Below is a non-exhaustive list of General Education courses approved for the Tier 2 requirement in 2023-2024. Students may find information about courses that are being piloted in the General Education program here.
Civic Engagement and Intercultural Knowledge (CEIK)
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| EESC 235 | Global Climate Change | 3 |
| EESC 236 | Our Sustainable World: Urban and Global Sustainability | 3 |
| EESC 237 | Environmental Issues and Policy: Global and Urban Perspectives | 3 |
| HIST 233 | World History: 1400 CE to Present | 3 |
| LATI 201 | Peoples and Cultures of the Caribbean | 3 |
| MGMT 221 | MYOB: Mind Your Own Business | 3 |
| PHIL 245 | The Philosophy of Social Justice in the United States | 3 |
| PHIL 246 | Food, Philosophy, and Global Health | 3 |
| POLI 217 | Globalization & Governance | 3 |
| POLI 230 | Business & Politics by the Numbers | 3 |
| SOCI 230 | Cities of Industry: Sociological Perspectives | 3 |
| SOCI 237 | Refugees and Forced Migration | 3 |
| WGST 220 | Women and Leadership: Work and Community | 3 |
| WGST 225 | Women, Hip Hop Spoken Word and Social Change | 3 |
| WGST 226 | LGBTQ Social Change | 3 |
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving (CTPS)
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| AFRO 215 | American Civil Rights Movement | 3 |
| ART 242 | Self: Image | 3 |
| ART 263 | Acts of resistance: Activists, Interlopers and Pranksters | 3 |
| BIOL 224 | The Human Body | 3 |
| CS 252 | Programming for All in Python and Computer Science Principles | 3 |
| ECE 212 | Human Development: Prenatal through Adolescence | 3 |
| EESC 202 | Remote Sensing for a Changing World | 3 |
| EESC 206 | Digital Earth: Fundamentals of Geospatial Science | 3 |
| EESC 227 | Hands on Earth: Earth Lab | 3 |
| EESC 237 | Environmental Issues and Policy: Global and Urban Perspectives | 3 |
| EESC 238 | Wonders of Weather: The Atmosphere | 3 |
| ENGL 235 | Reading Hip Hop | 3 |
| FINC 221 | Foundations of Business Information Systems | 3 |
| FINC 250 | Financial Literacy: Strategies for Financial Success | 3 |
| HIST 255 | The Emergence of Modern Europe | 3 |
| LANG 275 | Islam Today | 3 |
| LATI 202 | Ethnicity, Racialism, and Culture in Mexico and Central America | 3 |
| LATI 209 | Sex and Gender in Latin America | 3 |
| LATI 212 | Drugs: History, Production, and Trade in Latin America | 3 |
| LATI 215 | Migration and Transnationalism in Latin America | 3 |
| LATI 250 | Portugal Brazil North America: Stories of Migration | 3 |
| MATH 215 | Problem Solving in Mathematics | 3 |
| MATH 200 | Calculus for Business | 3 |
| MCC 218 | Diversity: Civil Debate in Contentious Times | 3 |
| MDT 209 | Music Now: Understanding Contemporary Music | 3 |
| MGMT 221 | MYOB: Mind Your Own Business | 3 |
| PHIL 236 | Philosophy of Mind | 3 |
| PHIL 246 | Food, Philosophy, and Global Health | 3 |
| PHIL 260 | Philosophy of Education | 3 |
| PHYS 204 | Digital Electronics and Applications | 3 |
| POLI 217 | Globalization & Governance | 3 |
| POLI 250 | International Political Economy | 3 |
| SOCI 230 | Cities of Industry: Sociological Perspectives | 3 |
| SOCI 237 | Refugees and Forced Migration | 3 |
| WGST 225 | Women, Hip Hop Spoken Word and Social Change | 3 |
| WGST 226 | LGBTQ Social Change | 3 |
Information and Technology Literacy (ITL)
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| ART 242 | Self: Image | 3 |
| BIOL 224 | The Human Body | 3 |
| BIOL 225 | Human Sexual Biology | 3 |
| CS 252 | Programming for All in Python and Computer Science Principles | 3 |
| EESC 202 | Remote Sensing for a Changing World | 3 |
| EESC 206 | Digital Earth: Fundamentals of Geospatial Science | 3 |
| EESC 226 | Earth 360:Integrated Geography | 3 |
| EESC 231 | Water Chronicles | 3 |
| EESC 235 | Global Climate Change | 3 |
| EESC 250 | Plunder: The Race for Natural Resources | 3 |
| FINC 221 | Foundations of Business Information Systems | 3 |
| HIST 231 | The US in the World | 3 |
| LATI 201 | Peoples and Cultures of the Caribbean | 3 |
| MEDI 260 | Fantastic in Film and Television | 3 |
| PHIL 245 | The Philosophy of Social Justice in the United States | 3 |
Oral Communication (OC)
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| EESC 201 | Environmental Science for All: Introduction to Environmental Systems and Processes | 3 |
| EESC 223 | The Blue Planet: The Oceans | 3 |
| EESC 227 | Hands on Earth: Earth Lab | 3 |
| EESC 236 | Our Sustainable World: Urban and Global Sustainability | 3 |
| EESC 238 | Wonders of Weather: The Atmosphere | 3 |
| HIST 233 | World History: 1400 CE to Present | 3 |
| LANG 275 | Islam Today | 3 |
| LTED 205 | Contemporary Literacies: Issues in American Society | 3 |
| MCC 218 | Diversity: Civil Debate in Contentious Times | 3 |
| MDT 209 | Music Now: Understanding Contemporary Music | 3 |
| WGST 220 | Women and Leadership: Work and Community | 3 |
Quantitative Literacy (QL)
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| EESC 223 | The Blue Planet: The Oceans | 3 |
| EESC 226 | Earth 360:Integrated Geography | 3 |
| EESC 231 | Water Chronicles | 3 |
| EESC 250 | Plunder: The Race for Natural Resources | 3 |
| FINC 250 | Financial Literacy: Strategies for Financial Success | 3 |
| HIST 231 | The US in the World | 3 |
| MATH 200 | Calculus for Business | 3 |
| MATH 215 | Problem Solving in Mathematics | 3 |
| PHYS 204 | Digital Electronics and Applications | 3 |
| POLI 230 | Business & Politics by the Numbers | 3 |
Written Communication (WC)
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| AFRO 215 | American Civil Rights Movement | 3 |
| ART 263 | Acts of resistance: Activists, Interlopers and Pranksters | 3 |
| BIOL 225 | Human Sexual Biology | 3 |
| ECE 212 | Human Development: Prenatal through Adolescence | 3 |
| EESC 201 | Environmental Science for All: Introduction to Environmental Systems and Processes | 3 |
| ENGL 235 | Reading Hip Hop | 3 |
| HIST 255 | The Emergence of Modern Europe | 3 |
| LATI 202 | Ethnicity, Racialism, and Culture in Mexico and Central America | 3 |
| LATI 209 | Sex and Gender in Latin America | 3 |
| LATI 212 | Drugs: History, Production, and Trade in Latin America | 3 |
| LATI 215 | Migration and Transnationalism in Latin America | 3 |
| LATI 250 | Portugal Brazil North America: Stories of Migration | 3 |
| LTED 205 | Contemporary Literacies: Issues in American Society | 3 |
| MEDI 260 | Fantastic in Film and Television | 3 |
| PHIL 236 | Philosophy of Mind | 3 |
| PHIL 260 | Philosophy of Education | 3 |
| POLI 250 | International Political Economy | 3 |
