GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS 2021-2022
CORE REQUIREMENTS
(GRADE OF “C” OR BETTER)
COMPOSITION (EN) Choose 1
ENGLISH (ENGL)
2010 Intermediate College Writing 3
Or ENGL 2015 Int College Writing & Research 3
See weber.edu/placement for more information
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AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS (AI) Choose 1
POLITICAL SCIENCE (POLS) AI
1100 American National Government 3
HISTORY (HIST) AI
1700 American Civilization 3
1600 The Black Experience 3
1610 The Latinx Experience 3
1620 The LGBTQ Experience 3
ECONOMICS (ECON) AI
1740 Economic History of the US 3
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QUANTITATIVE LITERACY (QL) Choose 1
MATH (MATH)
1030 Contemporary Mathematics 3
1035 Contemporary Math w/ Prereq Topics 6
1040 Intro. to Statistics 3
1050 College Algebra 4
1080 Pre-Calculus 5
Any WSU Math class which either Math 1050
or 1080 is a prerequisite.
Math ACT score of 26 or higher
Score of 65 or higher on ALEKS
See weber.edu/placement for more information
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INFORMATION LITERACY (IL) Choose 1
LIBS 1704, 2504, 2604, 2704, 2804, 2904 1
ENGL 2015 Inter College Writing & Research 4
Competency Exam LIBS 1504 1
BREADTH REQUIREMENTS
(Please note: some majors/minors require
higher minimum grades)
A. HUMANITIES AND CREATIVE ARTS
Select 9 credit hours-
at least 3 credit hours from Creative Arts,
and at least 3 credit hours from Humanities.
CREATIVE ARTS (CA)
ART (ART)*
1010 Intro. to the Visual Arts 3
1030 Studio Art for Non-Art Major 3
1110 Drawing I 3
2450 Foundations Photography color/digital 3
ART HISTORY (ARTH)*
1090 Art & Architecture of the World
Paleolithic to AD 1000 4
1100 Art & Architecture of the World
AD 1000 to Present 4
*Only one course from either ART or ARTH to fulfill CA
COMPUTER SCIENCE (CS)
1010 Intro. to Interactive Entertainment 3
DANCE (DANC)
1010 Intro. to Dance 3
ENGLISH (ENGL)
2250 Creative Writing 3
2260 Intro. to Writing Short Fiction 3
2270 Intro. to Writing Poetry 3
HONORS (HNRS)
1530 Perspectives in the Creative Arts 3
2020 Exp Key Concepts in Creative Arts 3
Construction and Building Sciences
BDC 1040 Intro to Architecture 3
IDT 1010 Intro to Interior Design 3
MUSIC (MUSC)
1010 Intro. to Music 3
1030 Intro. to Jazz 3
1033 Intro. to American Music 3
1035 History of Rock & Roll 3
1040 Music of World Cultures 3
1063 Music in Religion 3
THEATRE (THEA)
1013 Intro. to Theatre 3
1023 Intro. to Film Studies 3
1033 Intro. to Acting 3
1043 Intro. American Musical Theatre 3
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HUMANITIES (HU)
ANTHROPOLOGY (ANTH)
1040 Language & Culture 3
COMMUNICATIONS (COMM)
1020 Prin. of Public Speaking 3
2010 Mass Media & Society 3
2110 Interpersonal & Small Group Comm 3
FOREIGN LANGUAGE (FL)
2020 Fourth Semester 3
2600 Intro to Cultural and Literary
Studies in Translation 3
HONORS (HNRS)
1110 Introduction to Honors 3
1540 Perspectives in the Humanities 3
2010 Exp. Key Concepts in Humanities 3
2110 Intellectual Trad: Great Ideas
of the West in the Class Med Eras 3
2120 Intellectual Trad: Great Ideas
of the West in the Modern Era 3
2130 Intellectual Trad: Great Ideas of East 3
ENGLISH (ENGL)
2200 Intro. to Literature 3
2220 Intro. to Fiction 3
2230 Intro. to Drama 3
2240 Intro. to Poetry 3
2510 Masterpieces of Literature 3
2710 Perspectives on Women’s Literature 3
2750 Topics & Ideas in Humanities 3
3500 Intro. to Shakespeare 3
3510 World Literature 3
3520 Literature of the Natural World 3
3750 Topics & Ideas in Literature 3
MUSIC (MUSC)
1043 Music, the Arts & Civilizations 3
PHILOSOPHY (PHIL)
1000 Introduction. to Philosophy 3
1120 Contemporary Moral Problems 3
1250 Critical Thinking 3
THEATRE (THEA)
2821 Period Styles in Design 3
DIVERSITY (DV)
Note: these courses will fulfill the Diversity
and the specified Breadth requirement.
