General Education Classes

GE01 - Literacy Tools for Skilled Communication

GE02 - Mathematical/Logical Systems and Modern Languages: Tools for Structure Analysis and Communication

GE03 - Minority Cultures or Multiracial Women's Studies

GE04 - International and Multicultural Studies: Becoming World Citizens

GE05 - Science: Understanding the Natural World 

GE06 - Self and Society: Understanding Oneself and the Social World

GE07 - Humanistic Studies: The Search for Values and Meaning

GE08 - Arts: The Aesthetic Experience

GE09 - Health and Physical Well-Being: Learning to Create Healthy Lives

GE01

LITERACY TOOLS FOR SKILLED COMMUNICATION (6 credits required)

Dept

Crs#

Title 

CST

110

Public Oral Communication

ENG

110

College Writing I

Students receiving less than a grade of "C" in CST 110 must repeat the course.  Students receiving a grade lower than "BC" in their initial enrollment in ENG 110 also must take one of the following:

ENG

303

College Writing II

ENG

304

Writing in the Arts and Humanities

ENG

305

Creative Writing

ENG

306

Writing for Teachers

ENG

307

Writing for Management, Public Relations and the Professions

ENG

308

Technical Writing

ENG

309

Writing in the Sciences

GE02

Mathematical/Logical Systems & Modern Languages: Tools for Structure Analysis & Communication 

(Minimum 7 credits required; a minimum of 3 credits must be taken in mathematics from List 1. In List 1 only one course in each of the "or" pairs may be used to meet General Education)

 

List 1

MTH

126

Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II

MTH

150

College Algebra OR

MTH

151

Precalculus

MTH

175

Applied Calculus OR

MTH

207

Calculus I

MTH

145

Statistics

MTH

208

Calculus II

MTH

226

Mathematical Models in Biology

     

List 2

CS

101

Introduction to Computing

CS

120

Software Design

CHI

102

Elementary Chinese II

CHI

201

Intermediate Chinese I

CHI

202

Intermediate Chinese II

FRE

102

Elementary French II

FRE

201

Intermediate French I

FRE

202

Intermediate French II

GER

102

Elementary German II

GER

201

Intermediate German I

GER

202

Intermediate German II

MLG

102

Elementary (world language) II

MLG

201

Intermediate (world language ) I

MLG

202

Intermediate (world language ) II

PHL 

101

Introduction to Logic

RUS 

102

Elementary Russian II

RUS 

201

Intermediate Russian I

RUS 

202

Intermediate Russian II

SPA 

102

Elementary Spanish II

SPA 

201

Intermediate Spanish I

SPA 

202

Intermediate Spanish II

GE03

Minority Cultures or Multiracial Women's Studies (minimum of 3 credits required)

ECO

336

Women in the US Economy

EFN

205

Understanding Human Differences

ENG/ERS

207

Multicultural Literature of the US

ENG/ERS

210

Literature of Black America

ENG/ERS

215

African American Authors

ERS

100

Introduction to Minority Cultures in the US

HIS

306

History of Ethnic America

HIS

336

Hispanics in the United States

HON

207

Gender, Race, Power, Privilege

HON

220

Global Roots of US Literature

MUS

209

History of Jazz Culture

PHL 229   Multicultural Philosophy in the United States

POL

205

Women and Politics

PSY

285

Culture and Mental Health: An Applied Perspective

PSY

318

Psychology of Women

SAH

307

Changing the Culture: Women in Science

SOC

225

Racial and Ethnic Minorities

WGS

100

Gender, Race and Class in American Institutions

WGS

210

Women's Voices/Women's Culture

WGS

230

Women's Diversity: Race, Class and Culture

GE04

International and Multicultural Studies: Becoming World Citizens (Minimum 6 credits required)

 

List 1

World History (one course required)

HIS

101

Global Origins of the modern World OR

HIS

102

Global Transition and Change

List 2

Global and Multicultural Studies (one course required)

ANT

202

Contemporary Global Issues OR

ECO

202

Contemporary Global Issues OR

GEO

202

Contemporary Global Issues OR

HIS

202

Contemporary Global Issues OR

POL

202

Contemporary Global Issues OR

SOC

202

Contemporary Global Issues 

ART

301

World Art

ECO

120

Global Macroeconomics

ENG

208

International Studies in Literature

ENV

201

Introduction to Environmental Studies

FRE

220

France and the Francophone World

GEO

110

World Cultural Regions

GEO

200

Conservation of Global Environments

HIS

101

whichever was not taken above OR

HIS

102

INS

250

Orientation to Study Abroad AND

INS

251

Study Abroad Practicum: Journaling AND

INS

252

Cross-Cultural Re-entry from Study Abroad (must complete all 3 courses to count)

