Pierce College - Listing of GER courses

Communication Skills
Quantitative/Symbolic Reasoning Skills
Humanities
World Languages (Humanities)
Humanities Performance/Skills
Social Sciences
Natural Sciences

View the General Education outcomes for communication skills, quantitative skills, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.

Communication Skills
Dept	Course	Title	Credits
BUS	250	Business Communications	5
ENGL	103	Composition -Argumentation and Research	5
ENGL	107	Composition - Writing About Literature	5
ENGL	110	The Natural History Essay	5
ENGL&	101	English Composition I	5
ENGL&	235	Technical Writing	5
JOURN	102	Introduction to News Writing	5

Quantitative/Symbolic Reasoning Skills
Dept	Course	Title	Credits
ANTH&	204	Introduction to Archaeology	5
CHEM&	139	General Chemistry Prep	5
CS&	131	Computer Science I - C++	5
CS&	141	Computer Science I - Java	5
ECON&	202	Macroeconomics	5
MATH	114	Applied Algebra, Geometry and Trigonometry	5
MATH	156	Finite Mathematics	5
MATH&	107	Math in Society	5
MATH&	141	Precalculus I	5
MATH&	142	Precalculus II	5
MATH&	146	Introduction to Statistics	5
MATH&	151	Calculus I	5
MATH&	152	Calculus II	5
MATH&	153	Calculus III	5
MATH&	157	Business Calculus	5
PHIL&	106	Introduction to Logic	5

Humanities
Dept	Course	Title	Credits
ART	105	Introduction to Art	5
ART	145	History of Art - Contemporary	5
ART&	100	Art Appreciation	5
CMST&	101	Introduction to Communications	5
CMST&	102	Introduction to Mass Media	5
CMST&	110	Fundamentals of Public Speaking	5
CMST&	115	Small Group Communication	5
DRMA&	101	Introduction to the Theater Arts	5
ENGL	108	Grammar and Punctuation	2
ENGL	140	English Grammar	5
ENGL	204	The Bible as Literature	5
ENGL	205	Introduction to Mythology	5
ENGL	207	Native American Literature	5
ENGL	210	Introduction to American Literature	5
ENGL	239	World Literature	5
ENGL	240	Introduction to Linguistics	5
ENGL	251	Advanced Composition I	5
ENGL	264	Literature of U.S. Slavery and Abolition	5
ENGL	265	American Literature: Comedy, Humor and Satire	5
ENGL	266	Women Writers: Voices from the International Mosaic	5
ENGL&	111	Introduction to Literature	5
ENGL&	112	Introduction to Fiction	5
ENGL&	113	Introduction to Poetry	5
ENGL&	114	Introduction to Drama	5
ENGL&	220	Introduction to Shakespeare	5
ENGL&	226	British Literature From 800 to 1660	5
ENGL&	227	British Literature From 1660 TO 1832	5
ENGL&	228	British Literature From 1832 to Present	5
ENGL&	236	Creative Writing I	5
ENGL&	237	Creative Writing II	5
ENGL&	238	Creative Writing III	5
ENGL&	244	American Literature I	5
ENGL&	245	American Literature II	5
ENGL&	246	American Literature III	5
HUM	105	Black Thought and Culture	5
HUM	106	Ethnic Thought and Culture	5
HUM	120	Introduction to Folklore	5
HUM	204	American Popular Culture	5
HUM	205	Northwest Native American Cultures: Totems and Cedar	5
HUM	210	American Cinema and Society	5
HUM	240	World Religions	5
HUM	277	British Life and Culture	5
HUM&	101	Introduction to Humanities	5
HUM&	116	Humanities I	5
HUM&	117	Humanities II	5
HUM&	118	Humanities III	5
JOURN	103	Introduction to Feature Writing	1-5
MUSC	100	Introduction to Rock and Roll	5
MUSC	103	Introduction to Jazz	5
MUSC&	105	Music Appreciatio	5
MUSC&	141	Music Theory I	5
MUSC&	142	Music Theory II	5
MUSC&	143	Music Theory III	5
MUSC&	241	Music Theory IV	5
MUSC&	242	Music Theory V	5
MUSC&	243	Music Theory VI	5
PHIL	150	Introduction to Ethics	5
PHIL	210	Philosophy of Western Religion	5
PHIL	230	Contemporary Moral Problems	5
PHIL&	101	Introduction to Philosophy	5
SPCH	105	Intercultural Communication	5
SPCH	210	New Media Presentation	5
THTR	160	Introduction to Film and Video	5

