University Core

Doctrinal Foundations	The Individual and Society	Skills	Arts, Letters, and Sciences	Core Enrichment: Electives
· Book of Mormon · New Testament · Doctrine and Covenants	· Wellness · American Heritage · Global and Cultural   Awareness	· First-Year Writing · Advanced Writing and   Oral Communication · Quantitative Reasoning · Languages of Learning	· Civilization 1 · Civilization 2 · Arts · Letters · Biological Science · Physical Science · Social Science	· Religion Electives · Open Electives

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Instructions for Completing the University Core

Please read the Introduction to the Undergraduate Degree before considering the list of courses to complete these requirements.

To complete the University Core, you must satisfy each of the 18 requirements listed in the table above. Each can be completed by taking one course or a combination of courses. In some cases, you may satisfy the requirement in other ways: AP; competency exams; or, in the case of Quantitative Reasoning, ACT or SAT score. Furthermore, in some cases a single course may complete two requirements (double count).

Students planning to satisfy the Biological Science or Physical Science requirements with the one-course options (e.g., Biol 100, PhyS 100) should also complete these, along with the American Heritage requirement, during their first two years, completing some of them in their first year. Civilization courses are designed as sophomore-level courses, although some programs include them during the freshman year. Advice as to when to complete the other GE requirements can be obtained at College Advisement Centers or department offices.

Total required religion hours is 14; the total required hours in general education may vary from 31.5 to 72 depending upon tracks chosen by students or as a result of departmental requirements.

For details on completing the previous GE program (continuing students only), see the previous GE Program Summary table in the winter 2004 class schedule.

Note 1: Courses that include honors sections are followed by /H.

Note 2: This list is subject to change each semester. Some classes listed here have approval on a trial basis and may be removed from the list at a later date. Please consult a current class schedule each semester/term to ensure the class you take is still approved for GE. Some requirements can also be satisfied via AP or IB credit. Check with the Admissions Services office, A-209 ASB , telephone (801) 422-5000, for the current mapping of AP/IB exams to GE requirements.

Note for New Students

Be sure to read the introduction to the University Core found in the Introduction to the Undergraduate Degree.

Although the time to complete GE requirements varies according to the major, all new students should complete the First-Year Writing, American Heritage, and the two Book of Mormon classes during their freshman year. First-year writing may be taken in either semester of the first-year. It is also recommended that students who, because of an ACT math subscore below 22, need to fill the Quantitative Reasoning requirement do so in their first year, and that all new students begin work in the mathematics or foreign language options under Languages of Learning.

Doctrinal Foundation

Note: See further elective religion requirements below. For religion requirements for transfer students, click here.

Book of Mormon

Complete the following two courses:

Rel A	121/H	The Book of Mormon (1 Nephi through Alma 29)
Rel A	122/H	The Book of Mormon (Alma 30 through Moroni 10)

Note 1: New students should complete this requirement during their first year.

Note 2: All returned missionaries must enroll in sections designated for returned missionaries.

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New Testament

Complete one of the following courses:

BYU Campus Courses				Jerusalem Center Courses
Rel A	211/H	New Testament (The Gospels)		Rel A	111	New Testament Survey of the Gospels
Rel A	212/H	New Testament (Acts through Revelation)		Rel A	200	New Testament Studies
				Rel A	310	New Testament Studies of the Gospels
				Rel A	311	New Testament Studies of the Gospels

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Doctrine and Covenants

Complete one of the following courses:

Rel C	324/H	The Doctrine and Covenants (Sections 1 - 76)
Rel C	325/H	The Doctrine and Covenants (Sections 77 - OD 2)

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The Individual and Society

Wellness

Complete the following one course:			OR	Complete the following three course combination:
HEPE	129	Fitness and Lifestyle Management		HEPE	105	Healthy Living	Plus	Two approved courses chosen from EXSC activity, Dance activity, or outdoor skills (under RMYL).
				Note: An EXSC, Dance, or outdoor skills course is approved for Wellness if there is the abbreviation WELL in bold to the right of the course listings in the current class timetable. Enrollment in an approved course with an "R" suffix may be counted only one time.

