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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
Two courses that equal a minimum of 6 credit hours, from 2 of the following departments:Art, Communication, Media, and Theatre (Media and Theatre only), Music (including Dance). No more than 1 course from a program (including transferred courses) may be used to meet the General Education Program Fine Arts distribution requirement.
| ART 101 |
FA |
Art in Society |
| ART 106 |
FA
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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
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FA |
The Art of Film and Video |
| CMTT 130 |
FA |
Introduction to Theatre |
| ELAD 109 |
FA |
FYE: School's Out: Chicago's Bouquer of Non traditional Educational Programs |
MUS 101
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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 |
SOCIAL/BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Four courses that equal a minimum of 12 credit hours, from at least 2 of the following departments: African & African/American Studies, Anthropology, Computer Science, Economics, Geography & Environmental Studies, History, Justice Studies, Latino & Latin/American Studies, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology. No more than 2 courses from any one program, including transferred courses, may be used to meet the General Education Program Social/Behavioral Sciences distribution requirement.
AFAM 200
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SB |
Intro to African & African American Studies |
ANTH 212
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SB |
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology |
| ANTH 215 |
SB |
Introduction to Biological Anthropology |
| CS 100 |
SB |
Computers and Society |
| ECON 215 |
SB |
Principles of Macroeconomics |
| ECON 217 |
SB |
Principles of Microeconomics |
G&ES 104
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SB |
World Geography |
| G&ES 109A* |
SB |
FYE: Global Chicago |
| G&ES 109B* |
SB |
FYE: Environmental Chicago |
| G&ES 150 |
SB |
Introduction to Environmental Studies |
HIST 111A
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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 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 |
| 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 110 |
SB |
Life Span Development
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SOC 100
|
SB |
Introduction to Sociology |
SOC 105
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SB |
Women, Men, and Social Change |
SOC 109*
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SB |
FYE: Investigating Chicago |
NATURAL SCIENCES
Three courses that equal a minimum of 9 credit hours, from at least 2 of the following departments: Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Physics. No more than 2 courses from any one program, including transferred courses, may be used to meet the General Education Program Natural Sciences distribution requirement and one course MUST have a lab component.
| BIOL 100 |
NS |
Introduction to Biology (Lab) |
BIOL 104
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NS |
The Changing Natural Environment |
CHEM 103
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NS |
Chemistry and Society |
| CHEM 110 |
NS |
Chemical Concepts (Lab) |
| ESCI 109* |
NS |
FYE: Chicago Rocks! Geology in the City |
| ESCI 121 |
NS |
Intro to Earth Science (Lab) |
ESCI 123
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NS |
Geology, Resources, &Environment |
| PHYS 103 |
NS |
The Universe: Past, Present, Future |
| PHYS 110 |
NS |
Physics in Everyday Life (Lab) |
HUMANITIES
Three courses, that equal a minimum of 9 credit hours, from at least 2 of the following departments: Communication, Media, and Theatre (Communication only), English, Foreign Languages and Literatures, Linguistics, Philosophy, Women’s Studies. No more than 2 courses from any one program, including transferred courses, may be used to meet the General
Education Program Humanities distribution requirement.
| CMT COMM 100 |
HU
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Introduction to Communication |
| ENGL 201 |
HU
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The World of Poetry |
ENGL 202
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HU
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The World of Drama |
ENGL 203
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HU
|
World of Fiction |
| FL ARAB 101 |
HU
|
Arabic I |
FL ARAB 102
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HU
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Arabic II |
| FL CHIN 101 |
HU
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Chinese I |
| FL CHIN 102 |
HU
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Chinese II |
| FL CHIN 103 |
HU
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Chinese III |
| FL CHIN 104 |
HU
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Chinese IV |
| FL FREN 101 |
HU
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French I |
FL FREN 102
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HU
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French II |
| FL FREN 103 |
HU
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French III |
| FL GER 101 |
HU
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German I |
FL GER 102
|
HU |
German II |
FL GER 103
|
HU |
German III |
| FL GREK 101 |
HU |
Greek I |
| FL GREK 102 |
HU |
Greek II |
| FL GREK 103 |
HU |
Greek III |
| FL ITAL 101 |
HU |
Italian I |
| FL ITAL 102 |
HU |
Italian II |
| FL ITAL 103 |
HU |
Italian III |
| FL JPN 101 |
HU |
Japanese I |
FL JPN 102
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HU |
Japanese II |
| FL JPN 103 |
HU |
Japanese III |
FL JPN 104
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HU |
Japanese IV |
| FL KOR 101 |
HU |
Korean I |
FL KOR 102
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HU |
Korean II |
| FL KOR 103 |
HU |
Korean III |
| FL POL 101 |
HU |
Polish I |
| FL POL 102 |
HU |
Polish II |
FL POL 103
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HU |
Polish III |
| FL PORT 101 |
HU |
Portuguese I |
FL PORT 102
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HU |
Portuguese II |
| FL PORT 103 |
HU |
Portuguese III |
| FL RUSS 101 |
HU |
Russian I |
| FL RUSS 102 |
HU |
Russian II |
FL RUSS 103
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HU |
Russian III |
FL SPAN 101
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HU |
Spanish I |
| FL SPAN 102 |
HU |
Spanish II |
| FL SPAN 103 |
HU |
Spanish III |
FL SWAH 101
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HU |
Swahili I |
| FL SWAH 102 |
HU |
Swahili II |
| LING 109* |
HU |
FYE: Language and Diversity in Chicago |
| LING 110 |
HU |
Lexicology: The Study of Words |
LING 120
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HU |
Language and Human Behavior |
| PHIL 101 |
HU |
Critical Thinking |
PHIL 102
|
HU |
Introduction to Philosophy |
| PHIL 213 |
HU |
Ethics |
WSP 101
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HU |
Women’s Perspectives and Values |
MATH/QUANTITATIVE REASONING
One MATH course, a minimum 3 credit hours, that has Intermediate Algebra as a stated prerequisite OR is on the following list:
| 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 177
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MA |
Elem Fct Science/Math |
| PSYC 302 |
MA |
Statistics and Research Methods II |
| SOC 212 |
MA |
Introduction to Social Statistics | Consult the university catalog for a list of majors and minors which automatically satisfy this distribution requirement.
A grade of “C” or better is necessary to fulfill this distribution requirement.
*FYE (First Year Experience) courses are intended for first year freshman students only.
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