World Languages (Humanities)
Dept	Course	Title	Credits
ASL&	121	American Sign Language I	5
ASL&	122	American Sign Language II	5
ASL&	123	American Sign Language III	5
CHIN&	121	Chinese I	5
CHIN&	122	Chinese II	5
CHIN&	123	Chinese III	5
FRCH&	121	French I	5
FRCH&	122	French II	5
FRCH&	123	French III	5
FRCH&	221	French IV	5
FRCH&	222	French V	5
FRCH&	223	French VI	5
GERM&	121	German I	5
GERM&	122	German II	5
GERM&	123	German III	5
GERM&	221	German IV	5
GERM&	222	German V	5
GERM&	223	German VI	5
JAPN&	121	Japanese I	5
JAPN&	122	Japanese II	5
JAPN&	123	Japanese III	5
KREA&	121	Korean I	5
KREA&	122	Korean II	5
KREA&	123	Korean III	5
KREA&	221	Korean IV	5
KREA&	222	Korean V	5
KREA&	223	Korean VI	5
RUSS&	121	Russian I	5
RUSS&	122	Russian II	5
RUSS&	123	Russian III	5
RUSS&	221	Russian IV	5
RUSS&	222	Russian V	5
RUSS&	223	Russian VI	5
SPAN&	121	Spanish I	5
SPAN&	122	Spanish II	5
SPAN&	123	Spanish III	5
SPAN&	221	Spanish IV	5
SPAN&	222	Spanish V	5
SPAN&	223	Spanish VI	5

Humanities Performance/Skills
Dept	Course	Title	Credits
ART	101	Design, Beginning	5
ART	102	Design, Intermediate	5
ART	103	Design, Advanced	5
ART	107	Photography, Beginning	5
ART	108	Photography, Intermediate	5
ART	109	Photography, Advanced	5
ART	111	Drawing, Beginning	5
ART	112	Drawing,Intermediate	5
ART	113	Drawing, Advanced	5
ART	150	Printmaking, Beginning	5
ART	151	Printmaking, Intermediate	5
ART	152	Printmaking, Advanced	5
ART	190	Photography Workshop I	5
ART	191	Photography Workshop II	5
ART	192	Photography Workshop III	5
ART	201	Painting, Beginning	5
ART	255	Printmaking Workshop, Beginning	5
ART	256	Printmaking Workshop, Intermediate	5
ART	257	Printmaking Workshop, Advanced	5
ART	275	Painting Workshop, Beginning	5
ART	276	Painting Workshop, Intermediate	5
ART	277	Painting Workshop, Advanced	5
MUSC	126	Beginning Class Guitar	1
MUSC	127	Intermediate Class Guitar	1
MUSC	139/239	Private Instruction: Midi Sequencing and Notation Software	0.5
MUSC	140/240	College Choir	2
MUSC	144/244	Concert Choir	2.5
MUSC	145/245	Jazz Choir	2.5
MUSC	146/246	Vocal Jazz Lab	2.5
MUSC	150/250	College Band	1
MUSC	157/257	Jazz Band	1, 1.5, or
MUSC	160/260	Private Instruction: Arranging	0.5
MUSC	161/261	Private Instruction: Improvisation	0.5
MUSC	162-168/262-268	Private Instruction: Improvisation, Brass, Woodwinds, Percussions, Voice, Orchestral Strings, Keyboard and Plectrum Strings	0.5
MUSC	170/270	Brass Ensemble	.5
MUSC	171/271	Woodwind Ensemble	.5
MUSC	172/272	Percussion Ensemble	.5
MUSC	173/273	String Ensemble	.5
MUSC	174/274	Vocal Ensemble	.5
MUSC	181	Beginning Class Piano	1
MUSC	182	Intermediate Class Piano	1
MUSC	183	Advanced Class Piano	1
THTR	260	Acting for Stage and Digital Film I	5
THTR	261	Acting for Stage and Digital Film II	5
THTR	262	Acting for Stage and Digital Film III	5
THTR	280-285	Production Practicum I - VI	1-3

