General Studies

Upon completion of the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree through the Lakeland College Kellett School of Adult Education, degree-earning students will have:

• earned at least 120 semester hours of college credit, with a minimum of 36 semester hours having been earned through Lakeland College;
• satisfied the requirements of at least one academic major;
• completed the General Studies requirements; and
• maintained a cumulative 2.0 grade-point-average in both the major and in all coursework taken at Lakeland College.

The Lakeland College Kellett School of Adult Education’s liberal arts component enables students to develop the necessary skills and knowledge to:

• communicate clearly
• inquire methodically
• evaluate rationally
• reason validly

These skills are developed through courses in:

• Distributional Studies, which develop knowledge in areas outside the major; and
• Interdisciplinary Studies, which encourage the integration of knowledge and values.

Required Coursework (45 semester hours)

All courses listed are 3 semester hours unless otherwise indicated.

MAT	250	Discrete Mathematics
CPS	100	Introduction to Computers
CPS	200	Introduction to Programming
CPS	210	Database Basics
CPS	211	C++ Programming
CPS	362	Introduction to Data Structures
CPS	440	Database Management
CPS	445	Systems Analysis & Design (Writing Intensive)
Seven (7) additional courses from the following, one of which must be CPS 312 Advanced C++ or CPS 340 Visual Basic:
BUS	280	Business Information Processing
CPS	312	Advanced C++ Programming
CPS	340	Visual Basic
CPS	221	COBOL Programming I
CPS	222	COBOL Programming II
CPS	280	Special Topics in Computer Science
CPS	315	Java Programming
CPS	316	Java Web Development
CPS	320	Computer Hardware
CPS	325	Networking & Telecommunications
CPS	420	Operating Systems
CPS	432	Computer Organization
CPS	480	Special Topics in Computer Science

General Studies (36 semester hours)

Basic Skills		MAT	130	Intermediate Algebra
Rhetorical Development		GEN	110	Expository Writing
		GEN	112	Persuasive Writing
Quantitative Analysis	This General Studies requirement will have been met once the student has successfully completed MAT 250 Discrete Mathematics, a requirement for the Computer Science major.
Scientific Experience		GEN	183	Natural Science
Artistic Experience		ART	263	Art History I
	or	ART	264	Art History II
	or	MUS	120	Music History & Appreciation
American Studies		CRJ	140	Intro. to Criminal Justice
	or	ENG	220	Intro. to American Literature
	or	POL	221	American Government I
	or	POL	222	American Government II
Cross-Cultural Studies		HIS	102	World History II
Societal Studies		ECN	220	Principles of Macroeconomics
	or	PSY	200	General Psychology
	or	SOC	100	Intro. to Sociology
Religious Studies		REL	132	Religion in America
	or	REL	232	Eastern Religious Traditions
	or	REL	233	Western Religious Traditions
Interdisciplinary Studies		GEN	130	CORE I: Knowing the Self (freshman level)
		GEN	3XX	CORE II: Exploring the Human Condition (junior level)
		GEN	4XX	CORE III: Shaping the Future (senior level)