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2016 - 2018 CNM Catalog, Volume 49

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2016 - 2018 CNM Catalog, Volume 49 [The CNM Academic Year includes Fall, Spring, Summer Terms]

General Education Course Requirements for Associate in Applied Science (AAS)

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Associate in Applied Science

The AAS degree requires 15 general education credit hours chosen from CNM’s approved list of general education coursework. See specific program descriptions for the general education courses required to fulfill particular degree requirements.

Individual programs may require that students take specific courses within the General Education requirements for the purpose of transfer or for meeting industry standards and accreditation guidelines.

AAS Requirements

Computer Literacy
Human Relations
Mathematics
Written Communication
AAS Choice Requirement

General Education (15 credits)

Computer Literacy Requirement

Three (3) credit hours required for the AAS degree

CNM General Education Student Learning Outcomes for Applied Science Degrees Computer Literacy

IT 1010 - Computer Concepts and Software Applications 3 credit hour(s)

Human Relations Requirement

Three (3) credit hours required for the AAS degree.

CNM General Education Student Learning Outcomes for Applied Science Degrees Human Relations

AAST 1150 - Introduction to Asian American Studies 3 credit hour(s)
AFST 1150 - Introduction to African American Studies 3 credit hour(s)
ANTH 1101 - Intro Anthropology 3 credit hour(s)
ANTH 1110 - Language Culture and the Human Animal 3 credit hour(s)
ANTH 1120 - Archaeology: Discovering Our Past 3 credit hour(s)
ANTH 1130 - Cultures of the World 3 credit hour(s)
ANTH 2238 - Cultures Of the Southwest 3 credit hour(s)
CHMS 1150 - Introduction to Chicano Studies 3 credit hour(s)
COMM 2221 - Interpersonal Communication Studies 3 credit hour(s)
COMM 2223 - Introduction to Nonverbal Communication Studies 3 credit hour(s)
COMM 2225 - Small-Group Communication Studies 3 credit hour(s)
COMM 2280 - Gender Communication Studies 3 credit hour(s)
COMM 2281 - Intercultural Communication Studies 3 credit hour(s)
COMM 2282 - Family Communication Studies 3 credit hour(s)
CST 1150 - Introduction to Cultural Studies 3 credit hour(s)
CST 2260 - Popular Culture and Cultural Identity 3 credit hour(s)
EDUC 2203 - Introduction to Classroom Management Grades K-5 3 credit hour(s)
EDUC 2205 - Introduction to Classroom Management Grades 6-12 3 credit hour(s)
ENG 2262 - Survey of Earlier World Literature 3 credit hour(s)
ENG 2263 - Survey of Later World Literature 3 credit hour(s)
ENG 2282 - Modern Latin American Literature 3 credit hour(s)
NATV 1150 - Introduction to Native American Studies 3 credit hour(s)
PHIL 1102 - Ethics in Society 3 credit hour(s)
PHIL 2245 - Business Ethics 3 credit hour(s)
PHIL 2246 - Environmental Ethics 3 credit hour(s)
PHIL 2247 - Biomedical Ethics 3 credit hour(s)
PSCI 1110 - The Political World 3 credit hour(s)
PSCI 2260 - Political Ideas 3 credit hour(s)
PSY 1105 - Introduction to Psychology 3 credit hour(s)
PSY 2231 - Human Sexuality 3 credit hour(s)
PSY 2233 - Psychology and Film 3 credit hour(s)
SOC 1101 - Introduction to Sociology 3 credit hour(s)
SOC 2216 - Ethnic and Minority Groups 3 credit hour(s)
SOC 2225 - Sociology of Family 3 credit hour(s)
SOC 2230 - Society and Personality 3 credit hour(s)
SOC 2235 - Sociology of Gender 3 credit hour(s)
SOC 2280 - Social Science Research 3 credit hour(s)
WMST 1150 - Introduction to Women’s Studies 3 credit hour(s)

AAS Mathematics Requirement

Three (3) credit hours required for the AAS degree.