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American Heritage

Complete one of the following courses:			OR	Complete one of the following two course combinations:
A Htg	100/H	American Heritage		Hist	220	plus	PlSc	110/H
Honrs	240	Amercan Government and Society		The United States Through 1877			American Government and Politics
				Hist	220	plus	Econ	110/H
				The United States Through 1877			Economic Principles and Problems
				PlSc	110/H	plus	Econ	110/H
				American Government and Politics			Economic Principles and Problems
				Hist	221	plus	PlSc	110/H
				The United States Since 1877			Amercan Government and Politics

Note: New students should complete this requirement during their first year.

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Global and Cultural Awareness

Some courses may double count for this and another requirement (see Double Counts column)

Complete one of the following courses (or combination of courses) :    OR     See additional options below

Class		Title	Double Counts	Notes
Anthr	101/H	Social/Cultural Anthropology	SOCSCI
Anthr	317	Native Peoples of North America
Anthr	326	Central American Society
Anthr	330	Peoples of Africa
Anthr	335	Peoples of India
Anthr	340	Peoples of the Middle East
Anthr	343	Chinese Culture and Society
ArtHC	203	Survey of Oriental Art and Architecture	ARTS
ArtHC	371	Chinese Art and Architecture	ARTS	has prequisite
ArtHC	375	Japanese Art and Architecture	ARTS	has prequisite
ArtHC	377	Islamic Art and Architecture	ARTS	has prequisite
ArtHC	380	Northern Mesoamerican Art	ARTS	has prequisite
ArtHC	382	Southern Mesoamerican Art	ARTS	has prequisite
Econ	230	Economic Development and Growth		has prequisite
Econ	431	Economic Development		not for all students
Econ	432	Economic Growth		not for all students
EngT	231	Moral Leadership in a Technological World	SOCSCI
Europ	336R	European Studies
Geog	120/H	Geography and World Affairs
Geog	130	Introduction to Human Geography
Geog	255	Middle and South America
Geog	265	Russia and the Former Soviet Union
Geog	271	Middle East
Geog	272	East Asia
Geog	273	Southeast Asia
Geog	285	Africa South of the Sahara
Hist	202/H	World Civilization Since 1500	CIV2
Honrs	202	Civilization 2	CIV2	some sections
Honrs	208R	Letters: Global and Cultural Awareness	LTRS
Honrs	209R	Arts: Global and Cultural Awareness	ARTS
Honrs	231R	Social Science: Global and Cultural Awareness
Honrs	232R	History: Global and Cultural Awareness
Honrs	247R	Natural Science: Global and Cultural Awareness
Honrs	261	Social Science: Global and Cultural Awareness	SOCSCI	some sections
Honrs	308R	Letters: Global and Cultural Awareness	LTRS
Honrs	309R	Arts: Global and Cultural Awareness	ARTS
Honrs	331R	Social Science: Global and Cultural Awareness
Honrs	332R	History: Global and Cultural Awareness
Honrs	347R	Natural Science: Global and Cultural Awareness
Hum	240	Introduction to the Humanities of Asia	LTRS or ARTS
Hum	242	Introduction to the Humanities of the Islamic World	LTRS or ARTS
Hum	260	Humanities of Latin America	LTRS or ARTS
IAS	360+361 Int'l Field Study plus Post-Field Analysis and Writing		ADVCOM
Japan	350	Japanese Literature in Translation—8th-16th Centuries	LTRS
Japan	351	Japanese Literature in Translation—17th-19th Centuries	LTRS
Japan	352	Japanese Literature in Translation—The Modern Era	LTRS
Korea	340	Introduction to Traditional Korean Literature	LTRS	has prerequisite
MESA	250	Introduction to he Religion of Islam
Music	203	World Music Cultures	ARTS
Music	206	Survey of Latin American Cultures	ARTS
Nurs	400	Global Health and Human Diversity
PlSc	150/H	Comparitive Government and Politics
PlSc	170	Introduction to International Politics
PlSc	347	Russian Politics
PlSc	348	Korea, Taiwan and South East Asian Politics
PlSc	352	African Politics
PlSc	353	China: Government and Politics
PlSc	354	Japan: Government and Politics
PlSc	357	Middle East: Political System
PlSc	358	Politics and Society in Latin America
PlSc	380	International Relations of Latin America
PlSc	381	International Relations of the Middle East
PlSc	385	International Relations of Asia
PlSc	452	Islam and Politics
PlSc	472	International Political Economy of Women		has prerequisite
PlSc	474	Arab-Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
Rel C	351/H	Survey of World Religions and the Restored Gospel	REL
Rel C	355/H+356/H Judaism and the Gospel+Islam and the Gospel
Soc	113	Multicultural America
Soc	323	Racial and Minority-Group Relations		has prerequisite

