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Area A1a - (6 qu) Effective College English I & II
Cerritos College Course(s) NU Course Equivalents
ENGL 100 ENG100 and ENG101
Area A1b - (4.5 qu) Advanced Composition
Cerritos College Course(s) NU Course Equivalents
ENGL 102 ENG240
ENGL 155 ENG334A
Area A2 - (4.5 qu) Speech and Communication
Cerritos College Course(s) NU Course Equivalents
JOUR 100 COM100
SPCH 130 COM103
Area B - (4.5 qu) Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning
Cerritos College Course(s) NU Course Equivalents
MATH 114 MTH215
MATH 170 CSC208 or MTH220
MATH 190 MTH221
MATH 220 MTH222
MATH 240 MTH223
MATH 112 or PSYC 210 MTH210
MATH 110A MTH209A
MATH 110B MTH301
Area C - (4.5 qu) Information Literacy
Cerritos College Course(s) NU Course Equivalents
LIB 100 and ENGL 102 ILR260
Area D - (13.5 qu) Arts and Humanities
Cerritos College Course(s) NU Course Equivalents
ART 101 and 102 ART100
ENGL 240 ENG365
HIST 245 HIS233
HIST 246 HIS234
PHIL 100 PHL100
PHIL 106 PHL238
MUS 100 MUS100
TH 101 THR200
Area E - (13.5 qu) Social and Behavioral Sciences
Cerritos College Course(s) NU Course Equivalents
ANTH 100 SOC260
ECON 201 ECO204
ECON 202 ECO203
POL 101 POL201
HIST 201 HIS220A
HIST 202 HIS220B
PSYC 101 PSY100
SOC 101 SOC100
Area F - (6 qu) Physical and Biological Sciences
Cerritos College Course(s) NU Course Equivalents
BIOL 200 BIO100 and BIO100A
CHEM 110 CHE101 and CHE101A
GEOL 101 EES103 and EES103A
A & P 120 BIO201 and BIO201A
A & P 130 BIO202 and BIO202A
PHYS 101 PHS104 and PHS104A
MICR 200 BIO203 and BIO203A
A&P 200 and A&P 201 BIO201 and BIO202
A&P 200 and A&P 201 BIO201A and BIO202A
Area G - (9 qu) Modern Language
Cerritos College Course(s) NU Course Equivalents
SPAN 101 LAS100
SPAN 102 LAS200
SL 101 ASL120
SL 102 ASL220
SL 201 ASL320
SPAN 201 LAS300
No General Education Area
Cerritos College Course(s) NU Course Equivalents
BUSA 101 ACC201
BUSA 102 ACC202
BA 111 LAW304
BA 112 LAW305
CD 110 ECE201
ART 186 MUL200
ART 192 MUL205
ART 196 or CIS 205 MUL245
ART 284 or ART 198 MUL255
ART 193 MUL265
ART 191A MUL275
BL 120 and BL 161 PLA 301
BL 109 PLA 306
BL 103 PLA 309
BL 104 PLA 310
BL 260 PLA 317

Courses That Satisfy Preparatory Requirements for NU Degree Programs


Bachelor of Business Administration
Required NU Preparatory Courses Satisifed By
ACC201 - Financial Accounting Fundamentals BUSA 101
ACC202 - Managerial Accounting Fundamentals BUSA 102
ECO203 - Principles of Microeconomics ECON 202
ECO204 - Principles of Macroeconomics ECON 201
FIN310 - Business Finance None
LAW304 - Legal Aspects of Business I BA 111
LAW305 - Legal Aspects of Business II None
MGT409C - Principles of Management and Organization None
MNS205 - Introduction to Quantitative Methods for Business MATH 115
MKT402A - Marketing Fundamentals None
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration
Required NU Preparatory Courses Satisifed By
CJA229 - Introduction to Policing None
CJA340 - Corrections None
CJA351 - Court Systems and the Judicial Process None
CJA352 - Criminal Law and Procedure None
CJA356 - Criminal Evidence None
Bachelor of Science Information Technology Management
Required NU Preparatory Courses Satisifed By
ITM320 - Information Technology Management None
ITM340 - IT Client Environment Using M/S Windows None
ITM200 - Basic Computer H/W & S/W NONE
ITM205 - Office Productivity Software NONE
ITM210 - Introduction to IT NONE
ITM230 - Computer Network Overview NONE
ITM345 - IT Server Using Linux None
ITM350 - Desktop Applications Support None
Bachelor of Arts Digital Entertainment and Interactive Arts
Required NU Preparatory Courses Satisifed By
COM220 - Media Literacy None
COM100 - Introduction to Mass Communication JOUR 100
COM103 - Oral Communication SPCH 130
MUL200 - Communication Tools ART 186
MUL205 - Principles of Graphic Design ART 192
MUL245 - Principles of Web Design ART 196 or CIS 205
MUL255 - Interactive Game Design ART 284 or ART 198
