Approved Passport Course Roster
(September 18, 2020)
The Passport and Uniform Certificate of General Studies (UCGS) are two-year college programs in which all courses are transferable and satisfy lower-division general education requirements at any Virginia public institution of higher education. Both the Passport and UCGS consist of several course blocks assigned specific courses. To satisfy the Passport and UCGS students are required to complete the appropriate number of credits in each course block. Student course selection should be carefully considered since the Passport and UCGS programs are not designed to capture the complexities of individual programs of study at the four-year institutions. Students should be advised to take the Passport or UCGS course that best suits their intended program of study at the four-year institution. The Passport Course Roster for both Richard Bland College (RBC) and the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) is below. The UCGS Course Roster is under development with an anticipated completion date of January 2021.
VCCS Passport Course Roster
Select one course from each area of study.
Block 1 Written Communication:
ENG 111 - College Composition I
Block 2 Humanities and Fine Arts OR History:
ART 101 - History of Art: Prehistoric to Gothic
ART 102 - History and Appreciation of Art II
ART 201 - History of Art I
ART 202 - History of Art II
HIS 111 - World Civilization Pre-1500 CE
HIS 112 - World Civilizations Post-1500 CE
HIS 121 - United States History to 1877
HIS 122 - United States History Since 1865
Block 3 Social and Behavioral Sciences:
ECO 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics
PLS 135 - U.S. Government and Politics
PLS 211 - U.S. Government I
PSY 200 - Principles of Psychology
SOC 211 - Principles of Anthropology I
Block 4 Natural Sciences:
BIO 101 - General Biology I
CHM 101 - Introductory Chemistry I
CHM 111 - College Chemistry I
Block 5 Mathematics:
A. Quantitative/Statistics Pathway:
MTH 154 - Quantitative Reasoning
MTH 155 - Statistical Reasoning
B. Calculus Pathway:
MTH 161 /162 - Precalculus I /Precalculus II
MTH 167 - PreCalculus with Trigonometry
MTH 245 - Statistics I
MTH 261 - Applied Calculus I
MTH 263 /264 - Calculus I /Calculus II
* MTH 161/162 and 167 should only be taken by students preparing for calculus or for four-year degree programs that require study in College Algebra/PreCalc. Precalculus may not satisfy general education and may not receive transfer credit.
JMU does not accept ENG 111 toward satisfaction of general education requirements.
CNU does not accept MTH 154 toward satisfaction of general education requirements.
W&M does not have a college-wide general education composition requirement. ENG 111 will not count toward satisfaction of general education requirements but students will receive generalized credit for the course.
The Passport is a two-year college program in which all courses are transferable and satisfy lower-division general education requirements at any Virginia public and some private colleges and universities. The Passport consists of six course blocks as and students are required to complete courses in each block. Students should work with advisors before selecting courses, especially to make sure they choose courses that align with their intended major when they transfer.
Select one course from blocks 1, 3, 4, and 5. Select an additional course from either block 2 or 6.
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