General Education Requirements
General Education Requirements
Candidates must have:
- A minimum of 45 transferrable credits
- A minimum of 16 general education credits from the distribution below:
Subject Area | Credits |
Behavioral and Social Sciences | 3 |
Humanities and Fine Arts | 3 |
Natural or Physical Science | 4 |
College-Level Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
English Composition/Writing | 6 |
Humanities/Social Science/Natural or Physical Science/or Mathematics | 3 |
Total | 22 |
- Distribution of general education credits must include:
- Must include at least one course in English Composition
- Must include at least one additional Humanities course
- Candidates should have a GPA of 2.5 or greater. Candidates with less than a 2.5 may be admitted, but must attend part-time for 1 academic year.
If you have any questions about your academic credits, please contact our Program Director, Dr. Kerri Augusto, at kerri_augusto@williamjames.edu.
Options for Completing General Education Requirements Prior to Admission
- You may complete your general education requirements at any accredited institution of higher education. For a list of approved courses offered at Massachusetts community colleges, you can review the guide to transferable courses from MA Community Colleges.
- You may complete courses online, using the preapproved, flexible and cost-effective offerings from Study.com, and ACE-credit granting institution. William James College is an ACE-credit accepting institution and will accept official transcripts from Study.com.
Pre-Approved Study.com Courses
The following Study.com courses are pre-approved and fully transferrable, provided a student earns a grade of C (75%) or higher.
Behavioral and Social Sciences
- Sociology 101: Intro to Sociology
- Criminal Justice 101: Intro to Criminal Justice
- Geography 101: Human and Cultural Geography
- Criminal Justice 106: Forensic Science
- Political Science 103: Comparative Politics
- Criminal Justice 381: Victimology
Humanities and Fine Arts
- Religion 101: Intro to World Religions
- Humanities 101: Intro to the Humanities
- Art 103: History of Western Art
- Philosophy 102: Ethics in America
- Humanities 201: Critical Thinking and Analysis
Natural or Physical Science
- Biology 101L: Intro to Biology with Lab (4 credits)
- Biology201L: Anatomy and Physiology I with Lab (4 credits)
- Biology 202L: Anatomy and Physiology II with Lab (4 credits)
- Chemistry 111L: Chemistry I with Lab (4 credits)
- Chemistry 112L: Chemistry II with Lab (4 credits)
English Composition/Writing
- English 104: College Composition I
- English 105: College Composition II
Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning
- Math 101: College Algebra
- Math 102: College Mathematics