MUL265 - Digital Audio and Video ART 193
MUL275 - 3-D Modeling for Video Games ART 191A
MUL300 - Convergence Media None
MUL305 - Applied Graphic Design None
MUL345 - Applied Web Design None
MUL355 - Game Scripting None
MUL365 - Applied Digital Audio and Video None
MUL375 - Applied 3-D Modeling and Rendering None
MUL381 - Video Game Art None
MUL315 - Video Game Design None
MUL318 - Video Game Production None
MUL325 - Psychology of Video Games None
MUL332 - Electronic Design and Layout None
MUL335 - Digital Design for Print None
MUL385 - Video Game Animation None
Bachelor of Science in Paralegal Studies
Required NU Preparatory Courses Satisifed By
PLA 301 - Legal Theory and Ethics None
PLA 302 - Computers and the Law None
PLA 303 - Law Office Administration None
PLA 305 - Property None
PLA 306 - Torts None
PLA 308 - Contracts None
PLA 309 - Directed Research and Writing A None
PLA 310 - Directed Research and Writing B None
PLA 311 - Internship None
PLA 314 - Workers' Compensation None
PLA 315 - Bankruptcy Law and Procedure None
PLA 316 - Entertainment Law None
PLA 317 - Immigration Practice None
PLA 318 - Remedies and Judgments None
PLA 335 - Employment Law None
PLA 324 - English for Professionals None
Bachelor of Science Computer Science
Required NU Preparatory Courses Satisifed By
CSC200 - Orientation to Computer Science None
CSC209 - Calculus for Comp. Science II None
CSC220 - Applied Probability and Statistics None
CSC262 - Programming in Java None
CSC310 - Linear Algebra & Matrix Analysis None
CSC338 - Algorithm Design None
CSC340L - Digital Logic Design Lab None
CSC331 - Discrete Structures and Logic None
CSC208 - Calculus for Computer Science I MATH 170
CSC242 - Introduction to Programming Concepts and Methods CIS 180
CSC252 - Programming in C++ None
CSC300 - Object Oriented Design and Analysis None
CSC335 - Data Structures and Algorithms None
CSC340 - Digital Logic Design None
CSC342 - Computer Architecture None
CSC350 - Computer Ethics None
ENG334A - Technical Writing None
MTH215 - College Algebra & Trigonometry None
BIO100 - Survey of Bioscience None
BIO100A - Survey of Bioscience Laboratory None
CHE101 - Introduction to Chemistry None
CHE101A - Introduction to Chemistry Laboratory None
PHS104 - General Physics None
PHS104A - General Physics Laboratory None
Bachelor of Arts Psychology
Required NU Preparatory Courses Satisifed By
MTH210 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics MATH 112 OR PSYC 210
PSY100 - Introduction to Psychology PSYC 101
Bachelor of Science in Accountancy
Required NU Preparatory Courses Satisifed By
ACC201 - Financial Accounting Fundamentals BUSA 101
ACC300 - Applied Technology for Accounting None
ECO203 - Principles of Microeconomics ECON 202
ECO204 - Principles of Macroeconomics ECON 201
FIN310 - Business Finance None
LAW304 - Legal Aspects of Business I None
MGT409C - Principles of Management and Organization None
MNS205 - Introduction to Quantitative Methods for Business MATH 115
MKT402A - Marketing Fundamentals None
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) - RN Completion
Required NU Preparatory Courses Satisifed By
COM103 - Oral Communication None
ENG100 - Effective College English I None
ENG101 - Effective College English II None
ILR260 - Information Literacy and Report Writing None
SPN340A - Spanish in the Professional Work Place for English Speakers None
SPN341 - Applications of Cross-Cultural Communication in the Work Place None
BIO201 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I None
BIO201A - Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory I None
BIO202 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II None
BIO202A - Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory II None
BIO203 - Introduction to Microbiology None
BIO203A - Introduction to Microbiology Laboratory None
NSG200 - Foundations of Nursing Practice None
NSG200A - Foundations of Nursing Practice: Clinical Laboratory None
