New General Education Program at UMCP

Don't let the New General Education Program at UMCP scare you!  It's actually simpler than CORE.  Just tell students to "Follow MC's General Education Program."  Encourage students to finish the entire Gen Ed Program at MC for the smoothest transfer.

Here are the slight changes of which you should be aware:

1. English Foundation - still EN 102/109 
2. Math - if a student is heading toward an arts/humanities/communication/social sciences major, then MA 116 Elements of Statistics is the best choice.  It will count in two categories, fulfilling both the Math Requirement AND the Analytic Reasoning Reasoning (two categories).  If you see MA 116 in the string of choices on an ARTSYS page, highlight MA 116.
3. Speech - SP 108 or 112, now required at UM 
4. Health - a 3-credit health is recommended - it will transfer to give the student a total of 34 rather than 32 gen ed credits.  With 34 credits done, the student needs an even 6 more credits/ 2 more classes to be taken after transfer to finish off Gen Ed.  If 32 credits are done (with a 1-cr. HE), then 8 more credits remain at UMCP = 3 classes.
5. Arts / Arts and Humanities / Humanities - Any courses on the MC Gen Ed list will work.  Previously with CORE, a Literature was required and a History recommended, and CG 120 was not accepted as an Arts.  Now with New Gen Ed - ANY courses on our list for Arts/Humanities will work.  
6. Behavioral Social Sciences - same as before, take 2 from 2 different disciplines.
7. Sciences - same as it ever was, 1 lab, a second without or with lab, depends on major.   
8. * Global and Cultural Perspectives (Multicultural) - still needed, one course from among all of our choices.

The handout on the MC Transfer Page is for new students:  www.montgomerycollege.edu/transfer 

General Education Course Lists

For Students New to Montgomery College in Fall 2012

For Students New to College (HS Grad Date May/June '12) (includes Gen Ed List 12-13) - 4 pages

CORE - All students who were enrolled in college prior to Fall 2012 

New Gen Ed - All students new to any college starting Fall 2012 and after (even Early Placement) - typically high school graduates in May/June 2012

-A.Schleicher