Undergraduate Education at GW

An undergraduate education at GW provides students with a wide range of opportunities to pursue both professional and liberal arts degrees. These degrees ensure that students leave the University with a body of knowledge that shows a depth of understanding in at least one field. In addition, the General Education Requirement that is common to the education of students in all schools of the University ensures that students develop key analytical abilities that transcend disciplinary boundaries. These analytical abilities provide students with cornerstones for their personal development, civic consciousness, and successful careers.

The University General Education Requirement is applicable to the following schools: Columbian College of Arts and Sciences (CCAS), GW School of Business (GWSB), Elliott School of International Affairs (ESIA), School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS), and Milken Institute School of Public Health (GWSPH). The School of Medicine and Health Sciences, School of Nursing, and College of Professional Studies offer degree completion programs at the undergraduate level and students are expected to have completed the University General Education Requirement prior to enrolling at GW.

To earn an undergraduate degree, students must:

• Successfully complete at least 120 credits
• Fulfill the University General Education Requirement (Tier One)
• Fulfill school-specific general education and distribution requirements (Tier Two)
• Fulfill the requirements of at least one major in their home school (Tier Three)

Tier One: University General Education Requirement

All undergraduate students at GW are required to fulfill Tier One of the University General Education Requirement. The University General Education curriculum trains students to engage in active intellectual inquiry across a variety of disciplines by developing a range of analytical skills, including critical thinking, quantitative reasoning, and scientific reasoning, and proficiency in written and oral communication. Students are expected to use these skills in pursuit of their major and, upon graduation from the University, in pursuit of their profession and participation in the world around them. Only those courses that are designed specifically to meet the objectives outlined below, and that are assessed for their outcomes in these areas, count for University General Education credit.

To fulfill Tier One requirements, students must successfully complete the following:

• One course in critical thinking in the humanities.

• Two courses in critical thinking, quantitative reasoning, or scientific reasoning in the social sciences.

• One course that has an approved oral communication component.

• One course in quantitative reasoning (must be in mathematics or statistics).
• One course in scientific reasoning (must be in natural and/or physical laboratory sciences).
• UW 1020 University Writing (4 credits).
• After successful completion of UW 1020, 6 credits distributed over at least two different Writing in the Disciplines (WID) courses taken in separate semesters (summer counts as one semester). WID courses are designated by a "W" appended to the course number. 

Note: University General Education courses cannot be taken at another institution and transferred in to GW after a student has matriculated.

Quantitative reasoning refers to the process of modeling problems of the real world within a formal abstract system, solving those problems using systematic numerical methods of analysis, and interpreting the results. Students are required to take one approved course in mathematics or statistics.

Scientific reasoning refers to consistent, logical thought patterns that are employed during the process of scientific inquiry that enables individuals to propose relationships between observed phenomena, design experiments to assess the validity of these relationships, and evaluate the results of these experiments, all using the tools, skills, and techniques of quantitative reasoning. Students are required to take one approved course in natural and/or physical laboratory sciences that includes a laboratory component.

Critical thinking refers to the analysis and evaluation of complex information (systems of theory or thought) as well as the formulation of logical arguments based on that analysis. Students are required to take one approved course in critical thinking in the humanities and two approved courses in critical thinking in the social sciences.

In addition to these elements of inquiry, students are trained to communicate effectively in both written and oral formats, not only in their University General Education course requirement, but in their majors.

• Students are trained to communicate effectively in written formats through a first-year writing course, UW 1020 University Writing , and subsequent Writing in the Disciplines (WID) courses. The written communication requirement trains students in the effective use of language to express critical thinking that evaluates rhetorical situations, identifies significant lines of inquiry, investigates and analyzes available knowledge, and develops rigorous arguments appropriate to the intended audience. Students must complete at least 10 credits in courses to fulfill the written communication requirement, including 4 credits in UW 1020 and at least 6 credits in a combination of WID courses. The 6 WID credits must be earned after successful completion of UW 1020 and distributed over at least two different WID courses taken in separate semesters (summer counts as one semester). This distribution ensures that students gain focused attention to their writing in at least three different semesters over the course of their undergraduate career. Students can always take more than 6 credits of WID, and many do. WID courses are designated in the curriculum with a ‘W’ appended to the course number. WID courses can also fulfill general education, distribution, school-specific, or major requirements, if the courses are designated for that purpose. Students should consult with their school and/or department to determine which courses can be double counted.
• The oral communication requirement trains students in the effective interpretation, composition, and presentation of information, ideas, and values to specific audiences. Students are required to take one course that has an approved oral communication component.

Students are expected not only to learn these skills in their University General Education courses, but also to employ them in their pursuit of their majors and, when they leave the University, their pursuit of their professions and participation in the world around them.

In some cases, University General Education courses may be used to satisfy school-specific requirements and/or major requirements. Students should consult with their schools and/or departments to determine which courses may be double counted. Students who are contemplating transferring from one school to another should carefully review the Tier One requirements for the school of origin and the school of transfer to ensure that the University General Education courses selected for one school also count for the other school.

While students learn these analytical and communicative skills in a range of disciplines, not all courses in each discipline are designed to teach these skills. Many courses are focused more on content or on other intellectual goals. Only those courses that are designed specifically to meet the objectives outlined above, and that are assessed for their outcomes in these areas, count for University General Education credit. A complete list of approved University General Education courses can be found on the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Academic Advising website. Approved courses are subject to change during the academic year.