NSG205 - Nursing Process I: Medical-Surgical Nursing I None
NSG205A - Nursing Process I: Medical-Surgical Nursing I Clinical Laboratory None
NSG314 - Nursing Process II: Childbearing Family Nursing None
NSG315 - Nursing Process III: Pediatric Nursing None
NSG315A - Nursing Process III: Pediatric Nursing Clinical Laboratory None
NSG320 - Nursing Process IV: Medical-Surgical Nursing II None
NSG320A - Nursing Process IV: Medical-Surgical Nursing II Clinical Laboratory None
NSG325 - Nursing Process V: Psychosocial Nursing None
NSG325A - Nursing Process V: Psychosocial Nursing Clinical Laboratory None
NSG340 - Nursing Leadership and Management None
NSG340A - Nursing Leadership and Management Clinical Laboratory None
NSG314A - Nursing Process II: Childbearing Family Nursing Clinical Laboratory None
NSG 211A - Health Assessment Clinical Laboratory None
NSG211T - Health Assessment None
NSG322 - Introduction to Biomedical Statistics None
NSG 304 - Pharmacology in Nursing None
PSY100 - Introduction to Psychology PSYC 101
SOC100 - Principles of Sociology SOC 101
Bachelor of Arts Major in Interdisciplinary Studies Concentrating in Early Childhood Education with Preliminary Multiple Subject Teaching Credential
Required NU Preparatory Courses Satisifed By
ECE210 - Child, Family, School & Comm. None
HED220 - Health, Nutrition and Safety None
ECE310 - Cultural Pluralism: Impact on Early Childhood Development and Education None
ECE201 - The Growing Child: Zero to 8 None
ECE330 - Early Cognition None
ECE 301 - Early Childhood Teaching None
TED350 - Math and Science Methods None
TED330A - Reading/Language Arts Methods-Elementary None
TED355 - History and Social Science Methods None
Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies with a California Preliminary Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential
Required NU Preparatory Courses Satisifed By
ART329 - World Art None
COM380 - Democracy in the Information Age None
ENG350 - Fundamentals of Linguistics None
BIS301 - Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies None
LIT100 - Introduction to Literature None
MTH209A - Structure and Concepts of Math Fundamentals I None
MTH301 - Structure and Concepts of Math Fundamentals II None
MUS327 - World Music None
EES 301 - Earth & Planetary Science None
BIO 330 - Ecology None
EES 335 - Environmental Science None
SCI300 - Geography: Mapping the World None
TED350 - Math and Science Methods None
TED 305 - Teaching as a Profession None
TED300 - History and Ethics of Education None
TED310 - Development and Learning None
TED330A - Reading/Language Arts Methods-Elementary None
TED355 - History and Social Science Methods None
TED380 - Visual/Performing Arts and Physical Education Methods None
Bachelor of Arts Mathematics with a Preliminary Single Subject Credential (California)
Required NU Preparatory Courses Satisifed By
CSC331 - Discrete Structures and Logic None
CSC208 - Calculus for Computer Science I None
MTH210 - Probability and Statistics MATH 112 or PSYC 210
MTH215 - College Algebra & Trigonometry None
MTH216A - College Algebra and Trigonometry I None
MTH216B - College Algebra and Trigonometry II None
MTH220 - Calculus I None
MTH221 - Calculus II None
MTH222 - Calculus III None
MTH223 - Calculus IV None
MTH311 - Topics From Geometry None
MTH325 - Discrete Structures and Logic Design None
TED330B - Reading/Language Arts Methods - Secondary None
TED 305 - Teaching as a Profession None
TED300 - History and Ethics of Education None
TED310 - Development and Learning None
Bachelor of Arts English with a Preliminary Single Subject Credential (California)
Required NU Preparatory Courses Satisifed By
ENG350 - Fundamentals of Linguistics None
ENG365 - Creative Writing None
LIT 311 - British Literature I None
LIT 312 - British Literature II None
LIT 321 - American Literature I None
LIT 322 - American Literature II None
LIT100 - Introduction to Literature None
