Approved Transfer Electives

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The following list of Approved Transfer Electives is limited to courses offered by Reynold Community College (Reynolds). These Approved Transfer Electives fall in the following areas: humanities/fine arts/literature, mathematics, laboratory sciences, social and behavioral sciences/history, and world languages. Prior to enrolling in these courses, students should consult their program advisor, as well as check the course descriptions to ensure that they meet any pre- or co-requisites. To avoid transfer problems, students should review the pathways or major maps of the four-year university to which they plan to transfer.

Key for type of elective: U = UCGS P = Both Passport and UCGS O = neither Passport nor UCGS

Humanities/Fine Arts/Literature

Key for type of elective: U = UCGS P = Both Passport and UCGS O = neither Passport nor UCGS

Humanities Electives
HUM 202 - Modern Humanities Credit Hours: 3 (P)
HUM 210 - Introduction to Women and Gender Studies Credit Hours: 3 (P)
HUM 220 - Introduction to African American Studies Credit Hours: 3 (P)
HUM 256 - Comparative Mythology Credit Hours: 3 (U)
PHI 100 - Introduction to Philosophy I Credit Hours: 3 (P)
PHI 111 - Logic I Credit Hours: 3 (P)
PHI 220 - Ethics Credit Hours: 3 (P)
REL 230 - Religions of the World Credit Hours: 3 (P)
Other Humanities Electives (neither Passport nor UCGS)
ASL 125 - History of the U.S. Deaf Community Credit Hours: 3 (O)
ASL 220 - Comparative Linguistics: ASL and English Credit Hours: 3 (O)
ASL 225 - Literature of the U.S. Deaf Community Credit Hours: 3 (O)
CST 229 - Intercultural Communication Credit Hours: 3 (O)
Fine Arts Electives
ART 100 - Art Appreciation Credit Hours: 3 (P)¹
ART 101 - History of Art: Prehistoric to Gothic Credit Hours: 3 (P)¹
ART 102 - History of Art: Renaissance to Modern Credit Hours: 3 (P)
CST 151 - Film Appreciation I Credit Hours: 3 (P)
MUS 121 - Music in Society Credit Hours: 3 (P)
Other Fine Arts Electives (neither Passport nor UCGS)
ARC 201 - History of Modern Architecture Credit Hours: 3 (O)
Literature Electives
ENG 225 - Reading Literature: Culture and Ideas Credit Hours: 3 (U) ²
ENG 245 - British Literature Credit Hours: 3 (U) ²
ENG 246 - American Literature Credit Hours: 3 (U) ²
ENG 250 - Children’s Literature Credit Hours: 3 ² (U)
ENG 255 - World Literature Credit Hours: 3 (U) ²
ENG 258 - African American Literature Credit Hours: 3 (U) ²
ENG 275 - Women’s Literature Credit Hours: 3 (U) ²

Note:

¹ Students will not receive credit for both ART 100 and ART 101 .

² These courses have been designated writing-intensive (offer-enhanced instruction in writing) by the English faculty.

Laboratory Sciences

Key for type of elective: U = UCGS P = Both Passport and UCGS O = neither Passport nor UCGS

BIO 101 - General Biology I Credit Hours: 4 (P) ¹ Students should not take BIO 101 and BIO 106, see an advisor to determine the best course for your program.
BIO 102 - General Biology II Credit Hours: 4 (P) ¹
BIO 106 - Life Science Credit Hours: 4 (P) ¹ Students should not take both BIO 101 and BIO 106, see an advisor to determine the best course for your program.
CHM 101 - Introductory Chemistry Credit Hours: 4 (P)
CHM 111 - General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4 (P)
CHM 112 - General Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4 (P)
GOL 105 - Physical Geology Credit Hours: 4 (P)
GOL 106 - Historical Geology Credit Hours: 4 (P)
PHY 201 - General College Physics I Credit Hours: 4 (P)
PHY 202 - General College Physics II Credit Hours: 4 (P)
PHY 241 - University Physics I Credit Hours: 4 (P)
PHY 242 - University Physics II Credit Hours: 4 (P)
Other Laboratory Sciences Electives (neither Passport nor UCGS)
BIO 107 - Biology of the Environment Credit Hours: 4 (O) ²
BIO 141 - Human Anatomy & Physiology I Credit Hours: 4 (O) ^2,3
BIO 142 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Credit Hours: 4 (O) ^2,3
BIO 145 - Basic Human Anatomy & Physiology Credit Hours: 4 (O)
BIO 150 - Microbiology for Health Sciences Credit Hours: 4 (O) ²
BIO 206 - Cell Biology Credit Hours: 4 (O) ²
BIO 256 - General Genetics Credit Hours: 4 (O) ²
CHM 241 - Organic Chemistry I Credit Hours: 3 (O)
CHM 245 - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory Credit Hours: 2 (O)
CHM 242 - Organic Chemistry II Credit Hours: 3 (O)
CHM 246 - Organic Chemistry II Laboratory Credit Hours: 2 (O)
CHM 260 - Introductory Biochemistry Credit Hours: 3 (O)

Note:

¹ Students will not receive credit for both BIO 101 and BIO 106 .

² STEM transfer degree students may use these courses only as laboratory science electives beyond the two laboratory science electives that must be year-long courses, e.g. BIO 101 -BIO 102 and PHY 201 -PHY 202 .

³ BIO 141 -BIO 142 generally do not transfer for the Liberal Arts AA and Social Sciences AS degree programs. Please check the pathways or major maps of the four-year institution to which you plan to transfer.