ANTHROPOLOGY (ANTH)
1000 SS/DV Intro. to Anthropology 3
1020 LS/DV Biological Anthropology 3
1040 HU/DV Language & Culture 3
2010 SS/DV Peoples & Cultures World 3
CHILD & FAMILY STUDIES (CHF)
1500 SS/DV Human Development 3
2400 SS/DV Family Relations 3
DANCE (DANC)
1010 CA/DV Intro. to Dance 3
ENGINEERING TECH & CULTURE (ETC)
2001 SS/DV Engineering Culture 3
ENGLISH (ENGL)
2200 HU/DV Intro. to Literature 3
2220 HU/DV Intro. to Fiction 3
2230 HU/DV Intro. to Drama 3
2240 HU/DV Intro. to Poetry 3
2510 HU/DV Masterpieces of Lit. 3
2710 HU/DV Perspectives of Women’s Lit. 3
3510 HU/DV World Literature 3
GEOGRAPHY (GEOG)
1300 SS/DV Places and Peoples World 3
1520 SS/DV Geog. of US and Canada 3
HISTORY (HIST)
1510 SS/DV World Hist. 1500 CE – Pres. 3
HONORS (HNRS)
2130 (HU or SS) /DV Great Ideas of East 3
MUSIC (MUSC)
1040 CA/DV Music of World Cultures 3
POLITICAL SCIENCE (POLS)
2500 SS/DV Human Rights in the World 3
SOCIAL WORK (SW)
2200 SS/DV Issues in Diversity 3
SOCIOLOGY (SOC)
1010 SS/DV Introduction to Sociology 3
1020 SS/DV Social Problems 3
WOMEN & GENDER STUDIES (WGS)
1500 SS/DV Intro. to Women’s Studies 3
2500 SS/DV Human Rights in the World* 3
B. SOCIAL SCIENCES (SS)
Select 6 credit hours.
ANTHROPOLOGY (ANTH)
1000 Intro. to Anthropology 3
2010 Peoples & Cultures of the World 3
2030 Prin. of Archaeology 3
CHILD & FAMILY STUDIES (CHF)
1500 Human Development 3
2400 Family Relations 3
CRIMINAL JUSTICE (CJ)
1010 Intro. to Criminal Justice 3
ECONOMICS (ECON)
1010 Economics as a Social Science 3
1100 Environ. Issues & Economic Policy 3
2010 Principles of Microeconomics 3
2020 Principles of Macroeconomics 3
ENGINEERING TECH & CULTURE (ETC)
2001 Engineering Culture 3
GEOGRAPHY (GEOG)*
1300 Places & Peoples of the World 3
1520 Geography of the US & Canada 3
GERONTOLOGY (GERT)
1010 Intro. to Gerontology 3
HEALTH EDUCATION (HLTH)
1030 Healthy Lifestyles 3
HISTORY (HIST)
1500 World History to 1500 CE 3
1510 World History 1500 CE to Present 3
WSU Scholars
UNIV 1110 Intro Social Justice in Higher Ed 3
HONORS (HNRS)
1520 Perspectives in the Social Sciences 3
2050 Exploring Key Concepts in the
Disciplines: Social Science 3
2110 Intellectual Trad: Great Ideas of the
West in Classical & Medieval Eras 3
2120 Intellectual Trad: Great Ideas of the
West in the Modern Era 3
2130 Intellectual Trad: Great Ideas
of the East 3
Management Information Systems (MIS)
1100 The Digital Society 3
PHYSICAL EDUC PROFESSIONAL (PEP)
2700 Sociohistorical Aspects of Sport 3
POLITICAL SCIENCE (POLS)
1520 Leadership & Political Life 3
2100 Intro. to International Politics 3
2200 Intro. to Comparative Politics 3
2300 Intro. to Political Theory 3
2400 Intro. to Law and Courts 3
2500 Human Rights in the World* 3
PSYCHOLOGY (PSY)
1010 Intro. Psychology 3
2000 The Psych of Human Relationships 3
SOCIAL WORK (SW)
1010 Intro. to Generalist Social Work 3
2100 Human Behavior & Social Environment 3
2200 Issues in Diversity 3
SOCIOLOGY (SOC)
1010 Introduction to Sociology 3
1020 Social Problems 3
WOMEN & GENDER STUDIES (WGS)
1500 Intro. to Women & Gender Studies 3
2500 Human Rights in the World* 3
*Only one Hunan Rights in the World (POLS/WGS)
may be used to fulfill Social Sciences.
