Professional Competencies (CERT)

Major code:  7109
Arts and Sciences Division
English, language, and Social Sciences Department

The catalog in force is assigned to students based on the academic year they first applied to the college, and changes only when students change their major or request the change in writing.  Refer to Policy No. 3357:15-13-28.

2026-27 Catalog
Effective Summer 2026

Some courses listed within the program may require a prerequisite or co-requisite.
Pre/Co-requisites will be listed within each course hyperlink below.
Refer to Policy No. 3357:15-13-04 and 3357:15-13-05

ENG124College Composition3
ENG231College Composition II3
COM121Effective Speaking3
Arts Humanities Elective9
Mathematics, Statistics and Logic Elective3
Natural Sciences Elective6
Social Behavioral Sciences Elective9
Total Hours36

Student Advising Notes

Academic Advising

Students should make an appointment to see their advisor before registering for classes each semester. They should have prepared a completed registration form, including courses they wish to take, prior to this meeting.

Plan of Study Grid
First SemesterHours
ENG124 College Composition 3
Arts Humanities Elective 3
Mathematics, Statistics and Logic Elective 3
Natural Sciences Elective 3
Social Behavioral Sciences Elective 3
 Hours15
Second Semester
ENG231 College Composition II 3
COM121 Effective Speaking 3
Arts Humanities Elective 3
Social Behavioral Sciences Elective 3
Natural Sciences Elective 3
 Hours15
Third Semester
Arts Humanities Elective 3
Social Behavioral Sciences Elective 3
 Hours6
 Total Hours36

Arts and Humanities Electives

ENG233British Literature: Medieval to 17853
ENG234British Literature: 1785 to Present3
ENG235Introduction to Shakespeare3
ENG236American Literature: Colonial to 18653
ENG237American Literature: 1865 to Present3
ENG239Film Appreciation3
ENG240Women's Literature3
ENG241Major Modern Writers3
HIS100American Civic Literacy3
HIS121United States History I to 18773
HIS122United States History II from 18773
HIS221World Civilization to 17th Century3
HIS222World Civilization from 17th Century3
PHL122Ethics3

Mathematics Electives

MTH118Quantitative Reasoning3
MTH124Statistics3
MTH125College Algebra4
MTH130Trigonometry3
MTH135Precalculus5
MTH223Analytical Geometry and Calculus I4
MTH224Analytical Geometry and Calculus II4
MTH225Analytical Geometry and Calculus III4
MTH226Linear Algebra3
MTH227Ordinary Differential Equations3

Natural Sciences Electives

BIO101Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology3
BIO121Anatomy and Physiology I4
BIO122Anatomy and Physiology II4
BIO126Environmental Science4
BIO127Human Biology4
BIO128Climate Studies3
BIO129Meteorology3
BIO130Ocean Studies3
BIO141General Biology I4
BIO142General Biology II4
BIO221Principles of Microbiology4
BIO241General Genetics4
BIO242Cell and Molecular Biology4

Social and Behavioral Electives

BUS122Basic Economics3
BUS221Microeconomics3
BUS222Macroeconomics3
PSC121United States Government and Politics3
PSY121General Psychology3
PSY123Human Growth and Development3
PSY124Industrial/Organizational Psychology3
PSY131Psychology of Personality3
PSY220Social Psychology3
PSY221Abnormal Psychology3
SOC121Sociology3
SOC122Society and Technology3
SOC123Dynamics of the Family3
SOC225Diversity in American Society3
SOC228Social Structure and the Individual3