Tier Two: School-Specific Distribution Requirements

In each school, students must fulfill additional general education or distribution requirements. These Tier Two requirements differ by school. Columbian College of Arts and Sciences provides a liberal arts education, and as such, requires additional, school-specific general education courses that lead students to deepen the skills developed in Tier One courses. The GW School of Business, Elliott School of International Affairs, and School of Engineering and Applied Science are professional schools and as such, they require different courses in Tier Two compared to those of a general liberal arts education, focusing on courses appropriate to the professional development of their students as outlined in Tier Three. The Milken Institute School of Public Health (GWSPH) offers both liberal arts and professional majors. As a result, GWSPH has limited Tier Two courses and, instead, differentiates additional requirements at the Tier Three level.

Tier Three: Major Requirements for the Degree

Major requirements differ by school:

• CCAS: Students in the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences must select a major and successfully complete the courses needed to fulfill degree requirements for that major. Bachelor of arts and bachelor of science requirements vary by major. Information about program-specific Tier Three requirements can be found in the CCAS section of this Bulletin.
• GWSB: Students in the GW School of Business must select a major and successfully complete courses needed to fulfill degree requirements for that major. Information about program-specific Tier Three requirements can be found in the GWSB section of this Bulletin.
• ESIA: Students in the Elliott School of International Affairs must demonstrate third-year proficiency in a foreign language and take school-specific regional foundations courses to develop an understanding of diverse international cultures. The specific means of fulfilling language and regional foundations requirements differ across regional and non-regional programs. Information about program-specific Tier Three requirements can be found in the ESIA section of this Bulletin.
• SEAS: Students in the School of Engineering and Applied Science must select a major and successfully complete courses needed to fulfill degree requirements for that major. All students are required to complete a capstone project. Information about program-specific Tier Three requirements and recommended program of study for each major can be found in the SEAS section of this Bulletin.
• GWSPH: Students in the GW Milken Institute School of Public Health must select a major and successfully complete the courses needed to fulfill degree requirements for that major. Exercise science students also have the option to select a concentration. Requirements differ across majors and concentrations. In addition, students may have non-GWSPH prerequisites attached to courses required for their major or concentration. Information about program-specific Tier Three requirements can be found in the GWSPH section of this Bulletin.

University General Education Courses

• Quantitative reasoning in mathematics or statistics
• Scientific reasoning in natural and/or physical lab sciences
• Critical thinking in the humanities
• Critical thinking, quantitative reasoning, or scientific reasoning in the social sciences
• Oral communication

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Quantitative reasoning in mathematics or statistics

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Must be either a Mathematics (MATH) or Statistics (STAT) course.
ECON 1001	Principles of Mathematics for Economics
MATH 1007	Mathematics and Politics
MATH 1009	Mathematical Ideas I
MATH 1008	History of Mathematics
MATH 1051	Finite Mathematics for the Social and Management Sciences
MATH 1221	Calculus with Precalculus II
MATH 1231	Single-Variable Calculus I
MATH 1232	Single-Variable Calculus II
MATH 1252	Calculus for the Social and Management Sciences
MATH 2233	Multivariable Calculus
STAT 1000	Dean's Seminar (Statistically Speaking )
STAT 1000	Dean's Seminar (The Science of Uncertainty )
STAT 1051	Introduction to Business and Economic Statistics
STAT 1053	Introduction to Statistics in Social Science
STAT 1111	Business and Economic Statistics I
STAT 1127	Statistics for the Biological Sciences
STAT 2112	Business and Economic Statistics II
STAT 2118	Regression Analysis

Notes:

MATH 1221, MATH 1231, and MATH 1252 are equivalent courses; therefore, credit cannot be earned for more than one.

STAT 1051, STAT 1053, STAT 1111, and STAT 1127 are equivalent courses; therefore, credit cannot be earned for more than one.

The ALEKS math placement test is mandatory for students who wish to take any of these courses. Additional information is available on the Department of Mathematics website.

Scientific reasoning in natural and/or physical lab sciences

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Must be a natural or physical science course with lab.
ANTH 1001	Biological Anthropology
ANTH 3412	Hominin Evolution
ASTR 1001	Stars, Planets, and Life in the Universe
ASTR 1002	Origins of the Cosmos
BISC 1005	The Biology of Nutrition and Health
BISC 1006	The Ecology and Evolution of Organisms
BISC 1007	Food, Nutrition, and Service
BISC 1008	Understanding Organisms through Service Learning
BISC 1111	Introductory Biology: Cells and Molecules
BISC 1112	Introductory Biology: The Biology of Organisms
or BISC 1112W	Introductory Biology: The Biology of Organisms
BISC 1334	Bird Behavior
CHEM 1003	Energy, Environment, and Society: Current Issues and Future Outlook
CHEM 1004	Medicinal Chemistry: from Atoms to Vaccines
CHEM 1111	General Chemistry I
CHEM 1112	General Chemistry II
FORS 2107	Fundamentals of Forensic Science
GEOG 1002	Introduction to Physical Geography
GEOL 1001	Physical Geology
GEOL 1002	Historical Geology
GEOL 1005	Environmental Geology
GTCH 3202	Research Methods in Mathematics and Science
HONR 1033	Honors Seminar: Scientific Reasoning and Discovery
HONR 1034	Honors Seminar: Scientific Reasoning and Discovery
PHYS 1003	Physics for Future Presidents
PHYS 1007	Music and Physics
PHYS 1011	General Physics I
PHYS 1012	General Physics II
PHYS 1021	University Physics I
PHYS 1022	University Physics II
PHYS 1025	University Physics I with Biological Applications
PHYS 1026	University Physics II with Biological Applications

Notes:

BISC 1005 and BISC 1007 are equivalent courses; therefore, credit cannot be earned for both. 

