Courses Normally Open to First-Year Students
For all foreign languages, students intending to continue a language should take the placement test and register for the appropriate level or consult with the department about the appropriate registration level.
Course Designations for General Education Requirements
When they appear at the end of course titles, the bracketed designations below indicate which general education requirements each course fulfills.
- [BNS] Breadth—Natural Science
- [BSS] Breadth – Social Science
- [BH] Breadth – Humanities
- [BA] Breadth – Arts
- [BI] Breadth—Interdisciplinary
- [Q] Quantitative
- [DUS] U.S. Diversity
- [DIT] International/Transnational Diversity
- [WI] Writing Intensive
- [WM] Writing in the Major
Courses
ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTH 3 Human Evolution: Biological Anthropology and Archaeology [BNS]
ANTH 4 Cultural Diversity: Cultural Anthropology and Linguistics [BSS] [DIT]
ANTH 12 Ancient Societies [BI] [DIT]
ARABIC
ARBC 2 Elementary Modern Standard Arabic II
ARBC Arabic Conversation II
ARCHAEOLOGY
ANTH 3 Human Evolution: Biological Anthropology and Archaeology [BSS]
ANTH 12 Ancient Societies[BI] [DIT]
BIOL 9 Diversity of Life: Animals, Plantas, and Microbes [BNS] [WM]
MATH 3 Introductory Statistics [Q]
ART
ART 2 Two-Dimensional Design [BA]
ART 21 Drawing I [BA]
ART 27 Ceramic Sculpture I [BA]
ART 33 Digital Photography [BA]
ART 35 Digital Imaging [BA]
ART 37 Digital Video [Q]
ART HISTORY
ARTHST 5 Western Art II: Pre-Modern and Modern [BA] [BH]
ARTS ADMINISTRATION
ECON 5 Economic Principles: Microeconomics [BSS]
ANTH 4 Cultural Diversity: Cultural Anthropology and Linguistics [BSS] [DIT]
LING 10 Language, Communication, and Culture [BSS]
BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTH 3 Human Evolution: Biological Anthropology and Archaeology [BNS]
ANTH 4 Cultural Diversity: Cultural Anthropology and Linguistics [BSS] [DIT]
BIOL 9 Diversity of Life: Animals, Plantas, and Microbes [BNS] [WM]
MATH 3 Introductory Statistics [Q]
BIOLOGY
BIOL 3 Environmental Biology [BNS]
BIOL 4A Microbes in Health and Disease [BNS]
BIOL 9 Diversity of Life: Animals, Plantas, and Microbes [BNS] [WM]
BIOL 30 Environmental Science [BNS]
BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
BIOL 9 Diversity of Life: Animals, Plantas, and Microbes [BNS] [WM]
BUSINESS STUDIES
BUS 10 Corporations in Context [BI]
ECON 5 Economic Principles: Microeconomics [BSS]
ECON 6 Economic Principles: Macroeconomics [BSS]
MATH 3 Introductory Statistics [Q]
CHEMISTRY
CHEM 5 Turning Green: An Intro to Green Materials & Alternatives [BNS]
CHINESE
CHIN 2 Beginning Chinese II
CHIN 4 Introduction to Chinese Character Writing II
CHIN 50 Intermediate Chinese II
CHIN 111 Selected Topics in Classical Chinese Literature
CLASSICS
CL 21 The History of Ancient Rome [BH] [DIT]
CL 22 Classical Literature in Translation: Greek Roman Comedy [BH] [WI]
CL 25 Classical Mythology [BH]
COMPUTER SCIENCE
CSCI 1A Introduction to Computers and Computing (Scripting Focus) [Q]
DANCE
DAN 2 Beginning Movement Studies [BA]
MUS 1 Music: Imagination and Technique [BA]
MUS 3 Introduction to Western Art Music [BA] [BH]
PE 15 Intermediate Ballroom Dance
PE 52 Care and Prevention of Athletic injuries
THEA 35 Acting and Directing [BA]
ECONOMICS
ECON 5 Economic Principles: Microeconomics [BSS]
ECON 6 Economic Principles: Macroeconomics [BSS]
ECON 30 The Economics of Health and Health Care
ENGLISH
ENGL 4 Writing in the Discipline of English [WM]
ENGL 9 Literary Analysis [BH]
ENGL 37 Latino/a Literature [BH] DUS]
ENGL 38 History and Structure of the English Language [BH]
ENGL 48 Interdisciplinary Studies in Transnational Cinema [BI] [DIT]
ENGL 63 Fairy Tales Past and Present
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND SUSTAINABILITY
ESS 30 Environmental Science [BNS]
ESS 56 Environmental History
FRENCH (Course should be selected on the basis of placement level)
FREN 1 Fundamentals of Oral & Written French I
FREN 20 Fundamentals of Oral & Written French II
FREN 30 Intermediate French
FREN 101 French Conversation and Composition: Current Events [WI]
GERMAN (Course should be selected on the basis of placement level)
GERM 1 Elementary German I
GERM 30 Intermediate German
HEBREW (Course should be selected on the basis of placement level)
MHEB 20 Elementary Modern Hebrew II
HISTORY
HIST 2 History of the United States, 1876-Present [BH]