Additional Options:

• Any foreign language option course under the Languages of Learning Requirement.
  
  
• International students for whom English is a second language (i.e. those who took the TOEFL exam as part of the application process) may fulfill this requirement through any of the American Heritage options.  The student is responsible to see that this is posted to the progress report through the College Advisement Center.
  
  
• Students may also complete the Global and Cultural Awareness requirement through a designated study abroad, international internship, or service learning experience of at least one semester’s duration that involves working with people outside one’s own culture. This option requires a reflection paper. The paper should be of the same high quality as a class term paper, reflecting the student’s best writing. The paper should be at least seven pages of typed double-spaced text, plus title page, references, and any relevant tables or figures. Substandard papers will not be accepted. The paper should be submitted first to the faculty member in charge of the program. Once the faculty member is satisfied with the paper as being of sufficiently high quality to merit GE credit, the paper and cover memo from the faculty member should then be submitted to the Office of General Education, 350 MSRB, for GE clearance. Visit the General Education website for details on how to proceed and for more information including paper format.

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Skills

First-Year Writing

Complete one of the following courses:       OR      AP English 3 or higher

Engl	115	College Writing and Reading (Independent Study and examination credit only)
Engl	150/H	Writing and Rhetoric
Honrs	150	Honors University Writing
Phil	150/H	Reasoning and Writing
E Lang	105	(For international students who have English as their second language)

Note: New students should complete this requirement during their first year.

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Advanced Written & Oral Communication

Complete one one of the following courses (or combination of courses):

Class		Title	Notes
ArtHC	300	Art Historical Methodology, Research, & Intensive Writing	not for all students
Chem	391	Technical Writing Using Chemical Literature	not for all students
Engl	311/H	Writing about the Arts and Humanities	has prerequisite
Engl	312/H	Persuasive Writing	has prerequisite
Engl	313	Expository Writing for Elementary Education Majors	has prerequisite
Engl	314	Writing About Literature	has prerequisite
Engl	315/H	Writing in the Social Sciences	has prerequisite
Engl	316/H	Technical Writing	has prerequisite
Germ	340/H	Writing about Literature	has prerequisite
Hist	200+490 The Historian's Craft plus Historical Research and Writing		not for all students
Honrs	300R	Advanced Writing	has prerequisite
IAS	360+361 Int'l Field Study plus Post-Field Analysis and Writing
MCom	320/H	Writing in Organizational Settings	has prerequisite
Nurs	339+320 Ethics in Nursing: An Advanced Writing Course		has prerequisite
Phil	300/H	Philosophical Writing	has prerequisite
Phscs	416(A+B) Writing in Physics
PlSc	200+capstone seminar Political Inquiry plus one capstone seminar chosen from: PlSc 400, 410, 430, 450, 470, or MESA 495R		not for all students
RMYL	487	Research and Evaluation

Note: Completion of the First-Year Writing requirement is a prerequisite for all Advanced Writing courses. Some majors require a specific course. Recommended during junior year. Consult your College Advisement Center.

