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Approved Courses
General Education Program List of Approved Courses
Course selections MUST be from the current, approved limited list:
FINE ARTS
Choose two courses (6 hours) from the following list. NO more than ONE course from any department may be used to complete the Fine Arts requirement. This includes transfer courses. PLEASE NOTE: Dance is part of the Music Department.
| ART 101 |
FA |
Art in Society |
| ART 106 |
FA
|
Introduction to Art History I |
| *ART 109 |
FA
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FYE: Art, Architecture, and Urban Design in Chicago |
| ART 170A |
FA |
Studio Experiences: Photography |
ART 170B
|
FA |
Studio Experiences: Painting |
ART 170C
|
FA |
Studio Experiences: Sculpture |
| ART 170D |
FA |
Studio Experiences: Metals & Jewelry |
ART 170E
|
FA |
Studio Experiences: Printmaking |
ART 170F
|
FA |
Studio Experiences: Ceramics |
| ART 170G |
FA |
Studio Experiences: Drawing |
CMTM 160
|
FA |
The Art of Film and Video |
| *CMTT 109C |
FA |
FYE:Theater in Chicago
| CMTT 130 |
FA |
Introduction to Theatre |
| *ELAD 109 |
FA |
FYE: School's Out: Chicago's Bouquer of Non traditional Educational Programs |
MUS 101
|
FA |
The Musical Experience |
| MUS 104 |
FA |
Music Concepts: An Introduction |
| *MUS 109 |
FA |
FYE: Chi-Tunes: Music in Chicago |
| DANC 101 |
FA |
The Dance Exp: Intro to the Art of Dance |
| *DANC 109 |
FA |
FYE: Stepping Out - Dance in Chicago |
| DANC 131 |
FA |
Intro to Spanish Dance |
| ZHON 191 |
FA |
Honors Intro to the Arts | |
SOCIAL/BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Choose four courses(12 hours) from the following list. No more than TWO courses from any department may be used to complete the Social/Behavioral Sciences requirement. This includes transfer courses.
*AFAM 109
|
SB |
FYE:Exploring Africa in Chicago |
AFAM 200
|
SB |
Intro to African & African American Studies |
*ANTH 109A
|
SB |
FYE:Windy City Anthropology! |
*ANTH 109C
|
SB |
Introduction FYE:Skin of Chicago |
ANTH 212
|
SB |
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology |
| ANTH 215 |
SB |
Introduction to Biological Anthropology |
| CS 100 |
SB |
Computers and Society |
| *CS 109 |
SB |
FYE:The Information Age:Its Impact on Chicago`s Culture |
| ECON 200 |
SB |
Essentials of Economics |
| ECON 215 |
SB |
Principles of Macroeconomics |
| ECON 217 |
SB |
Principles of Microeconomics |
| *EDFN 109 |
SB |
FYE:Schooling Chicago:Communities, Public Education and Change |
GES 104
|
SB |
World Geography |
| *GES 109A |
SB |
FYE: Global Chicago |
| *GES 109B |
SB |
FYE: Environmental Chicago |
| GES 150 |
SB |
Introduction to Environmental Studies |
| GS 201 |
SB |
Intro to Global Studies I |
*HIST 109
|
SB |
FYE:History of Chicago |
HIST 111A
|
SB |
World History: West to 1500 |
| HIST 111B |
SB |
World History: West, 1500-Present |
| HIST 111C |
SB |
World History: East Asia |
HIST 111D
|
SB |
World History: Latin America |
HIST 111E
|
SB |
World History: Africa |
HIST 111F
|
SB |
World History: Islam |
| HIST 214 |
SB |
United States History, 1607-1877 |
| HIST 215 |
SB |
United States History, 1877-Present |
| *JUST 109 |
SB |
FYE: Justice in Chicago |
| LLAS 101 |
SB |
Intro to Latino and Latin American Studies |
| *LLAS 109 |
SB |
FYE:Latino Art, Thought and Revolution in Chicago |
| *PEMT 109B |
SB |
FYE:Adventure in Chicago
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| *PSCI 109 |
SB |
FYE: Civic Engagement, Community,
& Social Change in Chicago
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PSCI 210
|
SB |
Introduction to Political Science |
PSCI 216
|
SB |
American National Government |
| PSYC 100 |
SB |
Survey of Psychology |
| *PSYC 109 |
SB |
FYE:Growing Up in Chicago |
| *PSYC 109B |
SB |
FYE:Intimate Chicago |
| *PSYC 109C |
SB |
FYE:The Pursuit of Happiness |
| PSYC 110 |
SB |
Life Span Development
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SOC 100
|
SB |
Introduction to Sociology |
SOC 105
|
SB |
Women, Men, and Social Change |
*SOC 109
|
SB |
FYE: Investigating Chicago |
*SWK 109
|
SB |
FYE:Search for Meaning of Life |
ZHON 193
|
SB |
Honors Intro to the Social Sciences |
NATURAL SCIENCES
Choose three courses(9 hours)from the following list. One course MUST have a lab component. No more than TWO courses from any department may be used to complete the Natural Sciences requirement. This includes transfer courses.
