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Course Equivalencies
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DLS Course Title | UMGC Equivalency | UMGC Credits |
Anatomy and Physiology | Anat & Phys I Lecture Only (BIOL 201LC) | 3.00 |
Biology | Concepts of Biology (BIOL 101) | 3.00 |
Biology | Concepts of Biology (BIOL 101) | 3.00 |
College Algebra | Selected Topic College Algebra (MATH 107) | 3.00 |
College Algebra | Selected Topic College Algebra (MATH 107) | 3.00 |
College Mathematics | Finite Mathematics (MATH 106) | 3.00 |
College Mathematics | Finite Mathematics (MATH 106) | 3.00 |
Ethics | Ethics (PHIL 140) | 3.00 |
Ethics | Ethics (PHIL 140) | 1.00 |
Health & Human Development | HLTH LL Elective (HLTH 100TR) | 3.00 |
Health & Human Development | HLTH LL Elective (HLTH 100TR) | 3.00 |
Hist of US I:Early Col to 1877 | History United States to 1865 (HIST 156) | 3.00 |
Hist of US I:Early Col to 1877 | History United States to 1865 (HIST 156) | 3.00 |
Intro to Humanities | Introduction to Humanities (HUMN 100) | 3.00 |
Intro to Humanities | Introduction to Humanities (HUMN 100) | 3.00 |
Intro to Psychology | Introduction to Psychology (PSYC 100) | 3.00 |
Intro to Psychology | Introduction to Psychology (PSYC 100) | 3.00 |
Intro to World Religions | PHIL LL Elective (PHIL 100TR) | 3.00 |
Intro to World Religions | PHIL LL Elective (PHIL 100TR) | 1.00 |
Developmental Psychology | LL Equiv of PSYC351 (PSYC 100-351) | 3.00 |
Developmental Psychology | LL Equiv of PSYC351 (PSYC 100-351) | 3.00 |
Microbiology | Microbiology Lecture Only (BIOL 230LC) | 3.00 |
Microbiology | Microbiology Lecture Only (BIOL 230LC) | 3.00 |
Principles of Management | LL Equiv of BMGT364 (BMGT 100-364) | 3.00 |
Principles of Management | LL Equiv of BMGT364 (BMGT 100-364) | 3.00 |
Intro to Sociology | Introduction to Sociology (SOCY 100) | 3.00 |
Intro to Sociology | Introduction to Sociology (SOCY 100) | 3.00 |
Substance Abuse | HLTH LL Elective (HLTH 100TR) | 3.00 |
Substance Abuse | HLTH LL Elective (HLTH 100TR) | 3.00 |
English Composition 1 | EWRT LL Elective (EWRT 116TR) | 3.00 |
English Composition 2 | Composition and Literature (ENGL 102) | 3.00 |
American Literature | Satisfies Am Author Lit Req (ELIT 116AA) | 3.00 |
Introduction to Philosophy | Introduction to Philosophy (PHIL 100) | 3.00 |
Introduction to Macroeconomics | Principles of Economics (ECON 201) | 3.00 |
American Government | American Government (GVPT 170) | 3.00 |
Introduction to Anthropology | ANTH LL Elective (ANTH 116TR) | 3.00 |
Beer & Wine in Western Culture | HUMN LL Elective (HUMN 116TR) | 3.00 |
Beer & Wine in Western Culture | ELEC LL Elective (ELEC 100TR) | 2.00 |
Introduction to Microeconomics | Principles of Economics II (ECON 203) | 3.00 |
Nutrition | NUTR-Satisfies Sci Req Not Lab (NUTR 100LC) | 3.00 |
Pathophysiology | BIOL-Satisfies Sci Req Not Lab (BIOL 100LC) | 3.00 |
Fundamentals of Public Speaking | Basic Principles Speech Comm (SPCH 100) | 3.00 |
Fundamentals of Public Speaking | SPCH LL Elective (SPCH 116TR) | 1.00 |
Statistics | Introduction to Statistics (STAT 200) | 3.00 |
Technical Writing | EWRT LL Elective (EWRT 116TR) | 3.00 |
West Civ I: Ancient Near East | Western Civilization I (HIST 141) | 3.00 |
Pharmacology | ELEC LL Elective (ELEC 100TR) | 3.00 |
Anatomy & Physiology I | Anat & Phys I Lecture Only (BIOL 201LC) | 3.00 |
Anatomy & Physiology I Lab | Anat & Phys I Lab Only (BIOL 201LB) | 3.00 |
Anatomy & Physiology II | Anat & Phys II Lecture Only (BIOL 202LC) | 3.00 |
Anatomy & Physiology II Lab | Anat & Phys II Lab Only (BIOL 202LB) | 3.00 |
Microbiology Lab | Microbiology Lab Only (BIOL 230LB) | 3.00 |
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