General Education Program Offerings
Some of the courses listed aren't offered every semester.
Foundations
(5 courses/15 credits)
Required: | |
SU First Year Seminar | UNIV 101 |
Academic Writing | ENGL 114 |
Historical Foundations of Global Cultures | HIST 105 |
Introduction to Human Communication |
COST 100 |
Quantitative Reasoning Option: (choose 1 of the following) | |
Mathematics for Liberal Studies | MATH 105 |
Mathematics Models Applied to Money | MATH 107 |
Fundamentals of Mathematics II | MATH 111 |
Applied Statistics | MATH 117 |
Applied Calculus | MATH 181 |
Calculus I | MATH 211 |
Statistics I | MATH 217 |
Interconnections
(3 courses/9 credits)
Diversity: (at least one course from this group) | |
Diversity and the Media | COMM 245 |
Introduction to Disability Studies | DISA 100 |
Introduction to Ethnic Studies | ETHS 100 |
Introduction to African American Studies | ETHS 101 |
Introduction to Latino Studies | ETHS 102 |
French Civilization | FREN 150 |
Costa Rica: Politics, Economy, and Society | INTL 252 |
Introduction to Sociology | SOCI 101 |
Spanish Civilization & Culture | SPAN 150 |
Intro. to Exceptionalities | SPEE 273 |
Understanding Human Diversity for SW | SOWK 265 |
Introduction to Women’s & Gender Studies | WMST 100 |
Global Perspectives (at least one course from this group): | |
Great Discoveries in Archaeology | ANTH 105 |
Cultural Anthropology | ANTH 111 |
Principles of Macroeconomics | ECON 101 |
Ideas & Cultures From French-Speaking World | FREN 204 |
World Geography | GEOG 101 |
German Civilization & Culture | GERM 150 |
Contemporary German Culture | GERM 204 |
Modern World History | HIST 106 |
World Politics | POLI 141 |
Latino Pop Culture | SPAN 153 |
Ideas & Cultures From Spanish-Speaking World | SPAN 204 |
Foreign Language | |
American Sign Language | ASL 101 |
American Sign Language | ASL 102 |
Beginner’s Chinese | CHIN 101 |
Beginner’s Chinese II | CHIN 102 |
Intermediate Chinese | CHIN 103 |
Beginning French I | FREN 101 |
Beginning French II | FREN 102 |
Intermediate French | FREN 103 |
Intermediate Conversation Through the Media | FREN 202 |
French for the Professions | FREN 320 |
Beginning German I | GERM 101 |
Beginning German II | GERM 102 |
Intermediate German | GERM 103 |
Intermediate German Communication | GERM 203 |
German for the Professions | GERM 215 |
Beginning Spanish I | SPAN 101 |
Beginning Spanish II | SPAN 102 |
Intermediate Spanish | SPAN 103 |
Intermediate Conversation | SPAN 202 |
Spanish for the Professions | SPAN 330 |
Citizenship and Responsibility
(2 courses from 2 categories/6 credits)
Citizenship | |
Media Literacy | COMM 111 |
Introduction to Environmental Sustainability | ESSC 108 |
Early History of the United States | HIST 201 |
Recent History of the United States | HIST 202 |
U.S. Government and Politics | POLI 100 |
European Political Culture & Identity | POLI 359 |
Critical Reasoning | |
Academic Literacies for the 21st Century | ACEX 120 |
Writing Tutoring Theory and Praxis | ACEX 210 |
Survey of Communication Studies | COST 125 |
Principles of Economics | ECON 113 |
Modeling and Simulation | ENGR 110 |
Stress Management | EXER 207 |
Personal Finance | FINA 101 |
Geography of the United States and Canada | GEOG 103 |
Human Geography | GEOG 140 |
Introduction to Gerontology | GERT 100 |
Discrete Mathematics | MATH 225 |
Intro to Public Health | PBHL 100 |
Introduction to Philosophy | PHIL 101 |
Critical Thinking | PHIL 102 |
Ethical Reasoning | |
Ethical Theories and Problems | PHIL 105 |
Natural World and Technology
(3 courses/9 credits)
Natural World (at least two courses) | |
Physical Anthropology | ANTH 121 |
Basic Biology | BIOL 100 |
Environmental Biology | BIOL 145 |
Human Biology | BIOL 150 |
Principles of Biology: Cell Structure & Function | BIOL 161 |
Principles of Biology: Organismal Diversity | BIOL 162 |
Field Biology | BIOL 208 |
Human Anatomy and Physiology I | BIOL 237 |
