Degree Requirements

 

Certificate of Performance: Honors Global Competencies Certificate*

The Honors Global Competencies Certificate offers you the opportunity to gain a global perspective through completion of coursework in intercultural competencies, communication skills, technology skills, and coping skills.

Courses Required for the Major Units
ENGL 205, Critical Thinking and Intermediate Composition 3
Select 3-5 units from the following introductory or higher level foreign languages
ARAB 101, First Course in Arabic 5
FREN 101, First Course in French 5
GERM 101, First Course in German 5
ITAL 101, First Course in Italian  5
JAPN 101, First Course in Japanese  5
RUSS 101, First Course in Russian  5
SPAN 101, First Course in Spanish  5
TAGA 101, First Course in Tagalog  5
VIET 101, First Course in Vietnamese  5
 Select 6 units from the following:
 ANTH 102, Introduction to Physical Anthropology 3
 ANTH 103, Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 3
ARTF 110, Art History: Prehistoric to Gothic  3
ARTF 111, Art History: Renaissance to Modern  3
BIOL 101, Issues in Environmental Biology  4
 ECON 120, Principles of Macroeconomics 3
 ENGL 101, Reading and Composition 3
 ENGL 105, Composition and Literature 3
 ENGL 220, Masterpieces of World Literature I: 1500 BCE - 1600 CE 3
ENGL 221, Masterpieces of World Literature II: 1600 - Present  3
HUMA 101, Introduction to the Humanities I  3
HUMA 102, Introduction to the Humanities II  3
 HIST 100, World History I 3
 HIST 101, World History II 3
 MUSI 101, History I: Middle Ages to Mid 18th Century 3
 MUSI 102, Music History II: Mid 18th - Early 20th Century 3
 MUSI 109, World Music 3
 COMS 180, Intercultural Communication 3
 PHIL 106, Asian Philosophy 3
 PHIL 125, Philosophy of Women 3
 POLI 101, Introduction to Political Science 3
 POLI 103, Comparative Politics 3
 POLI 140, Contemporary International Politics 3
 Select 3 units from the following:
 CHIL 101, Human Growth and Development 3
 CISC 181, Principles of Information Systems 4
 GEOG 102, Cultural Geography 3
 HEAL 101, Health and Life-Style 3
 PSYC 101, General Psychology 3
  Total: 15-17

This certificate will be offered through the Honors Programs at City, Mesa, and Miramar Colleges. All coursework except for foreign language must be done as an honors class or as an honors contract.

*A Certificate of Performance is a departmental award that does not appear on the student’s transcript. All courses must be completed within the San Diego Community College District.