The CWI Dual Credit Advising Team:
Last Name A-G: Natasha Montabello
Last Name H-O: Talon Smith
Last Name P-Z: Emily Thomas

General Education Academic Certificate (GEAC) Program at CWI 

At-a-Glance

 

Overview

CWI offers students the opportunity to complete General Education, or core classes, and earn a college certificate in the process. This certificate can transfer to any Idaho public university or college, and the credits earned will fulfill general core classes there. 

 

You can earn the GEAC by itself or along with an AA degree. Transferring is made simpler because there is a designation on the student transcript that the student has completed the General Education program.

 

Note: the GEAC is not a degree program/major that students can select. Courses are completed alongside an AA/AS degree program offered at CWI.

Credits The GEAC consists of 3 credits (12 classes)
Mission Courses in the GEAC program at CWI will engage students to consider other contexts and viewpoints, communicate with clarity and accuracy, and apply solutions and ideas. Students will be prepared to move forward in their academic career with a solid foundation from the GE courses they complete at CWI.
Why take? The CWI GEAC gives students the opportunity to earn credits that will count towards a student’s future whether or not they have already decided their career path. Students receive a high-level education at a fraction of the cost of universities in Idaho. 
Course Delivery Styles In-person, Online, Hybrid

 

Required Courses for the GEAC

CWI Requirements Required # of college credits CWI Courses Name North Star Equivalent
Connecting with Ideas 3 (one class) CWI 101 Career and Personal Development
Global Perspectives 3 (one class)

BUSA 256*

HIST 102

SPAN 102

International Business

World History 10 B

Spanish 2

GEM 1

Written Communication

6 (two classes)

ENGL 101

ENGL 102

11th English

12th English

GEM 2

Oral Communication

3 (one class) COMM 101 Speech

GEM 3

Mathematical Ways of Knowing

3 (one class)

MATH 143

MATH 160

College Algebra

Calculus

GEM 4

Scientific Ways of Knowing (from 2 different disciplines with at least one lab)

7

(two classes)

BIOL 1010/1010L (with NNU)

BIOL 1040/1040L

Enviromental Science

GEM 5

Humanistic & Artistic Ways of Knowing 

(from 2 different disciplines)

(2 classes)

SPAN 101

SPAN 102

PHIL 103*

Spanish 1

Spanish 2

Ethics

GEM 6

Social & Behavioral Ways of Knowing

(from 2 different disciplines)

(2 classes)

HIST 101

HIST 102

HIST 111

HIST 112

POLS 101

ECON 202*

World History 10 A

World History 10 B

US History 11 A

US History 11 B

Government

Microeconomics

 

Ethical Reasoning (“E”)

3 (one class)

3 of the required 36 credits need to come from an “E” designated course in order to fulfill the “Ethical Reasoning” requirement.

PHIL 103* Ethics

*scheduled to be offered at North Star in the 24-25 school year