DO NOT DUPLICATE DEPARTMENTS: in
or across any breadth areas (except Honors)
C. PHYSICAL AND LIFE SCIENCES
Select 9 credit hours-
at least 3 credit hours from Physical Sciences,
and at least 3 credit hours from Life Sciences.
PHYSICAL SCIENCES (PS)
CHEMISTRY (CHEM)
1010 Intro. to Chemistry 3
1130 Intro. to Gen/Organic/Biochem 5
1110 Elementary Chemistry 5
1210 Principles of Chemistry 5
1360 Principles of Physical Sciences*** 3
GEOGRAPHY (GEOG)*
1000 Natural Environments of Earth 3
1500 Science of Global Warming 3
Earth and Environmental Sciences (GEO)*
1030 Earthquakes and Volcanoes 3
1060 Environmental Geosciences 3
1110 Dynamic Earth: Phys Geology 3
1130 Intro. to Meteorology 3
1350 Principles of Earth Sciences 3
HONORS (HNRS)
1500 Perspectives in the Physical Sciences 3
2030 Explr Key Concepts in Physical Sci 3
PHYSICS (PHYS) (ASTR/PHYS 1040, 2040)
1010 Elementary Physics 3
1040 Elementary Astronomy** 3
1360 Princ. of Physical Sciences*** 3
2010 College Physics I 5
2040 Prin of Observational Astronomy** 3
2090 Envr Physics: Energy & Power 3
2210 Physics for Scientists & Engineers I 5
*Only one course from either GEOG or GEO may
be used to fulfill Physical Sciences.
**Only one course from either PHYS or ASTR may
be used to fulfill Physical Sciences.
*** Only one Princ. of Physical Science (CHEM/
PHYS 1360) may be used to fulfill Physical
Sciences.
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LIFE SCIENCES (LS)
ANTHROPOLOGY (ANTH)
1020 Biological Anthropology 3
BOTANY (BTNY)
1203 Plant Biology 3
1303 Plants in Human Affairs 3
1370 Principles of Life Science* 3
1403 Environment Appreciation 3-4
HEALTH SCIENCES (HTHS)
1110 Intg Human Anatomy & Physiology I 4
HONORS (HNRS)
1510 Perspectives in the Life Sciences 3
2040 Exploring Key Concepts in the
Disciplines: Life Sciences 3
MICROBIOLOGY (MICR)
1113 Intro. to Microbiology 3
1153 Public Hlth, Sex, Travel, Food & Drugs 3
1370 Principles of Life Science* 3
2054 Principles of Microbiology 4
NUTRITION (NUTR)
1020 Science & App Human of Nutrition 3
ZOOLOGY (ZOOL)
1010 Animal Biology 3
1020 Human Biology 3
1030 The Nature of Sex 3
1110 Principles of Zoology I 4
1370 Principles of Life Science* 3
2200 Human Physiology 4
*Only one Princ. of Life Science (BTNY, MICR or
ZOOL 1370) may be used to fulfill Life Sciences.
DO NOT DUPLICATE DEPARTMENTS: in
or across any breadth areas (except Honors)
