Learning Goals Course Eligibility
The courses eligible to meet learning goal requirements change as new courses are added every year.
Foundation Strands (A, B, C & D)
Foundation Strands
16 credits, earned through University Seminar and Math classes.
- Strand A – Communication
USem 101: University Seminar 4 HSE 101: House Experience I: University Foundations 4 HON 101: Honors College 4 - Strand B – Thinking
USem 102: University Seminar 4 HSE 102: House Experience II: University Foundations 4 HON 102: Honors College 4 - Strand C – Information Literacy
USem 103: University Seminar 4 HSE 103: House Experience I: University Foundations 4 HON 103: Honors College 4 *Successful completion (C- or above) of the entire USem, HSE or HON sequence (101, 102 and 103) is required to satisfy A, B and C strand requirements. - Strand D – Quantitative Reasoning
MTH 105 Contemporary Mathematics 4 MTH 111 College Algebra 4 MTH 112 Precalculus II: Elementary Functions 4 MTH 211 Fundamentals of Elementary Mathematics I (Must take both MTH 211 and 212) 4 MTH 212 Fundamentals of Elementary Mathematics II (Must take both MTH 211 and 212) 4 MTH 243 Elementary Statistics 4 MTH 251 Calculus I 4 EC 232 Exploratory Data Analysis 4 HON 243 Honors Probability and Statistics 4
Exploration Strands (E, F & G)
Exploration Strands (Lower Division)
36 credits, earned with 3 courses in each of the following categories.
- Strand E – Humanities
ART 133 Introduction to Drawing 4 ARTH 204 History of Art: Prehistory through Medieval 4 ARTH 205 History of Art: Early Modern 4 ARTH 206 History of Art: Nineteenth Century to Contemporary 4 ASL 202 Intermediate American Sign Language II 4 ASL 203 Intermediate American Sign Language III 4 COMM 200 Communication Across Cultures 4 COMM 203 Media Literacy 4 CW 281 Introductory Fiction Writing 4 CW 282 Introductory Poetry Writing 4 DCIN 200 Storytelling Foundations 4 DCIN 201 Introduction to Film Analysis 4 EMDA 201+201R Digital Image Foundations 4 ENG 101 Academic English for ESOL Students 4 ENG 102 Academic English for ESOL Students 4 ENG 103 Academic English for ESOL Students 4 ENG 104 Introduction to Literature 4 ENG 105 Introduction to Literature 4 ENG/SHS/TA 200 Shakespeare: The Early Plays 4 ENG/SHS/TA 201 Shakespeare: The Middle Plays 4 ENG/SHS/TA 202 Shakespeare: The Late Plays 4 ENG 208/ENG208A/B/C Explorations in Literary Genres 4 ENG 209/ENG209A/B/C/D/E Literature in the Modern World 4 ENG 239 Native American Myth and Culture 4 ENG 240 Native American Narratives, Fiction, and Poetry 4 ENG 245 Ethnic American Literature in the U.S. 4 ENG 280 Public Reasoning: Introductory Topics in Rhetoric 4 ENG 295 Grammar and Style Writing 4 FR 103 Beginning French Language & Culture III 4 FR 110 Topics in French Culture and Society 4 FR 111 Topics in Francophone Culture and Society 4 FR 201 Intermediate French Language & Culture I 4 FR 202 Intermediate French Language & Culture II 4 FR 203 Intermediate French Language & Culture III 4 JPN 103 Beginning Japanese Language & Culture III 4 JPN 201 Intermediate Japanese Language & Culture I 4 JPN 202 Intermediate Japanese Language & Culture II 4 JPN 203 Intermediate Japanese Language & Culture III 4 MUS 201 Music of Western Culture 4 MUS 202 Music of Non-western Culture 4 MUS 203 American Jazz 4 MUS 205 Rockin' in the Free World: Rock History from 1900-1959 4 MUS 206 Hey, Hey, My, My, Rock and Roll Will Never Die: Rock History of the 1960s-1970s 4 MUS 207 On the Cover of the Rolling Stone: Rock Music from the 1970s-Present 4 MUS 208 Hip Hop Revolution: Rap Music and Culture in Contemporary America 4 MUS 210 American Country Music 4 PHL 201 Introduction to Philosophy 4 PHL 205 Ethics: Moral Issues 4 PHL 207 The Philosophy of Sport 4 PHL 211 Philosophy of Art 4 REL 201 Religion and the Human Experience 4 REL 202 Religion and the Human Experience 4 SHS/TA/ENG 200 Shakespeare: The Early Plays 4 SHS/TA/ENG 201 Shakespeare: The Middle Plays 4 SHS/TA/ENG 202 Shakespeare: The Late Plays 4 SPAN 103 Beginning Spanish Language & Culture III 4 SPAN 201 Intermediate Spanish Language & Culture I 4 SPAN 202 Intermediate Spanish Language & Culture II 4 SPAN 203 Intermediate Spanish Language & Culture III 4 TA 167 Script Analysis 3 TA 169 Elements of Design 3 TA/SHS/ENG 200 Shakespeare: The Early Plays 4 TA/SHS/ENG 201 Shakespeare: The Middle Plays 4 TA/SHS/ENG 202 Shakespeare: The Late Plays 4 TA 246 Introduction to Acting 4 - Strand F – Social Science