Social Sciences
Dept	Course	Title	Credits
ANTH	107	Archaeology of Ancient Civilizations	5
ANTH	108	Fundamentals of Archaeology	5
ANTH	201	Prehistoric Mesoamerica	5
ANTH	240	Women in Cross Cultural Perspectives	5
ANTH&	100	Survey of Anthropology	5
ANTH&	104	World Prehistory	5
ANTH&	106	The American Mosaic	5
ANTH&	204	Introduction to Archaeology	5
ANTH&	206	Cutural Anthropology	5
ANTH&	210	Indians of North America	5
ANTH&	216	Northwest Coast Indians	5
BUS	240	Human Relations in the Workplace	5
BUS&	101	Business and Society	5
BUS&	201	Business Law	5
CJ	112	Criminal Justice in America	5
CJ	120	Constitutional Rights	5
CJ	140	Corrections in America	5
CJ	200	Crime and Justice in America: Issues	5
CJ	202	Concepts of Criminal Law	5
CJ	215	Drugs & Society	5
ECE	111	Intro to Early Childhood Education	5
ECON	110	Survey of Economics	5
ECON&	201	Microeconomics	5
ECON&	202	Macroeconomics	5
GEOG	100	Introduction to Geography	5
GEOG	150	World Regional Geography Ð The Western World	5
GEOG	160	World Regional Geography Ð The Non-Western World	5
GEOG	200	Cultural Geography	5
GEOG	205	Introduction to the Physical Environment	5
GEOG	207	Economic Geography	5
HIST	168	Vietnam War as History	5
HIST	230	Concise History of Science and Technology	5
HIST	260	History of Russia & the Soviet Union	5
HIST	270	Introduction to the Far East	5
HIST	272	Survey of Middle East History	5
HIST	277	The Cold War	5
HIST	280	Introduction to Chinese Civilization	5
HIST	284	Introduction to the Balkans	5
HIST&	126	History of Civilizations I	5
HIST&	127	History of Civilizations II	5
HIST&	128	History of Civilizations III	5
HIST&	156	Histor of the U.S. I	5
HIST&	157	Histor of the U.S. II	5
HIST&	158	Histor of the U.S. III	5
HIST&	159	Histor of the U.S. IV	5
HIST&	214	History of the Pacific Northwest	5
INTS	107	Introduction to International Studies	5
INTS	140	Contemporary Issues in International Studies	5
POLS	210	United States Federal Indian Policy	5
POLS&	101	Intoduction to Political Science	5
POLS&	200	Introduction to Law	5
POLS&	202	American Government	5
POLS&	203	International Relations	5
PSYC	201	Psychology of Personal Growth	5
PSYC	210	Social Psychology	5
PSYC	230	Intro. to Personality	5
PSYC&	100	General Psychology	5
PSYC&	180	Human Sexuality	5
PSYC&	200	Human Development	5
PSYC&	220	Abnormal Psychology	5
SOC	211	Marriage and the Home	5
SOC	212	Sociology of Death	5
SOC	220	Gender Roles in Society	5
SOC&	101	Introduction to Sociology	5
SOC&	201	Social Problems	5

