The Passport is a college program in which all courses are transferable and satisfy lower-division general education requirements at any Virginia public institution of higher education. The Passport consists of course blocks assigned specific courses. To satisfy the Passport students are required to complete the appropriate number of courses in each course block per the directions below. Student course selection should be carefully considered since the Passport is not designed to capture the complexities of individual programs of study at the four-year institutions. Students should be advised to take the Passport that best suits their intended program of study at the four-year institution. The Passport Course Roster for both Richard Bland College (RBC) and the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) are below. Only classes completed after May 2020 apply toward Passport completion.
Passport Course Roster
Select one course from Blocks I, III, IV, and V. One additional course must be selected from either Blocks II or VI.
Block I (Written Communication)
- ENG 111 – College Composition I
Block II (Humanities /Arts)
Art
- ART 100 – Art Appreciation
- ART 101 (201) – History of Art: Prehistoric to Gothic
- ART 102 (202) – History of Art: Renaissance to Modern
- CST 130 – Introduction to Theatre
- CST 151 – Film Appreciation I
- MUS 121 – Music in Society
- MUS 221 – History of Western Music Prior to 1750
- MUS 222 – History of Western Music 1750 to Present
- MUS 226 – World Music
Humanities
- HUM 201 – Early Humanities
- HUM 202 – Modern Humanities
- HUM 210 – Introduction to Women and Gender Studies
- HUM 216 – Introduction to Non-Western Cultures
- HUM 220 – Introduction to African American Studies
- HUM 256 – Comparative Mythology
- HUM 259 – The Greek and Roman Tradition
- PHI 100 – Introduction to Philosophy
- PHI 111 – Logic I
- PHI 220 – Ethics
- REL 100 – Introduction to the Study of Religion
- REL 230 – Religions of the World
- REL 237 – Eastern Religions
- REL 240 – Religions in America
Block III (Social and Behavioral Sciences)
- ECO 150 – Economic Essentials: Theory and Application
- ECO 201 – Principles of Macroeconomics
- ECO 202 – Principles of Microeconomics
- GEO 210 – People and the Land: Intro to Cultural Geography
- GEO 220 – World Regional Geography
- PLS 135 (211) – U.S. Government and Politics
- PLS 140 – Introduction to Comparative Politics
- PSY 200 – Principles of Psychology
- SOC 200 – Introduction to Sociology
- SOC 211 – Cultural Anthropology
- SOC 268 – Social Problems
Block IV (Natural Sciences)
- BIO 101 – General Biology I
- BIO 106 – Life Science
- CHM 101 – Introductory Chemistry I
- CHM 111 – General Chemistry I
- ENV 121 – General Environmental Science I
- GOL 105 – Physical Geology
- GOL 106 – Historical Geology
- GOL 110 – Earth Systems: An Environmental Geology Perspective
- PHY 100 – Elements of Physics
Block V (Mathematics)
A. Quantitative/Statistics Pathway
- MTH 154 – Quantitative Reasoning
- MTH 155 – Statistical Reasoning
- MTH 245 – Statistics I
B. Calculus Pathway
- MTH 161/162 – PreCalculus I/ PreCalculus II
- MTH 167 – PreCalculus with Trigonometry
- MTH 261 – Applied Calculus I
- MTH 263– Calculus I
Block VI (History)
- HIS 101 – Western Civilizations Pre-1600 CE
- HIS 102 – Western Civilizations Post-1600 CE
- HIS 111 – World Civilizations Pre-1500 CE
- HIS 112 –World Civilizations Post-1500 CE
- HIS 121 – United States History to 1877
- HIS 122 – United States History Since 1865
* MTH 161/162 and 167 should only be taken by students preparing for calculus or for four-year degree programs that require study in College Algebra/PreCalc. Precalculus may not satisfy general education and may not receive transfer credit.