General Education Certificate

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(Christanna and John H. Daniel Campuses)

Award: Certificate

Length: Thirty-one credit hour program

Program Purpose: This certificate is designed for students who plan to transfer to a four year school following their studies at SVCC.

Program Description: The general education certificate requires courses usually taken in the first year of a four year degree. Students are urged to learn which courses their transfer schools prefer. Students should also speak with an advisor at that school. Students and their SVCC advisor can then plan their classes to meet their transfer needs.

Admission Requirements: A high school diploma (or equivalent) and satisfactory scores on college placement tests (or equivalents) in English and mathematics are required. If students have deficiencies in English and/or mathematics, developmental courses are available to prepare students for the curriculum.

Required Courses

First Semester

SDV 100 - College Success Skills 1 credit(s)
ENG 111 - College Composition I 3 credit(s)
Social Science Elective¹3 credit(s)
MTH EEE²- Approved Math Course 3 credit(s)
Science with Lab I³4 credit(s)
HLT/PED EEE - Health or Physical Education Elective 1 credit(s)

Total Credits: 15

Second Semester

ENG 112 - College Composition II 3 credit(s)
Social Science elective¹3 credit(s)
MTH EEE² - Approved math course 3 credit(s)
Science with Lab II³ 4 credit(s)
Humanities Elective¹ 3 credit(s)

Total Credits: 16

Total Credits for Certificate: 31

¹Students should consult with the institution to which they are transferring to see which social science and humanities courses are required. See General Education Elective Course Selection  of the catalog for a list of allowable courses.
²MTH 154  and MTH 161 ; or MTH 161  and MTH 162 ; or either MTH 154  or MTH 161  and MTH 245 . Students should consult with the institution to which they are transferring for math requirements at that institution.
³BIO 101 -BIO 102 , CHM 111 -CHM 112 , or PHY 101 -PHY 102  recommended for most colleges. GOL 105 -106 may substitute for some colleges. NAS 125 may also substitute for one of these courses. Students should consult with the institution to which they are transferring to see which courses are required at that institution.