Gordon Rule
The Gordon Rule requires that prior to receipt of an Associate in Arts Degree from a public community college or university, or prior to entry into the upper division of a public university, a student shall successfully complete the following:
Degree Requirements
Six (6) credits of English and six (6) credits of Humanities courses in which the student will demonstrate college-level writing skills through multiple assignments. Mathematics (higher than MAT 1033) - 6 credits.
To meet the requirements of the Communications and Computation Requirement (Gordon Rule), all IRSC A.A. Degree seeking students will complete:
and will select one from the following:
| ENC 1102 | English Composition II | 3 credits |
| ENC 1107 | Advanced College Writing | 3 credits |
| ENC 2210 | Technical Writing | 3 credits |
| MMC 2100 | Writing for Mass Communications | 3 credits |
| SPC 1608 | Public Speaking | 3 credits |
Students will select two of the following Humanities courses demonstrating college-level writing skills through multiple assignments.
Students must complete at least one course from
ARH 1000,
HUM 1020,
LIT 1000,
MUL 2010,
PHI 1010,
THE 1000 to comply with
General Education Core Course Options.
| AML 2010 | American Literature through Reconstruction | 3 credits |
| AML 2020 | American Literature from Reconstruction to Present | 3 credits |
| AML 2600 | Introduction to African American Literature | 3 credits |
| ARH 1000 | Art Appreciation | 3 credits |
| ENL 2012 | English Literature: Medieval to Romantic Era | 3 credits |
| ENL 2022 | English Literature: Romantic Era to Present | 3 credits |
| ENL 2330 | Introduction to Shakespeare | 3 credits |
| HUM 1020 | Introduction to Humanities | 3 credits |
| IDS 1110 | The Pursuit of Knowledge | 3 credits |
| IDS 1955 | Interdisciplinary Study Abroad | 3 credits |
| LIT 1000 | Introduction to Literature | 3 credits |
| LIT 2110 | World Literature from ancient through the Renaissance | 3 credits |
| LIT 2120 | World Literature from the Enlightenment through the present | 3 credits |
| LIT 2190 | Caribbean Literature | 3 credits |
| MUL 2010 | Music Appreciation | 3 credits |
| MUL 2012 | Survey of Music Literature - Musical Theater | 3 credits |
| MUY 2100 | Music and Music Therapy | 3 credits |
| PHI 1002 | Philosophical Practice | 3 credits |
| PHI 1010 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 credits |
| PHI 1071 | Eastern Philosophies | 3 credits |
| PHI 1103 | Critical and Creative Thinking | 3 credits |
| PHI 1113 | Reason and Emotion | 3 credits |
| PHI 1624 | Philosophy and Popular Culture | 3 credits |
| PHI 1635 | Ethical Issues in Health Care | 3 credits |
| PHI 1801 | Philosophy of Art | 3 credits |
| PHI 2100 | Introduction to Logic | 3 credits |
| PHI 2620 | Environmental Ethics | 3 credits |
| PHI 2630 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 credits |
| PHP 1791 | Existentialism | 3 credits |
| REL 1300 | Introduction to World Religions | 3 credits |
| THE 1000 | Introduction to Theatre | 3 credits |
| THE 2300 | Survey of Dramatic Literature | 3 credits |
Students will also complete 6 credits from the following courses.
Students must complete at least once course from
MAC 1105,
MAC 2311,
MGF 1130,
STA 2023 to comply with
General Education Core Options.
| MAC 1105 | College Algebra | 3 credits |
| MAC 1114 | Plane Trigonometry | 3 credits |
| MAC 1140 | Precalculus Algebra | 3 credits |
| MAC 1147 | Precalculus/Trigonometry | 5 credits |
| MAC 2233 | Business Calculus I | 3 credits |
| MAC 2311 | Calculus I with Analytic Geometry | 5 credits |
| MAD 2104 | Discrete Mathematics | 3 credits |
| MAP 2302 | Differential Equations | 3 credits |
| MGF 1106 | Survey in Mathematics | 3 credits |
| MGF 1131 | Mathematics in Context | 3 credits |
| MGF 1130 | Mathematical Thinking | 3 credits |
| MTG 2204 | Elementary Geometry | 3 credits |
| STA 2023 | Elementary Statistics I | 3 credits |
For the purpose of this rule, a grade of C or higher shall be considered successful completion.