General Education & Development Courses

What General Education and Development courses are being offered this Fall?

Sinclair offers a number of General Education and Developmental courses that require no prerequisites, so you don’t have to have completed previous college courses or be in a specific academic program. If you’re already a Sinclair student, you can click on any of the course offerings below to see available sections in the Registration Portal, plan your course schedule, and register for classes. Make sure to also talk to your academic advisor about staying on your academic plan (MAP) to graduate on time.

General Education Courses for Fall

All of these general education courses are guaranteed to transfer as credit toward a degree or major at any of Ohio’s public institutions. Learn more about the Ohio Transfer 36. Click the course register link to see available open sections.

English/Oral Communication

• COM 2211 — Effective Public Speaking — Summer Semester >
• ENG 1101 — English Composition I — Summer Semester  >

Mathematics, Statistics and Logic

• MAT 1445 — Quantitative Reasoning — Summer Semester  >
• MAT 1450 — Introductory Statistics — Summer Semester  >
• MAT 1460 — Mathematics for Business Analysis — Summer Semester  >
• MAT 1470 — College Algebra — Summer Semester  >
• MAT 1570 — Analytic Geometry & Trigonometry — Summer Semester  >
• MAT 1580 — Precalculus — Summer Semester >
• MAT 2160 — Calculus for Business & Economics — Summer Semester  >
• MAT 2170 — Business Statistics I — Summer Semester  >
• MAT 2180 — Business Statistics II — Summer Semester  >
• MAT 2240 — Calculus for the Life Sciences — Summer Semester  >
• MAT 2270 — Calculus & Analytic Geometry I — Summer Semester  >
• MAT 2280 — Calculus & Analytic Geometry II — Summer Semester  >
• MAT 2290 — Calculus & Analytic Geometry III — Summer Semester  >
• MAT 2310 — Elementary Differential Equations — Summer Semester  >
• MAT 2320 — Linear Algebra — Summer Semester  >
• MAT 2330 — Differential Equations & Linear Algebra — Summer Semester  >
• MAT 2570 — Discrete Mathematics — Summer Semester  >

Natural and Physical Sciences

• AST 1111 — The Solar System — Summer Semester  >
• AST 1112 — Stars, Galaxies & the Universe — Summer Semester  >
• AST 1117 — Lab for the Solar System — Summer Semester  >
• AST 1118 — Lab for Stars, Galaxies & the Universe — Summer Semester  >
• BIO 1111 — General Biology I — Summer Semester  >
• BIO 1121 — Human Anatomy & Physiology I — Summer Semester  >
• BIO 1141 — Principles of Anatomy & Physiology I — Summer Semester  >
• BIO 1171 — Principles of Biology I — Fall >
• BIO 1211 — General Biology II — Summer Semester  >
• BIO 1222 — Human Anatomy & Physiology II — Summer Semester  >
• BIO 2205 — Microbiology — Summer Semester  >
• BIO 2222 — Evolution — Summer Semester  >
• CHE 1211 — General Chemistry I — Summer Semester  >
• CHE 1221 — General Chemistry II — Summer Semester  >
• CHE 1311 — College Chemistry I —Summer Semester  >
• CHE 2121 — Organic Chemistry II — Summer Semester  >
• GLG 1101 — Physical Geology Lab —Summer Semester  >
• GLG 1111  — Physical Geology Lab — Summer Semester  >
• PHY 1100 — Introduction to Physics — Summer Semester  >
• PHY 1141 — College Physics I — Summer Semester  >
• PHY 1142 — College Physics II — Summer Semester  >
• PHY 2201 — General Physics I — Summer Semester  >
• PHY 2202 — General Physics II — Summer Semester  >

