In addition to the required courses in a student’s program, students are given the choice to select from a variety of elective courses. Each program offers a different set of electives, so please refer to each individual program for specific options. The following information will assist students with the variety of elective categories and the selection of elective courses. All academic subject codes and course numbers refer only to MCC courses.
English Elective: any course with the academic subject code of ENGL and a course number of at least 100.
Social Science Elective: any of these designations: ANTH, ECON, GEOG, HIST, POLS, PSYC, SOCI and ARTS117M, ARTS217M
Foreign Language/Humanities Elective/Fine Arts Elective:
- Fine Arts Elective: any course with the academic subject code of ARTS and GDES114M, GDES115M GDES155M.
- Foreign Language Elective: any course with the academic subject code of ASL, FREN, SPAN
- Humanities Elective: includes any course with the academic subject code of HUMA or PHIL as well as the following: HIST120M, HIST130M, ENGL113M, ENGL200M, ENGL200AM, ENGL201M, ENGL203M, ENGL204M, ENGL207M, ENGL208M, ENGL209M, ENGL210M, ENGL213M, ENGL214M, ENGL218M, ENGL220M, ENGL224M, ENGL227M, ENGL228M, ENGL229M, ENGL235M, ENGL248M, ENGL258M, ENGL288M
Mathematics Elective: any course with the academic subject code of MATH and a course number of at least 100.
Science Elective: any course with the academic subject code of BIOL, CHEM, ENVS, ESCI, GEOL, PHYS and a course number of at least 100.
Business Elective: any course with the academic subject code of ACCT, BUS, FIN, MKTG and a course number of at least 100.
Liberal Arts Elective: any course listed under the categories of English elective, Social Science elective, Foreign Language/Humanities/Fine Arts Elective: Mathematics elective or Science elective with a course number of at least 100.
Open Elective: any course that the college offers with a course number of at least 100. ESOL courses are not considered open electives and cannot be counted toward graduation requirements.