Social & Behavioral Sciences
Fall 2026
All courses on this list are approved for General Education credit on a campus-wide basis. However, individual Colleges or curricula may require specific courses or course categories. Students should consult their advisors about selecting the general education courses which best fit their programs of study.
Effective Summer/Fall 2018: Undergraduates newly admitted in Summer/Fall 2018 or later (note this includes both freshman as well as transfers matriculating in Summer/Fall 2018 and after) need to complete one course in Non-Western Cultures; one course in US Minority Cultures; and one course in Western/Comparative Cultures.
Undergraduate students who matriculated Spring 2018 or prior need to complete one course in Non-Western or US Minority Cultures and one course in Western/Comparative Cultures.
Courses are added as they are approved.
- ACP - Advanced Composition
- HUM - Humanities and the Arts
- HP - Historical and Philosophical Perspectives
- LA - Literature and the Arts
- SBS - Social and Behavioral Sciences
- BSC - Behavioral Sciences
- SS - Social Sciences
- NAT - Natural Sciences and Technology
- LS - Life Sciences
- PS - Physical Sciences
- CS - Cultural Studies
- NW - Non-Western Culture(s)
- US - US Minority Cultures
- WCC - Western/Comparative Culture(s)
- QR - Quantitative Reasoning
- QR1 - Quantitative Reasoning I
- QR2 - Quantitative Reasoning II
fall 2026 → SBS → SS
| COURSE | TITLE | ACP | CS | HUM | NAT | QR | SBS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADV 150 | Introduction to Advertising | SS | ||||||
| ADV 205 | Advertising Technology and the Digital World | SS | ||||||
| ADV 378 | Psychology of Advertising | SS | ||||||
| ADV 393 | Advertising and Society | SS | ||||||
| AFRO 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | |||||
| AFST 233 | Context in International Interventions | NW | SS | |||||
| AFST 254 | Economic Systems in Africa | NW | SS | |||||
| ABE 232 | Context in International Interventions | NW | SS | |||||
| ACE 100 | Introduction to Applied Microeconomics | SS | ||||||
| ACE 210 | Environmental Economics & Policy | SS | ||||||
| ACE 251 | The World Food Economy | NW | SS | |||||
| ACE 254 | Economic Systems in Africa | NW | SS | |||||
| AIS 214 | American Indian Law & Politics | US | SS | |||||
| ANTH 101 | Introduction to Anthropology | WCC | SS | |||||
| ANTH 102 | Human Origins and Culture | SS | ||||||
| ANTH 103 | Anthro in a Changing World | NW | SS | |||||
| ANTH 126 | Humans and Animals - Food or Friend? | SS | ||||||
| ANTH 209 | Food, Culture, and Society | WCC | SS | |||||
| ANTH 210 | Families in Global Perspective | NW | SS | |||||
| ANTH 248 | Introduction to Engaged and Public Anthropology | NW | SS | |||||
| ARCH 237 | Urban Scale Sustainability | SS | ||||||
| AAS 100 | Intro Asian American Studies | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 246 | Asian American Youth in Film | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 287 | Food and Asian Americans | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 297 | Asian Families in America | US | SS | |||||
| BCS 115 | South Slavic Cultures | NW | SS | |||||
| CMN 230 | Introduction to Interpersonal Communication | SS | ||||||
| CMN 232 | Intro to Intercultural Comm | NW | SS | |||||
| CMN 277 | Introduction to Mediated Communication | US | SS | |||||
| ESE 106 | Geographies of Globalization | NW | SS | |||||
| ESE 210 | Social & Environmental Issues | SS | ||||||
| EALC 250 | Intro to Japanese Culture | NW | SS | |||||
| ECON 102 | Microeconomic Principles | SS | ||||||
| ECON 103 | Macroeconomic Principles | SS | ||||||
| ECON 210 | Environmental Economics & Policy | SS | ||||||
| EPSY 222 | Language & Culture of Deaf Communities | US | SS | |||||
