The General Education credits must come from the approved OCCC General Education/Discipline Studies List.
In order to ensure a breadth of learning, which is the cornerstone of the General Education requirements, the following limitations apply:
- Courses taken to satisfy the basic college competencies in composition and mathematics will not be accepted.
- For AAS Degrees, no more than two courses may come from courses required by specific programs.*
- When an existing course meeting a General Education requirement is expanded into a multi-course sequence with the same course number with varying suffixes (e.g., 101 becomes 101a, 101b, 101c), any course in the sequence may be used to meet the General Education requirement. However, an individual student may use only one course in the sequence toward fulfillment of the requirement, even if the student takes multiple courses in the sequence.
*Note: Because of these restrictions, it is possible that a course is acceptable as General Education for some students while it is not acceptable for others. Degree candidates who are unsure of how the General Education Policy applies to their individual cases are responsible for seeking help from an advisor or counselor.
The complete and official list of courses approved as General Education/Discipline Studies is maintained by the Instructional Leadership Team.
Criteria for General Education/Discipline Studies Course Approval are developed by the Instructional Leadership Team based on the General Education Philosophy statement and the statewide outcomes and criteria for Discipline Studies for the AAOT.
Arts & Letters Course List
| Course | Title | Cultural Literacy | Offered at OCCC |
| ART 101 | Understanding Architecture | ||
| ART 102 | Understanding the Visual Arts | ✓ | |
| ART 103 | Understanding New Media Arts | ||
| ART 115 | Basic Design: 2D Foundations | ✓ | |
| ART 116 | Basic Design: Color Foundations | ||
| ART 117 | Basic Design: 3D Foundations | ✓ | |
| ART 119 | Basic Design: 4D Foundations | ||
| ART 131A | Drawing I | ✓ | |
| ART 140A | Introduction to Digital Photography | ||
| ART 141 | Introduction to Photography | ||
| ART 142A | Darkroom Photography I | ||
| ART 143A | Darkroom Photography II | ||
| ART 181A | Painting I | ✓ | |
| ART 197 | Artist Skills/Practical Issues | ||
| ART 203 | Indigenous Art of the United States and Canada | ||
| ART 204 | History of Western Art: Prehistoric to Classical | ✓ | |
| ART 205 | History of Western Art: Early Christian to Medieval | ✓ | |
| ART 206 | History of Western Art: Renaissance to Baroque | ✓ | |
| ART 207 | History of Asian Art: Art and Architecture of India | ✓ | |
| ART 208 | History of Asian Art: Art and Architecture of China | ✓ | |
| ART 209 | History of Asian Art: Art and Architecture of Japan | ✓ | ✓ |
| ART 210 | Women in Art | ✓ | ✓ |
| ART 211 | Modern Art History: 19th Century Art in Europe & America | ||
| ART 212 | Modern Art History: Early 20th Century Art | ||
| ART 213 | Modern Art History: Art Since 1945 | ||
| ART 214 | History of Graphic Design | ||
| ART 216 | Introduction to the History of Photography | ||
| ART 218A | Calligraphy I: Roman Capitals and Humanist Bookhand | ||
| ART 218B | Calligraphy I: Italic | ||
| ART 218C | Calligraphy I: Carolingian and Uncial | ||
| ART 219A | Hand Lettering: Monoline Techniques | ||
| ART 219B | Hand Lettering: Special Tools | ||
| ART 219C | Hand Lettering: Hand Drawn Letters | ||
| ART 220A | Calligraphy II: Roman Capitals and Humanist Bookhand | ||
| ART 220B | Calligraphy II: Italic | ||
| ART 220C | Calligraphy II: Carolingian and Uncial | ||
| ART 231A | Drawing II | ✓ | |
| ART 237A | Drawing the Human Figure | ||
| ART 240A | Photo II: Digital Photography | ||
| ART 243 | The Photographic Portfolio | ||
