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. | |