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Quantitative Reasoning

Complete one of the following courses:      OR     ACT math score of 22 or above     OR     SAT math score of 500 or above

Acc	200	Principles of Accounting
HFL	260	Family Finance
Math	102	or Higher*
Phil	205	Deductive Logic
Stat	105	Introduction to Statistics

*Math 102 is for non-math based majors.

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Languages of Learning

Complete one of the following math courses:			OR	Complete one of the following foreign language courses (see notes):
Honrs	250	Math Modeling		Afrik	202	Second-Year Afrikaans
Math	112/H	Calculus 1		Arab	202	Intermediate Arabic
Math	113/H	Calculus 2		ASL	301	Deaf Culture
Math	119	Introduction to Calculus		Bulgn	202	Second-Year Bulgarian
Phil	305	Predicate Logic		Bulgn	330	Cultural History of Bulgaria
PlSc	328	Quantitative Political Methodology		Cant	202	Second-Year Cantonese
Psych	301	Psychological Statistics		Chin	202	Intermediate Mandarin
Stat	221/H	Principles of Statistics		Chin	301	Advanced Mandarin
				Czech	202	Second-Year Czech
				Czech	330	Cultural History of Czech
				Dansh	202	Second-Year Dansish
				Dansh	340	Danish Literature (LTRS)
Foreign Language Option Notes				Dutch	202	Second-Year Dutch
				Dutch	340	Introduction to Dutch Literature
Note 1: All foreign language option courses have prerequisites. Contact the department for details.				Finn	202	Second-Year Finnish
				Finn	340	Finnish Literature (LTRS)
				Fren	202/H	Intermediate French Part 2
Note 2: All foreign language option courses will also fulfill the Global and Cultural Awareness requirement unless being used for Letters.				Fren	340	Introduction to Literary Analysis
				Germ	202	Second-Year German
				Germ	330	Cultural History of German Peoples
				Greek	301	Classical Greek Poetry
Note 3: Where two courses are listed in the same language, the higher level course is often for returned missionaries. Please consult your College Advisement Center in choosing the appropriate course.				Greek	302	Classical Greek Prose
				Greek	411R	Topics in New Testament Greek
				Heb	202	Intermediate Readings
				Heb	431	Readings in Hebrew Scriptures
				Hung	202	Second-Year Hungarian
				Hung	330	Cultural History of Hungary
Note 4: For less commonly taught languages, look for a FLang 202R course (for those who are not returned missionaries) or a FLang 330R course (for returned missionaries) taught in that language. Occasionally, insufficient enrollment may preclude offering a culminating course in a less commonly taught language. In such cases, the Center will offer FLang 202R and FLang 330R as an Independent Study course, if a qualified teacher can be found. The Independent Study course can be arranged through a special enrollment process. For information on the availability of language courses and Independent Study courses, please contact the Center for Language Studies, (801) 422-1201. R-suffix classes cannot be marked repeated on the transcript. To receive graded credit for the lower division courses covered by the foreign language challenge exam, students must take the challenge exam while enrolled in FLang 330R. This is a requirement whether the student is enrolled in a regular FLang 330R course or is taking the course through Independent Study. In all FLang 330R courses, the challenge exams will be scheduled by the Center for Language Studies and will be administered during the course.				Iclnd	202	Second-Year Icelandic
				Iclnd	429	Old Icelandic Language and Literature
				Ital	202	Intermediate Italian 2
				Ital	340	Introduction to Italian Literature
				Japan	202	Second-Year Japanese
				Japan	300	Japanese Reading, Grammar, and Culture
				Japan	302	Readings in Japanese History and Literature
				Korea	202	Second-Year Korean
				Korea	301	Intermediate Korean
				Latin	301	Classical Latin Poetry
				Latin	302	Classical Latin Prose
				Norwe	202	Second-Year Norwegian
				Norwe	340	Norwegian Literature (LTRS)
				Polsh	202	Second-Year Polish
				Polsh	330	Cultural History of Poland
				Port	202	Portuguese Reading and Comprehension
				Port	315	Intermediate Portuguese
				Port	345	Portuguese Civilization
				Port	355	Brazilian Civilization
				Rom	340	Intro to Romanian Literature and Culture
				Russ	202	Second-Year Russian
				Russ	330	Cultural History of Russia
				Span	205	University Spanish 3
				Span	321	Third Year Spanish:Reading, Grammar, Culture and Composition
				Span	345	Iberian Civilization
Note 5: Students completing the BM degree or BFA in Music-Dance-Theatre meet this requirement through a music theory sequence culminating in, for the BM, Music 301 Survey of Music Literature ; and, for the BFA, Music 300 + Dance 300 + TMA 300 History of Music Dance Theatre .				Span	355	Ibero-American Civilization
				SrbCr	202	Second-Year Serbo-Croatian
				SrbCr	330	Cultural History of the Former Yugoslavia
				Swed	202	Second-Year Swedish
				Swed	340	Swedish Literature (LTRS)
				Ukrai	202	Second-Year Ukrainian
				Ukrai	330	Cultural History of Ukraine
Note 6: Culminating language courses are intended to allow the student access to major historical, intellectual and literary accomplishments in a foreign culture in its native language.
				Nonnative speakers of English (i.e. those who took the TOEFL exam as part of the application process) may fulfill the foreign language option through one of the following courses. The student is responsible to see that this is posted to the progress report through the College Advisement Center.
				Engl	230	Intro to Lit: Fiction, Drama, Poetry
				Engl	232	Shakespeare
				Hum	261/H	Introduction to American Humanities 1:Colonial Era-1876
				Hum	262/H	Introduction to American Humanities 2:1877-Present

