General Education Distribution Requirements
In order to provide a broad exposure in the General Education experience, students are encouraged to involve themselves in factual, creative and intuitive discovery in various fields. Distribution requirements expose the student to a breadth of disciplines.
Courses that Satisfy General Education Distribution Requirements
Communication/English
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| COM 1290 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| COM 1600 | Fundamentals of Speech | 3 |
| COM 2290 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| COM 2610 | Persuasion and Argumentation | 3 |
| COM 26203 | Oral Interpretation of Literature | 3 |
| ENG 14501 | Writing and Reading for Problem Solving | 3 |
| ENG 15101 | Composition I | 3 |
| or ENG 1510E | Composition I Enhanced | 4 |
| or ENG 1510S | Composition I with Support | 6 |
| ENG 15201 | Composition II | 3 |
Fine Arts/Humanities
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ARB 1510 | Beginning Arabic I | 4 |
| ARB 1530 | Beginning Arabic II | 4 |
| ART 1510 | Basic Drawing | 3 |
| ART 1520 | Basic Design | 3 |
| ART 1530 | Acrylic Painting | 3 |
| ART 1540 | Introduction to Ceramics | 3 |
| ART 1550 | Sculpture | 3 |
| ART 1560 | Art Appreciation | 3 |
| ART 1570 | Oil Painting | 3 |
| ART 1600 | Watercolor Painting | 3 |
| ART 1610 | Jewelry | 3 |
| CHI 1510 | Beginning Chinese I | 4 |
| COM 26203 | Oral Interpretation of Literature | 3 |
| ENG 1610 | Women in Literature | 3 |
| ENG 1710 | Introduction to Literature: Short Story and Novel | 3 |
| ENG 1720 | Introduction to Literature: Poetry and Drama | 3 |
| ENG 2300 | Science Fiction and Fantasy | 3 |
| ENG 2510 | American Literature Before the Civil War | 3 |
| ENG 2520 | American Literature Since the Civil War | 3 |
| ENG 2540 | World Literature II | 3 |
| ENG 2550 | British Literature Before 1700 | 3 |
| ENG 2560 | British Literature After 1700 | 3 |
| ENG 2570 | Survey of African American Literature | 3 |
| ENG 2650 | Children's Literature | 3 |
| ENG 2750 | William Shakespeare: Comedies, Histories and Sonnets | 3 |
| ENG 2760 | William Shakespeare: Tragedies, Romances and Selected Poems | 3 |
| ENG 2770 | Contemporary Literature | 3 |
| ENG 2780 | Introduction to Playwriting and Screenwriting | 3 |
| ENG 2800 | Creative Writing | 3 |
| FRE 1510 | Beginning French I | 4 |
| FRE 1530 | Beginning French II | 4 |
| FSH 1500 | Foundations of Humanities | 4 |
| GER 1510 | Beginning German I | 4 |
| GER 1530 | Beginning German II | 4 |
| GLS 25102 | Introduction to Global Studies | 3 |
| GLS 25202 | Global Issues and Challenges | 3 |
| HIS 15102 | World Civilizations to the Beginning of the Modern Era | 4 |
| HIS 15202 | World Civilizations from the Modern Era | 4 |
| HUM 1510 | Arts and Literature: Origins of Western Traditions | 3 |
| HUM 1520 | Arts and Literature: Renaissance Through Modern | 3 |
| HUM 1710 | World Religions | 3 |
| HUM 1900 | Introduction to Film | 3 |
| HUM 2104 | Introduction to Documentary | 3 |
| HUM 2720 | Bible | 3 |
| ITA 1510 | Beginning Italian I | 4 |
| ITA 1530 | Beginning Italian II | 4 |
| JPN 1510 | Beginning Japanese I | 4 |
| JPN 1530 | Beginning Japanese II | 4 |
| MUS 1500 | Voice I | 2 |
| MUS 1510 | Piano I | 2 |
| MUS 1530 | Fundamentals of Music | 2 |
| MUS 1560 | Listening to Music: 'Classical' to Jazz | 3 |
| MUS 1570 | Guitar I | 2 |
| MUS 1585 | Listening to Music: World Music | 3 |
| MUS 1590 | Listening to Music: Rock to Hip-Hop | 3 |
| MUS 1601 | Voice II | 2 |
| MUS 1611 | Piano II | 2 |
| MUS 1671 | Guitar II | 2 |
| PER 1653 | Dance - Modern | 1 |
| PHI 1510 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| PHI 1520 | History of Modern Philosophy | 3 |
| PHI 1610 | Ethics | 3 |
| PHI 1710 | Introduction to Informal Logic | 3 |
| PHI 2710 | Introduction to Formal Logic | 3 |
| PHO 1220 | Fundamentals of Photography | 3 |
| SLI 1000 | American Sign Language (ASL) I | 3 |
| SLI 1010 | American Sign Language (ASL) II | 3 |
| SLI 1030 | American Sign Language (ASL) IV | 3 |
| SPA 1510 | Beginning Spanish I | 4 |
| SPA 1530 | Beginning Spanish II | 4 |
| THE 1561 | Introduction to Theatre | 3 |
| THE 1571 | Acting I | 3 |
