Unless otherwise noted, 120 credits of coursework is required for the baccalaureate degree with a minimum 2.0 overall GPA, and a minimum 2.0 major GPA.
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Program Requirements Overview
Completion of a minimum of 36 credits is required. In case a student chooses to take 10 credits in General Education Electives and 3 credits in World Languages and Cultures, and/or higher credit concentration courses, the total required number of credits will add up to more than 36 credits.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | 8-11 | |
| World Language or World Cultures Requirement | 0-3 | |
| Major Requirements | 24-27 | |
| Free Electives | 4-0 | |
| Total Credits | 36-41 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core/Required Courses | ||
| CGST 150 | College Orientation Seminar | 3 |
| Complete 2 times for a total of 6 credits: | 6 | |
| Continuing Student Seminar | ||
| CGST 275 | Supervised Work Experience | 6 |
| Concentration Requirements | ||
| Complete 3 courses or at least 9 credits from one University College Discovery Track, selected with an advisor. These courses may not be fulfilled by courses already taken as General Education Electives. See tracks below. | 9-12 | |
| Total Credits | 24-27 | |
Concentrations
Education, Service, and Society
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 100 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 105 | Introduction to Disability Studies, Rights, and Culture | 3 |
| ANTH 110 | Anthropology of Multicultural America | 3 |
| ANTH 120 | Native North Americans | 3 |
| ANTH 140 | Non-Western Contributions to the Western World | 3 |
| ANTH 160 | The Anthropology of Race | 3 |
| BIOL 100 | Biological Sciences | 4 |
| BIOL 110 | The Biology of Human Life | 4 |
| CHAD 210 | Child Abuse and Neglect | 3 |
| CMST 101 | Fundamentals of Speech: Communication Requirement | 3 |
| EAES 100 | Principles of Geography | 3 |
| EAES 101 | Planet Earth | 4 |
| EAES 105 | Physical Geology | 4 |
| EAES 107 | Earth and the Environment | 4 |
| EAES 150 | General Oceanography | 3 |
| EAES 160 | The Human Environment | 3 |
| EAES 170 | World Geography | 3 |
| EAES 201 | Understanding Weather and Climate | 4 |
| EAES 260 | Energy, Environment and Society | 3 |
| ECEL 200 | Perspectives on Early Childhood and Elementary Education in a Democracy | 3 |
| ECON 100 | Introduction to Economics | 3 |
| EDFD 200 | Psychological Foundations of Education | 3 |
| EDFD 221 | Historical Foundations of American Education | 3 |
| EDFD 264 | Gender Issues in Education | 3 |
| EDFD 290 | Education and the Social Development of Urban Youth | 4 |
| ENGL 116 | World Literature: The Coming of Age Theme | 3 |
| GRIN 226 | Fairy Tales from Grimm to Disney | 3 |
| or GERM 226 | Fairy Tales from Grimm to Disney | |
| GLQS 100 | Introduction to Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (GLBTQ) Studies | 3 |
| GSWS 102 | Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies | 3 |
| HEIN 201 | Israeli-Hebrew Culture | 3 |
| HIST 117 | History of the United States to 1876 | 3 |
| HIST 118 | History of the United States Since 1876 | 3 |
| HLTH 290 | Human Sexuality | 3 |
| HSET 208 | Leisure and Recreation in Society | 3 |
| HUMN 201 | General Humanities I (to 1400) | 3 |
| ITAL 262 | Italian Americans in Film | 3 |
| JURI 210 | Perspectives on Law | 3 |
| JUST 101 | Criminology | 3 |
| JUST 103 | Introduction to International Justice | 3 |