BISC 1006 and BISC 1008 are equivalent courses; therefore, credit cannot be earned for both.

Students who wish to take CHEM 1111 must complete the ALEKS chemistry prep course. Additional information is available on the Department of Chemistry website.

Critical thinking in the humanities

Meets humanities distribution requirement.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
AMST 1000	Dean's Seminar (Consuming Asian America)
AMST 1000	Dean's Seminar (Zombie Capitalism)
AMST 1050	Explorations in American Culture
AMST 1160	Race, Gender, and Law
AMST 1200	The Sixties in America
AMST 2010	Early American Cultural History
or HIST 2010	Early American Cultural History
AMST 2011	Modern American Cultural History
or HIST 2011	Modern American Cultural History
AMST 2020	Washington, DC: History, Culture, and Politics
or AMST 2020W	Washington, DC: History, Culture, and Politics
or HIST 2020	Washington, DC: History, Culture, and Politics
or HIST 2020W	Washington, DC: History, Culture, and Politics
AMST 2120W	Freedom in American Thought and Popular Culture
or PSC 2120W	Freedom in American Thought and Popular Culture
AMST 2210	The African American Experience
AMST 2320	U.S. Media and Cultural History
or HIST 2320	U.S. Media and Cultural History
AMST 2350	U.S. Religion and Politics
or HIST 2350	U.S. Religion and Politics
AMST 2380	Sexuality in U.S. History
or HIST 2380	Sexuality in U.S. History
or WGSS 2380	Sexuality in U.S. History
AMST 2385	Sex and Citizenship
or AMST 2385W	Sex and Citizenship
or WGSS 2385	Sex and Citizenship
or WGSS 2385W	Sex and Citizenship
AMST 2410	Modern U.S. Immigration
or AMST 2410W	Modern U.S. Immigration
or HIST 2410	Modern U.S. Immigration
or HIST 2410W	Modern U.S. Immigration
AMST 2430	Capitalism and Culture
AMST 2440	The American City
or AMST 2440W	The American City
or HIST 2440	The American City
or HIST 2440W	The American City
AMST 2450	History and Meaning of Higher Education in the United States
AMST 2600	U.S. Popular Music and Culture
AMST 2610	Science, Technology, and Politics in Modern America
or AMST 2610W	Science, Technology, and Politics in Modern America
or HIST 2610	Science, Technology, and Politics in Modern America
or HIST 2610W	Science, Technology, and Politics in Modern America
AMST 2620	Human Mind and Artificial Intelligence
AMST 2630	Discovering the Mind
AMST 2710	The United States in the World
or HIST 2710	The United States in the World
AMST 2730	World War II in History and Memory
or AMST 2730W	World War II in History and Memory
or HIST 2730	World War II in History and Memory
or HIST 2730W	World War II in History and Memory
AMST 2750	Latinos in the United States
or AMST 2750W	Latinos in the United States
or ANTH 2750	Latinos in the United States
or ANTH 2750W	Latinos in the United States
AMST 3352	U.S. Women's History to 1865
or AMST 3352W	U.S. Women's History to 1865
or HIST 3352	U.S. Women's History to 1865
or HIST 3352W	U.S. Women's History to 1865
or WGSS 3352	U.S. Women's History to 1865
or WGSS 3352W	U.S. Women's History to 1865
AMST 3360	African American History to 1865
or HIST 3360	African American History to 1865
AMST 3361	African American History Since 1865
or HIST 3361	African American History Since 1865
AMST 3600	Popular Music and Politics
AMST 3625	Ethnographic and Historical Perspectives on Data Ethics
or ANTH 3625	Ethnographic and Historical Perspectives on Data Ethics
or DATS 2101	Ethical Life in a Digital World
ANTH 1000	Dean's Seminar (Dogs are People, Too: Domestication and Animals in Society)
ANTH 2750	Latinos in the United States
or ANTH 2750W	Latinos in the United States
or AMST 2750	Latinos in the United States
or AMST 2750W	Latinos in the United States
ANTH 3625	Ethnographic and Historical Perspectives on Data Ethics
or AMST 3625	Ethnographic and Historical Perspectives on Data Ethics
or DATS 2101	Ethical Life in a Digital World
ARAB 1000	Dean's Seminar (Arab Comics and Culture)
ARAB 1000	Dean's Seminar (Great Bromances of Arabic Literature)
ARAB 2105	Topics in Arabic Studies (Pop Culture in the Middle East and North Africa Global Biodiversity)
CAH 1031	Survey of Art and Architecture I
CAH 2113	Survey of Early Islamic Art and Architecture from the Seventh to Fourteenth Centuries
CAH 2114	Survey of Islamic Art and Architecture from the Fourteenth Century to the Present
CAH 2115	Love and Body in Islamic Art
CHEM 1000	Dean's Seminar (Unreasonable Doubt: The History and Politics of Anti-Science from the Scopes Trial to Today)
