The University of Massachusetts Boston - American Collegiate Live

The University of Massachusetts, Boston has established the American Collegiate Live Program (“AC Live”), which is managed and operated by Shorelight. AC Live is a unique program that is designed to provide international students with credit-bearing academic courses taught by UMass faculty, and delivered via a highly-interactive learning environment that combines live broadcasts, collaborative virtual classrooms and responsive instructional support resources. AC Live students will receive credit from UMass for courses completed in the AC Live program and will receive an official transcript from UMass. The University agrees to recognize the following credits from the University of Massachusetts Boston according to the below course equivalency table.

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CLSICS 180 - Poets, Warriors and Sages: The Greeks

Through consideration of significant figures in Greek literature, history and philosophy, this course introduces students to the major features of the culture of Ancient Greece and to the prominent place of Greek ideas in the Western tradition. The course focuses on critical reading of ancient sources and incorporates analytical writing focused on the reflection of social structures in Greek literature. Receiving University Course ID and Title:

CLSICS 180 - Credit Count - 3

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CRW 111 - Critical Thinking I

This course focuses on the fundamental intellectual skills of critical thinking, reading, and writing needed to succeed in college-level studies. Using materials drawn from various disciplines in the college curriculum, students develop their ability to recognize and discuss ideas. By learning to relate generalization to supporting ideas and to identify the patterns into which ideas are structured, students gain practice in applying effective strategies for understanding college material. The class meets on a regular basis in a computer lab where students use computers to develop these analytical capabilities and apply them to course work. Receiving University Course ID and Title:

CRW 111 - Credit - 3

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ECON 101 - Principles of Microeconomics

A broad introductory survey in which special attention is given to the role of economic principles in analyzing and understanding current economic problems. Emphasis is given to the functioning of markets and to the behavior of individual economic units such as the business firm and the consumer (microeconomics). Other areas of emphasis vary from section to section and may include industrial organization, income distribution, international trade, economics of the environment, and other topics. Receiving University Course ID and Title:

ECON 101 - Credit - 3

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ENGL 101 - Composition I

Composition I emphasizes rhetorical meaning-making, revision, analysis, and synthesis. The focus of English 101 is helping students develop facility with reading, composing, and critical thinking by practicing rhetorical analysis of complex texts, synthesizing new ideas (including formulating evidence-based claims) from engagements with a variety of source materials, composing texts that account for audience expectations and academic conventions, and reflecting on their own learning and development. Among other projects, students in English 101 compose rhetorical analysis essays, as well as critical essays that require synthesis of ideas from multiple sources. Receiving University Course ID and Title:

ENGL 101 - Credit - 3

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ENVSTY 101-The Nature of Environmental Problem

An introduction to environmental issues and analysis emphasizing comparisons between the sustainable characteristics of ecosystems, both natural and human, and the human impacts on the Earth's life support systems. Topics include human population growth, food production, use of natural resources, pollution, loss of biodiversity, and conservation strategies. Receiving University Course ID and Title:

ENVSTY 101 - Credit - 3

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ESL 100D/E - Academic Reading and Writing

Building on strategies learned in Reading Comprehension for College-Level Texts I, this course focuses on developing facility with longer, and more complex academic readings.In addition, like Academic Writing I, this course also focuses on critical thinking and the writing process. But it builds on and extends this work by the assignment of longer essays that require students to analyze and synthesize the readings. Students are evaluated on the basis of a portfolio of written work. Receiving University Course ID and Title:

ESL 100D/E - Credit - 4

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INTR-D 100G - University Success Skills

First-year student seminar designed for international students to introduce them to university life and expectations in US and UK universities and to support development of study skills, self-regulated learning and time management strategies, and career development. Receiving University Course ID and Title:

INTR-D 100G - Credit - 1

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MATH 115 - College Algebra

Designed primarily but not exclusively for students seeking a stronger foundation in algebra before taking Pre-Calculus. Topics include basic algebra concepts, linear equations and inequalities, properties of functions, linear and quadratic functions, absolute value equations and inequalities, systems of equations. Receiving University Course ID and Title:

MATH 115 - Credit - 3

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Math 130 - Precalculus

Preparation for first-year calculus. Covers symmetry, graphs, functions, lines, parabolas and max-min problems, exponential and logarithm functions, exponential growth, and the trigonometric functions and their inverses. Receiving University Course ID and Title:

Math 130 - Credit - 3

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Math 140 - Calculus 1

The first in the sequence of calculus courses for science and math majors. Starts with the basic concepts of functions and limits. Topics covered include: derivatives and their applications, definite and indefinite integrals with applications to geometric and physical problems, and discussion of algebraic and transcendental functions. Receiving University Course ID and Title:

Math 140 - Credit - 4

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MGT 130 - Introduction to Business

Familiarizes students with the nature of business and its relationship to other institutions in society. The course examines business ownership, organization, management, marketing, human resources management, production, and finance. In addition, it explores issues in the relationships between law and business and government and business. Receiving University Course ID and Title:

MGT 130 - Credit - 2

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MLLC 100 - Global Studies Gateway

Introductory global studies course that explores relationships and connections between people and nations within the framework of economic, cultural and political globalization. Focuses on cognitive, socio-emotional, and behavioral aspects of global citizenship and the development of skills for navigating intercultural situations, identifying opportunities for action, and improving local and global conditions. Receiving University Course ID and Title:

MLLC 100 - Credit - 1

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PHYSIC 101 - Introduction to Physics

The purpose of this class is to introduce incoming students to the Physics major. We will cover the requirements for the major and why they exist. In addition, we will introduce computational tools that will enhance student's ability to work effectively in their classes. A major goal of this class is to teach students the steps in solving Physics problems. We will also explore the connections and differences between Math and Physics. Receiving University Course ID and Title:

PHYSIC 101 - Credit - 3

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PHYSIC 113 - Fundamentals of Physics

The course will be taught with Calculus as the language of instruction. The first semester of Calculus is a pre-requisite or co-requisite for the class. If you are taking Calculus simultaneously with this class before warned that we will need to use some concepts before they are covered in your math class. In such situations we will introduce the mathematics as needed. The range of subjects covered falls into the gross description of Mechanics. Our goal is for you to learn how to solve elementary problems in Mechanics, and to gain an intuitive understanding of the Physical phenomena presented that will enrich your appreciation of the world around you and enhance your understanding of the concepts taught in your other science classes. Receiving University Course ID and Title:

UMA - PHYSIC 113 - Credit - 4

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SEMINR 114G-Investigations Across the Curricul

Working in teams and individually, students conduct library research; analyze and orally present arguments; and write and revise essays. Students ultimately evaluate the effectiveness of their own and others' arguments. Receiving University Course ID and Title:

SEMINR 114G - Credit - 1

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