The courses listed below will satisfy the relevant Intellectual Foundations requirement. Choose the number of required courses and credits from each of the following categories. (Most courses equal three credits.)
First take
CWP 101 College Writing I. Some students may be exempted; see your audit sheet and/or the college catalog.
Then in the following semester, take
CWP 102 College Writing II
Discuss this requirement with your academic advisor. Select from options 1-4. Click here for options. For Option 1, choose appropriate credits. You must have proficiency in a foreign language equivalent to at least the 102-level. If you took foreign language in high school, you may be able to waive this requirement. Normally one year of high school study equals one semester of college-level foreign language study. For any waivers beyond the 102 level, see the Modern and Classical Languages Department for more information.
ARA 101 and ARA 102 Beginning Arabic I & II
CHI 101 and CHI 102 Beginning Chinese I and II
FRE 101 and FRE 102 Beginning French I and II
GER 101 and GER 102 Beginning German I and II
GRK 101 and GRK 102 Beginning New Testament Greek I and II
ITA 101 and 102 Beginning Italian I and II
LAT 101 and LAT 102 Beginning Latin I and II
SLP 101 and 201 Sign Language I and II
SPA 101 and 102 Beginning Spanish I and II
Choose one course for a total of at least three credits. Course must be outside of the primary major prefix.
AAD 100 Introduction to the Visual Arts
AAD 101 Drawing I
AAD 251 Art History I
AAD 252 Art History II
AED 200 Fundamentals of Art Inquiry
ALT 150 Introduction to Digital Media
DAN 200 Modern Dance Technique I
DAN 214 Introduction to Dance Techniques
DAN 224 Dance Appreciation
DES 114 Workshop in Crafts
DES 190 Design Symposium
ENG 170 Introduction to Creative Writing
FAR 101 Drawing I
FAR 250 Art History I
FAR 251 Art History II
HON 103 Arts Foundations Seminar: Studio Arts (Honors Program only)
HON 106 Arts Foundations Seminar: Inquiry and Analysis (Honors Program only)
IDE 101 Introduction to Interior Design
MUS 201 Survey of Western Music History
MUS 206 Foundations of American Popular Music
MUS 208 Survey of World Music Cultures
MUS 210 Music Theory for Non-Majors
MUS 290 Philharmonia Orchestra
THA 106 Introduction to Theater Arts
THA 107 Theater Performance for Non-Majors
THA 234 Introduction to Theater Design
Choose one course for a total of at least three credits. Course must be outside of the primary major prefix.
AAS 240 African American Literature
COM 100 Media Literacy
ENG 147 Introduction to Diverse Literatures
ENG 151 Introduction to Poetry
ENG 160 Introduction to Literature and Film
ENG 190 Introduction to Literature
ENG 205 History of Cinema I
ENG 206 History of Cinema II
ENG 210 British Literature I: Selected Topics
ENG 211British Literature II: Selected Topics
ENG 212 British Literature III: Selected Topics
ENG 220 American Literature I: Selected Topics
ENG 221 American Literature II: Selected Topics
ENG 230 Comparative American Literature
ENG 231 Women in Literature: Selected Topics
ENG 240 African American Literature to 1940
ENG 241 African American Literature Since 1940
ENG 243 Introduction to Latino/a Literature
ENG 252 British Modernism
ENG 255 The Short Story
HON 101 Humanities Seminar (Honors Program only)
HUM 100 Introduction to Humanities
HUM 200 History of Rhetoric
MCL 100 Italian Cinema I
MCL 110 Introduction to French Cinema
MUS 223 Sacred Music in Western Society
PHI 101 Introduction to Philosophy
PHI 102 Introduction to Ethics
PHI 110 The Meaning of Life
PHI 111 Ethics for Scientists
PHI 113 Environmental Ethics
PHI 115 Minds and Machines
REL 104 Introduction to Religious Studies
REL 205 Introduction to the Old Testament
REL 206 Introduction to the New Testament
SPC 103 Introduction to Human Communication
Choose one course for a total of at least three credits. Course must be outside of the primary major prefix.