CNM General Education Student Learning Outcomes for Applied Science Degrees Math

MATH 1210 - Methods of Problem Solving 4 credit hour(s)
MATH 1310 - Intermediate Algebra 4 credit hour(s)
MATH 1315 - College Algebra 3 credit hour(s)
MATH 1320 - A Survey of Mathematics 3 credit hour(s)
MATH 1330 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics 3 credit hour(s)
MATH 1340 - Geometry for Design 3 credit hour(s)
MATH 1410 - Trigonometry 3 credit hour(s)
MATH 1415 - Advanced Algebra 4 credit hour(s)
MATH 1460 - Elements of Calculus I 3 credit hour(s)
MATH 1465 - Elements of Calculus II 3 credit hour(s)
MATH 1710 - Calculus I 4 credit hour(s)
MATH 1715 - Calculus II 4 credit hour(s)
MATH 2710 - Calculus III 4 credit hour(s)
MATH 2810 - Applied Linear Algebra 3 credit hour(s)
MATH 2910 - Applied Ordinary Differential Equations 3 credit hour(s)

AAS Written Communication Requirement

Three (3) credit hours required for the AAS degree.

CNM General Education Student Learning Outcomes for Applied Science Degrees Written Communication

ENG 1101 - College Writing 3 credit hour(s)
ENG 1102 - Analytic and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hour(s)
ENG 1119 - Technical Communications 3 credit hour(s)
ENG 2219 - Technical Writing 3 credit hour(s)
ENG 2220 - Expository Writing 3 credit hour(s)
ENG 2221 - Creative Writing: Fiction 3 credit hour(s)
ENG 2222 - Creative Writing: Poetry 3 credit hour(s)

AAS Choice Requirement (3 credits)

The Associate of Applied Science degree requires the successful completion of three (3) credit hours selected from among the following five areas.

Individual programs may require that students take specific courses within the General Education requirements for the purpose of transfer or for meeting industry standards and accreditation guidelines.

Communication

COMM 1130 - Public Speaking 3 credit hour(s)
COMM 2221 - Interpersonal Communication Studies 3 credit hour(s)
COMM 2225 - Small-Group Communication Studies 3 credit hour(s)
COMM 2232 - Business and Professional Communication Studies 3 credit hour(s)
COMM 2270 - Communication Studies for Teachers 3 credit hour(s)
COMM 2280 - Gender Communication Studies 3 credit hour(s)
ENG 1101 - College Writing 3 credit hour(s)
ENG 1102 - Analytic and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hour(s)
ENG 1119 - Technical Communications 3 credit hour(s)
ENG 2219 - Technical Writing 3 credit hour(s)
ENG 2220 - Expository Writing 3 credit hour(s)
ENG 2221 - Creative Writing: Fiction 3 credit hour(s)
ENG 2222 - Creative Writing: Poetry 3 credit hour(s)
JOUR 1171 - Writing for the Media I 3 credit hour(s)
JOUR 2271 - Writing for the Media II 3 credit hour(s)

Mathematics

MATH 1315 - College Algebra 3 credit hour(s)
MATH 1320 - A Survey of Mathematics 3 credit hour(s)
MATH 1330 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics 3 credit hour(s)
MATH 1340 - Geometry for Design 3 credit hour(s)
MATH 1410 - Trigonometry 3 credit hour(s)
MATH 1415 - Advanced Algebra 4 credit hour(s)
MATH 1460 - Elements of Calculus I 3 credit hour(s)
MATH 1465 - Elements of Calculus II 3 credit hour(s)
MATH 1710 - Calculus I 4 credit hour(s)
MATH 1715 - Calculus II 4 credit hour(s)