| LALS 201 | Perspectives on Latin America | 3 |
| LALS 205 | Image and Identity: Representation of Latin American Women in Film and Fiction | 3 |
| LAWS 200 | Introduction to Law | 3 |
| LAWS 220 | Conflict and Its Resolution | 3 |
| MATH 104 | Fractals and Infinity | 3 |
| MATH 106 | Creative Thinking through Mathematics | 3 |
| MEDH 101 | Introduction to the Medical Humanities | 3 |
| MUGN 120 | Rap and Rock as Cultural Phenomena | 3 |
| MUGN 160 | Introduction to Music in World Cultures | 3 |
| PHYS 180 | Astronomy for Everyone | 4 |
| POLS 100 | Introduction to Politics | 3 |
| POLS 101 | American Government and Politics | 3 |
| POLS 104 | International Security and Diplomacy | 3 |
| POLS 201 | Comparative Politics | 3 |
| POLS 202 | International Relations | 3 |
| POLS 206 | Government and Politics of China and Japan | 3 |
| PSYC 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| RELG 100 | Religions of the World | 3 |
| RELG 101 | Understanding Religion | 3 |
| RELG 102 | Religious Ethics | 3 |
| RELG 185 | The Arab World and Religion | 3 |
| RELG 221 | Religion and Culture | 3 |
| RELG 232 | Body and Soul | 3 |
| RELG 240 | Asian Religions | 3 |
| RELG 246 | Islamic Religious Traditions | 3 |
| RELG 250 | African Religions | 3 |
| RELG 252 | Africana Religions in the Americas | 3 |
| RELG 254 | Native American Religion | 3 |
| RELG 256 | Religion in Latin America | 3 |
| RUIN 193 | Russian Culture and Civilization | 3 |
| SASE 210 | Public Purposes of Education: Democracy and Schooling | 3 |
| SOCI 100 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SOCI 102 | Racial and Ethnic Relations | 3 |
| SOCI 104 | Sociology of the Family | 3 |
| SOCI 106 | Individual and Society | 3 |
| SOCI 113 | Social Problems | 3 |
| SOCI 220 | Sociology of Rich and Poor Nations | 3 |
| STAT 103 | The Development of Statistics | 3 |
| STAT 109 | Statistics | 3 |
| THTR 265 | The Contemporary Theatre of Cultural Diversity | 3 |
| VIST 106 | Modern Visions 1400-1945 | 3 |
| WRIT 105 | College Writing I | 3-4 |
| WRIT 106 | College Writing II | 3-4 |
Arts, Culture, and Design
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 100 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 101 | Physical Anthropology | 4 |
| ANTH 103 | Introduction to Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTH 105 | Introduction to Disability Studies, Rights, and Culture | 3 |
| ANTH 110 | Anthropology of Multicultural America | 3 |
| ANTH 115 | Cultures of the Middle East | 3 |
| ANTH 120 | Native North Americans | 3 |
| ANTH 130 | Cultures of South Asia | 3 |
| ANTH 135 | Anthropology of Conflict and Violence | 3 |
| ANTH 140 | Non-Western Contributions to the Western World | 3 |
| ANTH 150 | Cultures of Latin America | 3 |
| ANTH 160 | The Anthropology of Race | 3 |
| ANTH 165 | Human Culture in Biodiversity Conservation | 3 |
| ANTH 180 | Health and Healing in Cross Cultural Perspective | 3 |
| ARAB/ARIN 185 | The Arab World and Religion | 3 |
| ARAB/ARIN 193 | Introduction to Arab Culture | 3 |
| ARAN 190 | Introduction to the Visual Arts | 3 |
| ARFD 100 | Perceptual Drawing | 3 |
| ARPH 201 | Digital Photo and Imaging I | 3 |
| ARST 201 | Objects in Clay | 3 |
| ARST 202 | 3D and Extended Media | 3 |
| ARST 204 | Painting | 3 |
| ARST 205 | Photography | 3 |
| ARST 206 | Printmaking | 3 |
| ARST 207 | Sculpture | 3 |
| ARTX 201 | Culture and Appearance | 3 |
| CMST 101 | Fundamentals of Speech: Communication Requirement | 3 |