HIST 8 European History 1789-1989: Nationalism, Totalitarianism, and Rebirth [BH]
HIST 16 Struggle of Equality: African-American History from 1860 to Present [BH] [DUS] [WI]
HIST 18 Monsters, Gangstars, and the Great Depression [BH] [DUS]
HIST 21 The History of Ancient Rome [BH] [DIT]
HIST 56 Environmental History [BH]
HIST 61 Modern Sub-Saharan Africa
HUMANITIES
HUM 12 The European Middle Ages [BH] [BI]
HUM 20 The Humanities Respond to 9/11 [BH] [BI]
ITALIAN (Course should be selected on the basis of placement level)
ITAL 1 Fundamentals of Oral and Written Italian I
ITAL 30 Intermediate Italian
JEWISH STUDIES
JWST 12 The Jewish Experience: An Introduction to Judaism [BH]
LINGUISTIC STUDIES
LING 10 Language, Communication, and Culture [BSS]
MATHEMATICS
MATH 3 Introductory Statistics [Q]
MATH 4 Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning [Q]
MIDDLE EAST STUDIES
MEST 10 Middle East Literature
HIST 66 History of the Modern Middle East [BH] [DIT]
JWST 12 The Jewish Experience: An Introduction to Judaism [BH]
MUSIC
MUS 1 Music: Imagination and Technique [BA]
MUS 2 Music Fundamentals
MUS 3 Introduction to Western Art Music [BA] [BH]
MUS 9 Instrumental Vocal Instruction
MUS 15 Chorale [BA]
MUS 17 Madrigal Singers [BA]
MUS 20 Pan-African Choral Performance
MUS 22 University Chamber Orchestra [BA]
MUS 24 Selected Ensembles: Wind Ensemble [BA]
MUS 24 Selected Ensembles: Flute Orchestra [BA]
MUS 24 Selected Ensembles: Chamber Music [BA]
MUS 24 Selected Ensembles: Jazz Ensemble [BA]
MUS 33 Music of the Whole Earth [BA] [DIT]
MUS 38 African American Music History [BA] [BH] [DUS]
PAN-AFRICAN STUDIES
ANTH 4 Cultural Anthropology [BSS] [DIT]
HIST 16 Struggle of Equality: African-American History from 1860 to Present [BH] [DUS] [WI]
HIST 61 Modern Sub-Saharan Africa
MUS 38 African American Music History [BA] [BH] [DUS]
PANAF 20 Pan-African Choral Performance
THEA 62 African-American Theatre [DUS]
PHILOSOPHY
PHIL 1 Introduction to Philosophy [BH]
PHIL 4 Introduction to Ethics [BH]
PHIL 38 History of Modern Philosophy [BH][WM]
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
PE 9 Circuit Training
PE 4 Beginning Golf
PE 15 Intermediate Ballroom Dance
PE 34 Martial Arts and Self-Defense
PE 39 Squash and Racquetball
PE 50 Core Training
PE 52 Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries
PHYSICS
PHYS 2 Introductory Physics II [BNS] [Q]
PHYS 7 How Things Work [BNS]
POLITICAL SCIENCE
PSCI 2 Comparative Political Systems [WM][BSS]
PSCI 4 International Relations [WM][BSS]
PSCI 6 American Government and Politics [WM][BSS]
PSCI 12 Public Policy and Administration
PSCI 15 Russian Politics
PSCI 17 Contemporary Approaches to Political Sciences
PSCI 28 Classics in Political Theory
PSYCHOLOGY
PSYC 3 Introduction to Psychology [BSS]
PUBLIC HEALTH
PH 10 Public Health (Gateway Course) [BI]
BIOL 4A Microbes in Health and Disease [BNS]
MATH 3 Introductory Statistics [Q]
RELIGIOUS STUDIES
REL 3 Introduction to Religion [BH] [DIT] [DUS]
REL 12 The Jewish Experience: An Introduction to Judaism [BH]
REL 22 Social Ethics [BH]
REL 35 Religion and Culture: China and Japan [BH] [DIT]
REL 39 Studies in Mysticism
REL 42 The Reformation: Theology, Society, and Devotion [DH] [DIT]
RUSSIAN
RUSS 16 Introduction to Russian and Soviet Cinema [BA]
SOCIOLOGY
SOC 1 Introduction to Sociology [BSS]
SPANISH (Course should be selected on the basis of placement level)
SPAN 1 Fundamentals of Oral and Written Spanish I
SPAN 20 Fundamentals of Oral and Written Spanish II
SPAN 30 Intermediate Spanish
SPAN 102 Spanish Grammar
SPAN 107 Spanish Composition [WI]
SPAN 120 Gateway Course [WM]
THEATRE ARTS
CL 21 The History of Ancient Rome [BH] [DIT]
CL 22 Classical Literature in Translation: Greek Roman Comedy [BH] [WI]
CL 25 Classical Mythology [BH]
DAN 2 Beginning Movement Studies [BA]
ENGL 38 History and Structure of the English Language [BH]
HIST 21 The History of Ancient Rome [BH] [DIT]
HUM 12 The European Middle Ages [BH] [BI]
PHIL 4 Introduction to Ethics [BH]
SPCH 1 Speech Fundamentals [BA]
THEA 15 The Art of Play [BA]
THEA 25 Introduction to Theatre Technology [BA]
THEA 35 Introduction to Acting and Directing [BA]
WOMEN’S STUDIES
WGST 12 Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies [BI] [DUS]
ENGL 37 Latino/a Literature [BH] DUS]
REL 35 Religion and Culture: China and Japan [BH] [DIT]
WORLD LITERATURE
CL 22 Classical Literature in Translation: Greek Roman Comedy [BH] [WI]
CL 25 Classical Mythology [BH]
MEST 10 Middle East Literature