ANT 100 Human Origins
BIO 100 Principles of Biology
BIO 101 Human Biology
BIO 104 Environmental Biology
CHE 100 Chemistry and Society
CHE 101 General Chemistry I
CHE 111 Fundamentals of Chemistry I
GEG 101 World Natural Environments
GEG 241 Meteorology
GES 101 Introduction to Geology
GES 102 Historical Geology
GES 104 Geology of the Seven Summits
GES 111 General Oceanography
GES 131 Introduction to Astronomy
GES 123 Environmental Earth Science
GES 124 Geologic Hazards
GES 132 The Solar System
GES 241 Meteorology
HON 102 Natural Science Seminar (Honors Program only)
NFS 102 Introductory Nutrition
PHY 100 Physics for Non-Science Majors
PHY 103 Understanding Sound
PHY 104 Physics for K-8 Teachers
PHY 107 General Physics I
PHY 111 University Physics I
SCI 100 Contemporary Science
SCI 105 Physical Science for Non-Science Students
SCI 231 Pollution, the Environment and Society
SCI 232 Energy, Environment, and Society
Choose one course courses for a total of at least three credits. Course must be outside of the primary major prefix.
ANT 244/244W Introduction to Folklore and Folklife
CRJ 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice
ECO 101 The Economic System
ECO 201 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECO 202 Principles of Microeconomics
GEG 102 Human Geography
HON 202 Social Science Seminar (Honors Program only)
PSC 101 Introduction to Government and Politics
PSC 103 Great Political Issues
PSC 104 International Relations
PSC 230 International Relations
PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology
PSY 120 Happiness, Hope and Humor
SLP 206 Language Development
SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology
SOC 240 Analyzing Social Problems
SPF 203 School and Society
SWK 101 Introduction to Social Work
For each of the subject areas below, choose one, three-credit course.
Choose one, three-credit course.
ANT 250 Historical Archaeology
ECO 103 Economic History of the United States
HIS 106 History of American Life I
HIS 107 History of American Life II
Hon 104 American History Seminar
PSC 102 Introduction to American Government and Politics
Choose one, three-credit course.
AED 315 Arts and Living
ANT 303 Anthropology of Europe
DAN 324 Dance History
ENG 130 Biblical and Classical Literature
ENG 131 Medieval and Renaissance World Literature
ENG 380 History of the Printed Book
GEG 362 Geography of the United States and Canada
GEG 364 Geography of Europe
HIS 115 Foundations of Western Civilization
HIS 116 Europe Since 1500
HIS 117 Twentieth Century Europe
Hon 209 Western Civilizations Seminar
HON 309 Western Ideals of Excellence
IDE 205 History of Interior Design and Architecture I
MUS 224 Music and Political Action
PHI 301 History of Political Philosophy
PHI 310 History of Ethics
PHI 347 Western Thought: Homer to Alexander
PSC 351/351W History of Political Thought I
PSC 352 History of Political Thought II
REL 105 Introduction to Christian Thought
REL 121 Introduction to Jewish Thought
THA 317 History of Theater: Ancient to Renaissance
THA 332 Period Styles for the Theater
Choose one, three-credit course.
ANT 101 Understanding Culture
ANT 300 Indigenous Peoples of Western North America
ANT 301 Indigenous Peoples of Eastern North America
ANT 310 Mesoamerican Archaeology
ANT 327 Introduction to Medical Anthropology
ANT 329 World Prehistory
ANT 330 Pacific Islanders
ANT 332 Gender and Archaelolgy
ANT 350 Global Marriage Practices
ANT 377 Ancient Civilization
ANT 381 Religion, Magic and Culture
ANT 383 Ethnography of Turkey
ENG 353 American Indian Literature
FTT 349 History of Textiles
GEG 359 Arctic Geography from an Inuit Perspective
GEG 360 Geography of Asia
HEW 327 Introduction to Medical Anthropology
HIS 230 World Civilizations to 1600
HIS 231 World Civilizations II
HIS 306 History of Africa to 1800
HIS 307 History of India
HIS 310 History of East Asia: The Traditional Era
HIS 320 Modern History of Japan and Korea
HIS 337 History of Africa Since 1800
HIS 338 Modern History of China
HIS 445 History of Women and Gender in the Middle East
HIS 465 Imperialism in the 19th and 20th Centuries
HON 201 Non-Western Civilizations Seminar
MUS 209 Sub-Saharan African Music and Cultures
MUS 215 Caribbean Music and Culture
NFS 108 Civilizations and Food Culture in the Far East
PSC 337 Politics of Globalization
PSC 340 Politics of Developing Countries
REL 303 Women and Global Religions
REL 321 World Religions
For each of the subject areas below, choose one, three-credit course. These courses may satisfy multiple requirements.
