Rio Salado College has joined the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) in its new initiative, General Education Mobile (GEM). GEM is a partnership between CCAF and civilian academic institutions to offer a cluster of freshman/sophomore-level courses through online delivery. Rio Salado College offers online courses in each of the five general education areas—Mathematics, Written Communication, Oral Communication, Social Sciences, and Humanities.
Rio Salado College Gem Plan
| CCAF General Education Requirements |
Semester (Credit ) Hours |
Rio Salado College Course |
| Oral Communication |
3 |
COM100 – Introduction to Human Communication |
| Written Communication* |
3 |
ENG101 – First Year Composition |
Mathematics*
|
3 |
MAT122 – Intermediate Algebra |
| 4 |
MAT151 – College Algebra/Functions |
| 3 |
MAT182 – Plane Trigonometry |
| 5 |
MAT187 – Pre-calculus |
| 3 |
MAT212 – Brief Calculus |
Social Science
|
3 |
HIS103 – United States History to 1870 |
| 3 |
HIS104 – United States History 1870 to Present |
| 3 |
POS110 – American National Government |
| 3 |
PSY101 – Introduction to Psychology |
| 3 |
SOC101 – Introduction to Sociology |
| 3 |
SOC157 – Sociology of Marriage and Family |
| 3 |
SOC212 – Gender and Society |
Humanities
|
3 |
HUM205 - Introduction to Cinema |
| 3 |
HUM210 – Contemporary Cinema |
| 3 |
MHL145 – American Jazz and Popular Music |
| 3 |
MHL153 – Rock Music and Culture |
| 3 |
PHI101 – Introduction to Philosophy |
| 3 |
PHI243 – World Religions |
| 3 |
PHI101 – Introduction to Philosophy |
| 3 |
SPA101 – Elementary Spanish I |
Please note: Math and English classes require a placement test score on file prior to registration. You may submit your proctored-test request form online. For additional information regarding test proctoring please review the exam proctoring guidelines.
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