Laboratory Sciences

ASTR 1110 - Introduction to Stellar and Galactic Astronomy 3 credit hour(s)
ASTR 1192 - Introduction to Stellar and Galactic Astronomy Laboratory 1 credit hour(s)
BIO 1010 - Biology for Non-Majors 3 credit hour(s)
BIO 1092 - Biology for Non-Majors Lab 1 credit hour(s)
BIO 1110 - Environmental Science 3 credit hour(s)
BIO 1192 - Environmental Science Laboratory 1 credit hour(s)
BIO 1310 - Human Anatomy and Physiology for Non-Majors 3 credit hour(s)
BIO 1392 - Human Anatomy and Physiology for Non-Majors Laboratory 1 credit hour(s)
BIO 1410 - Biology for Health Sciences 3 credit hour(s)
BIO 1492 - Biology for Health Sciences Laboratory 1 credit hour(s)
BIO 1510 - Molecular and Cell Biology 3 credit hour(s)
BIO 1592 - Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory 1 credit hour(s)
BIO 1610 - Genetics 3 credit hour(s)
BIO 1692 - Genetics Laboratory 1 credit hour(s)
BIO 2110 - Microbiology 3 credit hour(s)
BIO 2192 - Microbiology Laboratory 1 credit hour(s)
BIO 2210 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 3 credit hour(s)
BIO 2292 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab 1 credit hour(s)
BIO 2310 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II 3 credit hour(s)
BIO 2392 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab 1 credit hour(s)
BIO 2410 - Ecology & Evolution 3 credit hour(s)
BIO 2492 - Ecology & Evolution Laboratory 1 credit hour(s)
BIO 2510 - Plant & Animal Form and Function 3 credit hour(s)
BIO 2592 - Plant & Animal Form and Function Laboratory 1 credit hour(s)
CHEM 1010 - Chemistry in Our Communities 3 credit hour(s)
CHEM 1092 - Chemistry in Our Community Laboratory 1 credit hour(s)
CHEM 1410 - Introduction to Chemistry 3 credit hour(s)
CHEM 1492 - Introduction to Chemistry Laboratory 1 credit hour(s)
CHEM 1710 - General Chemistry I 3 credit hour(s)
CHEM 1792 - General Chemistry I Lab 1 credit hour(s)
CHEM 1810 - General Chemistry II 3 credit hour(s)
CHEM 1892 - General Chemistry II Lab 1 credit hour(s)
CHEM 2710 - Organic Chemistry I 3 credit hour(s)
CHEM 2792 - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory 1 credit hour(s)
EPS 1101 - Introduction to Geology 3 credit hour(s)
EPS 1192 - Introduction to Geology Laboratory 1 credit hour(s)
GEOG 1101 - Physical Geography 3 credit hour(s)
GEOG 1192 - Physical Geography Lab 1 credit hour(s)
NS 1010 - Physical Science for Teachers 4 credit hour(s)
NS 1015 - Life Science for Teachers 4 credit hour(s)
NS 2010 - Environmental Science for Teachers 4 credit hour(s)
NUTR 1010 - Personal and Practical Nutrition 3 credit hour(s)
NUTR 1092 - Personal and Practical Nutrition Lab 1 credit hour(s)
PHYS 1010 - Introduction to Physics 3 credit hour(s)
PHYS 1092 - Introduction to Physics Laboratory 1 credit hour(s)
PHYS 1510 - Algebra-Based Physics I 4 credit hour(s)
PHYS 1592 - Algebra-Based Physics I Laboratory 1 credit hour(s)
PHYS 1610 - Algebra-Based Physics II 4 credit hour(s)
PHYS 1692 - Algebra-Based Physics II Laboratory 1 credit hour(s)
PHYS 1710 - Calculus-Based Physics I 4 credit hour(s)
PHYS 1792 - Calculus-Based Physics I Laboratory 1 credit hour(s)
PHYS 1810 - Calculus-Based Physics II 4 credit hour(s)
PHYS 1892 - Calculus-Based Physics II Laboratory 1 credit hour(s)

Social/Behavioral Science

AAST 1150 - Introduction to Asian American Studies 3 credit hour(s)
AFST 1150 - Introduction to African American Studies 3 credit hour(s)
ANTH 1101 - Intro Anthropology 3 credit hour(s)
ANTH 1110 - Language Culture and the Human Animal 3 credit hour(s)
ANTH 1120 - Archaeology: Discovering Our Past 3 credit hour(s)
ANTH 1121/1192 - Archaeological Field Methods with Laboratory 4 credit hour(s)
ANTH 1130 - Cultures of the World 3 credit hour(s)
ANTH 2238 - Cultures Of the Southwest 3 credit hour(s)
CHMS 1150 - Introduction to Chicano Studies 3 credit hour(s)
CST 1150 - Introduction to Cultural Studies 3 credit hour(s)
CST 2260 - Popular Culture and Cultural Identity 3 credit hour(s)
ECON 1101 - Introduction to Economics 3 credit hour(s)
ECON 2200 - Macroeconomics 3 credit hour(s)
ECON 2201 - Microeconomics 3 credit hour(s)
ECON 2203 - Society and the Environment 3 credit hour(s)
GEOG 1102 - Human Geography 3 credit hour(s)
NATV 1150 - Introduction to Native American Studies 3 credit hour(s)
PSCI 1110 - The Political World 3 credit hour(s)
PSCI 2200 - U.S. Politics 3 credit hour(s)
PSCI 2210 - State and Local Politics 3 credit hour(s)
PSCI 2220 - Comparative Government and Politics 3 credit hour(s)
PSCI 2240 - International Politics 3 credit hour(s)
PSCI 2260 - Political Ideas 3 credit hour(s)
PSY 1105 - Introduction to Psychology 3 credit hour(s)
PSY 2220 - Developmental Psychology 3 credit hour(s)
PSY 2231 - Human Sexuality 3 credit hour(s)
PSY 2233 - Psychology and Film 3 credit hour(s)
SOC 1101 - Introduction to Sociology 3 credit hour(s)
SOC 2205 - Crime Public Policy and the Criminal Justice System 3 credit hour(s)
SOC 2211 - Social Problems 3 credit hour(s)
SOC 2213 - Deviant Behavior 3 credit hour(s)
SOC 2216 - Ethnic and Minority Groups 3 credit hour(s)
SOC 2225 - Sociology of Family 3 credit hour(s)
SOC 2235 - Sociology of Gender 3 credit hour(s)
WMST 1150 - Introduction to Women’s Studies 3 credit hour(s)