Natural Sciences
Dept	Course	Title	Credits	Lab
ANTH&	205	Biological Anthropology	5
ASTR	105	Survey of Astrobiology	5	lecture/lab
ASTR&	100	Survey of Astronomy	5
ASTR&	101	Introduction to Astronomy	5	lecture/lab
ASTR&	110	Introduction to the Solar System	5	lecture/lab
ASTR&	115	Introduction of Stars, Galaxies, and the Cosmos	5	lecture/lab
ATMOS	101	Introduction to Weather	5	lecture/lab
BIOL	118	Human Anatomy and Physiology for Non-Science Majors	5
BIOL	120	Human Anatomy and Physiology for Non-Science Majors with Lab	5	lecture/lab
BIOL&	100	Biology for Non-Science Majors	5	lecture/lab
BIOL&	160	Survey of Biology	5	lecture/lab
BIOL&	211	Principles of Biology I: Cellular	5	lecture/lab
BIOL&	212	Principles of Biology II: Zoology	5	lecture/lab
BIOL&	213	Principles of Biology III: Botany	5	lecture/lab
BIOL&	241	Anatomy and Physiology I - Lecture and Lab	4
BIOL&	242	Anatomy and Physiology II - Lecture and Lab	4
BIOL&	260	General Microbiology	5	lecture/lab
CHEM&	100	Preparatory Chemistry	5
CHEM&	110	Chemical Concepts with Lab	5	lecture/lab
CHEM&	121	Introduction to Chemistry	5	lecture/lab
CHEM&	131	Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry	6	lecture/lab
CHEM&	139	General Chemistry Prep	5
CHEM&	161	General Chemistry with Lab I	5	lecture/lab
CHEM&	162	General Chemistry with Lab II	5	lecture/lab
CHEM&	163	General Chemistry with Lab III	5	lecture/lab
CS&	131	Computer Science I - C++	5
CS&	141	Computer Science I - Java	5
ENGR	101	Introduction to Engineering	5
ENVS	140	Western Water Problems	5
ENVS	150	Environmental Issues	5
ENVS&	100	Survey of Environmental Science	5
GEOG	205	Introduction to the Physical Environment	5
GEOL	107	Earth Systems Science (Lab)	5	lecture/lab
GEOL	220	Earth Resources and the Environment (Same as ENVIR 220)	5	lecture/lab
GEOL&	101	Introduction to Physical Geology	5	lecture/lab
GEOL&	103	Historical Geology	5	lecture/lab
GEOL&	110	Environmental Geology	5	lecture/lab
GEOL&	115	Geology of the National Parks	5	lecture/lab
GEOL&	208	Geologic of the Pacific Northwest	5	lecture/lab
HSCI	119	Human Health and Disease	5	lecture/lab
HSCI	140	Contemporary Health Science Problems	5	lecture/lab
HSCI	151	Personal and Community Health	5
HSCI	200	Human Stress Ð Its Nature and Control	5
HSCI	210	Wellness	5	lecture/lab
MATH	114	Applied Algebra, Geometry and Trigonometry	5
MATH	156	Finite Mathematics	5
MATH	224	Multivariate Calculus	5
MATH&	107	Math in Society	5
MATH&	141	Precalculus I	5
MATH&	142	Precalculus II	5
MATH&	146	Introduction to Statistics	5
MATH&	151	Calculus I	5
MATH&	152	Calculus II	5
MATH&	153	Calculus III	5
MATH&	157	Business Calculus	5
NSCI	150	Nature	5	lecture/lab
NSCI	160	Environmental Biology	5	lecture/lab
NUTR&	101	Nutrition	5
OCEA	170	Marine Biology	5	lecture/lab
OCEA&	101	Introduction to Oceanography	5	lecture/lab
PHIL&	106	Introduction to Logic	5
PHYS&	100	Survey of Physics	5	lecture/lab
PHYS&	121	General Physics I	5	lab
PHYS&	122	General Physics II	5	lab
PHYS&	123	General Physics III	5	lab
PHYS&	221	Engineering Physics I	5	lab
PHYS&	222	Engineering Physics II	5	lab
PHYS&	223	Engineering Physics III	5	lab
PS	101	Introduction to Physical Science	5	lecture/lab