| ART 244 | Photo I: Black and White Photography | ||
| ART 253A | Ceramics I | ||
| ART 254 | Ceramics Hand Building | ||
| ART 255 | Ceramics Wheel Throwing | ||
| ART 256A | Ceramics II | ||
| ART 257 | Ceramics and Plaster Molds | ||
| ART 272 | Printmaking I Screenprinting | ||
| ART 273 | Printmaking I Intaglio | ||
| ART 274 | Printmaking I Relief | ||
| ART 275 | Printmaking II | ||
| ART 277A | Painting the Human Figure | ||
| ART 279A | Experimental Media: Making and Meaning | ||
| ART 281A | Painting II | ✓ | |
| ART 284A | Watercolor I | ||
| ART 287A | Watercolor II | ||
| ART 290A | Sculpture: Plaster/Clay | ||
| ART 291A | Sculpture: Carving | ||
| ART 292A | Sculpture: Mixed Media | ||
| ART 293A | Figure Sculpture | ||
| ART 294A | Sculpture: Metals | ||
| ASL 201 | American Sign Language IV | ||
| ASL 202 | American Sign Language V | ||
| ASL 203 | American Sign Language VI | ||
| ASL 240 | Introduction to the Deaf Community | ✓ | |
| ASL 250 | Accelerated American Sign Language III | ||
| ASL 251 | Accelerated American Sign Language IV | ||
| CHLA 201 | Intro to Chicanx/Latinx Studies: Historical Perspectives | ||
| CHLA 202 | Intro to Chicanx/Latinx Studies: Contemporary Issues | ||
| CHLA 203 | Intro to Chicanx/Latinx Studies: Making Culture | ||
| COMM 100Z | Introduction to Communication | ||
| COMM 111Z | Public Speaking | ✓ | |
| COMM 111ZH | Public Speaking: Honors | ||
| COMM 112 | Argumentation, Advocacy, and Debate | ||
| COMM 140 | Introduction to Intercultural Communication | ✓ | ✓ |
| COMM 204 | Visual Communication for Media | ||
| COMM 218Z | Interpersonal Communication: Process and Theory | ✓ | |
| COMM 215 | Communicating in Teams and Small Groups | ✓ | |
| COMM 227 | Nonverbal Communication | ||
| COMM 228 | Mass Communication and Society | ✓ | |
| COMM 237 | Gender and Communication | ✓ | |
| ENG 104 | Introduction to Literature (Fiction) | ✓ | |
| ENG 105 | Introduction to Literature (Plays) | ✓ | |
| ENG 106 | Introduction to Literature (Poetry) | ✓ | |
| ENG 107 | Introduction to World Literature (Up to 16th-Century) | ||
| ENG 108 | Introduction to World Literature (16th-Century to Present) | ||
| ENG 195 | Film Studies: Film as Art | ✓ | |
| ENG 196 | Film Studies: Directors | ||
| ENG 197 | Film Studies: Contemporary Themes and Genres | ||
| ENG 201 | Shakespeare: Early Works | ✓ | |
| ENG 202 | Shakespeare: Later Works | ||
| ENG 204 | Survey of British Literature - Medieval Age to 1700s | ||
| ENG 205 | Survey of British Literature - 1700 to Present | ||
| ENG 207 | Literature of India | ✓ | |
| ENG 208 | Literature of China | ✓ | |
| ENG 209 | Literature of Japan | ✓ | |
| ENG 212 | Biography and Autobiography | ||
| ENG 213 | Latin American Literature | ✓ | |
| ENG 214 | Literature of the Northwest | ||
| ENG 216 | Teen and Children's Literature | ✓ | |
| ENG 217 | Literature of Genocide | ||
| ENG 220 | Literature of Comics and Graphic Novels | ||
| ENG 222 | Images of Women in Literature | ✓ | |
| ENG 230 | Environmental Literature | ✓ | |
| ENG 237 | Working-Class Literature | ✓ | |
| ENG 240 | Introduction to Native American Literatures | ✓ | |
| ENG 244 | Introduction to Asian-American Literature | ✓ | |
| ENG 250 | Introduction to Folklore and Mythology | ✓ | |
| ENG 253 | American Literature to 1865 | ||
| ENG 254 | American Literature from 1865 | ||
| ENG 257 | African American Literature to the Harlem Renaissance | ✓ | |
| ENG 258 | African-American Literature | ✓ | |
| ENG 260 | Introduction to Women Writers | ✓ | ✓ |
| ENG 261 | Literature of Science Fiction | ✓ | |
| ENG 265 | Literature of Social Protest | ||
| ENG 266 | Literature of War | ✓ | |
| ENG 269 | Wilderness Literature | ||
| ENG 275 | The Bible as Literature | ||
| ESOL 260 | Level 8 Academic Reading | ||
| ESOL 262 | Level 8 Academic Writing | ||