CHIN 3111	Chinese Literature in Translation I
or CHIN 6111	Chinese Literature in Translation
CHIN 3112	Chinese Literature in Translation II
or CHIN 6112	Chinese Literature in Translation
CHIN 3116	Language Policy of China
CHIN 3123	Introduction to Chinese Linguistics
CHIN 3124	Introduction to Chinese Linguistics
CHIN 3163	Taiwanese Literature and Film
CLAS 1001	Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations
CLAS 2107	Greek and Roman Drama
CLAS 2113	The Roman World to 337 A.D.
or HIST 2113	The Roman World to 337 A.D.
CMUS 1161	Sing the Body Electric: Intersections of Music, Sound, and Technology
CTAD 1021W	The Artist-Activist
CTAD 4274	Hip-Hop Theatre
CTAD 4592	Special Topics in Theatre Studies
DATS 2101	Ethical Life in a Digital World
or ANTH 3625	Ethnographic and Historical Perspectives on Data Ethics
or AMST 3625	Ethnographic and Historical Perspectives on Data Ethics
EALL 3811	Confucian Literature in East Asia
or REL 2811	Confucian Literature in East Asia
EALL 3814	Religion and Philosophy in East Asia
or EALL 3814W	Religion and Philosophy in East Asia
ENGL 1000	Dean's Seminar (Making Movies out of Books)
ENGL 1000	Dean's Seminar (Thinking Across Time with Medieval Literature)
ENGL 1000	Dean's Seminar (What's New About New Plays)
ENGL 1000	Dean's Seminar (Literary Imaginaries of Human Rights: Caste, Race, and Gender)
ENGL 1050	Introduction to Literary Studies
ENGL 1315	Literature and the Financial Imagination
ENGL 1320	Literature of the Americas
or ENGL 1320W	Literature of the Americas
ENGL 1330	Myths of Britain
or ENGL 1330W	Myths of Britain
ENGL 1340	Essential Shakespeare
or ENGL 1340W	Essential Shakespeare
ENGL 1351	Shakespeare Seminar
ENGL 1360	Fantasy and Speculative Fiction
ENGL 1365	Literature and the Environment
ENGL 1500	American Political Fictions
ENGL 2100	Introduction to Asian American Studies through Literature
ENGL 2410	Introduction to English Literature I
or ENGL 2410W	Introduction to English Literature I
ENGL 2411	Introduction to English Literature II
or ENGL 2411W	Introduction to English Literature II
ENGL 2510	Introduction to American Literature I
or ENGL 2510W	Introduction to American Literature I
ENGL 2511	Introduction to American Literature II
or ENGL 2511W	Introduction to American Literature II
ENGL 2610	Introduction to Black Literature of America I
or ENGL 2610W	Introduction to Black Literature of America I
ENGL 2611	Introduction to Black Literature of America II
or ENGL 2611W	Introduction to Black Literature of America II
ENGL 2710	Postcolonialism, Race, and Gender in Global Anglophone Literature and Film
or ENGL 2710W	Postcolonialism, Race, and Gender in Global Anglophone Literature and Film
or WGSS 2710	Postcolonialism, Race, and Gender in Global Anglophone Literature and Film
ENGL 2711	Postcolonialism and Migration in Global Anglophone Literature and Film
or ENGL 2711W	Postcolonialism and Migration in Global Anglophone Literature and Film
or WGSS 2711W	Postcolonialism and Migration in Global Anglophone Literature and Film
ENGL 2712	Bollywood Cinema
ENGL 3385	American Memoir
ENGL 3400	Topics in Literature and Finance
ENGL 3446	Shakespearean London
ENGL 3621	American Poetry II
ENGL 3730	Topics in Global Postcolonial Literature and Film
or ENGL 3730W	Topics in Global Postcolonial Literature and Film
or WGSS 3730	Topics in Global Postcolonial Literature and Film
ENGL 3800	Hawaiian Literary Renaissance
ENGL 3910	Disability Studies
ENGL 3918	Literature and Medicine
FREN 2006	Language, Culture, and Society II
FREN 2500	Cultural Politics of Food in France
FREN 2600	French Culture in Context
FREN 3020	Contemporary France
FREN 3100	Introduction to French Literature
FREN 3500	Race, Religion, and Identity in France
FREN 3700	History of French Cinema
FREN 4540	Nineteenth-Century French Literature and Culture
GER 1000	Dean's Seminar (Folklore, Politics & Social Change)
GER 1000	Dean's Seminar (Green Germany: Sustainability Meister or Myth?)
GER 1000	Dean's Seminar (Fairy Tale from Grimm's to Disney)
GER 2091	Introduction to German Literature—in English I
GER 2092	Introduction to German Literature—in English II
GER 2161	German Culture–in English I
GER 2162	German Culture–in English II
GER 3182	The Fairy Tale from the Grimms to Disney
GER 3187	German Cinema after 1945
GER 3190	Germany in the Global Business Context
GREK 1001	Beginning Classical Greek I
GTCH 3103	Project-Based Learning
HEBR 1001	Beginning Hebrew I
HIST 1000	Dean's Seminar (Police, Prisons, and Abolition)
