General Education Requirements - Social Sciences

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:

  1. Courses taken to satisfy the basic college competencies in composition and mathematics will not be accepted.
  2. For AAS Degrees, no more than two courses may come from courses required by specific programs.*
  3. 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.

Social Sciences Course List

Course Title Cultural Literacy Offered at OCCC
ATH 101 Introduction to Biological Anthropology    
ATH 102 Introduction to Archaeology    
ATH 103 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology    
ATH 104 Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology    
ATH 160 Comparative Cultures    
ATH 207 Anthropological Theories, Methods, and Fieldwork    
ATH 208 World Ethnography ✓  
ATH 209 Culture, Change, and the Individual ✓  
ATH 214 Environment, Animals, and Culture    
ATH 230 Indigenous Cultures and Communities of Oregon ✓  
ATH 231 Indigenous Cultures and Communities of the Pacific Northwest ✓  
ATH 232 Indigenous Cultures and Communities of U.S. and Canada ✓  
ATH 234 Death and Dying in Cross-Cultural Perspectives    
ATH 235 Archaeology of the Americas    
CG 191 Exploring Identity and Diversity for College Success ✓  
EC 200 Introduction to Economics    
EC 201 Principles of Economics: Microeconomics   ✓
EC 202 Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics   ✓
EC 203 Principles of Economics: Applications to Economic Issues    
EC 216 Labor Markets: Economics of Gender, Race, and Work    
EC 221 Globalization and International Relations    
EC 285 Introduction to Political Economy    
ES 101 Introduction to Ethnic Studies ✓  
ES 250 Introduction to Black (Africana) Studies    
ES 260 Decolonizing Education    
ES 261 Applied Ethnic Studies I    
ES 262 Applied Ethnic Studies II    
GEO 105 Human Geography ✓  
GEO 106 World Regional Geography ✓ ✓
GEO 110 The Natural Environment    
GEO 170 Maps and Geospatial Concepts    
GEO 202 Geography of Europe    
GEO 204 Geography of Middle East ✓  
GEO 206 Geography of Oregon ✓  
GEO 209 Climate Change and Human Systems    
GEO 212 Geography of Global Issues ✓  
GEO 215 Geography of Latin America ✓  
GEO 230 Geography of Race & Ethnicity ✓  
GEO 250 Geography of Africa ✓  
GEO 265 Intro to GIS & Mapping Techniques    
HE 212 Women's Health    
HE 213 Men's Health    
HE 251 Community and Public Health    
HE 262 Children's Health    
HE 264 Food Systems and Public Health    
HEC 226 Child Development    
HST 101 History of Western Civilization: Ancient to Medieval ✓ ✓
HST 101H History of Western Civilization: Ancient to Medieval Honors ✓  
HST 102 History of Western Civilization: Medieval to Modern ✓ ✓
HST 102H History of Western Civilization: Medieval to Modern - Honors ✓  
HST 103 History of Western Civilization: Modern Europe ✓ ✓
HST 103H History of Western Civilization: Modern Europe - Honors ✓  
HST 104 History of the Middle East ✓  
HST 105 History of India and South Asia ✓  
HST 106 History of China ✓  
HST 107 History of Korea and Japan ✓  
HST 121 World History, Ancient    
HST 122 World History, Early Modern    
HST 123 World History, Modern    
HST 201 History of the United States to 1840 ✓ ✓
HST 202 History of the United States 1840-1914 ✓ ✓
HST 203 History of the United States 1914 to Present ✓ ✓
HST 204 History of Women in the U.S.: Pre-colonial to 1877 ✓  
HST 205 History of Women in the U.S.: 1877 to Present ✓  
HST 218 American Indian History ✓ ✓
HST 225 History of Global Sexualities and Families ✓  
HST 240 Oregon History ✓ ✓
HST 244 Introduction to Viking History ✓  
HST 246 Religion in the United States to 1840 ✓  
HST 247 Religion in the United States since 1840 ✓  
HST 250 African American History to 1877 ✓  
HST 251 African American History since 1877 ✓  
HST 270 History of Mexico ✓ ✓
HST 271 History of Central America and the Caribbean ✓  
HST 277 History of the Oregon Trail ✓  
HST 285 The Holocaust ✓ ✓
IDS 234 Introduction to the Culture of Human Health Research    
INTL 201 Introduction to International Studies ✓  
PS 201 U.S. Government   ✓
PS 202 U.S. Public Policy & Democracy    
PS 203 State and Local Government    
PS 205 Global Politics: Conflict & Cooperation ✓  
PS 211 Peace and Conflict ✓  
PS 220 U.S. Foreign Policy    
PS 221 Globalization and International Relations    
PS 225 Political Ideologies: Idea Systems ✓  
PSY 101 Psychology and Human Relations   ✓
PSY 201A Introduction to Psychology - Part 1 ✓ ✓
PSY 202A Introduction to Psychology - Part 2 ✓ ✓
PSY 213 Introduction ot Behavioral Neuroscience   ✓
PSY 215 Human Development   ✓
PSY 216 Social Psychology   ✓
PSY 231 Human Sexuality   ✓
PSY 239 Introduction to Abnormal Psychology   ✓
SOC 204 Introduction to Sociology ✓ ✓
SOC 205 Social Change   ✓
SOC 206 Social Problems ✓ ✓
SOC 211 Peace and Conflict Studies ✓  
SOC 213 Diversity in the United States ✓ ✓
SOC 214A Illumination Project I: Interactive Social Justice Theater ✓  
SOC 214B Illumination Project II: Interactive Social Justice Theater ✓  
SOC 214C Illumination Project III: Interactive Social Justice Theater ✓  
SOC 215 Social Movements ✓  
SOC 218 Sociology of Gender ✓ ✓
SOC 219 Introduction to Sociology of Religion    
SOC 221 Globalization and International Relations    
SOC 223 Sociology of the Life Course ✓  
SOC 228 Introduction to Environmental Sociology ✓  
SOC 230 Introduction to Gerontology ✓  
SOC 231 Sociology of Healthy Aging ✓  
SOC 232 Death and Dying: Culture and Issues ✓  
SOC 234 Death: Crosscultural Perspectives