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					| Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG] Chemeketa Community College, Salem OR (curriculum@chemeketa.edu) 
 
 Associate of Science Degree Requirements (AS) |  
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													| Requirements
 Complete a minimum of 90 credits. All courses must be passed with a grade C- or better. These must include the following:General Education Requirements
Writing
 Six credits minimumOral Communication
 Three credits minimumPhysical Education or Health
 (One or more courses totaling at least three credits) Three credits minimum. A maximum of three credits of PE 185 may be applied toward degree.  Any PE 185 course (one credit each);any HE or HPE course (three credits each).Arts and Letters
 (Minimum of nine credits chosen from two or more disciplines.) The course taken to meet the Oral Communications/Rhetoric requirement above may not be used to meet this requirement. Nine credits minimum ART 101 - Understanding Art Credit Hours: 4ART 115 - Basic Design: Black and White Credit Hours: 4ART 116 - Basic Design: Color Credit Hours: 4ART 117 - 3D Design: Construct and Recycle Credit Hours: 4ART 120 - Digital Media Time Design Credit Hours: 4ART 131 - Introduction to Drawing 1 Credit Hours: 4ART 201 - Introduction to the Arts of East Asia Credit Hours: 4ART 204 - Introduction to Art History: 40,000 BCE to 726 CE Credit Hours: 4ART 205 - Introduction to Art History: 500-1789 CE Credit Hours: 4ART 206 - Introduction to Art History: Neo-Classicism to Twentieth Century Credit Hours: 4ART 207 - Graphic Design Literacy Credit Hours: 4ART 221 - Graphic Design 1: Icons and Symbols Credit Hours: 4ART 222 - Graphic Design 2: Logo Design Credit Hours: 4ART 223 - Graphic Design 3 - Package Design Credit Hours: 4ART 224 - Type Design 1 Credit Hours: 4ART 225 - Type Design 2 Credit Hours: 4ART 234 - Figure Drawing Credit Hours: 4ART 237 - Photo Illustration Credit Hours: 4ART 238 - Introduction to Illustration Credit Hours: 3ART 240 - Advanced Digital Illustration Credit Hours: 3ART 258 - Introduction to Ceramics Credit Hours: 4ART 265 - Photography 1 Credit Hours: 4ART 281 - Painting 1 Credit Hours: 4ART 291 - Beginning Sculpture Credit Hours: 4ASL 211 - American Sign Language 4 Credit Hours: 4ASL 212 - American Sign Language 5 Credit Hours: 4ASL 213 - American Sign Language 6 Credit Hours: 4CHN 201 - Second Year Chinese Term 1 Credit Hours: 4CHN 202 - Second Year Chinese Term 2 Credit Hours: 4CHN 203 - Second Year Chinese Term 3 Credit Hours: 4COMM 100 - Introduction to Communication Credit Hours: 4COMM 105 - Listening and Critical Thinking Credit Hours: 4COMM 111 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking Credit Hours: 4COMM 112 - Persuasive Speaking Credit Hours: 4COMM 115 - Intercultural Communication Credit Hours: 4COMM 130 - Business and Professional Speaking Credit Hours: 4COMM 212 - Media, Communication, and Society Credit Hours: 4COMM 218 - Interpersonal Communication Credit Hours: 4COMM 219 - Team Communication and Leadership Credit Hours: 4COMM 227 - Nonverbal Communication Credit Hours: 4COMM 237 - Communication and Gender Credit Hours: 4COMM 260 - Conflict and Communication Credit Hours: 4ENG 100 - Literature Appreciation Credit Hours: 4ENG 104 - Introduction to Fiction Credit Hours: 4ENG 105 - Introduction to Dramatic Literature Credit Hours: 4ENG 106 - Introduction to Poetry Credit Hours: 4ENG 107 - Introduction to World Literature: The Ancient World Through the Middle Ages Credit Hours: 4ENG 108 - Introduction to World Literature: The Renaissance Through the Romantic Revolt 1450-1850 Credit Hours: 4ENG 109 - Introduction to World Literature: 1850 to the Present Credit Hours: 4ENG 201 - Introduction to Shakespeare: 1587-1600 Credit Hours: 4ENG 202 - Introduction to Shakespeare: 1600-1616 Credit Hours: 4ENG 204 - Survey of English Literature: Beowulf to Milton Credit Hours: 4ENG 205 - Survey of English Literature: Restoration to Romantics Credit Hours: 4ENG 206 - Survey of English