| DNCE 100 | Introduction to Ballet (Non-Major) | 3 |
| DNCE 105 | Dance Appreciation | 3 |
| DNCE 110 | Introduction to Modern Dance (Non-Major) | 3 |
| DNCE 145 | Worlds of Dance | 3 |
| ENFL 208 | Introduction to the Film | 3 |
| ENGL 110 | Introduction to Literature: The Analytic Essay | 3 |
| ENGL 111 | Introduction to Literature: The Short Story | 3 |
| ENGL 113 | Introduction to Literature: Bestsellers and Popular Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 114 | Introduction to Literature: Utopian and Dystopian Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 116 | World Literature: The Coming of Age Theme | 3 |
| ENGL 117 | World Literature: Voices of Tradition and Challenge | 3 |
| FREN/FRIN 283 | Introduction to Women Authors of French-Speaking Africa | 3 |
| GERM/GRIN 226 | Fairy Tales from Grimm to Disney | 3 |
| GLQS 100 | Introduction to Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (GLBTQ) Studies | 3 |
| GSWS 102 | Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies | 3 |
| HEIN 201 | Israeli-Hebrew Culture | 3 |
| HIST 103 | Foundations of Western Civilization | 3 |
| HIST 105 | Emergence of European Civilization, 1500-1914 | 3 |
| HIST 106 | Contemporary Europe, 1914 to the Present | 3 |
| HIST 108 | Introduction to African Civilization | 3 |
| HIST 110 | Introduction to American Studies | 3 |
| HIST 112 | Introduction to the Modern Middle East | 3 |
| HIST 114 | Early Latin America | 3 |
| HIST 116 | Modern Latin America | 3 |
| HIST 117 | History of the United States to 1876 | 3 |
| HIST 118 | History of the United States Since 1876 | 3 |
| HIST 132 | Introduction to Chinese Civilization | 3 |
| HIST 138 | Introduction to Modern South Asia | 3 |
| HUMN/RUIN 193 | Russian Culture and Civilization | 3 |
| HUMN 194 | The Great Russian Novel | 3 |
| ITAL 262 | Italian Americans in Film | 3 |
| LALS 201 | Perspectives on Latin America | 3 |
| LALS 205 | Image and Identity: Representation of Latin American Women in Film and Fiction | 3 |
| MUGN 100 | Introduction to Music | 3 |
| MUGN 109 | Introduction to Jazz | 3 |
| MUGN 120 | Rap and Rock as Cultural Phenomena | 3 |
| MUGN 136 | The History of Broadway | 3 |
| MUGN 152 | Music in Film | 3 |
| MUGN 160 | Introduction to Music in World Cultures | 3 |
| RELG 240 | Asian Religions | 3 |
| RELG 246 | Islamic Religious Traditions | 3 |
| RELG 250 | African Religions | 3 |
| RELG 252 | Africana Religions in the Americas | 3 |
| RELG 254 | Native American Religion | 3 |
| RELG 256 | Religion in Latin America | 3 |
| RUIN 193 | Russian Culture and Civilization | 3 |
| RUIN 194 | The Great Russian Novel | 3 |
| THTR 100 | Introduction to the Theatrical Medium | 3 |
| THTR 105 | Acting I | 3 |
| THTR 265 | The Contemporary Theatre of Cultural Diversity | 3 |
| VIST 105 | Global Foundations in Art and Visual Culture | 3 |
| VIST 106 | Modern Visions 1400-1945 | 3 |
| VIST 109 | Special Topics in Global Art Cultures | 3 |
| WRIT 105 | College Writing I | 3-4 |
| WRIT 106 | College Writing II | 3-4 |
Health, Wellness, and Medicine
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 105 | Introduction to Disability Studies, Rights, and Culture | 3 |
| ANTH 110 | Anthropology of Multicultural America | 3 |
| ANTH 140 | Non-Western Contributions to the Western World | 3 |
| ANTH 180 | Health and Healing in Cross Cultural Perspective | 3 |
| BIOL 100 | Biological Sciences | 4 |
