• International/Global Perspectives (credits: 6)

    The most current listing of approved International Perspectives courses: International Perspective courses

    Students must choose at least one class from the IP list to fulfill the university requirement. Two courses taken from this list will fulfill both the International Perspectives and the Global Perspectives requirement.

    Questions? Contact your academic advisor.

  • U.S. Cultures and Communities (credits: 3)

    The most current listing of approved U.S. Cultures and Communities courses: U.S. Cultures and Communities courses

    Courses from this area may also be used to fulfill 3 of the 9 credits required for the humanities and social sciences requirement if they appear on both approved lists.

    Questions? Contact your academic advisor.

  • Humanities and Social Sciences: (credits: 9)

    African American Studies (AFAM)
    Agronomy (AGRON) 3420, 4500
    American Indian Studies (AMIN)
    American Sign Language (ASL) 1010, 1020, 2010, 2020, 2750, 3250
    Anthropology (ANTHR) All courses except 2020, 3070, 4240, 4250, 4290, 4380, 4450
    Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management (AESHM) 3420
    Arabic (ARABC) 1010, 1020, 2010, 2020, 3750
    Architecture (ARCH) 2200, 2210, 2220, 3210, 3220, 4200, 4220, 4230, 4240, 4250, 4270, 4290
    Art History (ARTH) 2800, 2810, 2920, 2930, 3820, 3830, 3840, 3850, 3880, 3860, 3950, 3960, 4810, 4870, 4920, 4980
    Chinese (CHIN) 1010, 1020, 2010, 2020, 2720, 3010, 3020, 3040, 3700, 3750, 3780, 4030C
    Classical Studies (CLST)
    Communication Studies (COMST) 1010, 2100, 2110, 3010, 3100, 3110, 3130, 3140, 3170, 3250
    Community and Regional Planning (CRP) 2010, 2910, 2930, 3250, 3760, 4290, 4350
    Criminal Justice (C J) 2400, 2410, 2420, 3200, 3320, 3390, 3400, 3510, 3520, 4020, 4030, 4840
    Dance (DANCE)
    Design (DES) 2300
    Design Studies (DSNS) 1830
    Economics (ECON) 3130, 3200, 3210, 3760, 3800, 3850
    Education (EDUC) 3330
    English (ENGL) All courses except 0990, 1010, 1500, 1800, 2500, 3020, 3090, 3140
    Environmental Studies (ENVS) 2200, 3200, 3340, 3420, 3450, 3550, 3800, 3820, 3830, 3840, 4420, 4500
    Fashion Design and Merchandizing (FDM) 1650, 2570, 3540, 3560, 3620, 4670
    Food Science and Human Nutrition (FSHN) 2200, 2420, 4420
    French (FRNCH) 1010, 1020, 2010, 2020, 2030, 3010, 3020, 3040, 3200, 3260, 3400, 3700, 3780, 4760
    German (GER) 1010, 1020, 2010, 2020, 3010, 3040, 3200, 3300, 3700, 3710, 3750, 3780, 4760
    Graphic Design (ARTGR) 3870
    History (HIST)
    Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS) All courses except 2830
    Interior Design (ARTID) 3550, 3560
    International Studies (INTST) 2350, 2500, 4300
    Journalism and Mass Communications (JLMC) 1010, 1400, 2400, 4010, 4610, 4640, 4740, 4760, 4770
    Landscape Architecture (LA) 3710, 3730, 4780D
    Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) 3500
    Linguistics (LING) 1190, 3050, 3540, 4620
    Leadership Studies (LDST) 3010, 3220, 3330, 4880
    Music (MUSIC) 1010, 1020, 1200, 3020, 3040, 3830, 3840, 4720, 4730, 4750, 4760
    Naval Science (NS) 2120, 2200
    Philosophy (PHIL) All courses except 2070 and 2300
    Political Science (POL S) All courses except 3010, 4170, 4300
    Psychology (PSYCH) 1010, 2300, 2500, 2800, 3120, 3130, 3140, 3150, 3160, 3180, 3200, 3330, 3350, 3460, 3470, 3500, 3600, 3800, 3810, 3830, 3860
    Religious Studies (RELIG) All courses except 3400
    Russian (RUS) 1010, 1020, 2010, 2020, 3010, 3040, 3140, 3700, 3750, 3780
    Sociology (SOC) 1340, 2190, 2200, 2300, 2350, 2410, 3100, 3250, 3270, 3280, 3300, 3310, 3320, 3340, 3400, 3450, 3480, 3500, 3800, 3820, 4010, 4110, 4150, 4640, 4850
    Spanish (SPAN) 1010, 1020, 2010, 2020, 3010, 3030, 3040, 3140, 3210, 3220, 3230, 3240, 3260, 3300, 3320, 3540, 3700, 3780, 4400, 4410, 4450, 4620, 4630
    Speech Communications (SPCM) 1100, 2160, 3220, 3230, 4120, 4160
    Theatre (THTRE) 1060, 1100, 4650, 4660
    US Latino/a Studies (USLS)
    Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) All courses except 3440
    World Film Studies (WFS) 2780
    World Languages and Cultures (WLC) 1190, 2700

  • Natural Science: (credits: 3)

    (Labs are only required if a mandatory part of class registration.)

    Agronomy (AGRON) 1200, 1810, 2060, 3200
    Anthropology (ANTHR) 2020, 3070, 3190, 4240, 4280, 4380, 4450
    Astronomy and Astrophysics (ASTRO) 1200, 1250L, 1500, 2500
    Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (BBMB) 2210
    Biology (BIOL) 1010, 1550, 1730, 2110, 2110L, 2120, 2120L, 2550, 2550L, 2560, 2560L, 3130, any advanced biology courses except 3070
    2560L, 3130 any advanced biology courses except 3070
    Chemistry (CHEM)
    Entomology (ENT) 2010, 2110, 3700, 3740
    Environmental Science (ENSCI) 3240, 4790
    Environmental Studies (ENVS) 1010, 1080, 1200, 1300, 1730, 2040, 3240
    Food Science and Human Nutrition (FSHN) 1010, 1670, 2600, 3650
    Genetics (GEN) 3130, 3200
    Geology (GEOL) 1000, 1000L, 1010, 1020, 1020L, 1080, 2010, 3240, 4060, 4790
    Meteorology (MTEOR) 2060, 3010, 3240, 4040
    Microbiology (MICRO) 1010, 2010, 2010L, 3020, 3020L
    Natural Resource Ecology and Management (NREM) 1200, 1300
    Physics (PHYS) 1010, 1150, 1980, 2310, 2320, 3020
    Psychology (PSYCH) 3100

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