BA 110 Business, Government, and Society 4 BA 218 Personal Finance 4 CCJ 230 American Criminal Justice System 4 CCJ 231 Introduction to Criminology 4 COMM 218 Comics, Culture & Politics 4 DCIN 202 History of Cinema 4 EC 201 Principles of Microeconomics 4 EC 202 Principles of Macroeconomics 4 ED 251 Introduction to Education 3 ED 252 Introduction to Social Foundations in Education 3 ENG/SOAN 214 Language in the USA 4 ES 103 Introduction to Environmental Studies: Social Science 4 ES 105 Introduction to Geography: The Rogue Valley 4 ES 200 Introduction to Environmental Science 4 GSWS 201 Introduction to Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies 4 HE 250 Health and Society I 4 HE 275 Health and Society II 4 HST 110 World Civilizations 4 HST 111 World Civilizations 4 HST 250 American History and Life 4 HST 251 American History and Life 4 IS 250 International Scene 4 MUS 205 Rockin' in the Free World: Rock History from 1900-1959 4 MUS 206 Hey, Hey, My, My, Rock and Roll Will Never Die: Rock History of the 1960s-1970s 4 MUS 207 On the Cover of the Rolling Stone: Rock Music from the 1970s-Present 4 MUS 208 Hip Hop Revolution: Rap Music and Culture in Contemporary America 4 MUS 210 American Country Music 4 NAS 201 Introduction to Native American Studies 4 PS 110 Globalization 4 PS 201 Power and Politics 4 PS 202 Law, Politics, & the Constitution 4 PSY 201 General Psychology 4 PSY 202 General Psychology 4 SOAN 107 Introduction to Human Geography 4 SOAN 204 The Sociological Imagination 4 SOAN 205 Social Problems & Policy 4 SOAN 211 Archaeology and Prehistory: Perspectives on Humanity's Past 4 SOAN 213 Cultural Anthropology: Perspectives on Humanity 4 SOAN/ENG 214 Language in the USA 4 - Strand G – Sciences: Physical, Biological, and Computer
Two of the three Strand G courses must include a lab. Qualifying courses are marked with an asterisk (*).BI 101* General Biology: Cells 4 BI 102* General Biology: Organisms 4 BI 103* General Biology: Populations 4 BI 211* Principles of Biology: Molecules, Cells, and Genes 4 BI 212* Principles of Biology: Evolution & Diversity 4 BI 213* Principles of Biology: Function & Ecology or Organisms 4 CH 101* Environmental Chemistry 4 CH 104 + CH 104L* Survey of Chemistry I with Lab 3&1 CH 221* General Chemistry with Lab (227) and Recitation (227R) 3&2 CH 222* General Chemistry with Lab (228) and Recitation (228R) 3&2 CH 223* General Chemistry with Lab (229) and Recitation (229R) 3&2 CS 210 Web Development (Non-Lab) 4 ES 101* Introduction to Environmental Science: Earth Science 4 ES 102* Introduction to Environmental Science: Biological Science 4 ES 103 Introduction to Environmental Science: Social Science 4 ES 200 Introduction to Environmental Science 4 ES 215 Basics of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) 4 PH 100/104* Fundamentals of Physics w/ Lab 3&1 PH 110* Observational Astronomy/Lab 3 PH 112/114* Astronomy: The Solar System/Workshop 3&1 PH 113/115* Astronomy: The Stars/Workshop 3&1 PH 201/224* General Physics I/Lab 3&2 PH 202/225* General Physics II/Lab 3&2 PH 203/226* General Physics III/Lab 3&2 PH 221/224 * General Physics (with Calculus) I/Lab 4&2 PH 222/225* General Physics (with Calculus) II/Lab 4&2 PH 223/226* General Physics (with Calculus) III/Lab 4&2 SC 110+ SC 110L* Concepts in Science: Energy 4 SC 120+ SC 120L* Concepts in Science: Light & Sound 4 SOAN 211 Archaeology and Prehistory: Perspectives on Humanity's Past (Non-lab) 4
Integration Strands (H, I & J)
Integration Strands (Upper Division)
9 to 12 credits, earned by 1 course in each of the following categories; two of the Integration courses can carry the same prefix and one must be different.