HIST 1000	Dean's Seminar (The Many Histories of Contemporary East Asia )
HIST 1011	World History from 1500 to Present
HIST 1020	Approaches to Women's History
HIST 1110	Foundations of Europe to 1715
HIST 1120	Europe in the World Since 1715
or HIST 1120W	European Civilization in its World Context
HIST 1121	The War of Ideas in European and International History, 1750-Present
HIST 1310	Introduction to American History from the Pre-Columbian Era to 1877
HIST 1311	Introduction to American History since 1877
HIST 2010	Early American Cultural History
or AMST 2010	Early American Cultural History
HIST 2011	Modern American Cultural History
or AMST 2011	Modern American Cultural History
HIST 2020	Washington, DC: History, Culture, and Politics
or HIST 2020W	Washington, DC: History, Culture, and Politics
or AMST 2020	Washington, DC: History, Culture, and Politics
or AMST 2020W	Washington, DC: History, Culture, and Politics
HIST 2050	History of Jewish Civilization: From the Bible to Modernity
HIST 2060	Modern Jewish History
HIST 2061	Ghetto: History of a Concept
HIST 2113	The Roman World to 337 A.D.
or CLAS 2113	The Roman World to 337 A.D.
HIST 2124	Nineteenth-Century Europe
HIST 2125	Twentieth-Century Europe
HIST 2131	History of England Since 1689
HIST 2141	History of France Since 1789
HIST 2160	History of Germany
HIST 2312	The American Civil War and Reconstruction, 1850-1877
HIST 2313	History of the American West
HIST 2320	U.S. Media and Cultural History
or AMST 2320	U.S. Media and Cultural History
HIST 2321	U.S. History, 1890-1945
HIST 2322	U.S. History since 1945
HIST 2350	U.S. Religion and Politics
or AMST 2350	U.S. Religion and Politics
HIST 2380	Sexuality in U.S. History
or AMST 2380	Sexuality in U.S. History
or WGSS 2380	Sexuality in U.S. History
HIST 2410	Modern U.S. Immigration
or HIST 2410W	Modern U.S. Immigration
or AMST 2410	Modern U.S. Immigration
or AMST 2410W	Modern U.S. Immigration
HIST 2440	The American City
or HIST 2440W	The American City
or AMST 2440	The American City
or AMST 2440W	The American City
HIST 2520	Africans in the Making of the Atlantic World
HIST 2610	Science, Technology, and Politics in Modern America
or HIST 2610W	Science, Technology, and Politics in Modern America
or AMST 2610	Science, Technology, and Politics in Modern America
or AMST 2610W	Science, Technology, and Politics in Modern America
HIST 2630	History of Korea
HIST 2710	The United States in the World
or AMST 2710	The United States in the World
HIST 2730	World War II in History and Memory
or HIST 2730W	World War II in History and Memory
or AMST 2730	World War II in History and Memory
or AMST 2730W	World War II in History and Memory
HIST 2811	The Formation of Islam to 1500
HIST 2850	Modernization in Russia, Turkey, and Iran
HIST 3044W	The Price of Freedom: Normandy 1944
HIST 3352	U.S. Women's History to 1865
or HIST 3352W	U.S. Women's History to 1865
or AMST 3352	U.S. Women's History to 1865
or AMST 3352W	U.S. Women's History to 1865
or WGSS 3352	U.S. Women's History to 1865
or WGSS 3352W	U.S. Women's History to 1865
HIST 3353	U.S. Women's History II
HIST 3360	African American History to 1865
or AMST 3360	African American History to 1865
HIST 3361	African American History Since 1865
or AMST 3361	African American History Since 1865
HIST 3611	History of Modern China
HIST 3811	The Emergence of the Modern Middle East
HONR 1016	Honors Seminar: Origins and Evolution of Modern Thought
HONR 2053	Arts and Humanities Seminar
or HONR 2053W	Arts and Humanities Seminar
ITAL 2600	Culture and Conflict in Italian Foodways
ITAL 3300	Italian Literature and Culture in Translation
ITAL 3310	Placing Sicily: The Crossroads of the Mediterranean
ITAL 4184	Contemporary Italian Cinema
JAPN 3111	Japanese Literature in Translation I
JAPN 3112	Japanese Literature in Translation II
JAPN 4121W	Advanced Conversation and Composition I
KOR 3111	Korean Literature in Translation I
KOR 3112	Korean Literature in Translation II
KOR 3123	Introduction to Korean Linguistics
KOR 3124	Introduction to Korean Linguistics
LATN 2001	Intermediate Latin
LATN 3001	Major Latin Authors I
or LATN 3001W	Major Latin Authors I
LATN 3002	Major Latin Authors II
or LATN 3002W	Major Latin Authors II
PHIL 1000	Dean's Seminar (Evil)
PHIL 1051	Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 1153	The Meaning of Mind
PHIL 2124	Philosophies of Disability
or PHIL 2124W	Philosophies of Disability
PHIL 2125	Philosophy of Race and Gender
or PHIL 2125W	Philosophy of Race and Gender
