College Catalog 2021-2022 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
College Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

The General Education Core


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The General Education Core provides the fundamentals of liberal arts education. It is the foundation of the Associate of Arts (“A.A.”) and the Associate of Science (“A.S.”) degrees. The General Education Core is constituted of courses that are accepted toward general education requirements at most of Virginia’s 4- year colleges and universities.

The General Education Core credit hour requirements applicable to the Associate of Arts Degree and the Associate of Science Degree are listed below. All students must meet the core requirements. The Core Courses listed below identifies those RBC courses that fulfill core requirements for the degree.

Choose one course from each of the following areas:


Computer Proficiency: 0-3 Credit Hours


Students must either pass the Computer Proficiency Assessment or take one of the below CSCI courses.  

Beginning with students entering RBC in Fall 2021, the Computer Proficiency Assessment exam will no longer be an option for fulfilling the Computer Proficiency portion of the AA or AS degree.  Beginning Fall 2021, new students, as well as readmitted students who have been away for at least one semester, will have to pass one of the following Computer Science Courses with a grade “D” or higher to fulfill Computer Proficiency.  All courses are highly transferable to RBC transfer partners.

Beginning Fall 2021, CSCI 202 Computer Applications I and CSCI 203 Computer Applications II will no longer be offered by RBC, and transfer credit from other institutions will not be given for these courses.   If you have previously taken CSCI 202 or 203 at RBC, it will apply it to the Computer Proficiency requirement of the AA or AS degree. 

If you are a current RBC student and you wish to take the exam, instructions to do so are on the RBC website, and the last day to take the exam will be August 31, 2022.  Students are highly encouraged to take a computer science course in lieu of the exam, as this will better prepare you for transfer degree requirements. 

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Courses with an asterisk (*) can be used to satisfy the requirement of only one category.  A student may not satisfy the requirements in both the Human Experience and US & World Cultures exclusively with Philosophy and Religion courses.

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