Social & Behavioral Sciences

spring 2026

If you entered college as a freshman in Fall 1994 or later, you need to complete six hours of Social and Behavioral Sciences course in order to graduate. Social and Behavioral Sciences courses are placed into two subcategories: Behavioral Sciences and Social Sciences.

Effective for entering freshmen in Fall 2004, 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.

Courses are added as they are approved.

General Education Abbreviations

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

spring 2026 → SBS → SS & BSC

COURSE	TITLE	ACP	CS	QR	SBS
AAS 100	Intro Asian American Studies		US		SS
AAS 201	US Racial & Ethnic Politics		US		SS
AAS 203	Race, Science, and Technology		US		SS
AAS 246	Asian American Youth in Film		US		SS
AAS 258	Muslims in America		US		SS
AAS 287	Food and Asian Americans		US		SS
AAS 297	Asian Families in America		US		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
ACE 255	Economics of Food and Environmental Justice		US		SS
ADV 150	Introduction to Advertising				SS
ADV 305	Advertising Technology and the Digital World				SS
ADV 376	Global Advertising		WCC		SS
ADV 378	Psychology of Advertising				SS
ADV 393	Advertising and Society				SS
AFRO 100	Intro to African American St		US		SS
AFRO 201	US Racial & Ethnic Politics		US		SS
AFRO 250	Introduction to Health and Wellness in the Black Community		US		SS
AFST 233	Context in International Interventions		NW		SS
AFST 254	Economic Systems in Africa		NW		SS
AIS 214	American Indian Law & Politics		US		SS
ANSC 305	Human Animal Interactions				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 104	Talking Culture				SS
ANTH 110	Humanizing Science				SS
ANTH 126	Humans and Animals - Food or Friend?				SS
ANTH 180	The Archaeology of Death		WCC		SS
ANTH 182	Latin American Cultures		NW		SS
ANTH 209	Food, Culture, and Society		WCC		SS
ANTH 210	Families in Global Perspective		NW		SS
ANTH 221	Archaeology of South Asia		NW		SS
ANTH 248	Introduction to Engaged and Public Anthropology		NW		SS
ANTH 250	The World Through Museums		WCC		SS
ANTH 259	Latina/o Anthropology		US		SS
ANTH 270	Language in Culture	ACP			SS
ANTH 279	Economy, Business & Society		WCC		SS
ANTH 280	Anthropology of Martial Arts		NW		SS
ANTH 339	Industrial Heritage and Communities				SS
ARCH 237	Urban Scale Sustainability				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
CMN 280	Comm Technology & Society				SS
CS 266	Community Innovation		WCC		SS
EALC 130	The Chinese Language		NW		SS
EALC 250	Intro to Japanese Culture		NW		SS
EALC 280	Anthropology of Martial Arts		NW		SS
EALC 365	Contemporary Korean Society		NW		SS
ECON 102	Microeconomic Principles				SS
ECON 103	Macroeconomic Principles				SS
ECON 210	Environmental Economics & Policy				SS
ENVS 210	Environmental Economics & Policy				SS
EPOL 280	Education & Climate Hope		US		SS
EPSY 222	Language & Culture of Deaf Communities		US		SS
ESE 106	Geographies of Globalization		NW		SS
ESE 210	Social & Environmental Issues				SS
ESE 254	People, Places, and Environments of the US		US		SS
ESE 287	Environment and Society		WCC		SS
FR 190	French Food for Thought		WCC		SS
GGIS 101	Global Development & Environment		NW		SS
GGIS 104	Social and Cultural Geography				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
GGIS 224	Environmental Data Science				SS
GGIS 254	People, Places, and Environments of the US		US		SS
GGIS 287	Environment and Society		WCC		SS
GLBL 100	Intro to Global Studies		WCC		SS
GLBL 200	Foundations of Research			QR2	SS
GLBL 221	Geographies of Global Conflict				SS
GSD 202	Let’s Play: Understanding the Role of Play in Life and Art				SS
GWS 100	Intro Gender & Women's Studies				SS
GWS 250	Gender and Representation				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
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