| BIOL 110 | The Biology of Human Life | 4 |
| BIOL 112 | Principles of Biology: Introduction to the Cell | 4 |
| CHAD 210 | Child Abuse and Neglect | 3 |
| CHEM 100 | Introductory Chemistry | 4 |
| CHEM 113 | Fundamentals of Chemistry | 4 |
| CMST 101 | Fundamentals of Speech: Communication Requirement | 3 |
| CSAM 101 | Science Matters | 4 |
| EAES 100 | Principles of Geography | 3 |
| EAES 101 | Planet Earth | 4 |
| EAES 104 | Natural Disasters | 3 |
| EAES 105 | Physical Geology | 4 |
| EAES 107 | Earth and the Environment | 4 |
| EAES 150 | General Oceanography | 3 |
| EAES 160 | The Human Environment | 3 |
| EAES 161 | Human Geography | 3 |
| EAES 170 | World Geography | 3 |
| EAES 201 | Understanding Weather and Climate | 4 |
| EAES 250 | Introduction to Marine Sciences | 4 |
| EAES 260 | Energy, Environment and Society | 3 |
| ENGL 116 | World Literature: The Coming of Age Theme | 3 |
| GLQS 100 | Introduction to Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (GLBTQ) Studies | 3 |
| GSWS 102 | Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies | 3 |
| HLTH 290 | Human Sexuality | 3 |
| MEDH 101 | Introduction to the Medical Humanities | 3 |
| NUFD 150 | Food Composition and Scientific Preparation | 3 |
| NUFD 153 | Dynamics of Food and Society | 3 |
| NUFD 182 | Nutrition: A Socioecological Perspective | 3 |
| NUFD 192 | Nutrition with Laboratory | 4 |
| PEGN 200 | Beginning Swimming | 1 |
| PEGN 230 | Personalized Fitness | 3 |
| PEGN 242 | Racquetball | 1 |
| PEGN 251 | Fitness for Life | 1 |
| PEGN 257 | Weight Training and Conditioning | 1 |
| PEGN 258 | Beginning Tennis | 1 |
| PEGN 262 | Volleyball | 1 |
| PEGN 264 | Soccer | 1 |
| PEGN 265 | Figure Skating | 1 |
| PEGN 266 | Skiing | 1 |
| PEGN 271 | Social Dance | 1 |
| PEGN 272 | Bowling | 1 |
| PEGN 275 | Beginning Karate | 1 |
| PEGN 278 | Yoga | 1 |
| PEMJ 131 | Fitness Activities | 3 |
| PHIL 100 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 102 | Ethics | 3 |
| PHIL 106 | Logic | 3 |
| PHYS 180 | Astronomy for Everyone | 4 |
| PSYC 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| RELG 100 | Religions of the World | 3 |
| RELG 102 | Religious Ethics | 3 |
| RELG 221 | Religion and Culture | 3 |
| RELG 232 | Body and Soul | 3 |
| SOCI 100 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SOCI 102 | Racial and Ethnic Relations | 3 |
| SOCI 104 | Sociology of the Family | 3 |
| SOCI 106 | Individual and Society | 3 |
| SOCI 113 | Social Problems | 3 |
| SOCI 220 | Sociology of Rich and Poor Nations | 3 |
| STAT 103 | The Development of Statistics | 3 |
| STAT 109 | Statistics | 3 |
| STAT 110 | Statistics for the Biological Sciences | 4 |
| WRIT 105 | College Writing I | 3-4 |
| WRIT 106 | College Writing II | 3-4 |
Management and Industry
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 105 | Introduction to Disability Studies, Rights, and Culture | 3 |
| ANTH 110 | Anthropology of Multicultural America | 3 |
| ANTH 140 | Non-Western Contributions to the Western World | 3 |
| CMST 101 | Fundamentals of Speech: Communication Requirement | 3 |
| CSIT 100 | Introduction to Computer Concepts | 3 |
| CSIT 104 | Python Programming I | 3 |
| ECON 100 | Introduction to Economics | 3 |
| ECON 101 | Applied Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 102 | Applied Microeconomics | 3 |
| HSET 208 | Leisure and Recreation in Society | 3 |
| INFO 173 | Spreadsheet Modeling for Business Decisions | 3 |
