AcademicAdvising@ricks.eduThe learning environment at Ricks is designed especially for freshmen and sophomore students. Every attempt is made to provide optimal learning conditions so each student can succeed in meeting his or her educational goals. At the heart of the Ricks learning environment is a cadre of talented teachers who are deeply committed to their students. In addition, they are excellent role models; their values and personal conduct are exemplary.
General Education courses emphasize mankind's most valuable knowledge and achievements--the things of most worth that every educated person should know.
The aim of General Education is to help students acquire the skills and knowledge
needed to succeed in college and in society. Specifically, the Ricks College GE program
realizes its purposes in students when they begin to:
1. Understand themselves and their relationship to God.
2. Develop the ability to think and write clearly.
3. Gain a knowledge of the social and natural worlds in which they live.
4. Appreciate aesthetic and creative expressions of humanity.
5. Cultivate a sensitivity to personal relationships and moral responsibilities.
6. Demonstrate a readiness for further learning and for services to society.
The General Education curriculum at Ricks has been carefully designed to achieve the above purposes. It consists of courses in five broad areas: Religion, Basic Skills, Arts and Letters, Natural Science and Social Science.
This area should help students with the basic skills and courses needed to succeed at Ricks College and transfer successfully.
Reading and Writing
Six credits are required from the list below, three of which must be Eng111 or 111C:
Eng 111, 111C College Comp 3
Eng 211, 211C Critical Read/Writ 3
Eng 215, 215C Advanced Comp 3
Eng 216, 216C Technical Writing 3
Eng 252 Critical Writ/Research 3
Mathematics
ACT Math score of 22 or higher, or one of the following or any higher. (Students
interested in transferring to an Idaho school should complete Math 103 or higher.)
Math 101 Intermediate Algebra 3
Math 103 Pract Math & Prob Sol 3
Basic Skill Option
Students must complete one basic skills course from one of the following options:
A. Communications
Students wishing to transfer to a school within Idaho should fill the Basic Skills Option
with one of the following classes:
Comm 102 Public Speaking 3
Comm 220 Interpersonal Comm 3
B. Computer Basics
This option may be met by completing one of the two classes below or by passing a
competency requirement (CS 100 Computer Basics) For students wishing to meet the
requirement, who desire remediation, a self tutorial packet is available.)
CS 100 Comp Basics (Competency Req) 0-2
CIS 140 Micro Computer App 3
C. Health and Fitness
HS 131 Personal Health and Wellness 2
or HLTH 361 Hlth Elem. Teachers 2
and PE C 177 Fitness for Life 1
or PE C 177 Fitness for Life 1
and One PE Lifetime Sports class 1
Lifetime Sports classes include:
PE 117 Racquetball, beginning 1
PE 123 Badminton, beginning 1
PE 126 Archery, beginning 1
PE 128 Bowling, beginning 1
PE 131 Golf 1
PE 133 Tennis, beginning 1
PE 195 Skiing 1
(PE 175 Adaptive Phys Ed may be taken with permission for PE 177)
D. Foreign Language
Fr 101 Beginning French 4
Ger 101 Beginning German 4
Span 101 Beginning Spanish 4
Russ 101 Beginning Russian 4
Chin 101 1st Semester Mandarin 4
(A 101 or higher Foreign Language Class will meet the Basic Skill requirement).
Three credits from the Arts classes listed below AND completion of FA 100 (required non credit lab), and three credits from the Letters classes listed below.
Exposure
Every Arts class requires the accompanying lab, FA 100. The lab does not have to be taken
the same semester as the Arts class, but the Arts requirement for graduation is not
fulfilled until FA100 is completed. This lab must be completed within one calendar year of
the enrollment date. Students needing Arts credit to graduate should sign up for FA 100
their first semester at Ricks.
FA 100 Fine Arts Attendance 0
FA 100: Arts Events 0
The Arts portion of the General Education requirement consists of two segments: 1)any three credit class from the approved GE Arts list, and 2) the zero credit FA 100 requirement. Both must be completed before the arts GE requirement is fulfilled.FA 100 requires the student to complete the following:
1) Enroll in the class through standard class enrollment procedures. It is recommended that where possible students take the 3 credit arts class and FA 100 during the same semester.
2) Purchase the FA 100 packet at the campus bookstore. As there is no formal class meeting time with FA 100, the packet serves as a detailed outline of requirements and procedures.
3) Within one semester, attend the seven campus arts events and turn in the bubble sheet for each event as outlined in the packet.
Additional information on the FA 100 requirement or current scheduled events may be found by calling the Arts hotline (356-1251) or on the Fine Arts homepage.
Arts
FA 100 Arts Events 0
To fulfill this requirement the student attends seven approved fine arts events during one semester. The FA 100 packet (available in the campus bookstore) gives all necessary details.