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Arts, Letters, and Sciences

Civilization 1

Complete one of the following courses:

ArtHC	201	World Civilization to 1500
Cl Cv	201/H	The Classical Tradition 1
CmLit	201/H	Civilization: Literature 1
Engl	201/H	Masterpieces of World Literature 1
Hist	201/H	World Civilization to 1500
Honrs	201	Civilization 1
Hum	201/H	Arts in Western Culture 1
Mfg	201	History of Creativity 1
Music	201/H	Civilization: Music 1
Phil	201/H	History of Philosophy 1
Phil	210/H	Science and Civilization 1
PlSc	201/H	Western Political Heritage 1
TMA	201	Theatre History 1

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Civilization 2

Note: A Civilization 2 course can double count only once—either for Arts, or Letters, or Global and Cultural Awareness according to the designated listing in this table.

Complete one of the following courses:

Class		Title	Double Counts
ArtHC	202	World Civilization Since 1500	ARTS
Cl Cv	202/H	The Classical Tradition 2	LTRS
CmLit	202/H	Civilization: Literature 2	LTRS
Engl	202/H	Masterpieces of World Literature 2	LTRS
Hist	202/H	World Civilization Since 1500	GCA
Honrs	202	Civilization 2	ARTS, LTRS, or GCA (some sections)
Hum	202/H	Arts in Western Culture 2	ARTS or LTRS
Mfg	202	History of Creativity 2	ARTS
Music	202/H	Civilization: Music 2	ARTS
Phil	202/H	History of Philosophy 2	LTRS
Phil	211/H	Science and Civilization 2	LTRS
PlSc	202/H	Western Political Heritage 2	LTRS
TMA	202	Theatre History 2	ARTS

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Arts

Complete one of the following courses (or combination of courses):

