Program Description
The Integrated Studies Core allows students to explore a
unique interdisciplinary combination of courses and
disciplines. Students select 2 Cores and complete a
minimum of 18 credits, 9 credits from each of the selected
Cores.
Program Outcomes
Upon completion of this program a student will be able
to:
Articulate a plan for their educational and career
development that relates their coursework to their goals.
Identify available resources related to their ongoing
educational and professional development.
Apply critical thinking, quantitative reasoning, and/or
scientific reasoning skills by articulating, analyzing, and
evaluating problems and scenarios across discipline
areas.
Find, evaluate, use, and synthesize information needed to
address increasingly complex problems and scenarios.
Use technology effectively to accomplish a variety of
general and discipline specific activities.
Communicate effectively in writing and orally
appropriately across disciplines.
Articulate an academic identity that reflects an
integrated, interdisciplinary view of their formal, co-
curricular and personal learning.
Make and articulate the connections within their course
of study.
General Studies Program Advisors
Prof. Angie Lawver (Germantown)
240-567-1844
angie.lawver@montgomerycollege.edu
Prof. Christina Gentile (Rockville)
240-567-7425
christina.gentile@montgomerycollege.edu
Dr. Vedham Karpakakunjaram (Rockville)
240-567-5480
vedham.karpakakunjaram@montgomerycollege.edu
Dr. Cory Newman (Takoma Park/Silver Spring)
240-567-1413
cory.newman@montgomerycollege.edu
Collegewide General Studies Chair
Prof. Samantha Streamer Veneruso
240-567-7940
samantha.veneruso@montgomerycollege.edu
For a full list of program advisors, please visit:
https://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/uploadedFiles/EDU/Departments_-
_Academic/General_Studies/Instructional_Faculty_Advising.pdf
To request an advisor, please complete the form here:
https://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/EDU/Department.asp
x?id=102728
For more information please visit:
https://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/generalstudies/intg-
core/
GENERAL STUDIES AA: 611D
The Integrated Studies (INTG) Core
Total Credits: 60
Catalog Edition: 2018-2019
GENERAL STUDIES - INTG
A.A. DEGREE: 611D
611D
2018-2019
Suggested Course Sequence
A suggested course sequence for full-time students follows. All students should review this advising guide and
consult an advisor. Visit http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/generalstudies for more information.
First Semester
ENGL 101 - Introduction to College Writing 3
semester hours *
OR
ENGL 101A - Introduction to College Writing
3 semester hours *
Mathematics foundation 3 semester hours
(MATF)
Natural science distribution 3 semester hours
(NSND) ††
General education institutional requirement 3
semester hours (GEIR)
Elective 3 semester hours
Second Semester
English foundation 3 semester hours (ENGF)
Arts distribution 3 semester hours (ARTD)
Behavioral and social sciences distribution
(BSSD) **
Humanities distribution 3 semester hours
(HUMD)
Natural science distribution 4 semester hours
(NSLD)
Third Semester
Behavioral and social sciences distribution 3
semester hours (BSSD) **
General education institutional requirement 3
semester hours (GEIR)
Core 1 course 3 semester hours
Core 1 course 3 semester hours
Core 2 course 3 semester hours
Fourth Semester
Core 2 course 3 semester hours
Core 2 course 3 semester hours
Core 3 course 3 semester hours
Elective 3 semester hours ‡‡
Elective 2 semester hours ‡‡
Total Credit Hours: 60
Advising Notes
* ENGL 101/ENGL 101A, if needed for ENGL
102/ENGL 103, or select a general elective.
** Behavioral and Social Science Distribution (BSSD)
courses must come from different disciplines.
*** Students must complete one Global or Cultural
Perspectives designated course as part of their General
Education Program.
‡ Students should attempt ENGL and MATH
foundation requirements within completion of the first
24 credits of college level work or at the completion of
any prerequisite or required non- credit coursework.
Any credit hours beyond the minimum in General
Education (31 Credit hours) or Core courses are counted
toward elective credit hours.
‡‡‡ Except CCJS 255 .
‡‡‡‡ Students are limited to 2 PE activity courses #100-
199.
† Two general education institutional requirement (GEIR)
courses required from the following general education
courses: COMM, HLTH , or one ARTD or
HUMD. Students may only take one course from ARTD
or HUMD to fulfill General Education Institutional
Requirements.