Art 103 Intro Visual Arts 3
Art 201, 202 Art History I and II 3
Art 211H, 212H Art and Phil I and II 3
Hon 203 The Arts 3
Hort 130 Intro: Landscape Design 3
Hum 101 Intro to Humanities 3
*Hum 201, 202 Western Culture 3
*(Hum 201 and 202 satisfies the Arts and Letters requirements)
ID 140 Intro Arch: Interior Des 3
Music 100 Introduction to Music 3
Music 101 Music & Humanities 3
Music 203 Survey of Music Lit 3
Photo 105 Intro Photography 3
TA 115 Introduction to Theatre 3
TA 117 Intro Film Art 3
Letters
Eng 218 Creative Writing 3
Eng 250 Intro to Literature 3
Eng 251 Fund of Lit Intrp 3
Eng 253 Poetry 3
Eng 254 Drama 3
Eng 260 American Literature 3
Eng 270 English Literature 3
Eng 282 Shakespeare 3
Hon 200 Ancient World 3
Hon 202 Literature 3
Hon 204 Philosophy 3
*Hum 201, 202 Western Culture 3
*(Hum 201 and 202 satisfies the Arts and Letters requirements)
Ltrs 201 West Intellect Heritage 3
Ltrs 202 West Intellect Heritage 3
Phil 110 Intro to Philosophy 3
Phil 201 Ancient Philosophy 3
Phil 202 Modern Philosophy 3
Eight or nine credits are required with at least three to four credits from Physical Science and three to four from Biological Science. Students choosing to take only eight credits must select courses with lab’s.
Physical Science
Chem 100 Chem in the Mod World 3
Chem 100L Lab 1
Chem 101 Intro General Chemistry 3
Chem 103 Intro General Chem Lab 1
Chem 105 Gen College Chemistry 4
Chem 106 Gen College Chemistry 4
Chem 111 Principles of Chemistry 5
Chem 112 Principles of Chemistry 5
Geog 101 Physical Geography 3
Geog 101L Physical Geog Lab 1
Geol 101 Introduction to Geology 3
Geol 102 Intro to Geology Lab 1
Geol 103 Life of the Past 3
Geol 103L Life of the Past Lab 1
Geol 104 Environmental Geology 3
Geol 110 Earth Science 3
Geol 110L Earth Science Lab 1
Geol 111 Physical Geology 3
Geol 111L Physical Geology Lab 1
Geol 112 Historical Geology 3
Geol 112L Historical Geology Lab 1
GS.NS 227 Astron & Scientic Trad 3
GS.NS 228 Astron & Scientic Trad Lab 1
GS.NS 248 Science in Cinema 3
Hon 212 Physical Science 3
PH 101 Fundamentals of Physics 3
PH 105 Intro to Applied Physics 3
PH 106 Intro to Applied Physics 3
PH 107 Intro to Appl Phys Lab 1
PH 108 Intro to Appl Phys Lab 1
PH 112 Elementary Physics Lab 1
PH 121 Principles of Physics 3
PH 122 Principles of Physics 3
PH 127 Descriptive Astronomy 3
PH 128 Descriptive Astron Lab 1
PH 137 Weather and Climate 3
PH 167 Descriptive Acoustics 3
PH 201 General Physics 5
PH 202 General Physics 5
PhS 100 Physical Science 3
PhS 110 Physical Sci for Teachers 4
Biological Science
BS 100 Principles of Biology 3
BS 100L Principles of Biology Lab 1
BS 105 Prin of Biology for Elem Ed 3
BS 106L Prin of Biology for Elem Ed 1
BS 118 Field Biology 4
BS 120 Biology of Cult Plts 3 or 4
BS 121 Intro to Microbiology 3
BS 122 Microbiology Lab 1
BS 130 Plant Life 4
BS 150 General Zoology 3 or 4
BS 150L General Zoology Lab 1
BS 176 Heredity 4
BS 200 Introduction to Biology 4
BS 202 Natural Resource Mgmt 4
BS 208 General Botany 3 or 4
BS 221 General Microbiology 3
BS 222 Microbiology Lab 1
BS 234 Nature Study Methods 3
BS 250 Environment Biology 3
BS 250L Environment Biology Lab 1
BS 264 Anatomy & Physiology I 4
BS 265 Anatomy & Physiology II 4
BS 275 Genetics 4
BS 284 Ecology 4
Crops 270 Agroecology 3
Hon 213 Biology and Man 3
Six credits are required; at least two disciplines must be represented.
AmHer 100 American Heritage 3
Anth 101 Intro to Cult Anthro 3
Econ 111 Econ Prin & Prob - Macro 3
Econ 112 Econ Prin & Prob - Micro 3
Econ 240 Environmental Economics 3
Faml 210 Child Development 3
Geog 120 Geog & World Affairs 3
GS.SS 295A Hist of Orthodoxy 3
GS.SS 295B Hist of Medieval Papacy 3
Hist 110 World Civilization I 3
Hist 111 World Civilization II 3
Hist 120 United States To 1877 3
Hist 121 United States Since 1877 3
PS 110 Comparative Government 3
PS 111 State & Local Govern 3
PS 170 Intro to Internat'l Politics 3
Psych 111 General Psychology 3
Psych 201 Developmental Psych 3
Phil 203, 204 Hist. of Religious Thought 3
Soc 111 Intro to Sociology 3
Soc 112 Modern Social Problems 3
Hon 201 Modern World 3
Hon 206 History 3
Hon 207 Behavior in Society 3
Hon 208 State and Economy 3
Two credits in religion are required for every 16 hours of Ricks College credit earned.
Rel 100 Intro to Mormonism 2
Rel 121, 122 Intro Book of Mormon 2
Rel 130 Missionary Preparation 2
Rel 201, 202 Old Testament 2
Rel 211, 212 New Testament 2
Rel 215 Fund Scrip Study 2
Rel 224, 225 Doctrine and Covenants 2
Rel 227 Pearl of Great Price 2
Rel 231 Doctrines of the Gospel 2
Rel 233 Living Prophets 2
Rel 234 Eternal Marriage 2
Rel 241, 242 LDS History & Doctrine 2
Rel 261 Intro to Family History 2
Rel 264 Family History Research 2
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