ART 1023, COM 1123, COM 2213, CS 1103, ECON 1013, ECON 2123, ECON 2143, POLSC 2303, POLSC 2603, PSY 1113, PSY 2403, SOC 1113, SOC 2143, SOC 2213, Any History Prefix, or Any Foreign Language. | ||||
Term 5 | ||||
MATH 1483 | Functions and Modeling | OR | Gen Ed | |
The student will demonstrate: an understanding of the general concepts of relation and function and
specifically of polynomial, rational, exponential and logarithmic functions; the ability to solve systems of
equations by utilizing matrices and determinants; and, the ability to solve practical problems using
algebraic and digital techniques. Prerequisites: MATH 0313 or adequate math placement; ENGL 0203, adequate placement score, or by meeting determined placement measures | ||||
MATH 1503 | Contemporary Mathematics | OR | Gen Ed | |
A study of the mathematics needed for critical evaluation of quantitative information and arguments (including logic, critical appraisal of graphs and tables); use of simple mathematical models, and an introduction to elementary statistics. Prerequisites: MATH 0313 or adequate math placement. Pre or Co-requisite ENGL 0203 | ||||
MATH 2013 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 | Gen Ed | |
The student will solve problems applying the concepts of random sampling, elementary probability, testing hypotheses, descriptive measures, chi-square, regression and correlation, and analysis of variance.Prerequisites: MATH 0313 or adequate math placement; ENGL 0203, adequate placement score, or by meeting determined placement measures | ||||
HUM | Humanities Elective | 3 | Gen Ed | |
Humanities elective | ||||
Term 6 | ||||
PHYS | Any Physical Science | 3-4 | Gen Ed | |
Any Physical Science | ||||
HIST 1713 | Survey of World Civilizations to 1600 C.E. | OR | Major | |
After a general introduction to the roots of human civilization, students will survey the development of the major civilizations of Mesoamerica, Africa, Asia, and Europe to 1600 C.E. After studying these major civilizations in a comparative framework, students will be able to identify and explain both common aspects of human development and dissimilarities among the particular civilizations of the pre-modern world.Prerequisites: ENGL 0203, adequate placement score, or by meeting determined placement measures | ||||
HIST 1723 | Survey of World Civilizations Since 1600 C.E. | 3 | Major | |
Students will survey the history of the major civilizations of Mesoamerica, Africa, Asia, and Europe from 1600 C.E. to the present. After studying these civilizations in a comparative framework, students will be able to identify major patterns of political, economic, social, and cultural change and conflict over a period in which contact between civilizations became more frequent and sustained and the West rose to world prominence.Prerequisites: ENGL 0203, adequate placement score, or by meeting determined placement measures | ||||
Term 7 | ||||
HIST ELEC | History Elective | 3 | Major | |
History elective | ||||
BIO | Biological Science | 3-4 | Gen Ed | |
Biological Science | ||||
Term 8 | ||||
POLSC 1113 | American Federal Government | 3 | Gen Ed | |
A study of the principles, structure, processes and functions of the United States federal government.Prerequisites: ENGL 0203, adequate placement score, or by meeting determined placement measures | ||||
HIST SS ELEC | History Social Science Electives | 3 | Gen Ed | |
6 hours of Social Science General Education Elective chosen from:HIST-1000, HIST-1713, HIST-1723, HIST-2000,HIST-2013, HIST-2103, HIST-2203, HIST-2213, CD-2113, CD-2213, ECON-1013, ECON-2123, ECON-2143,POLSC-1000, POLSC-2103, POLSC-2113, POLSC-2223, POLSC-2303, POLSC-2603, POLSC-2613, PSY-1113, PSY-2113, PSY-2123, PSY-2193, PSY-2213, PSY-2403, PSY-2743, SOC-1113, SOC-1203, SOC-2013, SOC-2023, SOC-2063, SOC-2143, or SOC-2213. | ||||
HIST ELEC | History Elective | 3 | Major | |
History elective | ||||
Term 9 | ||||
HIST SS ELEC | History Social Science Electives | 3 | Gen Ed | |
6 hours of Social Science General Education Elective chosen from:HIST-1000, HIST-1713, HIST-1723, HIST-2000,HIST-2013, HIST-2103, HIST-2203, HIST-2213, CD-2113, CD-2213, ECON-1013, ECON-2123, ECON-2143,POLSC-1000, POLSC-2103, POLSC-2113, POLSC-2223, POLSC-2303, POLSC-2603, POLSC-2613, PSY-1113, PSY-2113, PSY-2123, PSY-2193, PSY-2213, PSY-2403, PSY-2743, SOC-1113, SOC-1203, SOC-2013, SOC-2023, SOC-2063, SOC-2143, or SOC-2213. | ||||
HIST ELEC | History Elective | 3 | Major | |
History elective |
Biological Science
Credits: 3
History elective
Credits: 3
6 hours of Social Science General Education Elective chosen from:HIST-1000, HIST-1713, HIST-1723, HIST-2000,HIST-2013, HIST-2103, HIST-2203, HIST-2213, CD-2113, CD-2213, ECON-1013, ECON-2123, ECON-2143,POLSC-1000, POLSC-2103, POLSC-2113, POLSC-2223, POLSC-2303, POLSC-2603, POLSC-2613, PSY-1113, PSY-2113, PSY-2123, PSY-2193, PSY-2213, PSY-2403, PSY-2743, SOC-1113, SOC-1203, SOC-2013, SOC-2023, SOC-2063, SOC-2143, or SOC-2213.
