General Education

English Composition

• EN 101 - English Composition I Credit Hours: 3
• EN 102 - English Composition II Credit Hours: 3

Communications

• COM 131 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3
• COM 135 - Interpersonal Communication Credit Hours: 3

Art

• AT 105 - History of Art Before 1400 Credit Hours: 3
• AT 106 - History of Art Since 1400 Credit Hours: 3
• AT 270 - History of Architecture Credit Hours: 3

Communications

• COM 235 - Gender and Communication Credit Hours: 3

English

• EN 118 - Introduction to Literature Credit Hours: 3
• EN 233 - Poetry Credit Hours: 3
• EN 235 - Drama Credit Hours: 3
• EN 242 - Popular Literature Credit Hours: 3
• EN 247 - Creative Writing I Credit Hours: 3
• EN 248 - Creative Writing II Credit Hours: 3
• EN 250 - Exploration of Children’s and Early Adolescents’ Literature Credit Hours: 3
• EN 252 - Shakespeare Credit Hours: 3
• EN 261 - American Literature I Credit Hours: 3
• EN 262 - American Literature II Credit Hours: 3
• EN 270 - Multicultural Literature Credit Hours: 3
• EN 271 - African American Literature I Credit Hours: 3
• EN 272 - African American Literature II Credit Hours: 3
• EN 278 - Introduction to Women’s Literature Credit Hours: 3
• EN 284 - LGBTQ Literature Credit Hours: 3

Foreign Language

Only one (1) Foreign Language course may be used as a Humanities General Education Elective.

• Arabic

• ARA 101 - Introductory Arabic I Credit Hours: 4
• ARA 102 - Introductory Arabic II Credit Hours: 4

• Chinese

• CHI 101 - Introductory Chinese I Credit Hours: 4
• CHI 102 - Introductory Chinese II Credit Hours: 4

• French

• FR 101 - Introductory French I Credit Hours: 4
• FR 102 - Introductory French II Credit Hours: 4
• FR 231 - Intermediate French I Credit Hours: 4
• FR 232 - Intermediate French II Credit Hours: 4

• German

• GR 101 - Introductory German I Credit Hours: 4
• GR 102 - Introductory German II Credit Hours: 4
• GR 231 - Intermediate German I Credit Hours: 4
• GR 232 - Intermediate German II Credit Hours: 4

• Spanish

• SP 101 - Introductory Spanish I Credit Hours: 4
• SP 102 - Introductory Spanish II Credit Hours: 4
• SP 231 - Intermediate Spanish I Credit Hours: 4
• SP 232 - Intermediate Spanish II Credit Hours: 4

History

For students who are in the 2016-2017 catalog year and after, a History course can now meet either a Humanities or Social Sciences requirement.  Please note each History course can only count as either a Humanities or Social Science, not both.

• HS 101 - Western Civilization to 1500 Credit Hours: 4
• HS 102 - Western Civilization Since 1500 Credit Hours: 4
• HS 120 - World History to 1500 CE Credit Hours: 3
• HS 121 - World History since 1500 CE Credit Hours: 3
• HS 160 - U.S. History Through Reconstruction Credit Hours: 3
• HS 161 - U.S. History From Reconstruction to the Present Credit Hours: 3
• HS 215 - The Modern World Credit Hours: 3
• HS 220 - Plagues, Spells, and Pills: The History of Medicine and Disease Credit Hours: 3
• HS 225 - History of Gender and Sexuality Credit Hours: 3
• HS 230 - The History of Latin America Credit Hours: 3
• HS 251 - African-American History and Culture Credit Hours: 3
• HS 260 - The History of Michigan Credit Hours: 3
• HS 285 - History of American Foreign Relations Credit Hours: 3
• HS 290 - History of Russia and East Europe Credit Hours: 3

Humanities

• HU 150 - Introduction to Cultural Studies Credit Hours: 3
• HU 204 - Civilization and Culture I (Antiquity-AD 1500) Credit Hours: 3
• HU 205 - Civilization and Culture II (AD 1500-Present Day) Credit Hours: 3
• HU 210 - Introduction to the Humanities Credit Hours: 3
• HU 212 - Classical Mythology Credit Hours: 3
• HU 214 - Ancient Greek and Roman Culture through Archaeology Credit Hours: 3
• HU 219 - Global Studies Through International Travel Credit Hours: 3
• HU 245 - Technology and Humanity Credit Hours: 3
• HU 274 - American Cinema Genres Credit Hours: 3
• HU 281 - Exploring World Religions Credit Hours: 3