Class		Title	Double Counts	Notes
ArtHC	111/H	Introduction to Art History
ArtHC	202	World Civilization Since 1500	CIV2
ArtHC	203	Survey of Oriental Art and Architecture	GCA
ArtHC	371	Chinese Art and Architecture	GCA	has prerequisite
ArtHC	375	Japanese Art and Architecture	GCA	has prerequisite
ArtHC	377	Islamic Art and Architecture	GCA	has prerequisite
ArtHC	380	Northern Mesoamerican Art	GCA	has prerequisite
ArtHC	382	Southern Mesoamerican Art	GCA	has prerequisite
Dance	260/H	Introduction to Dance
FnArt	270R	European Fine Arts
Fren-Ital 217		French and Italian Cinema
Fren	361†	French Civilization from the Beginning to 1715		has prerequisite
Fren	362†	French Civilization from 1715 to the Present		has prerequisite
HFL	102	Introduction to Interiors
Honrs	202†	Economic Development	CIV2	some sections
Honrs	204R	Fine Arts
Honrs	206R†	Humanities		some sections
Honrs	209R	Arts: Global and Cultural Awareness	GCA
Honrs	304R	Fine Arts
Honrs	306R†	Humanities
Honrs	309R	Arts: Global and Cultural Awareness	GCA
Hum	101	An Introduction to the Humanities
Hum	202/H†	Arts in Western Culture 2	CIV2
Hum	240†	Introduction to the Humanities of Asia	GCA
Hum	242†	Introduction to the Humanities of the Islamic World	GCA
Hum	260†	Humanities of Latin America	GCA
Hum	261/H†	Introduction to American Humanities 1:Colonial Era through 1876
Hum	262/H†	Introduction to American Humanities 2:1877 to the Present
Ital	420†	Italian Civilization from the Beginning to 1600		has prerequisite
Ital	421†	Italian Civilization from 1600 to the Modern Era		has prerequisite
Ital	460†	Dante's Divine Comedy
Mfg	202	History of Creativity 2	CIV2
Music	101/H	Introduction to Music
Music	200+ensemble Elements of Music plus two enrollments in musical ensembles			see Note 1 below
Music	202/H	Civilization: Music 2	CIV2
Music	203	World Music Cultures	GCA
Music	204	History of Jazz
Music	206	Survey of Latin American Music	GCA
PAS	112	Floral Design
Phil	214	Introduction to Philosophy of Art
TMA	100	Introduction to Visual Literacy
TMA	101	Introduction to the Theater
TMA	102	Introduction to Film
TMA	202	Theatre History 2	CIV2
VAStu	100+studio Introduction to Art plus one of the following:			see Note 2 below

	VAStu	103	Introduction to Drawing
	VAStu	104	Introduction to Sculpture
	VAStu	105	Introduction to Ceramics
	VAStu	106	Introduction to Printmaking
	VAStu	107	Introduction to Oil Painting
	VAStu	108	Introduction to Watercolor
	VAStu	109	Introduction to Calligraphy

† This course satisfies either the Arts or the Letters requirement but not both. Once the course has been completed the student is responsible for having the proper credit posted to the progress report through the College Advisement Center.

Note 1: Enrollment in an ensemble course before concurrent enrollment in Music 200 will not count toward fulfilling the Arts requirement. Once the three-course combination has been completed the student is responsible for having the Arts credit posted to the progress report through the College Advisement Center.

Note 2: Enrollment in a studio course before concurrent enrollment in VAStu 100 will not count toward fulfilling the Arts requirement. Once both classes have been completed the student is responsible for having the Arts credit posted to the progress report through the College Advisement Center.

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Letters

Complete one of the following courses:

Class		Title	Double Counts	Notes
Chin	344	Chinese Literature in Translation—Prose
Cl Cv	110/H	Introduction to Greek and Roman Literature
Cl Cv	202/H	The Classical Tradition 2	CIV2
Cl Cv	241/H	Greek and Roman Mythology
Cl Cv	245	Golden Age of Greece
Cl Cv	246	Golden Age of Rome
CmLit	202/H	Civilization: Literature 2	CIV2
Engl	202/H	Masterpieces of World Literature	CIV2
Engl	230	Introduction to Literature: Fiction, Drama, Poetry
Engl	232	Shakespeare
Engl	235	Masterpieces of American Literature
Engl	236	Masterpieces of English Literature
Engl	268	Literature of the Latter-day Saints
Engl	300R	English Literature in a Cultural Setting
Engl	305	Critical Reading
Engl	336	The American Novel		has prerequisite
Engl	350	The Bible as Literature
Engl	355	Greek and Roman Classics and the English Tradition
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