Humanities & the Arts

Summer 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

summer 2026 → HUM → HP

General Education Category HUM
COURSE TITLE ACP CS HUM NAT QR SBS
AFRO 340 Dancing Black Popular Culture ACP US HP
AFAS 120 Intro to US Armed Forces HP
CLCV 116 Introduction to Ancient Roman Culture WCC HP
CLCV 231 Development of Ancient Cities WCC HP
CMN 210 Public Communication in Everyday Life WCC HP
DANC 340 Dancing Black Popular Culture ACP US HP
GLBL 228 Terrorism, Past and Present WCC HP
HK 208 Introduction to Medical Ethics HP
HIST 100 Global History NW HP
HIST 104 Black Music US HP
HIST 164 The Automobile WCC HP
HIST 257 Terrorism, Past and Present WCC HP
HIST 279 Mexican-American History US HP
LLS 279 Mexican-American History US HP
MILS 120 Intro to US Armed Forces HP
NS 120 Intro to US Armed Forces HP
PHIL 100 Intro to Philosophy-ACP ACP HP
PHIL 110 World Religions NW HP
REL 110 World Religions NW HP
REL 214 Introduction to Islam NW HP
SAME 214 Introduction to Islam NW HP
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