| THE 1580 | Acting II | 3 |
Mathematics/Science
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BIO 15004 | Environmental Science | 4 |
| BIO 15114 | Life Science | 4 |
| BIO 15304 | Molecular and Cellular Biology | 4 |
| BIO 15604 | Organismal Biology - Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution | 4 |
| BIO 1570 | Microbiology of Health and Disease | 3 |
| BIO 1600 | Human Structure and Function | 3 |
| BIO 25404 | General Zoology | 4 |
| CHE 10004 | Introductory Chemistry | 4 |
| CHE 13204 | Survey of Organic and Biochemistry | 4 |
| CHE 15104 | General Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHE 15204 | General Chemistry II | 4 |
| FSN 1500 | Foundations of Natural and Life Sciences | 4 |
| GEO 15404, 5 | Physical Geography | 4 |
| GSC 15304 | Introductory Geology | 4 |
| GSC 15804 | Astronomy | 4 |
| GSC 1590 | Cosmology | 4 |
| GSC 16204 | Introduction to Environmental Geology | 4 |
| MAT 1150 | Intermediate Algebra | 4 |
| MAT 1500 | Finite Mathematics | 4 |
| MAT 1525 | Quantitative Reasoning | 4 |
| MAT 1540 | College Algebra | 4 |
| MAT 1560 | Trigonometry | 3 |
| MAT 1580 | Statistics | 4 |
| MAT 1600 | Applied Calculus | 4 |
| MAT 1630 | Precalculus | 5 |
| MAT 1730 | Calculus I | 4 |
| MAT 2530 | Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I | 4 |
| PHY 10314 | Concepts in Physics | 4 |
| PHY 16104 | College Physics I | 4 |
| PHY 16204 | College Physics II | 4 |
| PHY 24004 | Engineering Physics I | 5 |
| PHY 25004 | Engineering Physics II | 5 |
| PSC 15604 | Physical Science I | 4 |
Social Science
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ANT 1540 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ANT 1550 | Introduction to Biological Anthropology | 3 |
| ANT 2750 | Myth, Magic and the Anthropology of Religion | 3 |
| ECO 2610 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECO 2620 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECO 2640 | International Economics | 3 |
| GEO 1520 | World Geography | 3 |
| GEO 15404, 5 | Physical Geography | 4 |
| GEO 1700 | Michigan Geography | 3 |
| GLS 25102 | Introduction to Global Studies | 3 |
| GLS 25202 | Global Issues and Challenges | 3 |
| HIS 15102 | World Civilizations to the Beginning of the Modern Era | 4 |
| HIS 15202 | World Civilizations from the Modern Era | 4 |
| HIS 1550 | Contemporary World | 3 |
| HIS 1700 | Michigan History | 3 |
| HIS 2510 | United States History to 1877 | 3 |
| HIS 2520 | United States History from 1877 to the Present | 3 |
| HIS 2610 | African American History to 1877 | 3 |
| HIS 2620 | African American History From 1877 to The Present | 3 |
| POL 1510 | American Government | 3 |
| POL 2520 | Urban and State Politics | 3 |
| POL 2530 | International Relations | 3 |
| POL 2610 | Comparative World Politics | 3 |
| PSY 2510 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 2630 | Psychology of Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| PSY 2710 | Child Development | 3 |
| PSY 2810 | Psychology of Adjustment | 3 |
| PSY 2820 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 2510 | Sociology | 3 |
| SOC 2570 | Marriage and Family in Modern Society | 3 |
| SOC 2620 | Sociology of Diversity | 3 |
Written Communication
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 1350 | Business Communications | 3 |
| ENG 14501 | Writing and Reading for Problem Solving | 3 |
| ENG 15101 | Composition I | 3-6 |
| or ENG 1510E | Composition I Enhanced | 4 |
| or ENG 1510S | Composition I with Support | 6 |
| ENG 15201 | Composition II | 3 |
| ENG 2200 | Professional Communication | 4 |
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This course will apply toward Communication/English or Written Communication, but not both.
- 2
GLS 2510, GLS 2520, HIS 1510 and HIS 1520 may apply for either Social Science or Fine Arts/Humanities, but not both.
- 3
This course will apply toward Communication/English or Humanities, but not both.
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These courses satisfy the Natural Science Lab Science Requirement.
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This course will apply toward Social Science or Math/Science, but not both.