Credits: 6
5 Hours of Approved Electives Chosen From: ART 1013, ART 1023, COM 1123, COM 2213, CS 1103, ECON 1013, ECON 2123, ECON 2143, POLSC 2303, POLSC 2603, PSY 1113, PSY 2403, SOC 1113, SOC 2143, SOC 2213, Any History Prefix, or Any Foreign Language.
Credits: 5
Humanities elective
Credits: 3
Any Physical Science
Credits: 3
The student will write well-developed compositions which demonstrate the principles of unity, coherence, and organization and which contain specific details and vivid language. The students will locate library material and incorporate researched materials into compositions.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0203, adequate placement score, or by meeting determined placement measures
Credits: 3
In this advanced writing course, students will create essays that explore and evaluate a variety of issues and perspectives suggested by fiction, poetry, drama, essays, and other types of cultural texts. Students will refine and augment the writing techniques they learned in ENGL 1113 or ENGL 1103 to develop well- reasoned, well-structured arguments in a clear, fluid, and engaging prose style.
Prerequisites: ENGL 1103 or ENGL 1113 taken within the last year, with strong encouragement for immediate continuation.
Credits: 3
The student will examine the world’s major cultural regions and determine the relationship between the physical environment and economic, social and political conditions.
Prerequisites: None
Credits: 3
After analyzing events in American history from 1400 to 1877 in such areas as revolution, geographic and social mobility, political reform, government precedents and war, students will be able to identify patterns of present day mobility, describe governmental operations in their society and help resolve conflict in society based on the student’s search for change, precedents, and conflict in the American past. A general education requirement.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0203, adequate placement score, or by meeting determined placement measures
Credits: 3
After analyzing events in American history from 1877 to the present in such areas as geographic and social mobility, political reform, government precedents and war, students will be able to identify patterns of present day mobility, describe governmental operations in their society and help resolve conflict in society based on the student’s search for change, precedents, and conflict in the American past. A general education requirement.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0203, adequate placement score, or by meeting determined placement measures
Credits: 3
After surveying the roots of civilization, students will study the origins of Western Civilization in the Greco-Roman world, medieval Europe, the Eurpoean Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Age of Discovery. Students will be able to identify contributions of early Western Civilization to the emergence of the modern West, including modern Europe and the United States.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0203, adequate placement score, or by meeting determined placement measures
Credits: 3
After surveying the history of Western man since 1500, the student will be able to identify main themes in the development of Western civilization and describe their effects on the civilization of modern Western man.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0203, adequate placement score, or by meeting determined placement measures
Credits: 3
After a general introduction to the roots of human civilization, students will survey the development of the major civilizations of Mesoamerica, Africa, Asia, and Europe to 1600 C.E. After studying these major civilizations in a comparative framework, students will be able to identify and explain both common aspects of human development and dissimilarities among the particular civilizations of the pre-modern world.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0203, adequate placement score, or by meeting determined placement measures
Credits: 3
Students will survey the history of the major civilizations of Mesoamerica, Africa, Asia, and Europe from 1600 C.E. to the present. After studying these civilizations in a comparative framework, students will be able to identify major patterns of political, economic, social, and cultural change and conflict over a period in which contact between civilizations became more frequent and sustained and the West rose to world prominence.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0203, adequate placement score, or by meeting determined placement measures
Credits: 3
The student will demonstrate: an understanding of the general concepts of relation and function and
specifically of polynomial, rational, exponential and logarithmic functions; the ability to solve systems of
equations by utilizing matrices and determinants; and, the ability to solve practical problems using
algebraic and digital techniques.
Prerequisites: MATH 0313 or adequate math placement; ENGL 0203, adequate placement score, or by meeting determined placement measures
Credits: 3
A study of the mathematics needed for critical evaluation of quantitative information and arguments (including logic, critical appraisal of graphs and tables); use of simple mathematical models, and an introduction to elementary statistics.
Prerequisites: MATH 0313 or adequate math placement. Pre or Co-requisite ENGL 0203
Credits: 3
The student will solve problems applying the concepts of random sampling, elementary probability, testing hypotheses, descriptive measures, chi-square, regression and correlation, and analysis of variance.
Prerequisites: MATH 0313 or adequate math placement; ENGL 0203, adequate placement score, or by meeting determined placement measures
Credits: 3
A study of the principles, structure, processes and functions of the United States federal government.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0203, adequate placement score, or by meeting determined placement measures
Credits: 3
Students will learn best practices for academic, career, and personal success. Students will discover their individual strengths, interests, and values to create a personalized plan; select and utilize resources that are applicable to their growth and success; and engage as active and responsible members of the academic community. This course should be taken during a student’s first semester of college work at Oklahoma City Community College and is a required course in degree plans to satisfy the Life Skills requirement.
Prerequisites: ENGL 0106 or adequate reading/writing assessment scores
Credits: 1
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