| ENVS 210 | Environmental Economics & Policy | SS | ||||||
| GWS 100 | Intro Gender & Women's Studies | SS | ||||||
| GGIS 101 | Global Development & Environment | NW | SS | |||||
| GGIS 106 | Geographies of Globalization | NW | SS | |||||
| GGIS 204 | Cities of the World | WCC | SS | |||||
| GGIS 210 | Social & Environmental Issues | SS | ||||||
| GGIS 221 | Geographies of Global Conflict | SS | ||||||
| GLBL 100 | Intro to Global Studies | WCC | SS | |||||
| GLBL 221 | Geographies of Global Conflict | SS | ||||||
| HK 110 | Contemporary Health | SS | ||||||
| HK 111 | Introduction to Public Health | SS | ||||||
| HK 140 | Social Sci of Human Movement | SS | ||||||
| HK 203 | Introduction to Health Technology | SS | ||||||
| HK 243 | Sport & Modern Society | SS | ||||||
| HK 270 | Leadership in Health | SS | ||||||
| HK 302 | Disability in American Society | SS | ||||||
| HDFS 120 | Intro to Family Studies | US | SS | |||||
| HDFS 220 | Families in Global Perspective | NW | SS | |||||
| HDFS 221 | Asian Families in America | US | SS | |||||
| HDFS 225 | Close Relationships | SS | ||||||
| DTX 221 | Human-Centered Design Across Disciplines | US | SS | |||||
| INFO 202 | Social Aspects Info Tech | SS | ||||||
| IS 101 | Introduction to Information Sciences | SS | ||||||
| IS 145 | Mapping Inequalities | US | QR2 | SS | ||||
| IS 202 | Social Aspects Info Tech | SS | ||||||
| IS 266 | Community Innovation | WCC | SS | |||||
| LER 100 | Introduction to Labor Studies | SS | ||||||
| LAST 170 | Que Pasa in Latin America? Cultures, Histories and Politics South of the Rio Grande | NW | SS | |||||
| LAST 210 | Life in the Andes | NW | SS | |||||
| LLS 100 | Intro Latina/Latino Studies | US | SS | |||||
| LLS 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | |||||
| LING 100 | Intro to Language Science | SS | ||||||
| LING 250 | American Voices: Linguistic Diversity in the US | US | SS | |||||
| MACS 202 | Social Aspects Info Tech | SS | ||||||
| MACS 266 | Community Innovation | WCC | SS | |||||
| MACS 351 | Media Analysis | SS | ||||||
| NRES 210 | Environmental Economics & Policy | SS | ||||||
| NRES 224 | Environmental and Climate Justice | US | SS | |||||
| LEAD 260 | Foundations of Leadership | SS | ||||||
| PHIL 107 | Intro to Political Philosophy | SS | ||||||
| PS 100 | Intro to Political Science | SS | ||||||
| PS 101 | Intro to US Gov & Pol | SS | ||||||
| PS 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | |||||
| PS 214 | American Indian Law & Politics | US | SS | |||||
| PS 241 | Comparative Politics in the Global South | NW | SS | |||||
| PORT 150 | Writing Brazilians into the U.S. | US | SS | |||||
| PSYC 239 | Community Psych | SS | ||||||
| RST 100 | Recreation, Sport, and Tourism in Modern Society | SS | ||||||
| RST 335 | Leisure and Consumer Culture | WCC | SS | |||||
| REES 200 | Intro to Russia and Eurasia | SS | ||||||
| SOCW 200 | Introduction to Social Work | SS | ||||||
| SOCW 240 | Death & Dying | SS | ||||||
| SOCW 245 | Doing Good through the Nonprofit Sector | SS | ||||||
| SOCW 297 | Asian Families in America | US | SS | |||||
| SOC 100 | Introduction to Sociology | SS | ||||||
| SOC 101 | Sociology of Gender | SS | ||||||
| SOC 130 | Intro Gender & Women's Studies | SS | ||||||
| SOC 160 | Global Ineq and Social Change | NW | SS | |||||
| SOC 161 | Introduction to Poverty | WCC | SS | |||||
| SOC 225 | Race and Ethnicity | US | SS | |||||
| SOC 350 | Technology and Society | SS | ||||||
| SOC 373 | Social Inequality | SS | ||||||
| SHS 222 | Language & Culture of Deaf Communities | US | SS | |||||
| SHS 271 | Communication and Aging | SS | ||||||
| UP 185 | Cities in a Global Perspective | NW | SS | |||||
| UP 186 | Climate Justice | NW | SS | |||||
| UP 210 | Environmental Economics & Policy | SS |
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