Welcome to Mountain View College : Core By Foundational Component Areas

(Core 2015; Effective Fall 2015)

Important: This is the required Core Curriculum for all students attending a colleges of DCCCD. There are nine (9) Foundational Component Areas (FCA), including one Component Area Option (CAO). Each FCA has a set list of courses and maximum number of Semester Credit Hours (SCH) that must be completed to satisfy specific Core objectives.

This page includes Coordinating Board (CB) Codes.

Component Areas	CB Codes	Courses	Semester Credit Hours Required
Communication	CB010	ENGL 1301 (a grade of "C" or better is required) This course satisfies Tier 1 - Core Foundations requirement for Critical Reading and Writing. ENGL 1302 This course satisfies Tier 2 - Core Domains requirement for Qualitative Reasoning, Literacy and Research.	6
Mathematics	CB020	MATH 1314, 1316, 1324, 1325, 1332, 1350, 1414, 1425, 1442, 2342, 2412, 2413, 2414, 2442, (a grade of "C" or better is required) These courses satisfy Tier 1 - Core Foundations requirement for Quantitative Reasoning. Note: If a student takes the four (4) credit hour mathematics course; three (3) of those hours will apply towards the mathematics requirement. The remaining one (1) credit hour from that mathematics course will be applied to the general elective requirement and does not* count towards the 42-hour Core.	3-4*
Life and Physical Sciences	CB030	ANTH 2401 BIOL 1406, 1407, 1408, 1409, 1411, 2401, 2402, 2406, 2416, 2420, 2421 CHEM 1405, 1406, 1407, 1411, 1412, 2423, 2425 ENVR 1401, 1402 GEOL 1401, 1402, 1403, 1404, 1405, 1445, 1447 PHYS 1401, 1402, 1403, 1404, 1405, 1407, 1415, 1417, 2425, 2426 These courses satisfy Tier 2 - Core Domains requirement for Scientific Discovery and Sustainability. NOTE: This requirement cannot be met using the following combinations: BIOL 1406 and 1408; BIOL 1407 and 1409; BIOL 2420 and 2421; CHEM 1405 and 1411; CHEM 1406 and 1411; CHEM 1405 and 1406; CHEM 1406 and 1407; GEOL 1401 and 1403; PHYS 1401 and 1405; PHYS 1401 and 2425; PHYS 1405 and 2425.	8
Language, Philosophy & Culture	CB040	ENGL 2321, 2322, 2323, 2326, 2327, 2328, 2331, 2332, 2333, 2342, 2343, 2351 HUMA 1302, 1305, 2319 PHIL 1301, 1304, 2306, 2307, 2316, 2321 FOREIGN LANGUAGE: ARAB 2311, 2312; CHIN 2311, 2312; FREN 2311, 2312; GERM 2311, 2312; ITAL 2311, 2312; JAPN 2311, 2312; KORE 2311, 2312; PORT 2311, 2312; RUSS 2311, 2312; SGNL 2301, 2302; SPAN 2311, 2312 These courses satisfy Tier 2 - Core Domains requirement for Humanity, Creativity and the Aesthetic Experience.	3
Creative Arts	CB050	ARTS 1301, 1303, 1304 DANC 2303 DRAM 1310, 2361, 2366 HUMA 1311, 1315 MUSI 1306, 1308, 1309, 1310 These courses satisfy Tier 2 - Core Domains requirements for Humanity, Creativity and the Aesthetic Experience.	3
American History	CB 060	HIST 1301 This course satisfies Tier 1 - Core Foundation requirement for Critical Reading and Writing. and Select ONE of the following: HIST 1302, 2301, 2328, 2381 These courses satisfy Tier 2 - Core Domains requirement for Self and Society.	6
Government/Political Science	CB070	GOVT 2305 This course satisfies Tier 2 - Core Domains requirement for Self and Society. GOVT 2306 This course satisfies Tier 3 - Integrative Learning requirement for Critical Issues in the State-Federal Relationship.	6
Social and Behavioral Sciences	CB080	ANTH 2302, 2346, 2351 BIOL 1322 BUSI 1307 COMM 1307 CRIJ 1301, 1307 ECON 1301, 2301, 2302 GEOG 1302, 1303 GOVT 2304, 2311 HIST 2321, 2322, 2327 PHED 1304 PSYC 2301, 2306, 2314, 2316 SOCI 1301, 1306, 2301, 2306, 2319 TECA 1303, 1354 These courses satisfy Tier 2 - Core Domains requirements for Self and Society.	3
Component Area Option	CB090	SPCH 1311, 1315, 1321 or SNGL 1301, 1302 and COMM 1129 or PHED 1164 or FOREIGN LANGUAGE: ARAB 1411, 1412; CHIN 1411, 1412; FREN 1411, 1412; GERM 1411, 1412; ITAL 1411, 1412; JAPN 1411, 1412; KORE 1411, 1412; PORT 1411, 1412; RUSS 1411, 1412; SPAN 1411, 1412; These courses satisfy Tier 1 - Core Foundations requirement for Speaking, Listening, Wellness, and the Human Experience.	4