General Education

Greenville Technical College’s general education curriculum is derived from the college’s core competencies, a set of skills, knowledge, and behaviors identified as critical to the success of all GTC degree and diploma students. These core competencies include the following:

  • Communication: Students will demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills to convey information, ideas, or opinions.
  • Critical Thinking: Students will demonstrate effective reasoning, problem solving, or quantitative skills to develop an opinion or conclusion.
  • Information Literacy: Students will locate, evaluate, and use information effectively from diverse sources.

All associate degree programs are required to complete a minimum of 15 semester credit hours of general education courses to include the following:

  • One course for written communication:
  • One course for oral communication:
  • One from humanities/fine arts:
  • One from social/behavioral sciences
  • One from natural sciences/mathematics

Bachelor degree programs are required to complete a minimum of 30 semester credit hours of general education courses. At minimum, the following is required:

  • Written communication:
  • One course for oral communication:
  • One from humanities/fine arts1
  • One from social/behavioral sciences1
  • One from natural sciences/mathematics

See program listing for specific program requirements.

1Either PSC 201 American Government* or HIS 201 American History: Discovery to 1877*  is required for program completion. PSC 201 American Government* may be taken as the social science requirement and HIS 201 American History: Discovery to 1877* may be taken as the humanities requirement,

This is a listing of approved general education courses used at Greenville Tech. Courses that appear with an asterisk (*) appear on the Commission of Higher Education’s Statewide Articulation List of Universally Transferable Courses from all technical colleges. Credits for these courses do not automatically transfer to a four-year college or university. Students are responsible for checking with the specific college or university to which they plan to transfer to determine the transferability of any course taken at Greenville Tech. Please consult with an academic advisor or counselor regarding a plan of study.

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English Communications — Written

Course Title Hours
ENG 101English Composition I*3
ENG 102English Composition II*3
ENG 165Professional Communications3

English Communications — Oral

Course Title Hours
SPC 205Public Speaking*3
SPC 208Intercultural Communication3
SPC 209Interpersonal Communication3

Humanities

Course Title Hours
ART 101Art History and Appreciation*3
ART 105Film as Art*3
ENG 201American Literature I*3
ENG 202American Literature II*3
ENG 205English Literature I*3
ENG 206English Literature II*3
ENG 207Literature for Children3
ENG 208World Literature I*3
ENG 209World Literature II*3
ENG 213Short Fiction3
ENG 215Young Adult Literature3
ENG 225Graphic Literature3
ENG 228Studies in Film Genre3
ENG 230Women in Literature*3
ENG 238Creative Writing3
FRE 101Elementary French I*4
FRE 102Elementary French II*4
FRE 201Intermediate French I*3
FRE 202Intermediate French II*3
GER 101Elementary German I*4
GER 102Elementary German II*4
GER 201Intermediate German I3
GER 202Intermediate German II3
HIS 101Western Civilization to 1689*3
HIS 102Western Civilization Post 1689*3
HIS 104World History I3
HIS 105World History II3
HIS 106Introduction to African History3
HIS 115African-American History3
HIS 122History, Technology and Society3
HIS 201American History: Discovery to 1877*3
HIS 202American History: 1877 to Present*3
HSS 105Technology and Culture3
HSS 295Leadership Through the Humanities3
MUS 105Music Appreciation*3
MUS 110Music Fundamentals3
PHI 101Introduction to Philosophy*3
PHI 105Introduction to Logic*3
PHI 110Ethics*3
REL 101Introduction to Religion3
REL 201Religions of the World3
SPA 101Elementary Spanish I*4
SPA 102Elementary Spanish II*4
SPA 201Intermediate Spanish I*3
SPA 202Intermediate Spanish II*3
THE 101Introduction to Theatre*3
THE 105Fundamentals of Acting3

Mathematics

Course Title Hours
MAT 103Quantitative Reasoning3
MAT 109College Algebra with Modeling3
MAT 110College Algebra*3
MAT 111College Trigonometry*3
MAT 120Probability and Statistics*3
MAT 130Elementary Calculus*3
MAT 140Analytical Geometry and Calculus I*4
MAT 141Analytical Geometry and Calculus II*4
MAT 155Contemporary Mathematics3
MAT 170Algebra, Geometry and Trigonometry I3
MAT 211Math for Elementary Education I3
MAT 212Math for Elementary Education II3
MAT 215Geometry3
MAT 220Advanced Statistics3
MAT 230Basic Multivariable Calculus3
MAT 240Analytical Geometry & Calculus III*4
MAT 242Differential Equations*4

Sciences — Biological and Physical

Course Title Hours
AST 101Solar System Astronomy*4
AST 102Stellar Astronomy*4
BIO 101Biological Science I*4
BIO 102Biological Science II*4
BIO 105Principles of Biology (non-majors biology)4
BIO 112Basic Anatomy & Physiology4
BIO 203General Genetics4
BIO 209Principles of Environmental Science4
BIO 210Anatomy & Physiology I*4
BIO 211Anatomy & Physiology II*4
BIO 215Anatomy4
BIO 216Physiology4
BIO 225Microbiology*4
BIO 240Nutrition3
BIO 241Clinical Nutrition3
BIO 275Human Pathophysiology3
CHM 105General Organic & Biochemistry4
CHM 110College Chemistry I*4
CHM 111College Chemistry II*4
CHM 211Organic Chemistry I*4
CHM 212Organic Chemistry II*4
PHS 101Physical Science I4
PHS 111Conceptual Physics I3
PHY 201Physics I*4
PHY 202Physics II*4
PHY 221University Physics I*4
PHY 222University Physics II*4

Social Sciences

Course Title Hours
ANT 101General Anthropology*3
ANT 202Cultural Anthropology3
ECO 105Introduction to Economic Principles3
ECO 210Macroeconomics*3
ECO 211Microeconomics*3
GEO 101Introduction to Geography*3
GEO 102World Geography*3
PSC 201American Government*3
PSC 205Politics and Government3
PSC 215State and Local Government*3
PSC 220Introduction to International Relations3
PSY 103Human Relations3
PSY 201General Psychology*3
PSY 203Human Growth and Development*3
PSY 208Human Sexuality*3
PSY 212Abnormal Psychology*3
PSY 225Social Psychology3
SOC 101Introduction to Sociology*3
SOC 205Social Problems*3
SOC 225Gender Issues3
SOC 299Research in Sociology3