Literature: Victorian to Postcolonial Credit Hours: 4ENG 216 - Comic Books as Literature Credit Hours: 4ENG 220 - Introduction to Literature for Children and Young Adults Credit Hours: 4ENG 250 - Introduction to Mythology and Folklore Credit Hours: 4ENG 253 - Survey of American Literature Through 1865 Credit Hours: 4ENG 254 - Survey of American Literature: 1865 to Present Credit Hours: 4ENG 260 - Introduction to Women Writers Credit Hours: 4ENG 261 - Introduction to Science Fiction Credit Hours: 4ENG 269 - Environmental Literature Credit Hours: 4FA 255 - Understanding Movies: Film Styles Credit Hours: 4FA 256 - Understanding Movies: Great Film Directors Credit Hours: 4FA 257 - Understanding Movies: Themes & Genres Credit Hours: 4FR 201 - Second Year French, Term 1 Credit Hours: 4FR 202 - Second Year French, Term 2 Credit Hours: 4FR 203 - Second Year French, Term 3 Credit Hours: 4HUM 106 - British Life and Culture Credit Hours: 3HUM 120 - International Community Development in Action Credit Hours: 4HUM 220 - Resisting Empire: Latin American Revolutions Credit Hours: 3HUM 225 - Effective International Development: Theory to Practice Credit Hours: 4JNL 224 - Introduction to Mass Communications Credit Hours: 3JPN 201 - Second Year Japanese, Term 1 Credit Hours: 4JPN 202 - Second Year Japanese, Term 2 Credit Hours: 4JPN 203 - Second Year Japanese, Term 3 Credit Hours: 4LING 210 - Introduction to Linguistics Credit Hours: 4MUS 111 - Music Theory 1 Credit Hours: 3MUS 112 - Music Theory 2 Credit Hours: 3MUS 113 - Music Theory 3 Credit Hours: 3MUS 161 - Music Appreciation Credit Hours: 3PHL 201 - Introduction to Philosophy Credit Hours: 4PHL 203 - Ethics Credit Hours: 4PHL 204 - Critical Thinking and Logic Credit Hours: 4PHL 205 - Biomedical Ethics Credit Hours: 4PHL 206 - Faith and Reason: Philosophy of Religion Credit Hours: 4REL 160 - World Religions Credit Hours: 4REL 201 - Asian Religions Credit Hours: 4REL 202 - Middle Eastern Religions Credit Hours: 4REL 203 - Religion in U.S. Culture Credit Hours: 4RUS 201 - Second Year Russian, Term 1 Credit Hours: 4RUS 202 - Second Year Russian, Term 2 Credit Hours: 4RUS 203 - Second Year Russian, Term 3 Credit Hours: 4SPN 201 - Second Year Spanish, Term 1 Credit Hours: 4SPN 202 - Second Year Spanish, Term 2 Credit Hours: 4SPN 203 - Second Year Spanish, Term 3 Credit Hours: 4SPN 214 - Heritage Spanish 1 Credit Hours: 4SPN 215 - Heritage Spanish 2 Credit Hours: 4SPN 216 - Heritage Spanish 3 Credit Hours: 4SPN 250 - Second Year Spanish-Accelerated, Term 1 Credit Hours: 6SPN 251 - Second Year Spanish-Accelerated, Term 2 Credit Hours: 6WR 240 - Creative Nonfiction Credit Hours: 4WR 241 - Fiction Credit Hours: 4WR 242 - Poetry Credit Hours: 4WR 243 - Playwriting Credit Hours: 4WR 244 - Advanced Fiction Credit Hours: 4WR 250 - Writing for Children Credit Hours: 4WR 262 - Screenwriting: Feature Films Credit Hours: 4
Social Sciences
 (Minimum of nine credits chosen from two or more disciplines.) Nine credits minimumScience
 (Courses must include a laboratory.) 12 credits minimumDigital Literacy
 (As demonstrated by course completion or competency testing.) Three credits minimumChoose Three Credits From:
Electives
 (Complete additional courses to bring the total number of credits to 90.) All elective credits must be numbered 100 or above and be lower division collegiate courses.Notes:
  Complete a minimum of 24 credits at Chemeketa.Two terms of the same college-level foreign language, with a grade of “C” or better, are required for admission to Oregon University System schools. This requirement applies only to students graduating from high school in 1997 or later. This requirement may also be met by completing two years of the same foreign language at the high school level. This is not a requirement for earning the Associate of Artsdegree.GPA admission, general education, and major requirements for the OUS schools are not necessarily satisfied with an AS degree. Please contact your school of choice for specific requirements. |  
 
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