| *ANTH 109 B |
NS |
FYE:Skeletons in Chicago`s Closets |
| BIO 100 |
NS |
Introduction to Biology (Lab) |
BIO 104
|
NS |
The Changing Natural Environment |
CHEM 103
|
NS |
Chemistry and Society |
*CHEM 109
|
NS |
FYE:One Hundred Years of Public Health in America |
| CHEM 110 |
NS |
Chemical Concepts (Lab) |
| *ESCI 109W |
NS |
FYE: Chicago Rocks! Geology in the City |
| ESCI 121 |
NS |
Intro to Earth Science (Lab) |
ESCI 123
|
NS |
Geology, Resources, &Environment |
*PEMT 109
|
NS |
FYE:Chicago Body Works |
| PHYS 103 |
NS |
The Universe: Past, Present, Future |
| PHYS 110 |
NS |
Physics in Everyday Life (Lab) |
| ZHON 194 |
NS |
Honors Intro to the Sciences |
HUMANITIES
Choose three courses(9 hours)from the following list. No more than TWO courses from any department may be used to complete the Humanities requirement. This includes transfer courses. PLEASE NOTE: No more than two foreign language courses may be used to fulfill this requirement.
| ARAB 101 |
HU
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Arabic I |
ARAB 102
|
HU
|
Arabic II |
*BLAW 109
|
HU
|
FYE:Professionalism, Ethics, Law and Chicago Scandal |
| CHIN 101 |
HU
|
Chinese I |
| CHIN 102 |
HU
|
Chinese II |
| CHIN 103 |
HU
|
Chinese III |
| CHIN 104 |
HU
|
Chinese IV |
| CMTC 100 |
HU
|
Introduction to Communication |
| *ENGL 109A |
HU
|
FYE:Chicago`s Literary Diversity:Reading the Neighborhoods |
| *ENGL 109B |
HU
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FYE:Reading and Writing the Literary and Political Landscapes of Chicago |
| *ENGL 109C |
HU
|
FYE:Drama and Diversity in Chicago |
| *ENGL 109D |
HU
|
FYE:Language & Lit.Ethno Chicago |
| ENGL 201 |
HU
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The World of Poetry |
ENGL 202
|
HU
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The World of Drama |
ENGL 203
|
HU
|
World of Fiction |
| FREN 101 |
HU
|
French I |
FREN 102
|
HU
|
French II |
| FREN 201 |
HU
|
Intermediate French I |
| GER 101 |
HU
|
German I |
GER 102
|
HU |
German II |
GER 103
|
HU |
German III |
| GREK 101 |
HU |
Greek I |
| GREK 102 |
HU |
Greek II |
| GREK 103 |
HU |
Greek III |
| ITAL 101 |
HU |
Italian I |
| ITAL 102 |
HU |
Italian II |
| ITAL 103 |
HU |
Italian III |
| JPN 101 |
HU |
Japanese I |
JPN 102
|
HU |
Japanese II |
| JPN 103 |
HU |
Japanese III |
JPN 104
|
HU |
Japanese IV |
| KOR 101 |
HU |
Korean I |
KOR 102
|
HU |
Korean II |
| KOR 103 |
HU |
Korean III |
| *LING 109 |
HU |
FYE: Language and Diversity in Chicago |
| LING 110 |
HU |
Lexicology: The Study of Words |
LING 120
|
HU |
Language and Human Behavior |
| PHIL 101 |
HU |
Critical Thinking |
PHIL 102
|
HU |
Introduction to Philosophy |
| PHIL 213 |
HU |
Ethics |
| POL 101 |
HU |
Polish I |
| POL 102 |
HU |
Polish II |
POL 103
|
HU |
Polish III |
| PORT 101 |
HU |
Portuguese I |
| PORT 103 |
HU |
Portuguese III |
| RUSS 101 |
HU |
Russian I |
| RUSS 102 |
HU |
Russian II |
RUSS 103
|
HU |
Russian III |
SPAN 101
|
HU |
Spanish I |
| SPAN 102 |
HU |
Spanish II |
| *SPAN 109 |
HU |
FYE:The Hispanic Influence in Chicago |
| SPAN 201 |
HU |
Intermediate Spanish I |
SWAH 101
|
HU |
Swahili I |
| SWAH 102 |
HU |
Swahili II |
| *TESL 109A |
HU |
FYE:Teaching English in Chicago |
WSP 101
|
HU |
Women’s Perspectives and Values |
*WSP 109
|
HU |
FYE:Women Organizing in Chicago |
ZHON 192
|
HU |
Honors Intro to the Humanities |
MATH/QUANTITATIVE REASONING
Choose one course, a minimum of 3 credit hours.
| MATH 112 |
MA |
Statistics in Daily Life |
| MATH 113 |
MA |
Quantitative Reasoning |
| MATH 141 |
MA |
College Mathematics I |
| Math 143 |
MA |
College Mathematics II |
| MATH 163 |
MA |
Elem Fct Business |
| MATH 173 |
MA |
College Algebra |
MATH 177
|
MA |
Elem Fct Science/Math |
| PSYC 302 |
MA |
Statistics and Research Methods II |
| SOC 212 |
MA |
Introduction to Social Statistics | In addition, any three hour college level MATH course (beyond Intermediate Algebra) meets this requirement.
Consult the university catalog for a list of majors and minors which automatically satisfy this distribution requirement. Majors in the Fine Arts, Humanities, and Social/Behavioral Sciences, may waive up to six credit hours of General Education requirements in the corresponding distribution area. Stidents in the Natural Sciences may waive all 9 hours.
*FYE (First Year Experience) courses are intended for first year freshman students only.
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