or WGSS 2225	Philosophy of Race And Gender
PHIL 2131	Ethics: Theory and Applications
PHIL 2132	Social and Political Philosophy
or PHIL 2132W	Social and Political Philosophy
PHIL 2133	Philosophy and Nonviolence
PHIL 2134	Philosophy of Human Rights
PHIL 2136	Contemporary Issues in Ethics
PHIL 2140	Philosophy of Love, Sex, and Friendship
PHIL 2281	Philosophy of the Environment
PHIL 3142	Philosophy of Law
or PHIL 3142W	Philosophy of Law
PHIL 3151	Philosophy of Science
PHIL 3153	Mind, Brain, and Artificial Intelligence
PSC 2120W	Freedom in American Thought and Popular Culture
or AMST 2120W	Freedom in American Thought and Popular Culture
PSTD 1010	Introduction to Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
REL 1000	Dean's Seminar (Islam and the Digital Age)
or WGSS 1000	Dean's Seminar
REL 1000	Dean's Seminar (Religion Upside Down)
REL 1010	The New Testament
or REL 1010W	The New Testament
REL 2165	The Gospels
REL 2169	Lost Gospels
REL 2301	Christianity
REL 2314	Contemporary Philosophy of Religion
REL 2401	Islam
REL 2501	Hinduism
REL 2562	Mythologies of India
REL 2811	Confucian Literature in East Asia
or EALL 3811	Confucian Literature in East Asia
REL 2814	Religion and Philosophy in East Asia
or EALL 3814	Religion and Philosophy in East Asia
REL 2981	Women in Western Religion
or WGSS 3981	Women in Western Religion
REL 3151	The Historical Jesus
or REL 3151W	The Historical Jesus
REL 3161	The Life and Thought of Paul
or REL 3161W	The Life and Thought of Paul
REL 3405	Shi'ite Islam
REL 3614	Buddhist Philosophy
REL 3923	Violence and Peace in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
SLAV 1000	Dean's Seminar (Feminist Cultures)
SLAV 1017	Russian Rock Music: A Cultural History
SLAV 2310	The Russian Media Since Communism
SLAV 2320	The Social History of Modern Russian Music
SPAN 1095	The Spanish-Speaking World: Spain, Latin America, and the United States
or SPAN 2500	The Spanish-Speaking World: Spain, Latin America, and the United States
SPAN 2005	Advanced Spanish I
SPAN 2006	Advanced Spanish II
or SPAN 2026	Advanced Spanish for Heritage Learners
or SPAN 2156	Intensive Advanced Spanish for Heritage Learners
SPAN 2026	Advanced Spanish for Heritage Learners
or SPAN 2006	Advanced Spanish II
or SPAN 2156	Intensive Advanced Spanish for Heritage Learners
SPAN 2056	Intensive Advanced Spanish through Sustainability Literacy
SPAN 2156	Intensive Advanced Spanish for Heritage Learners
or SPAN 2006	Advanced Spanish II
or SPAN 2026	Advanced Spanish for Heritage Learners
SPAN 2500	The Spanish-Speaking World: Spain, Latin America, and the United States
or SPAN 1095	The Spanish-Speaking World: Spain, Latin America, and the United States
SPAN 3100	Texts and Contexts of the Spanish-Speaking World
or SPAN 3100W	Texts and Contexts of the Spanish-Speaking World
SPAN 3200	Bilingualism in the Spanish-Speaking World
UNIV 1006	Questions of Culture
WGSS 1000	Dean's Seminar (Islam and the Digital Age)
or REL 1000	Dean's Seminar
WGSS 1020	Approaches to Women's History
WGSS 2225	Philosophy of Race And Gender
or PHIL 2125	Philosophy of Race and Gender
or PHIL 2125W	Philosophy of Race and Gender
WGSS 2380	Sexuality in U.S. History
or AMST 2380	Sexuality in U.S. History
or HIST 2380	Sexuality in U.S. History
WGSS 2385	Sex and Citizenship
or WGSS 2385W	Sex and Citizenship
or AMST 2385	Sex and Citizenship
or AMST 2385W	Sex and Citizenship
WGSS 2710	Postcolonialism, Race, and Gender in Global Anglophone Literature and Film
or ENGL 2710	Postcolonialism, Race, and Gender in Global Anglophone Literature and Film
or ENGL 2710W	Postcolonialism, Race, and Gender in Global Anglophone Literature and Film
WGSS 2711W	Postcolonialism and Migration in Global Anglophone Literature and Film
or ENGL 2711	Postcolonialism and Migration in Global Anglophone Literature and Film
or ENGL 2711W	Postcolonialism and Migration in Global Anglophone Literature and Film
WGSS 3352	U.S. Women's History to 1865
or WGSS 3352W	U.S. Women's History to 1865
or AMST 3352	U.S. Women's History to 1865
or AMST 3352W	U.S. Women's History to 1865
or HIST 3352	U.S. Women's History to 1865
or HIST 3352W	U.S. Women's History to 1865
WGSS 3353	U.S. Women's History II
WGSS 3730	Topics in Global Postcolonial Literature and Film
or ENGL 3730	Topics in Global Postcolonial Literature and Film
or ENGL 3730W	Topics in Global Postcolonial Literature and Film
WGSS 3981	Women in Western Religion
or REL 2981	Women in Western Religion
WLP 1020	Writing, Literature, and Society

