University-wide General Education Structure
A new university-wide general education structure will be implemented Fall 1998. The new program will replace the current undergraduate general education program. In anticipation of this change, several courses have been approved for the university-wide program. These courses may also be used to satisfy current general education requirements. A list of current courses arranged according to the new structure study areas follows. The courses below are linked to course descriptions, which are in turn linked to the Schedule of Classes for the semester currently open for registration. For information regarding the term of offering for each course, the requirements which these courses satisfy, and other registration information, see the Schedule of Classes.
The list below was last updated October 10, 1997.
Tier One Courses
| Traditions & Cultures | Individuals & Societies | |
| AFAS (African American Studies) 122. Introduction to African Diaspora: Religion and Culture | ENGR (Engineering) 105. Problem Solving for Daily Life: Tools for defining, analyzing, and solving problems | |
| AIS (American Indian Studies) 100. Many Nations of Native America | GEOG (Geography) 102A. Human Geography and Global Systems | |
| ARCH (Architecture) 101. Architecture and Society | GEOG (Geography) 106. Geographic Perspectives on People and Environment | |
| CHN (Chinese) 174. Chinese Civilization | HIST(History) 161. Modern Latin America | |
| CLAS (Classics) 150. In the Beginnings | I&S (Individuals & Societies) 101. Individuals & Societies: Individuals | |
| EAS (East Asian Studies) 120. Confucian Asia | I&S (Individuals & Societies) 102. Individuals & Societies: Societies | |
| EAS (East Asian Studies) 150. The Worlds of Buddhism | LING (Linguistics) 101. Introduction to Language | |
| ENGL (English) 150a. Books in Dialog: Classical and Medieval | MAP (Management and Policy) 101. Business in Modern Society | |
| ENGL (English) 150b. Books in Dialog: Early Modern and American | RNR (Renewable Natural Resources) 105. American Design on the Land | |
| ENGR (Engineering) 109. Technology & Society: An Historical Perspective | ||
| HIST (History) 160. Colonial Latin America | Natural Sciences | |
| NES (Near Eastern Studies) 140. Middle Eastern Humanties | ASTR (Astronomy) 103. Life in the Universe | |
| RELI (Religious Studies) 120. Comparative Religion | GEOS/HWR (Geosciences/Hydrology and Water Resources) 107a. Introduction to Global Change | |
| RUSS (Russ. & Slav. Languages) 105. Russia: From Empire to Federation | MNE (Mining Engineering) 120. Mineral Resources, Geotechnology and the Environment | |
| SPAN (Spanish) 111. The Arts and Politics in Latin America | NSC (Natural Sciences) 101. Natural Sciences: Physical Sciences | |
| T&C (Traditions and Cultures) 101. Traditions and Cultures: Non-Western | NSC (Natural Sciences) 102. Natural Sciences: Biological Sciences | |
| T&C (Traditions and Cultures) 102. Traditions and Cultures: Ancient Times to the Renaissance | NSC (Natural Sciences) 105. Natural Sciences: Planetary and Geological Sciences | |
| T&C (Traditions and Cultures) 103. Traditions and Cultures: The Renaissance to the Present | PTYS (Planetary Sciences)105a. The Universe and Humanity | |
| T&C (Traditions and Cultures) 104. Traditions and Cultures: Topics in Culture |
Tier Two Courses
| Individuals & Societies | Humanities | |
| AGTM (Agricultural Technology Management) 380. Global Agriculture & International Relations | AFAS (African American Studies) 224. Models of Resistance, Post 16th Century African Liberation Movements in the Southeast | |
| ANTH (Anthropology) 207. Material Culture Studies | FREN (French) 280. Introduction to French Language, Linguistics and Culture | |
| AREC (Agricultural and Resource Economics) 350. Economics, Ethics and Environmental Policies | GER (German Studies) 273. Tradition and Revolution: German Romanticism | |
| ECON (Economics) 200. Basic Economic Issues | GER (German) 379. Religion in German Culture | |
| ECON (Economics) 201A. Principles of Economics | HUMS (Humanities) 250A/B/C/D. Introduction to Humanities | |
| ECON (Economics) 210. Survey of Economics | HUMS (Humanities) 365. Journeys and the Culture of Travel | |
| GER (German) 274. The Dialogue of the Sexes: Women & Men in German Society | ITAL (Italian) 250a/b/c/d. Italian Literature in Translation | |
| PSYC (Psychology) 277. Law, Policy, and Society | ITAL (Italian) 330b. Italian Americana, Fiction and Film: Crossing Oceans | |
| RUSS (Russ. & Slav. Languages) 275. Balkanization: Contact or Conflict? | JPN (Japanese Studies) 220. Japanese Religion | |
| Arts | Natural Science | |
| HUMS (Humanities) 370. Nobel Laureates of Literature | NRSC (Neuroscience) 282. Biology of Sensation | |
| JPN (Japanese Studies) 245. Popular Culture in Japan |