| FR 201 | Second Year French - First Term | ||
| FR 202 | Second Year French - Second Term | ||
| FR 203 | Second Year French - Third Term | ||
| GER 201 | Second Year German - First Term | ||
| GER 202 | Second Year German - Second Term | ||
| GER 203 | Second Year German - Third Term | ||
| HUM 100 | Introduction to Humanities | ✓ | |
| HUM 221 | Leadership Development | ✓ | |
| J 201 | Mass Communication and Society | ||
| J 204 | Visual Communication for Media | ||
| J 216 | News Reporting and Writing | ✓ | |
| JPN 202 | Second Year Japanese - Second Term | ||
| JPN 260A | Japanese Culture | ✓ | |
| JPN 262A | Japanese Popular Culture | ✓ | |
| MUS 105 | Music Appreciation Through Listening | ✓ | |
| MUS 108 | Music as Culture | ✓ | ✓ |
| MUS 110 | Fundamentals of Music | ✓ | |
| MUS 111 | Music Theory I (Part One) | ✓ | |
| MUS 141 | Intro to Songwriting | ✓ | |
| MUS 170 | Music Technology: Beats and Basics | ||
| MUS 205 | Introduction to the History of Jazz | ✓ | ✓ |
| MUS 206 | Introduction to the History of Rock Music | ✓ | |
| MUS 207 | History of American Roots Music | ✓ | ✓ |
| MUS 216 | History of Hip Hop Music and Culture | ✓ | |
| MUS 236 | Introduction to the Music of Latin America | ✓ | |
| MUS 291 | Guitarology: History, Players and Innovators | ||
| NAS 201 | Introduction to Native American Studies | ||
| NAS 203 | Indigenous Art of the United States and Canada | ||
| NAS 240 | Introduction to Native American Literatures | ✓ | |
| NAS 249 | Introduction to Alaska Native Studies | ||
| PHL 191 | Analysis & Evaluation of Argument | ||
| PHL 195 | Science, Skepticism, & the Unknown | ||
| PHL 197 | Manufacturing Reality: Critical Thinking and the Media | ||
| PHL 201 | Being and Knowing | ||
| PHL 201H | Being and Knowing: Honors | ||
| PHL 202 | Ethics | ||
| PHL 202H | Ethics: Honors | ||
| PHL 204 | Philosophy of Religion | ||
| PHL 205 | Biomedical Ethics | ||
| PHL 206 | Introduction to Environmental Ethics | ||
| PHL 207 | Ethics and Aging | ||
| PHL 208 | Political Philosophy | ||
| PHL 209 | Business Ethics | ||
| PHL 210 | Introduction to Asian Philosophy | ✓ | |
| PHL 211 | Existentialism | ||
| PHL 212 | Introduction to Philosophy of Mind | ||
| PHL 221 | Symbolic Logic | ||
| PHL 222 | The Philosophy of Art and Beauty | ||
| R 201 | Asian Religions | ✓ | |
| R 210 | World Religions | ✓ | ✓ |
| RUS 201 | Second Year Russian - First Term | ||
| RUS 202 | Second Year Russian - Second Term | ||
| RUS 203 | Second Year Russian - Third Term | ||
| RUS 241 | Great Russian Writers-19th Century | ✓ | |
| RUS 242 | Great Russian Writers-20th Century | ✓ | |
| SJ 210 | Social Justice: Theory & Practice | ||
| SPA 201 | Second Year Spanish - First Term | ✓ | |
| SPA 217 | Spanish for Heritage Speakers - 1st Term | ||
| SPA 218 | Spanish for Heritage Speakers - 2nd Term | ||
| SPA 260A | Hispanic Culture | ||
| SPA 265A | Spanish Culture | ||
| TA 101 | Theatre Appreciation | ||
| TA 141 | Fundamentals of Acting Techniques | ||
| WR 222 | Writing Research Papers | ||
| WR 239 | Creative Writing (Word & Image) | ||
| WR 240 | Creative Writing - Nonfiction | ✓ | |
| WR 241 | Creative Writing - Fiction | ✓ | |
| WR 242 | Creative Writing - Poetry | ✓ | |
| WR 243 | Creative Writing - Script Writing | ||
| WR 244 | Advanced Creative Writing - Fiction | ||
| WR 245 | Advanced Creative Writing - Poetry | ||
| WR 246 | Advanced Creative Writing, Editing & Publishing | ✓ | |
| WR 247 | Advanced Creative Writing - Scriptwriting | ||
| WR 248 | Advanced Creative Writing - Nonfiction | ||
| WR 249 | Advanced Creative Writing, Editing & Publishing II | ||
| WS 101 | Women's Studies | ✓ | |
| WS 201 | Intercultural Women's Studies | ✓ | |
| WS 202 | Women, Activism and Social Change | ✓ | ✓ |
| WS 210 | Introduction to Queer Studies | ✓ |