Humanities & Fine Arts

Humanities

ENG 1150 - Study Of Literature 3 credit hour(s)
ENG 2250 - Analysis of Literature 3 credit hour(s)
ENG 2251 - Introduction to Dramatic Literature 3 credit hour(s)
ENG 2262 - Survey of Earlier World Literature 3 credit hour(s)
ENG 2263 - Survey of Later World Literature 3 credit hour(s)
ENG 2282 - Modern Latin American Literature 3 credit hour(s)
ENG 2284 - Survey of Earlier English Literature 3 credit hour(s)
ENG 2285 - Survey of Later English Literature 3 credit hour(s)
ENG 2287 - Earlier American Literature 3 credit hour(s)
ENG 2288 - Later American Literature 3 credit hour(s)
FILM 2010 - Survey of Films and Film Industry 3 credit hour(s)
GNHN 1121 - General Honors: The Ancient Legacy 3 credit hour(s)
GNHN 1122 - General Honors: The Modern Legacy 3 credit hour(s)
GNHN 2211 - Utopian and Dystopian Thought 3 credit hour(s)
GNHN 2221 - Understanding Evil 3 credit hour(s)
HIST 1101 - Western Civilization I 3 credit hour(s)
HIST 1102 - Western Civilization II 3 credit hour(s)
HIST 1161 - History of the United States I 3 credit hour(s)
HIST 1162 - History of the United States II 3 credit hour(s)
HIST 1181 - Early Latin American History 3 credit hour(s)
HIST 1182 - Modern Latin American History 3 credit hour(s)
HIST 2240 - Vietnam: War Politics and Culture 3 credit hour(s)
HIST 2260 - History of New Mexico 3 credit hour(s)
HIST 2270 - The American West 3 credit hour(s)
HUM 1111 - Cultures and Civilizations of the Ancient World 3 credit hour(s)
HUM 1115 - The Medieval World 3 credit hour(s)
HUM 1121 - Cultures and Civilization Renaissance to Present 3 credit hour(s)
LTAM 1110 - Introduction to Latin American Studies 3 credit hour(s)
LTAM 1111 - Latin American Film 3 credit hour(s)
PHIL 1102 - Ethics in Society 3 credit hour(s)
PHIL 1110 - Introduction to Philosophical Thought 3 credit hour(s)
PHIL 1156 - Logic and Critical Thinking 3 credit hour(s)
PHIL 2246 - Environmental Ethics 3 credit hour(s)
PHIL 2247 - Biomedical Ethics 3 credit hour(s)
PHIL 2248 - Ethics of Technology 3 credit hour(s)
RLGN 1107 - Living World Religions 3 credit hour(s)
RLGN 2240 - Ancient Religions 3 credit hour(s)
RLGN 2263 - Eastern Religions 3 credit hour(s)
SPAN 2280 - Introduction to Hispanic Literature 3 credit hour(s)

Fine Arts

ARCH 1121 - Introduction to Architecture 3 credit hour(s)
ARTH 1101 - Introduction to Art 3 credit hour(s)
ARTH 2201 - History of Art I 3 credit hour(s)
ARTH 2202 - History of Art II 3 credit hour(s)
ARTH 2250 - Modern Art 3 credit hour(s)
ARTH 2251 - Art of the American Southwest 3 credit hour(s)
ARTH 2260 - Architectural History: Ancient through Modern 3 credit hour(s)
DANC 1127 - African Dance 3 credit hour(s)
DANC 1169 - Flamenco Dance I 3 credit hour(s)
ENG 2210 - Film as Literature 3 credit hour(s)
MUS 1103 - Fundamentals of Music 4 credit hour(s)
MUS 1139 - Early Music Appreciation 3 credit hour(s)
MUS 1140 - Modern Music Appreciation 3 credit hour(s)
MUS 1172 - Introduction to Jazz 3 credit hour(s)
THEA 1122 - Theatre Appreciation 3 credit hour(s)

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