- Strand H – Science, Technology and Society
ARTH 330 Art, Culture, and Technological Change 4 ARTH 347 Medicine: Historical Perspectives in Art and Culture 4 BA 450 Using GIS in Business 4 BI 351/353 Microbiology and Lab 4 BI 382 Biology and Society 4 BI 383 How and Why do Animals Behave? 4 BI 384 Where Did We Come From? (A Scientific Exploration into the Origin of Life) 4 BI 385 Women in Science 3 BI 386 Forest Ecology and Management 4 BI 388 Conservation of Natural Resources 4 CH 300 Forensic Investigation: Seeking Justice through Science 4 CH 330 Metals and Civilization 3 COMM 460D Technology, Communication, and Culture 4 COMM 460E Visual Communication 4 COMM 486 Health, the Internet & Technology 4 CS 346 Computer Forensics and Digital Evidence 4 ED 437 Scientific Inquiry in Teaching 3 EMDA 331 The Art of Data - Visualizing our World 4 ENG 383A Intermediate Topics in Rhetoric: Environmental Writing 4 ENG 456 The History of Publishing 4 ENG 497 Language and Law: Forensic Linguistics 4 ES 353 Oceanography 4 ES 354 Marine Conservation: Science, Policy, and Management 4 ES 360 Environmental Geology 4 ES 379 Biodiversity 4 ES 386 Environmental Data Analysis 4 ES 481 Geomorphology 4 GSWS 313 Fat Studies: Bodies, Culture & Politics 4 HON 317 Politics, Institutions and Society 4 HON 319 Science, Sustainability and Nature 4 HST/PS 393 Oil, Politics and the Environment 4 INL 437 Creative Thinking 4 NAS 331 Language Revitalization 4 OAL/PE 470 Environmental Physiology 3 PE/OAL 470 Environmental Physiology 3 PHL 329 Science and Religion 4 PHL 339 History and Philosophy of Science 4 PS 340 Law, Science, and the Environment 4 PS/HST 393 Oil, Politics and the Environment 4 PSY 437 Creative Thinking 4 SOAN 350 Human Evolution 4 SOAN 355 People and Forests 4 - Strand I – Citizenship and Social Responsibility
ARTH 345 Activist Art 4 ARTH 346 Art and Sustainability 4 BA 320 Business, Government, and Nonprofits 4 BA 411 Sustainable Tourism 4 BA 475 Organizational Behavior 4 BA 476 Business Ethics 4 BA 480 Nonprofit Theory and Leadership 4 BA 481 Principles of Human Resource Management 4 BA 483 Sustainable Organizational Leadership 4 BA 490 Case Studies in Corporate Sustainability 4 CCJ 430 Crime Control Theory and Policies 4 COMM 343 Argumentation, Debate, and Critical Thinking 4 COMM 442 Global Communication and Social Change 4 COMM 446 Risk & Crisis Communication 4 COMM 482 Mass Media Ethics and Law 4 CS 310 IT Ethical and Legal Issues 4 EC 325 Labor Economics 4 DCIN 363 Documentary Film: Theory and Criticism 4 EC 340 Gender Issues in Economics 4 EC 345 Healthcare Economics 4 ED 459 Foundations of Education 3 ENG 312 Writing Workshop for Teachers 4 ENG 315 Studies in Autobiographical Writing 4 ENG 329 Grant Writing 4 ENG 383C Peacebuilding Rhetorics 4 ENG 410 Community Engagement Writing: Internships and Practica 4 ENG 447 Major Forces in Literature 4 ENG 447I Utopian and Dystopian Literature 4 ENG 472 Introductory Methods in Teaching Writing 4 ES 360 Environmental Geology 4 ES 439 Land Use Planning 4 ES 440 Planning Issues 4 GSWS 410 Feminist and Queer Theory in Action 4 HE 331 Environmental Health 3 HE 362 Community Healthy 3 HE 444 Sexuality Education 3 HE 453 Drugs and Society 3 HON 315 Art, Culture and Humanities 4 HON 317 Politics, Institutions and Society 4 HON 319 Science, Sustainability and Nature 4 HST/PS 382 Vietnam War in Film 4 IS 375 Human Rights in a Global Age 4 MUS 415 Introduction to the Business of Music 4 NAS 301 Tribal Critical Race Theory 4 NAS 360 Boarding School Legacies 4 NAS 368 Queer Indigenous Studies 4 PHL 323 Moral Theory 4 PHL 353 Political Philosophy 4 PS 310 Mass Media and Politics 4 PS/HST 382 Vietnam War in Film 4 PSY 472 Sustainable Compassion 4 SOAN 304 Poverty, Family, and Policy 4 SOAN 311 Community Studies 4 SOAN 336 Topics in Global/Local Interconnections 4 SOAN 372 Social Inequality 4 - Strand J – Diversity and Global Awareness