MIC  130  Global Impact of Infectious Disease

MUS

201

Musical Cultures

MUS

204

Latin American Music: Its Context and Impact

PHL

230

Multicultural Philosophy

POL

234

Comparative Political Systems

PSY

360

Cross-Cultural Development

THA

351

World Theater

GE05

Science: Understanding the Natural World (Minimum of 4 credits required; 1 course must be a Natural Laboratory Science from List 1)

 

List 1

Natural Laboratory Science

ANT

102

Introduction to Physical Anthropology

BIO

103

Introductory Biology OR

BIO

105

General Biology

CHM

100

Contemporary Chemistry

CHM

103

General Chemistry I

ESC

101

Earth Environments

HON

290

Science: Creative Search for Understanding

MIC

100

Microbes and Society

PHY

103

Fundamental Physics 1

PHY

106

Physical Science for Educators

PHY

125

Physics for the Life Sciences

AST/PHY

155

Solar System Astronomy 

AST/PHY

156

Stars, Galaxies and the Universe

PHY

203

General Physics 1

List 2

Science, Technology and Society:  Emphasizing the Role of Applied Science and Technology as Agents of Change in Society

 

BIO

102

Contemporary Issues in Biological Sciences

BIO/PSY

107

Brain Basics:  Linking Society and Neuroscience

ESC

211

Global Warming and Climate Control

HON

295

Decisions in a World of Science and Technology

GE06

 

Self and Society: Understanding Oneself and the Social World (minimum of 3 credits required)

 

ANT

101

Human Nature/Human Culture

ARC

100

Archaeology: Discovering our Past

ART   302   Visual Language in the Global Classroom

ECO

110

Microeconomics and Public Policy

  ECO/THA    
376

Economics of Art and Entertainment

ENG

220

Women and Popular Culture

ERS

110

Myth and Reality: An Introduction to Ethnic and Racial Stereotyping

FIN

207

Personal Finance

GEO

102

Maps and Society

HON

204

Human Nature, Culture and Reality

HON

206

Human Nature and Political Life

POL

101

American National Government

POL

102

State and Local Government

PSY

100

General Psychology

SOC

110

The Social World

SOC

120

Social Problems

THA

130 Multicultural U.S. Plays: Acting the Text

UWL

100

First Year Student Seminar

GE07

Humanistic Studies: The Search for Values and Meaning (Minimum of 3 credits required:One course must be a literature course from List 1.)

 

 

List 1

ENG

200

Literature and Human Experience

ENG

201

American Literature I

ENG

202

American Literature II

ENG

203

English Literature I

ENG

204

English Literature II

ENG

205

Western Literature I

ENG

206

Western Literature II

GER

399

German Literature in Translation

HON

203

Literary Studies: The Battle of the Books

HON

205

Classical Myths and Modern Literature

MLG

299

Foreign Literature in Translation

RUS 305   Golden Age Russian Literature and Culture

List 2

HIS

205

History of Ethical Values in World Religions

HON

100

Search for Values: The Enduring Quest

PHL

100

Introduction to Philosophy

POL

251

The Individual and the State: Values and Power

GE08

Arts:  The Aesthetic Experience  (Minimum of 4 credits required)

ART

102

Art Appreciation

ART 160 General Art Foundations

ART

172

Photography Appreciation

ESS

104

Dance Appreciation

HON

201

Dramatic Literature and Theater Arts

MUS

105

Music Appreciation

MUS

110

The Listening Experience in Music

MUS 317 Musical Classroom

PHL

332

Philosophy of Arts

THA

110

Theatre Appreciation

THA 120 Acting for Non-Majors
THA 201 Dramatic Literature and Theatre Arts

GE09

Health and Physical Well-Being: Learning to Create Healthy Lives (3 credits required)

     
HED 207 Youth Health Issues 

HON

202

Body, Mind and Well-Being

HPR

105

Creating a Healthy, Active Lifestyle

SAH

105

Analysis of Health, Wellness and Disease for the Healthcare Consumer