Social and Behavioral Sciences

• AFR 1100 — African-American Studies — Summer Semester  >
• ECO 2160 — Principles of Macroeconomics — Summer Semester  >
• ECO 2180 — Principles of Microeconomics — Summer Semester  >
• GEO 1101 — Global Forces, Local Diversity —Summer Semester  >
• GEO 1102 — Earth's Physical Environment — Summer Semester  >
• GEO 1201 — World Regional Geography: People, Places & Globalization — Summer Semester  >
• PLS 1120 — American Federal Government — Summer Semester  >
• PLS 1232 — State & Local Government — Summer Semester  >
• PLS 2200 — Political Life, Systems & Issues — Summer Semester  >
• PLS 2220 — International Relations — Summer Semester  >
• PSY 1100 — General Psychology — Summer Semester  >
• PSY 1160 — African American Psychology — Summer Semester  >
• PSY 2200 — Lifespan Human Development — Summer Semester  >
• PSY 2217 — Abnormal Psychology — Fall  >
• PSY 2220 — Personality Psychology — Summer Semester  >
• PSY 2225 — Social Psychology — Summer Semester  >
• PSY 2242 — Educational Psychology —Summer Semester  >
• SOC 1101 — Introduction to Sociology — Summer Semester  >
• SOC 1115 — Sociology of Marriage & Family — Summer Semester  >
• SOC 1145 — Introduction to Cultural Anthropology — Summer Semester  >
• SOC 2205 — Social Problems — Summer Semester  >
• SOC 2215 — Race & Ethnicity — Summer Semester  >
• SOC 2226 — Criminology — Summer Semester  >

Arts and Humanities

• ART 1110 — Art Appreciation - Introduction to Art & Art Media — Summer Semester  >
• ART 2231 — Art History: Renaissance through Contemporary Periods — Summer Semester  >
• ART 2235 — History of Photography —Summer Semester  >
• ART 2236 — History of Women Artists — Summer Semester  >
• HIS 1101 — United States History I — Summer Semester  >
• HIS 1102 — United States History II — Summer Semester  >
• HIS 1105 — African-American History — Summer Semester  >
• HIS 1111 — Western Civilization I — Summer Semester  >
• HIS 1112 — Western Civilization II — Summer Semester  >
• HIS 2215 — Survey of African History — Summer Semester  >
• HIS 2217 — Survey of East Asian History — Summer Semester  >
• HIS 2218 — History of Ohio — Summer Semester  >
• HUM 1125 — Introduction to the Humanities — Summer Semester  >
• HUM 1130 — Humanity & the Challenge of Technology — Summer Semester  >
• HUM 1135 — Environmental Ethics — Summer Semester  >
• LIT 2201 — British Literature — Summer Semester  >
• LIT 2211 — American Literature I — Summer Semester  >
• LIT 2220 — Introduction to Literature — Summer Semester  >
• LIT 2230 — Great Books of the Western World — Fall  >
• LIT 2234 — Literature of Africa, Asia, & Latin America — Summer Semester  >
• MUS 1121 — Music Appreciation — Summer Semester  >
• MUS 1123 — World Music — Summer Semester  >
• PHI 2205 — Introduction to Philosophy — Summer Semester  >
• REL 1111 — Eastern Religions — Summer Semester  >
• REL 1112 — Western Religions — Summer Semester  >

Developmental Courses

Click the course register link to see available open sections.

• DEV 0015 — Integrated Developmental Reading & Writing I — Summer Semester  >
• DEV 0035 — Integrated Developmental Reading & Writing II — Summer Semester  >
• MAT 0100 — Algebra I — Summer Semester  >
• MAT 0200 — Algebra II — Summer Semester  >
• MAT 0300 — Algebra III — Summer Semester  >
• MAT 0445 — Quantitative Reasoning Booster — Summer Semester  >
• MAT 0450 — Introductory Statistics Booster — Summer Semester  >
• MAT 0460 — Booster for Mathematics for Business Analysis — Summer Semester  >
• MAT 0470 — College Algebra Booster — Summer Semester  >
• ESL 0120 — Reading & Writing Basics — Summer Semester  >
• ESL 0125 — Basic Speaking & Listening — Summer Semester  >
• ESL 0130 — ESL Reading & Writing I — Summer Semester  >
• ESL 0135 — ESL Reading & Writing II — Summer Semester  >
• ESL 0140 — ESL Listening & Speaking I — Summer Semester  >
• ESL 0145 — ESL Listening & Speaking II — Summer Semester  >
• ESL 0150 — ESL Basic — Summer Semester  >
• ESL 0170 — ESL Intermediate — Summer Semester  >
• ESL 0180 — ESL Intensive English Lab II — Summer Semester  >
• ESL 0185 — ESL Intensive Lab I — Summer Semester  >
• ESL 0190 — ESL Advanced — Summer Semester  >