Mathematics

Key for type of elective: U = UCGS P = Both Passport and UCGS O = neither Passport nor UCGS

MTH 154 - Quantitative Reasoning Credit Hours: 3 (P)
MTH 155 - Statistical Reasoning Credit Hours: 3 (P)
MTH 161 - Precalculus I Credit Hours: 3 (P)¹
MTH 162 - Precalculus II Credit Hours: 3 (P)
MTH 167 - Precalculus with Trigonometry Credit Hours: 5 (P)¹
MTH 245 - Statistics I Credit Hours: 3 (P)
MTH 261 - Applied Calculus I Credit Hours: 3 (P)
MTH 263 - Calculus I Credit Hours: 4 (P)
MTH 264 - Calculus II Credit Hours: 4 (P)
Other Mathematics Electives (neither Passport nor UCGS)
MTH 156 - Elementary Geometry Credit Hours: 3 (O)
MTH 265 - Calculus III Credit Hours: 4 (O)
MTH 266 - Linear Algebra Credit Hours: 3 (O)
MTH 267 - Differential Equations Credit Hours: 3 (O)
MTH 288 - Discrete Mathematics Credit Hours: 3 (O)
Courses not designed for transfer (only when required in A.A.S degrees or Certificates)
MTH 111 - Basic Technical Mathematics Credit Hours: 3 (O)
MTH 130 - Fundamentals of Reasoning Credit Hours: 3 (O)
MTH 131 - Technical Mathematics Credit Hours: 3 (O)

Note:

¹ Students will not receive credit for both MTH 161 and MTH 167 .

Social and Behavioral Sciences/History

Key for type of elective: U = UCGS P = Both Passport and UCGS O = neither Passport nor UCGS

Social and Behavioral Sciences Electives
ECO 150 - Economic Essentials: Theory and Application Credit Hours: 3 (P)
ECO 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3 (P)
ECO 202 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3 (P)
GEO 210 - People and the Land: Introduction to Cultural Geography Credit Hours: 3 (P)
PLS 135 - U.S. Government and Politics Credit Hours: 3 (P)
PSY 200 - Principles of Psychology Credit Hours: 3 (P)
SOC 200 - Principles of Sociology Credit Hours: 3 (P)
SOC 211 - Cultural Anthropology Credit Hours: 3 (P)
SOC 268 - Social Problems Credit Hours: 3 (P)
GEO 200 - Introduction to Physical Geography Credit Hours: 3 (O)
GEO 225 - Economic Geography Credit Hours: 3 (O)
PSY 215 - Psychopathology Credit Hours: 3 (O)
PSY 230 - Developmental Psychology Credit Hours: 3 (O)
PSY 235 - Child Psychology Credit Hours: 3 (O)
SOC 215 - Sociology of the Family Credit Hours: 3 (O)
History Electives
HIS 101 - Western Civilizations Pre-1600 CE Credit Hours: 3 (P) ¹
HIS 102 - Western Civilizations Post 1600 CE Credit Hours: 3 (P) ¹
HIS 111 - World Civilizations Pre-1500 CE Credit Hours: 3 (P) ¹
HIS 112 - World Civilizations post-1500 CE Credit Hours: 3 (P) ¹
HIS 121 - United States History to 1877 Credit Hours: 3 (P) ^1,2
HIS 122 - United States History since 1865 Credit Hours: 3 (P) ^1,2
HIS 127 - Women in American History Credit Hours: 3 (O) ³
HIS 141 - African-American History I Credit Hours: 3 (O) ^1,3
HIS 142 - African-American History II Credit Hours: 3 (O) ^1,3
HIS 203 - History of African Civilizations Credit Hours: 3 (O)
HIS 254 - History of Modern East Asian Civilizations Credit Hours: 3 (O)
HIS 281 - History of Virginia Credit Hours: 3 (O) ³

Note:

¹ HIS 101, HIS 102, HIS 111, HIS 112, HIS 121, HIS 122, HIS 141, HIS 142 do not need to be taken in any particular order. Students do not need the first course in the sequence to take the second course.

² These courses do satisfy the U.S. History requirement for both UCGS and Reynolds programs.

³ These courses do satisfy the U.S. History requirement for Reynolds programs only.

World Languages

Key for type of elective: U = UCGS P = Both Passport and UCGS O = neither Passport nor UCGS

ASL 101 - Beginning American Sign Language I Credit Hours: 4 (U)
ASL 102 - Beginning American Sign Language II Credit Hours: 4 (U)
ASL 201 - Intermediate American Sign Language I Credit Hours: 3 (U)
ASL 202 - Intermediate American Sign Language II Credit Hours: 3 (U)
FRE 101 - Beginning French I Credit Hours: 4 (U)
FRE 102 - Beginning French II Credit Hours: 4 (U)
FRE 201 - Intermediate French I Credit Hours: 3 (U)
FRE 202 - Intermediate French II Credit Hours: 3 (U)
SPA 101 - Beginning Spanish I Credit Hours: 4 (U)
SPA 102 - Beginning Spanish II Credit Hours: 4 (U)
SPA 201 - Intermediate Spanish Credit Hours: 3 (U)
SPA 202 - Intermediate Spanish Credit Hours: 3 (U)
Other World Languages Electives (neither Passport nor UCGS)
ASL 261 - Advanced American Sign Language I Credit Hours: 4 (O)
ASL 262 - Advanced American Sign Language II Credit Hours: 4 (O)

Additional UCGS Block VII Electives

Key for type of elective: U = UCGS P = Both Passport and UCGS O = neither Passport nor UCGS

CST 100 - Principles of Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3 (U)
CST 110 - Introduction to Human Communication Credit Hours: 3 (U)
ITE 152 - Introduction to Digital Literacy Credit Hours: 3 (U)

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Approved Transfer Electives

Humanities/Fine Arts/Literature

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Laboratory Sciences

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Mathematics

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Social and Behavioral Sciences/History

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World Languages

Additional UCGS Block VII Electives