Notes:

Language courses require placement tests. See respective departmental websites.

Dean's seminars are restricted to first-year students.

Critical thinking, quantitative reasoning, or scientific reasoning in the social sciences

Meets social sciences distribution requirement.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
ANTH 1000	Dean's Seminar (Cities and Societies)
ANTH 1000	Dean's Seminar (Narratives of Indigenous Persistence in the Americas)
ANTH 1000	Dean's Seminar (Religion, Culture and Power)
ANTH 1000	Dean's Seminar (The Anthropology of Globalization and Transnationalism)
ANTH 1000	Dean's Seminar (The Social Co-Production of Pandemics: Science, Policy, and Media)
ANTH 1000	Dean's Seminar (Gender at Work )
ANTH 1000	Dean's Seminar (Drugs and American Culture)
ANTH 1002	Sociocultural Anthropology
or ANTH 1002W	Sociocultural Anthropology
ANTH 1003	Archaeology
ANTH 1004	Language in Culture and Society
ANTH 2008	Foundations of Anthropological Thought
or ANTH 2008W	Foundations of Anthropology
ANTH 2502	Anthropology of Science and Technology: Twenty-First Century Brave New Worlds
ANTH 3704	Cultures of Southeast Asia
ANTH 3838	Theory and Practice in Archaeology
or ANTH 3838W	Theory and Practice in Archaeology
COMM 1000	Dean's Seminar (Imagining Better Social Media)
COMM 1025	Introduction to Communication Studies
COMM 1040	Public Communication
COMM 1041	Interpersonal Communication
ECON 1002	Introduction to Personal Finance
ECON 1011	Principles of Economics I
ECON 1012	Principles of Economics II
GEOG 1000	Dean's Seminar (Geographies of Empire and Colonialism)
GEOG 1000	Dean's Seminar (Can We Mine Our Way Out of Climate Change?)
GEOG 1000	Dean's Seminar (Migrants and the City)
GEOG 1001	Introduction to Human Geography
GEOG 1003	Society and Environment
GEOG 2000	Sophomore Colloquium (Migrants and the City)
GEOG 3143	Urban Sustainability
or GEOG 3143W	Urban Sustainability
GTCH 3300	Anti-Racist STEM Education
HONR 2043	Honors Microeconomics
HONR 2044	Honors Macroeconomics
HONR 2047	Self and Society Seminar
or HONR 2047W	Self and Society Seminar
HSSJ 1000	Dean's Seminar (International Humanitarian Assistance)
HSSJ 2200	Principles of Ethical Leadership
ORSC 1000	Dean's Seminar (Leadership in Organizations)
ORSC 2000	Sophomore Colloquium (Diversity in Organizations)
PSC 1000	Dean's Seminar (Black Political Thought)
PSC 1000	Dean's Seminar (Hot Politics: Global Climate Policy, Science, and Justice)
PSC 1000	Dean's Seminar (How Democracies Die)
PSC 1000	Dean's Seminar (Troubling Transparency)
PSC 1000	Dean's Seminar (Tyrants, Demagogues, and Democrats: Athens and India at Critical Junctures)
PSC 1000	Dean's Seminar (Practical Politics- Team Red and Team Blue and What it Means for You)
PSC 1000	Dean's Seminar (Identity Politics in Global Perspective- An Exploration through Film and Literature)
PSC 1001	Introduction to Comparative Politics
or PSC 1001W	Introduction to Comparative Politics
PSC 1002	Introduction to American Politics and Government
or PSC 1002W	Introduction to American Politics and Government
PSC 1011	Introduction to Politics I
PSC 1012W	Introduction to Politics II
PSYC 1000	Dean's Seminar (Psychology of Bias, Discrimination, and Inequality)
PSYC 2011	Abnormal Psychology
or PSYC 2011W	Abnormal Psychology
PSYC 2012	Social Psychology
PSYC 2013	Developmental Psychology
PSYC 2014	Cognitive Psychology
PSYC 2015	Biological Psychology
SLHS 1071	Foundations of Human Communication
or SLHS 1071W	Foundations of Human Communication
SLHS 1072	Culturally Responsive Practices in Human Communication.
SLHS 1084	Perspectives in Deaf Culture
SMPA 1000	Dean's Seminar (Hollywood and Politics)
SMPA 1050	Media in a Free Society
SMPA 2101	Journalism: Theory and Practice
SMPA 2102	Introduction to Political Communication
SOC 1000	Dean's Seminar (Anti-racism and Policing)
SOC 1002	The Sociological Imagination
SOC 1003	Introduction to Criminal Justice
SOC 2104	Contemporary Sociological Theory
or SOC 2104W	Contemporary Sociological Theory
SOC 2169	Urban Sociology
SUST 1001	Introduction to Sustainability
UNIV 1005	Social Interactions

Notes:

PSYC 1001 is a prerequisite for all Psychology (PSYC) courses.

Students who wish to take ECON 1011 must take the ALEKS mathematics placement test. Additional information is available on the Department of Economics website.  

Dean's seminars are restricted to first-year students.