LIT338 - Shakespeare None
LIT360 - Literary Theory None
TED330B - Reading/Language Arts Methods - Secondary None
TED 305 - Teaching as a Profession None
TED300 - History and Ethics of Education None
TED310 - Development and Learning None
Bachelor of Arts Major in Biological Science with a California Preliminary Single Subject Teaching Credential
Required NU Preparatory Courses Satisifed By
MTH210 - Probability and Statistics MATH 112 or PSYC 210
EES 103 - Fundamentals of Geology None
EES 103 - Fundamentals of Geology Lab None
CHE 141 - General Chemistry 1 None
CHE 142 - General Chemistry 2 None
CHE 101A - Introductory Chemistry Lab None
BIO 161 - General Biology 1 None
BIO 162 - General Biology 2 None
BIO 100A - Survey Bioscience Lab None
PHS 171 - General Physics 1 None
PHS 172 - General Physics 2 None
PHS 104A - General Physics 1 Lab None
EES 301 - Earth & Planetary Science None
BIO 310 - Evolution None
BIO 330 - Ecology None
EES 335 - Environmental Science None
BIO 380 - Human Biology for Teachers None
TED330B - Reading/Language Arts Methods - Secondary None
TED 305 - Teaching as a Profession None
TED300 - History and Ethics of Education None
TED310 - Development and Learning None
Bachelor of Arts Major in Interdisciplinary Studies with a CA Preliminary Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential
Required NU Preparatory Courses Satisifed By
ART329 - World Art None
COM380 - Democracy in the Information Age None
ENG350 - Fundamentals of Linguistics None
BIS301 - Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies None
LIT100 - Introduction to Literature None
MTH209A - Structure and Concepts of Math Fundamentals I None
MTH301 - Structure and Concepts of Math Fundamentals II None
MUS327 - World Music None
EES 301 - Earth & Planetary Science None
BIO 330 - Ecology None
EES 335 - Environmental Science None
SCI300 - Geography: Mapping the World None
TED350 - Math and Science Methods None
TED 305 - Teaching as a Profession None
TED300 - History and Ethics of Education None
TED310 - Development and Learning None
TED330A - Reading/Language Arts Methods-Elementary None
TED355 - History and Social Science Methods None
TED380 - Visual/Performing Arts and Physical Education Methods None
Bachelor of Arts Major in Early Childhood Development with a California Preliminary Multiple Subject Teaching Credential
Required NU Preparatory Courses Satisifed By
ECE210 - Child, Family, School & Comm. None
HED220 - Health, Nutrition and Safety None
ECE310 - Cultural Pluralism: Impact on Early Childhood Development and Education None
ECE201 - The Growing Child: Zero to 8 None
ECE330 - Early Cognition None
ECE 301 - Early Childhood Teaching None
TED350 - Math and Science Methods None
TED330A - Reading/Language Arts Methods-Elementary None
TED355 - History and Social Science Methods None
Bachelor of Arts English
Required NU Preparatory Courses Satisifed By
ENG350 - Fundamentals of Linguistics None
ENG365 - Creative Writing None
LIT 311 - British Literature I None
LIT 312 - British Literature II None
LIT 321 - American Literature I None
LIT 322 - American Literature II None
LIT100 - Introduction to Literature None
LIT338 - Shakespeare None
LIT360 - Literary Theory None
TED330B - Reading/Language Arts Methods - Secondary None
TED 305 - Teaching as a Profession None
TED300 - History and Ethics of Education None
TED310 - Development and Learning None
Bachelor of Arts with Major in Early Childhood Education
Required NU Preparatory Courses Satisifed By
ECE 314 - Experiences: Infants and Toddlers None
ECE 312 - Infant and Toddler Care None
ECE210 - Child, Family, School & Comm. None
HED220 - Health, Nutrition and Safety None
ECE310 - Cultural Pluralism: Impact on Early Childhood Development and Education None
ECE201 - The Growing Child: Zero to 8 None
ECE330 - Early Cognition None
PSY100 - Introduction to Psychology None

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