DCB catalog 2024-25
51 General Education Requirements Associate of Science (AS) and Associate of Arts (AA) Although all Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degree graduates satisfy the GERTA requirements, there are additional requirements that pertain to and define AA as opposed to AS. Students who graduate with an AS degree will earn 18 math, science, and technology credits. Students who graduate with an AA degree will earn 12 social science credits and 9 arts and humanities credits. The following outline lists the general education requirements for the AS and AA degrees: Associate of Science COMMUNICAITONS – 9 Credits ENGL 110 College Composition I .................................................................................... 3 ENGL 120 College Composition II ................................................................................... 3 OR ENGL 125 Intro to Professional Writing .............................................................. 3 COMM 110 Fundamentals of Public Speaking .............................................................. 3 FINE ARTS & HUMANITIES – 6 Credits Any Course marked ND: FA, ND:HUM SOCIAL SCIENCE – 6 Credits Any Course marked ND: HIST or ND: SS MATH, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY – 18 Credits Any course marked ND: LABSC, ND: MATH or ND: COMPSC All students must complete two laboratory science (ND: LABSC) courses, one math course (ND: MATH), and ND: COMPSC) WELLNESS – 2 Credits HPER Activity courses or HPER 100 Concepts of Wellness and Fitness FIRST YEAR EXPERINECE – 1 Credit (Required of all new first-year students) DIGITAL LITERACY REQUIREMENT - All associate degrees offered by Dakota College at Bottineau (DCB) require students to meet the digital literacy standard as identified in SBHE Policy 461. Students may accomplish this requirement through any of the following instructional methods: successful completion of one of the courses outlined in the DCB Digital Literacy policy, or successful completion of a non-credit self-paced module, or successful completion of an approved course through the Dakota Digital Academy, or successful completion of this requirement at another North Dakota University System (NDUS) institution. ADDITIONAL ACADEMIC COURSES – Total credits needed to graduate – 60 Developmental/remedial courses do not count towards graduation. Courses in this category are chosen in consultation with the student’s advisor. Selections are based upon the requirements at the college to which the student intends to transfer. Associate of Arts COMMUNICATIONS – 9 Credits ENGL 110 College Composition I .................................................................................... 3 ENGL 120 College Composition II ................................................................................... 3 OR ENGL 125 Introduction to Professional Writing ................................................... 3 COMM 110 Fundamentals of Public Speaking ............................................................... 3 FINE ARTS & HUMANITIES – 9 Credits 3 credits under the ND: HUM category, 3 credits from one subject area of HUM, ART, MUSC or PHOT and 3 Credits from any course in the ND: FA or ND: HUM category SOCIAL SCIENCE – 12 Credits Any course marked ND: LABSC, ND: MATH or ND: COMPSC SOCIAL SCIENCE – 12 Credits Any course marked ND: HIST or ND: SS MATH, SCIENCE & TECHONOLGY- 9 Credits
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