General Education Course -- Any course that is approved to fulfill credit towards the State and College requirements for General Education and graduation with any of the following degrees: Associate in Arts (A.A.), Associate in Science (A.S.), Associate in General Studies (A.G.S.), or Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S). General education courses typically are non-developmental and non-professional in orientation, and they are offered as electives or required courses from within broader subject areas.
Foundation Studies Course -- A "foundation course" is any general education course that is an elective or a required course and that fulfills course or credit requirements in the quantitative, communications, or physical education areas.
Breadth Course -- A "breadth course" is any non-fundamental course that is introductory in nature, provides a wide scope of coverage, overview, or survey of a relatively broad field of study, and/or addresses a wide spectrum of the general education outcomes approved by the faculty at BCC. By analogy, breadth courses take a "floodlight" approach to the coverage of subject material, and the wider range of the subject taught might be at the expense of going into less detail.
Depth Course -- A "depth course" is any non-fundamental course that is more narrowly focused in scope, covers one or more specific areas within a broader field of study, and/or addresses relatively fewer of the general education outcomes approved by the faculty at BCC. Also, many courses that require subject prerequisites would be considered depth courses. By analogy, depth courses take a "spotlight" approach to the coverage of subject material, and the narrow range of material covered allows an opportunity for coverage of the subject in greater detail.
Studio Course -- Any depth or breadth course in the Fine Arts (Humanities) that instructs students on the techniques used in artistic expression and significantly involves students (individually or as a group) in the production of tangible, physical artistic products.
Performance Course -- Any course in the Fine Arts (Humanities) that instructs students on the techniques used in artistic expression and significantly involves students (individually or as a group) in ephemeral activities that relate to public entertainment and/or personal enrichment.
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