Please Note: Exact semester credit counts may vary based
on specific course selections.
GENERAL STUDIES - INTG
AA: 611D
GENERAL STUDIES AA: 611D
Integrated Studies (INTG)
(Must complete a minimum of 15 credits at the 200 level for completion of the program)
Total Credits: 60
Catalog Editions 17-18 through 18-19
Initial Placement Scores
Reading:
English:
Anticipated Completion Date:
___Math:
ELECTIVE COURSE SELECTION
CHOOSE UP TO 8 CREDIT HOURS TO REACH COMPLETION OF 60 COLLEGE LEVEL CREDITS
REFLECTING PERSONAL, ACADEMIC, AND CAREER INTERESTS. Recommended for all new students
SEE A COUNSELOR/ADVISOR.
COURSE HOURS GRADE
TOTAL HOURS
STEM CORE COURSE SELECTION
CHOOSE FROM: AOSC, ASTR, BIOL, CHEM, CMSC, ENEE, ENES,
GEOL, MATH, NUTR, PSCI, or PHYS.
SSAH CORE COURSE SELECTION
CHOOSE FROM: ANTH, CCJS [except CCJS 225], ECON,GEOG,
HIST, HLTH, HMGT, PHED [maximum 2 hours from 100 level
courses], POLI, PSYC, or SOCY.
HACL CORE COURSE SELECTION
CHOOSE FROM: ARTT, COMM, DANC, ENGL, FILM, GNDS, LING,
HIST, MUSC, PHIL, THET or WMST | World Languages ARAB, ASLP,
CHIN, FREN, GERM, HIND, ITAL, KORA, LATN, PORT, RUSS, SPAN.
CORE DISCIPLINE SELECTION
CHOOSE AT LEAST 9 CREDITS FROM EACH OF TWO DIFFERENT CORES [18 TOTAL CREDITS].
SEE A COUNSELOR/ADVISOR. 3 CREDITS FROM EACH CORE MUST BE AT 200 LEVEL
COURSE HOURS GRADE
TOTAL HOURS
CORE 1: CORE 2:
COURSE HOURS GRADE
TOTAL HOURS
TOTAL HOURS [CORE 1 HOURS + CORE 2 HOURS] =
Only two credits of PE/PHED
courses may be used as electives
COURSE HOURS GRADE
ENGL 101 or ENGL 101A (If needed for ENGL 102/103 or elective if not) *
English Foundation (ENGL 102 or ENGL 103) GENERAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION
3
Math Foundation (MATH 110, 115 (A), 117 (A), 120, 130, 150, 165, 170, or 181) SEE A COUNSELOR/ADVISOR
Arts Distribution (ARTD) GENERAL EDUCATION DISTRIBUTION
Humanities Distribution (HUMD) GENERAL EDUCATION DISTRIBUTION
Behavioral & Social Sciences Distribution (BSSD) GENERAL EDUCATION DISTRIBUTION **
3
Behavioral & Social Sciences Distribution (BSSD) Different discipline from other BSSD GED **
3
Natural Sciences Distribution with Lab (NSLD) GENERAL EDUCATION DISTRIBUTION 4
Natural Sciences Distribution without Lab or
Natural Sciences Distribution with lab (NSND/NSLD) GENERAL EDUCATION DISTRIBUTION
General Education Institutional Requirement (GEIR) GENERAL EDUCATION IR
Choose course from general education COMM, HLTH, or ARTD/HUMD. Discuss appropriate course choice with counselor/advisor
General Education Institutional Requirement (GEIR) GENERAL EDUCATION IR
Choose course from general education COMM, HLTH, or ARTD/HUMD. Students may not select two COMM, two HLTH, or two ARTD/HUMD courses to
meet their General Education Institutional Requirements. Discuss appropriate course choice with counselor/advisor
This UNOFFICIAL document is for planning purposes only and completion does not guarantee
graduation.
See an advisor to submit an Application for Graduation the semester BEFORE you intend to graduate.
Last modified: June 2018
Overall GPA of 2.0 is required to graduate
Advising Worksheet Contact:
Anthony Solano
Name:
Date:
ID #:
9
9
STSU 100
1
8
18
ENGL 101 or
ENGL 101A
3
3 or 4
3
3
3 or 4
3
3
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GENERAL STUDIES - INTG
A.A. DEGREE: 611D
611D
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