Music

• MUS 110 - Appreciation of World and Western Music Credit Hours: 3
• MUS 111 - Jazz In Contemporary America Credit Hours: 3
• MUS 130 - American Popular Music Credit Hours: 3

Philosophy

• PL 201 - Introduction to Philosophy Credit Hours: 3
• PL 202 - Introduction to Logic Credit Hours: 3
• PL 205 - Introduction to Ethics Credit Hours: 3
• PL 206 - Biomedical Ethics Credit Hours: 3
• PL 207 - Contemporary Moral Choices Credit Hours: 3
• PL 209 - Business Ethics Credit Hours: 3

Sign Language

• SL 150 - Introduction to Deaf Culture Credit Hours: 3
• SL 171 - American Sign Language I Credit Hours: 3

Theater

• THE 201 - Introduction to Theater Credit Hours: 3

Anthropology

• AN 201 - Introduction to Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
• AN 205 - Introduction to Archaeology Credit Hours: 3
• AN 210 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
• AN 280 - Native American Culture Credit Hours: 3

Economics

• EC 251 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
• EC 252 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3

Exercise Science

• EXS 189 - Healthy Living Credit Hours: 3

Gender Studies

• GST 200 - Introduction to Gender Studies Credit Hours: 3

Geography

• GE 135 - World Regional Geography Credit Hours: 3
• GE 210 - Cultural Geography Credit Hours: 3
• GE 235 - Globalization and Inequality Credit Hours: 3
• GE 253 - Geography of the U.S. and Canada Credit Hours: 3
• GE 269 - Africa: A Geographical Exploration Credit Hours: 4
• GE 281 - Race, Ethnicity and Immigration in America: A Geography of Social Injustice Credit Hours: 3

History

For students who are in the 2016-2017 catalog year and after, a History course can now meet either a Humanities or Social Sciences requirement.  Please note each History course can only count as either a Humanities or Social Science, not both.

• HS 101 - Western Civilization to 1500 Credit Hours: 4
• HS 102 - Western Civilization Since 1500 Credit Hours: 4
• HS 120 - World History to 1500 CE Credit Hours: 3
• HS 121 - World History since 1500 CE Credit Hours: 3
• HS 160 - U.S. History Through Reconstruction Credit Hours: 3
• HS 161 - U.S. History From Reconstruction to the Present Credit Hours: 3
• HS 215 - The Modern World Credit Hours: 3
• HS 220 - Plagues, Spells, and Pills: The History of Medicine and Disease Credit Hours: 3
• HS 225 - History of Gender and Sexuality Credit Hours: 3
• HS 230 - The History of Latin America Credit Hours: 3
• HS 251 - African-American History and Culture Credit Hours: 3
• HS 260 - The History of Michigan Credit Hours: 3
• HS 285 - History of American Foreign Relations Credit Hours: 3
• HS 290 - History of Russia and East Europe Credit Hours: 3

Political Science

• PS 110 - American Government and Politics Credit Hours: 3
• PS 200 - State and Local Politics Credit Hours: 3
• PS 201 - Comparative Governments Credit Hours: 3
• PS 202 - International Relations Credit Hours: 3
• PS 230 - Introduction to Political Theory Credit Hours: 3

Psychology

• PY 201 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3

Sociology

• SO 251 - Principles of Sociology Credit Hours: 3
• SO 254 - Social Problems Credit Hours: 3
• SO 260 - Race and Ethnicity Credit Hours: 3

Math

• MA 108 - Trigonometry Credit Hours: 3
• MA 110 - College Algebra Credit Hours: 4
• MA 124 - Mathematics for Liberal Arts Students Credit Hours: 4
• MA 127 - Finite Mathematics with Applications Credit Hours: 4
• MA 129 - Survey of Calculus Credit Hours: 5
• MA 131 - Precalculus Credit Hours: 5
• MA 133 - Calculus with Analytic Geometry I Credit Hours: 5
• MA 215 - Statistics Credit Hours: 4

Math (Does not meet MTA Requirement)

• MA 107 - Intermediate Algebra Credit Hours: 4

Natural Science (with Lab)

Natural Science (non-lab)

• AS 102 - Introductory Astronomy Credit Hours: 3
• BI 110 - Biology in Society Credit Hours: 3
• BI 118 - Environmental Science Credit Hours: 3
• BI 125 - Personal Health Credit Hours: 3
• CHM 100 - Basic Chemistry Credit Hours: 3
• CHM 130 - General Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
• GE 225 - Global Environmental Issues Credit Hours: 4
• GE 260 - Global Climate Change Credit Hours: 4
• GL 106 - Environmental Geoscience Credit Hours: 3