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
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
LEAD 260	Foundations of Leadership				SS
LER 100	Introduction to Labor Studies				SS
LING 100	Intro to Language Science				SS
LING 104	Talking Culture				SS
LING 250	American Voices: Linguistic Diversity in the US		US		SS
LLS 100	Intro Latina/Latino Studies		US		SS
LLS 201	US Racial & Ethnic Politics		US		SS
LLS 220	Latina/o Migration		US		SS
LLS 258	Muslims in America		US		SS
LLS 259	Latina/o Anthropology		US		SS
MACS 202	Social Aspects Info Tech				SS
MACS 266	Community Innovation		WCC		SS
MACS 351	Media Analysis				SS
MUSE 250	The World Through Museums		WCC		SS
NRES 210	Environmental Economics & Policy				SS
NRES 224	Environmental and Climate Justice		US		SS
NRES 287	Environment and Society		WCC		SS
PHIL 106	Ethics and Social Policy				SS
PHIL 107	Intro to Political Philosophy				SS
PORT 150	Writing Brazilians into the U.S.		US		SS
PS 100	Intro to Political Science				SS
PS 101	Intro to US Gov & Pol				SS
PS 152	The New Middle East		NW		SS
PS 201	US Racial & Ethnic Politics		US		SS
PS 214	American Indian Law & Politics		US		SS
PS 224	Politics of the National Parks				SS
PS 225	Environmental Politics & Policy				SS
PS 229	Doing Politics Research			QR2	SS
PS 240	Intro to Comp Politics				SS
PS 241	Comparative Politics in the Global South		NW		SS
PS 248	Comparative Politics in Rich Democracies		WCC		SS
PS 273	Environment and Society		WCC		SS
PS 280	Intro to Intl Relations				SS
PS 281	Intro to Intl Relations-ACP	ACP			SS
PS 282	Governing Globalization	ACP			SS
PSYC 239	Community Psych				SS
REES 200	Intro to Russia and Eurasia				SS
REES 201	Introduction to Eastern Europe				SS
REL 258	Muslims in America		US		SS
RST 100	Recreation, Sport, and Tourism in Modern Society				SS
RST 224	Politics of the National Parks				SS
RST 225	Environmental Politics & Policy				SS
RST 335	Leisure and Consumer Culture		WCC		SS
SAME 152	The New Middle East		NW		SS
SHS 222	Language & Culture of Deaf Communities		US		SS
SHS 271	Communication and Aging				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 180	Stress and Health in African American Communities		US		SS
SOC 221	Latina/o Migration		US		SS
SOC 225	Race and Ethnicity		US		SS
SOC 270	Global Demography				SS
SOC 350	Technology and Society				SS
SOC 373	Social Inequality				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
UP 136	Urban Sustainability				SS
UP 185	Cities in a Global Perspective		NW		SS
UP 210	Environmental Economics & Policy				SS
UP 260	Social Inequality and Planning				SS
CI 210	Introduction to Digital Learning Environments				BSC
CMN 102	Introduction to Communication				BSC
CMN 260	Intro to Health Communication		WCC		BSC
DTX 180	Exercising Empathy				BSC
EPSY 201	Educational Psychology				BSC
EPSY 220	Career Development: Exploration, Choice, and Skills				BSC
HDFS 105	Intro to Human Development				BSC
HK 250	Motor Development and Control				BSC
HK 262	Motor Develop, Growth & Form				BSC
HK 272	Aging and Health Policy				BSC
HK 300	Health Behavior Theories and Applications	ACP			BSC
JOUR 101	Interactive Media & You				BSC
LING 225	Language, Mind, and Brain				BSC
LING 270	Language, Technology & Society		WCC		BSC
PSYC 100	Intro Psych				BSC
PSYC 144	Stereotypes, Prejudice & Discrimination		US		BSC
PSYC 201	Intro to Social Psych				BSC
PSYC 207	Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination				BSC
PSYC 225	Language, Mind, and Brain				BSC
PSYC 230	Perception & Sensory Processes				BSC
PSYC 322	Introduction to Intellectual Disability				BSC
RST 120	Parks, Recreation, and Environments				BSC
SHS 120	Child, Comm, & Lang Ability				BSC
SPED 322	Introduction to Intellectual Disability				BSC

Social & Behavioral Sciences

spring 2026 → SBS → SS & BSC →

spring 2026 → SBS → SS & BSC