General Education - STEM
Certificate Program
Certificate Program
Department of Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics
Founders Hall 110 • Phone (215) 968-8305
Curriculum Code No. 3210
The General Education – STEM Certificate Program provides college courses to promote a lifetime commitment to learning and growing in a complex and changing world. This certificate also provides a firm foundation in general education for many STEM-oriented degree programs both within and outside of the College and largely follows the guidelines of the transfer framework, as approved by the Pennsylvania Transfer and Articulation Oversight Committee (TAOC).
Graduates of this program are able to:
- communicate ideas and information in writing using text, data and images;
- prepare and present information orally to foster understanding and/or promote change in the listener;
- show competency and comfort in working with numerical data to create complex and refined arguments supported by quantitative evidence, and communicate those arguments in a variety of formats;
- describe, analyze, and apply a system of inquiry to the study of scientific or natural phenomena with a reliance on empirical evidence;
- explain human behavior and/or the relationships of people within societies; and
- articulate or illustrate human intellectual heritage and/or creative expression.
Certificate Course Requirements
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| COLL101 Orientation to College | 1 |
| COMM110 Effective Speaking A, | 3 |
| COMP110 English Composition I A | 3 |
| Arts and Humanities E | 3 |
| Mathematics A,B | 6-8 |
| Natural Science C | 8-10 |
| Social and Behavioral Science D | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 27-31 |
Recommended Semester Sequence
The recommended course sequence is designed for full-time students who average 15 credit hours per semester. Students may need more time to complete major requirements based on placement testing. This additional time will entail some adjustments to the sequence recommended.
Fall Semester
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| COLL101 Orientation to College | 1 |
| COMP110 English Composition I A | 3 |
| Mathematics A,B | 3-4 |
| Natural Science C | 4-5 |
| Social and Behavioral Science D | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 14-16 |
Spring Semester
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| COMM110 Effective Speaking A | 3 |
| Arts and Humanities E | 3 |
| Mathematics A,B | 3-4 |
| Natural Science C | 4-5 |
| Total Credit Hours | 13-15 |
A Placement testing required
B Choose from any of the following options: MATH120, MATH121, MATH122, MATH125, or MATH140.
C Choose from any of the following options: BIOL121, BIOL122, BIOL181, BIOL182, CHEM121, CHEM122, CHEM221, CHEM222, PHYS121, or PHYS122.
D Choose from any of the following options: ECON111, ECON112, HIST111, HIST112, HIST151, HIST152, POLI111, PSYC110, PSYC180, PSYC190, SOCI110, SOCI120, or SOCI140.
E Choose from any of the following options: COMT101, FREN110, FREN111, GRMN110, GRMN111, ITAL110, ITAL111, JPNS101, JPNS102, LITR254, LITR255, LITR261, MUSC101, MUSC103, MUSC106, MUSC124, PHIL111, PHIL125, SPAN110, SPAN111, VACV142, VAFA100, VAFA107, VAFA111, VAFA141, VAFA160, VAFA161, VAFA171, VAFA181, VAFA191, VAFA192, VAFA193, VAFA194, VAFA195, VAPH110, VAPH151, or VAPH196.