Chemistry: A Cultural Approach | CHEM 103 |
Chemistry: An Observational Approach | CHEM 105 |
Chemical Bonding | CHEM 121 |
Introduction to Geology | ESSC 110 |
Introduction to Weather and Climate | ESSC 111 |
Coastal Hazards & Sustainability | ESSC 115 |
Physical Geology | ESSC 210 |
Physical Geography | GEOG 105 |
Astronomy | PHYS 108 |
Physics for Society | PHYS 110 |
Introduction to Physics I | PHYS 121 |
Introduction to Physics II | PHYS 122 |
Intermediate Physics I | PHYS 205 |
Fundamentals of Physics I | PHYS 221 |
General Psychology | PSYC 101 |
Technology | |
Overview of Computer Science | CMSC 103 |
Programming in Python | CMSC 104 |
Microcomputer Basic | CMSC 180 |
Principles of Microeconomics | ECON 102 |
Programming for Engineers | ENGR 120 |
Information Technology & Business Operations | ITAN 300 |
Data Science I | MATH 219 |
Creativity and Expression
(2 courses/6 credits)
Literature (at least one): | |
The Art of the Film | ENGL 243 |
Intro to Culturally Diverse Literature | ENGL 248 |
Literature and Society | ENGL 250 |
Masterpieces of French Literature | FREN 330 |
Masterpieces of Francophone Literature | FREN 331 |
German Cinema | GERM 151 |
Latino Literature | SPAN 152 |
Masterpieces of Spanish Literature | SPAN 360 |
Masterpieces of Spanish-American Literature | SPAN 361 |
Introduction to Theatre | THAR 121 |
Arts or Creative | |
Art Appreciation | ART 101 |
Art History I | ART 231 |
Art History II | ART 232 |
Art History III | ART 233 |
History of American Art | ART 339 |
Introduction to Creative Writing | ENGL 224 |
Intro. to Interdisciplinary Arts | INST 111 |
Engineering Graphics | MCAE 100 |
Introduction to Music | MUSI 121 |
American Popular Music | MUSI 129 |
Music and Film | MUSI 216 |
Opera & Music Theatre | MUSI 227 |
World Music | MUSI 261 |
Course Suggestions for Pre-Major Pathways
Biology: | |
Principles of Biology: Cell Structure & Function (Natural Science) | BIOL 161 |
Principles of Biology: Organismal Diversity (Natural Science) | BIOL 162 |
Chemistry: An Observational Approach (Natural Science) Ideal for those needing a refresher | CHEM 105 |
Any math course to reach the Pre-Calculus level | MATH |
Business: | |
American Legal Environment (Business Core) | BLAW 261 |
Foundations of Business Administration (Business Core) | BUSN 101 |
Principles of Economics (Critical Reasoning) | ECON 113 |
Business Computer Systems | ITAN 142 |
College Algebra (Foundations) * | MATH 140 |
Applied Calculus (Foundations) * | MATH 181 |
Child Development Associates Degree: ($0 tuition through ECE PDO Program) | |
Child Development and Brain Building Science | ECED 204 |
Positive Behavioral Supports For Young Children | ECED 205 |
Becoming an Early Childhood Professional | ECED 206 |
Civil, Mechanical, Computer, Software, and Electrical Engineering: | |
Chemical Bonding * | CHEM 121/125 |
Modeling and Simulation * | ENGR 110 |
Calculus I * | MATH 211 |
Calculus II * | MATH 212 |
Differential Equations * | MATH 322 |
Intermediate Physics I * | PHYS 205/123 |
Intermediate Physics II * | PHYS 206/125 |
Criminal Justice: | |
Applied Statistics (Foundations) * | MATH 117 |
U.S. Government and Politics (Citizenship) | POLI 100 |
General Psychology (Natural World) | PSYC 101 |
Introduction to Sociology (Diversity) | SOCI 101 |
Education: | |
Intro. to Exceptionalities ($0 tuition; grant funded) | SPEE 273 |
Geography GIS Certificate: | |
Geographic Information Systems I | GEOG 202 |
Geographic Information Systems II * | GEOG 363 |
Nursing: | |
Academic Writing (Foundations) | ENGL 114 |
Intro to Human Communication (Foundation) | COST 100 |
Applied Statistics (Foundations) * | MATH 117 |
General Psychology (Natural Science) | PSYC 101 |
*Placement or pre-requisite needed | |
Note: Students pursuing these pre-major pathways and others may select additional General Education courses with advisor guidance. |