Students : Undergrad Ed : General Ed

1. Communicating (8-12 credits*)

A. Composition and rhetoric. ENGL 101-200 or equivalent, with the minimum of a "C" grade in each course. All students who have not received credit for first semester freshman composition and rhetoric through AP, IB, dual enrollment or a college course must enroll in ENGL 101. ENGL 200 is taken in the second semester of sophomore year.

B. Writing intensive requirement. Two writing intensive (WI) courses. Students must fulfill both of the following:

i) One writing intensive course within the student's major (See Approved list A).

and

ii) One writing intensive course from several alternatives or from the major (See Approved list A). The process of writing takes place in all disciplines. Specific sections of courses will be designated in a variety of disciplines that will provide students with opportunities for substantial writing while at the same time completing a major course or elective.

* This figure assumes six credits in ENGL 101-200 and two-six credits in writing intensive courses.

Approved list A — Written communications

(See course descriptions in the bulletin for any prerequisites.)

Freshman English
ENGL 101 Writing and Rhetoric Workshop I
ENGL 200 Writing and Rhetoric Workshop II (Taken in second semester of sophomore year.)

Writing intensive courses

Anthropology
ANTH 301/BIOL 341 Human Evolution
ANTH 302 Archeological Theory
ANTH 303 Archeological Methods and Research Design
ANTH/INTL 348 South American Ethnography
ANTH/INTL 349 Rethinking a Continent: Latin America
ANTH/INTL 350 Rethinking a Continent: Europe
ANTH/RELS/INTL 425 Religion, Magic and Witchcraft
Biology
BIOL 300 Biotechniques Laboratory (.5 WI credit)
BIOL 309 Entomology (.5 WI credit)
BIOZ 310L Laboratory in Genetics (.5 WI credit)
BIOZ 311L Animal Physiology Laboratory (.5 WI credit)
BIOZ 312L Invertebrate Zoology Laboratory (.5 WI credit)
BIOZ 317L Ecology Laboratory (.5 WI credit)
BIOL 320 Biology of the Seed Plant (.5 WI credit)
BIOZ 321L Plant Development Laboratory
BIOL 341/ANTH 301 Human Evolution
BIOL 392 Introduction to Research
BIOL 401 Applied and Environmental Microbiology
BIOL 445 Neurobiology and Behavior (.5 WI credit)
BIOL 518 Plant Ecology (.5 WI credit)
BIOL 522 Evolution and Speciation
Chemistry
CHEZ 303L Physical Chemistry Laboratory I
CHEZ 409L Instrumental Analysis Laboratory
Criminal justice
CRJS/ENGL 302 Legal Writing
CRJS 358 Lawyer’s Role in the Justice System
CRJS 480 Senior Seminar
Economics
ECON 302 Macroeconomic Theory
English
ENGL 301 English Studies: Reading Literature
ENGL/CRJS 302 Legal Writing
ENGL 303 Writing in the Workplace
ENGL 304 Advanced Writing
ENGL/MGMT 327 Business and Technical Report Writing
ENGL/RELS 361 The Bible as Literature
ENGL/ENVS 385 Nature Writing
ENGL 490 Senior Seminar in English (any topic)
Environmental studies
ENVS/ENGL 385 Nature Writing
ENVS 490 Research Seminar in Environmental Studies
French
FREN 300, 301 Advanced Grammar and Writing
Forensic science
FRSZ 370 Criminalistics and Crime Analysis Laboratory
FRSC/CRJS 375 Forensic Evidence and Criminal Procedure
Geography
GEOG/URSP 306 Urban Economic Geography
GEOG 307/INTL 308 World Regions
German
GRMN 301 Advanced Grammar and Writing
History
HIST 300 Introduction to Historical Study
HIST 369 American Constitution and Legal Development
HIST 490 Seminar in History (any topic)
Humanities and sciences
HUMS 591 Arts in Contemporary Britain
Interdisciplinary science
INSC 301 Investigatory Mathematics and Science
International studies
INTL 308/GEOG 307 World Regions
INTL/ANTH 348 South American Ethnography
INTL/ANTH 349 Rethinking a Continent: Latin America
INTL/ANTH 350 Rethinking a Continent: Europe
INTL/POLI 365 International Political Economy
INTL/RELS/WMNS 372 Global Women’s Spirituality
INTL/RELS/PHIL 412 Zen Buddhism
INTL/ANTH/RELS 425 Religion, Magic and Witchcraft
INTL/POLI 468 Seminar in Comparative Foreign Policy
INTL 490 Seminar in International Issues
Mass communications
MASC 203 Newswriting
MASC 333 Public Relations Writing
MASC 363 Electronic Media Writing I
MASC 403 Advanced Reporting
MASC 404 Specialized Project Reporting
Mathematics
MATH 490 Mathematical Expositions
MATH 530 History of Mathematics
MATH 531 Expositions in Modern Mathematics
Management/Business
MGMT/ENGL 327 Business and Technical Report Writing
Operations Research
STAT/OPER 490 Communications in Statistics and Operations Research
Philosophy
PHIL 301 Mind and Reality
PHIL 302 Reason and Knowledge
PHIL 303 Philosophy of Language
PHIL 320 Philosophy of Law
PHIL 335 Social and Political Philosophy
PHIL/INTL/RELS 412 Zen Buddhism
PHIL 490 Seminar in Philosophy
Physics
PHYS 450 Senior Physics Laboratory
Political science
POLI/WMNS 316 Women and the Law
POLI 341, 342 History of Political Thought
POLI/INTL 365 International Political Economy
POLI/INTL 468 Seminar in Comparative Foreign Policy
POLI/INTL 490 Senior Seminar
Psychology
PSYC 317 Experimental Methods
Religious studies
RELS/ENGL 361 The Bible as Literature
RELS/WMNS 371 Islam and Women
RELS/WMNS/INTL 372 Global Women’s Spirituality
RELS/PHIL/INTL 412 Zen Buddhism
RELS/INTL/ANTH 425 Religion, Magic and Witchcraft
RELS 408 Modern Islamic Thought and Global Trends
RELS 441 Islamic Mysticism – The Sufi
RELS 490 Seminar in Religious Studies
Sociology
SOCY 402 Sociological Theory
SOCY 436 Work and Management in Modern Society
Spanish
SPAN 300, 301 Advanced Grammar and Writing
Statistics and operations studies
STAT/OPER 490 Communications in Statistics and Operations Research
Urban studies
URSP/GEOG 306 Urban Economic Geography
Women’s studies
WMNS/POLI 316 Women and the Law
WMNS/RELS 371 Islam and Women
WMNS/INTL/RELS 372 Global Women’s Spirituality
WMNS 401 Topical Senior Seminar