ARTH/MUS 311 Art and Music of the 20th Century to Present 4 ARTH 343 Globalization and Contemporary Art 4 ARTH 450 Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in Art 4 BA 475 Organizational Behavior 4 BA 476 Business Ethics 4 CCJ 361 Juvenile Delinquency 4 CCJ 460 Comparative Criminal Justice 4 COMM 441 International Communication 4 COMM 460A Women Transforming Language 4 EC 389 America in the Global Economy 4 ED/ENG 398 Teaching Global Perspectives through Children's Literature 4 ED 438 Children Around the World 3 ED 460 Multicultural Education 3 ENG 315 Life Writing: Studies in Autobiographical Texts 4 ENG 341 Class, Culture, and Feminism 4 ENG 347 Slumming in the Nineteenth Century 4 ENG/ED 398 Teaching Global Perspectives through Children's Literature 4 ENG 443 Chicana/o Subjective and Religious Perspectives 4 ENG 447 Major Forces in Literature 4 ENG 447A Irish Literature 4 ENG 447B Race in Britian: Literature after 1945 4 ENG 447C The Decadent 1890s 4 ENG 447E The Harlem Renaissance 4 ENG 447F African America Literature: Urban Realism 4 ENG 447G African American Women and Unknowability 4 ENG 447H Poetry of Witness 4 ENG 448 Major Figures in Literature 4 ENG 448A Major Authors: James Baldwin 4 ENG 454 U.S. Ethnic Literature 4 ENG 454A U.S. Ethnic Literature and Societal Stereotype 4 ENG 454B U.S. Ethnic Literature and the American Dream 4 ENG 457 Postcolonial Literature and Theory 4 ENG 491 History of the English Language 4 GSWS 301 Global Gender Movements 4 GSWS 302 Contemporary US Women's Movements 4 GSWS 311 Masculinities 4 GSWS 312 Transgender Studies 4 GSWS/SOAN 343 Gender and the Body 4 GSWS 417 Sexual Politics in U.S. History 4 HON 315 Art, Culture and Humanities 4 HON 319 Science, Sustainability and Nature 4 HST 342 Modern Europe 4 IS/PS 350 World Politics 4 IS 370 Topics in International Political Economy 4 IS 380 Regional and Country Studies 4 MUS/ARTH 311 Art and Music of the 20th Century to Present 4 MUS 360 The History of Music: Medieval and Renaissance 3 MUS 361 The History of Music: Baroque and Classical 3 MUS 362 The History of Music: Romantic and Contemporary 3 NAS 318 Native North America 4 NAS 375 Representing 'El Indio' in Latin American Anthropology, Literature and Culture 4 NAS 440 American Indian Identities 4 PHL 373 Philosophy of Sexuality 4 PS/IS 350 World Politics 4 PS 421 International Law 4 PSY 313 Human Behavior and Film 4 PSY 369 Human Sexuality 4 PSY 432 Personality 4 PSY 479 Abnormal Psychology 4 SOAN 319 Cultures of the World 4 SOAN 323 Sociology of Sport 4 SOAN 333 Global Culture, Media, and Politics 4 SOAN 334 Anthropological Perspectives on the Native American Frontier 4 SOAN 336 Topics in Global/Local Interconnections 4 SOAN 337 Race and Ethnic Relationships in the US 4 SOAN 339 Vikings in Anthropology, History, and Contemporary Society 4 SOAN 340 Sociology of Gender 4 SOAN/GSWS 343 Gender and the Body 4 TA 349 Fashion Through the Centuries 4 TA 458 Topics in Drama 4 UGS 325 Diversity Dialogues 4
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