Elective Courses
Electives are courses not specifically prescribed in a curriculum.
The definitions
listed below are meant to help students make elective choices for
their respective programs. Students should consult their Academic
Advisor before registering for elective courses.
ELECTIVE OR FREE ELECTIVE:
Any college level course offered at Northern Essex Community College.
Note: All developmental courses are excluded.
BUSINESS ELECTIVE:
Any course offered by the Business Administration Department with associated prefixes:
Business Administration: ACC, BNK, BUS, ECO, FIN, HST, MGT, MKT
Business Information Technology: BIT, TLT
Health Information Technology: HES, MRT
LIBERAL ARTS ELECTIVE:
Any college level course offered by the following departments with associated prefixes:
Behavioral Sciences: ANT, PSY, SOC
English: COM, ENG - (except for English Composition I & II and HUM)
Foreign Languages: ASL, FRN, GER, ITN, SPN
Fine & Performing Arts/Philosophy/Religion: ART, DAN, MUS, PHI, REL, and THE
Graphic Design/Computer Graphics: GRA
History and Government: GEO, GIV, HIS
Math: MAT
Natural Science: BIO, CHM, ERS, PHS, SCI
HUMANITIES ELECTIVES:
Any college level course which falls within the areas of communications, humanities, literature, foreign language, philosophy/religion and fine and performing arts as defined below:
Communications: Any course beginning with COM, JRN
Fine and Performing Arts:
Art: Any art course beginning with ART
Dance: Any dance course beginning with DAN
Music: Any course beginning with MUS
Theatre: Any course beginning with THE
Foreign Language: Any course beginning with ASL, FRN, GER, ITN, or SPN
Graphic Design/Computer Graphics: GRA
Humanities: Any course beginning with HUM
Literature: Any course beginning with LIT
Philosophy/Religion: Any course beginning with PHI or REL
SOCIAL SCIENCE ELECTIVE:
Any course offered by the following departments with associated prefixes:
Behavioral Science: Any course with the prefix of ANT, PSY, or SOC
History and Government: Any course with the prefix of GEO, GOV, or HIS
NATURAL SCIENCE ELECTIVE:
Any course offered by the Department of Natural Sciences or any course with the prefix of BIO, CHM, ERS, PHI, or SCI
Note: Students need to be aware that there are 3 and 4 credit sciences. The elective/s chosen must meet the number of credits specified in the curriculum.
MATH ELECTIVE:
A math elective is satisfied by any math course with a course number higher than MAT 022 unless otherwise stated in a program description.