Choose 3 credits.
Before taking any of these courses, you must have one of the following: (i) three years of high school mathematics; (ii) an SAT math score of 460 or above; (iii) an ACT math score of 16 or above; (iv) MAT 097 or MAT 098 or their equivalent.
CIS 121 Introduction to Coding
DSA 201 Foundations of Data-Oriented Computing with Python
ECO 305 Statistics for Economics
MAT 103 Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics
MAT 114 Functions and Modeling
MAT 122 Elementary Mathematics from an Advanced Standpoint II
MAT 124 Functions and Modeling II
MAT 126 Applied Calculus I
MAT 161 Calculus I
MAT270 Discrete Mathematics
MAT 311 Introduction to Probability and Statistics
PHI 107 Introduction to Mathematical Logic
AAS 100 Introduction to Africana Studies
AAS 240 African American Literature to 1940
AAS 321 History of Black Education in America
AAS 351 Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
ANT 300 Indigenous Peoples of Western North America
ANT 301 Indigenous Peoples of Eastern North America
ATS 325 Art and Special Needs
BUS 305 Workplace diversity in the 21st Century
CAS 302 Global Child Advocacy Issues
CRJ 425 Race, Ethnicity and the Administration of Justice
CRJ 430 Gender and the Administration of Justice
DAN 230 Survey of African American Dance
DAN 234 The History of the Black Dance Movement
ECO 302 Women in the Economy
EDU 304 Women and Mathematics
EDU 310 Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School
ENG 147 Introduction to Diverse Literatures
ENG 231 Women in Literature: Selected Topics
ENG 240 African American Literature to 1940
ENG 241 African American Literature Since 1940
ENG 243 Intro to Latino/a Literature
ENG 254 Culturally Diverse American Literature in Middle and High Schools
ENG 353 Native American Literature
ENG 354 Ethnic American Literatures
ENG 356 Speculative Fiction
ENG 385 Gender and Sexuality in Literature
EXE 100 Nature and Needs of Individuals who are Exceptional
GEG 309 Urban Geography
HIS 302 Women in American History
HIS 311 American Immigration and Emigration
HIS 322 /322W African-American History
HIS/SSE/SST 363 American Identity in Transition: Diversity and Pluralism in the U.S.
HON 303 Diversity Seminar
IDE 357 American Diversity and Design
MED 200 Foundations of Teaching Math 7-12 & Field Experience
MUS 206 Foundations of American Popular Music
PHI 361 Race and Progress
PLN 215 Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning
PSC 223 Social Justice Through the Law
PSC 225 Women in American Politics
PSY 387 Psychology of Gender
SOC 240 Analyzing Social Problems
SOC 310 Sociology of Gender and Sex Roles
SOC 312 Women in Society
SOC 321 The African American Family
SOC 333 Social Movements
SOC 350 Power, Class, and Inequality
SOC 351 Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
SPC 311 Intercultural Communication
SPC 333 Race, Class and Gender in the Media
SPF/SOC 366 Cultural Proficiency and Public Achievement
SWK 230 Intersectionality of Difference
SWK 301 Poverty and Public Policy
THA 421 Drama from the African American Perspective
WGS 101 Introduction to Women and Gender Studies
WGS 201 Introduction to LGBTQAI2+ Studies
The following skills and competencies will be infused into major courses:
Students will complete these skills and competencies in their major or their equivalents. Meet with your academic advisor to identify courses within the major.