Oral communication

Must be a course that has an approved oral communication component.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
AMST 1000	Dean's Seminar (Zombie Capitalism)
AMST 1000	Dean's Seminar (Nature and Culture of Children)
AMST 2010	Early American Cultural History
or HIST 2010	Early American Cultural History
AMST 2450	History and Meaning of Higher Education in the United States
AMST 2620	Human Mind and Artificial Intelligence
ANTH 1004	Language in Culture and Society
ANTH 2008	Foundations of Anthropological Thought
or ANTH 2008W	Foundations of Anthropology
ANTH 2502	Anthropology of Science and Technology: Twenty-First Century Brave New Worlds
ANTH 3704	Cultures of Southeast Asia
ANTH 3838	Theory and Practice in Archaeology
or ANTH 3838W	Theory and Practice in Archaeology
ARAB 3001	Advanced Arabic
ARAB 3105	Special Topics
ARAB 3302	Media Arabic
ARAB 4002	Arabic Narratives Through the Ages
CAH 2113	Survey of Early Islamic Art and Architecture from the Seventh to Fourteenth Centuries
CAH 2114	Survey of Islamic Art and Architecture from the Fourteenth Century to the Present
CFN 1093	First-Year Studio 4: Interaction
CHEM 2118W	Practicing Science Communications
CHIN 3105	Intermediate Chinese III
CMUS 2122	Music in the United States
or CMUS 2122W	Music in the United States
COMM 1040	Public Communication
COMM 1041	Interpersonal Communication
CSA 2513	Photography: From Photograms to Scanograms
CSA 2703	Wood Block Print
CTAD 1000	Dean's Seminar (Designing Classical Ballet)
CTAD 1000	Dean's Seminar (Global Dress and Culture)
CTAD 1000	Dean's Seminar (Fashion Statements: The Visual Narrative of Dress )
EAP 1010	Oral Academic Communication for International Students
ECON 4198W	Proseminar in Economics
ENGL 1000	Dean's Seminar (Making Movies out of Books)
ENGL 1365	Literature and the Environment
ENGL 2510	Introduction to American Literature I
or ENGL 2510W	Introduction to American Literature I
ENGL 2710	Postcolonialism, Race, and Gender in Global Anglophone Literature and Film
or ENGL 2710W	Postcolonialism, Race, and Gender in Global Anglophone Literature and Film
or WGSS 2710	Postcolonialism, Race, and Gender in Global Anglophone Literature and Film
ENGL 2711W	Postcolonialism and Migration in Global Anglophone Literature and Film
or WGSS 2711W	Postcolonialism and Migration in Global Anglophone Literature and Film
ENGL 3385	American Memoir
ENGL 3400	Topics in Literature and Finance
ENGL 3481	The Eighteenth Century II
or ENGL 3481W	The Eighteenth Century II
ENGL 3620	American Poetry I
ENGL 3621	American Poetry II
or ENGL 3621W	American Poetry II
ENGL 3730	Topics in Global Postcolonial Literature and Film
or ENGL 3730W	Topics in Global Postcolonial Literature and Film
or WGSS 3730	Topics in Global Postcolonial Literature and Film
ENGL 3800	Hawaiian Literary Renaissance
ENGL 3918	Literature and Medicine
FREN 1000	Dean's Seminar
FREN 2005	Language, Culture, and Society I
FREN 2006	Language, Culture, and Society II
FREN 2500	Cultural Politics of Food in France
FREN 2600	French Culture in Context
FREN 3500	Race, Religion, and Identity in France
FREN 3700	History of French Cinema
GEOG 1000	Dean's Seminar (Migrants and the City)
GER 1000	Dean's Seminar (Fairy Tale from Grimm's to Disney)
GER 2091	Introduction to German Literature—in English I
GER 2092	Introduction to German Literature—in English II
GER 2109	Advanced Conversation and Composition
or GER 2109W	Advanced Conversation and Composition
GER 2111	Business German
GER 2161	German Culture–in English I
GER 3182	The Fairy Tale from the Grimms to Disney
GER 3187	German Cinema after 1945
GREK 1002	Beginning Classical Greek II
GTCH 2003	Step 1 and 2 Hybrid: Inquiry Approaches to Teaching and Lesson Design
GTCH 3101	Knowing and Learning in Mathematics and Science
HIST 1110	Foundations of Europe to 1715
HIST 2010	Early American Cultural History
or AMST 2010	Early American Cultural History
HIST 2050	History of Jewish Civilization: From the Bible to Modernity
HIST 2060	Modern Jewish History
HIST 3044W	The Price of Freedom: Normandy 1944
HONR 1034	Honors Seminar: Scientific Reasoning and Discovery
HSSJ 4195	Senior Capstone
ITAL 2600	Culture and Conflict in Italian Foodways
ITAL 3300	Italian Literature and Culture in Translation
JAPN 3105	Intermediate Japanese III
JAPN 4121W	Advanced Conversation and Composition I
KOR 3105	Intermediate Korean III
KOR 4107	Readings in Modern Korean I
KOR 4190	North Korean Society and Culture
LATN 2002	Poetry of Empire
or LATN 2002W	Poetry of Empire
ORSC 2000	Sophomore Colloquium (Diversity in Organizations)
PHIL 2124	Philosophies of Disability
or PHIL 2124W	Philosophies of Disability
PHIL 2133	Philosophy and Nonviolence
PHIL 2134	Philosophy of Human Rights
PHIL 4192	Analytic Philosophy
PHIL 4198	Proseminar
or PHIL 4198W	Proseminar in Philosophy
PHYS 4195	Physics Capstone
or PHYS 4195W	Physics Capstone
PSTD 1010	Introduction to Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
REL 1010	The New Testament
or REL 1010W	The New Testament
REL 2301	Christianity
REL 2814	Religion and Philosophy in East Asia
REL 2981	Women in Western Religion
or WGSS 3981	Women in Western Religion
SLHS 1011	The Art and Science of Effective Public Speaking
SOC 4192	Advanced Seminar in Criminal Justice
SOC 4195	Senior Research Seminar
or SOC 4195W	Senior Research Seminar
SPAN 3100	Texts and Contexts of the Spanish-Speaking World
or SPAN 3100W	Texts and Contexts of the Spanish-Speaking World
SPAN 3200	Bilingualism in the Spanish-Speaking World
SUST 2004	Introduction to Sustainability Communication
WGSS 2710	Postcolonialism, Race, and Gender in Global Anglophone Literature and Film
or ENGL 2710	Postcolonialism, Race, and Gender in Global Anglophone Literature and Film
or ENGL 2710W	Postcolonialism, Race, and Gender in Global Anglophone Literature and Film
WGSS 2711W	Postcolonialism and Migration in Global Anglophone Literature and Film
or ENGL 2711W	Postcolonialism and Migration in Global Anglophone Literature and Film
WGSS 3730	Topics in Global Postcolonial Literature and Film
or ENGL 3730	Topics in Global Postcolonial Literature and Film
or ENGL 3730W	Topics in Global Postcolonial Literature and Film
WGSS 3981	Women in Western Religion
or REL 2981	Women in Western Religion
WLP 1020	Writing, Literature, and Society

Notes:

Language courses require placement tests. Additional information is available on the respective departmental websites.

Dean's seminars are restricted to first-year students.