| MATH 104 | Fractals and Infinity | 3 |
| MATH 106 | Creative Thinking through Mathematics | 3 |
| PHIL 100 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 102 | Ethics | 3 |
| PHIL 106 | Logic | 3 |
| RELG 100 | Religions of the World | 3 |
| RELG 102 | Religious Ethics | 3 |
| RELG 221 | Religion and Culture | 3 |
| SOCI 102 | Racial and Ethnic Relations | 3 |
| SOCI 113 | Social Problems | 3 |
| SOCI 220 | Sociology of Rich and Poor Nations | 3 |
| STAT 103 | The Development of Statistics | 3 |
| STAT 109 | Statistics | 3 |
| WRIT 105 | College Writing I | 3-4 |
| WRIT 106 | College Writing II | 3-4 |
General Education Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill General Education categories.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| A. New Student Seminar | ||
| Complete a 1 credit New Student Seminar course. | 1 | |
| Complete 3 courses from 3 different categories: 1 | 7-10 | |
| C. Communication | ||
| C1. Writing | ||
| C2. Literature | ||
| C3. Communication | ||
| D. Fine and Performing Arts | ||
| F. Humanities | ||
| F1. Great Works and Their Influences | ||
| F2. Philosophical and Religious Perspectives | ||
| G. Computer Science | ||
| H. Mathematics | ||
| I. Natural Science Laboratory | ||
| J. Physical Education | ||
| K. Social Science | ||
| K1. American and European History | ||
| K2. Global Cultural Perspectives | ||
| K3. Social Science Perspectives | ||
| L. Interdisciplinary Studies | ||
| Total Credits | 8-11 | |
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Credits are variable because courses may vary from 1-4 credits.
World Languages and Cultures Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill World Languages and Cultures categories.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| World Language or World Cultures course 2 | 0-3 | |
| Total Credits | 0-3 | |
- 2
This requirement may be fulfilled by a course that is taken in another program category.
Recommended Roadmap to Program Completion
This two-year plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their program requirements within two years. This plan is a recommendation and students should only use it in consultation with their academic advisor. Students must be registered for more than half-time (more than 6 credits) each semester.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| New Student Seminar | 1 | CGST 175 | 3 |
| CGST 150 | 3 | CGST 175 | 3 |
| CGST 150 | 3 | General Education Choice 2 | 1-4 |
| General Education Choice 1 | 3 | World Language/Culture or General Education Choice 3 | 3 |
| 10 | 10-13 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| CGST 175 | 3 | Concentration Course | 1-4 |
| CGST 175 | 3 | General Education Choice 3 or Free Elective | 1-4 |
| Concentration Course | 1-4 | CGST 275 | 6 |
| Concentration Course | 1-4 | CGST 275 | 6 |
| Concentration Course (if more concentration credits are needed) | 1-0 | Concentration Course (if more concentration credits are needed) | 1 |
| Concentration Course (if more concentration credits are needed) | 1-0 | Concentration Course (if more concentration credits are needed) | 1 |
| 10-14 | 16-22 | ||
| Total Credits 46-59 | |||
Completion of a minimum of 36 credits is required. In case a student chooses to take 10 credits in General Education electives and 3 credits in World Languages and Cultures, and/or higher credit concentration courses the total required number of credits may add up to more than 36 credits.