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The University of Wisconsin-Superior fosters intellectual growth and career preparation within a Liberal Arts tradition. (Read more about UW-Superior’s Liberal Arts mission)
General Education courses play an important role for our students. They introduce you to many academic disciplines and improve your ability to develop a personal philosophy and make career and educational choices in the future. General Education requirements, especially the core courses, should be taken early. Core courses strengthen reading, writing, public speaking, problem solving, analytical, and interpersonal skills. All students entering UW-Superior as freshmen must complete the Core General Education Requirements of English 101 and 102, Communicating Arts 110, Health Promotion and Human Performance 102, and their choice of Math or Computer Science Requirement among their first 75 credits.
Keep in mind that before enrollment in English or mathematics courses, freshman and transfer students who have not taken a mathematics or English course at an accredited U.S. institution must take the English and mathematics placement examinations.
The General Education requirements are as follows:
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS 2008-2010
The intent of the General Education Program is to develop the individual student and to provide the foundation for future academic and career success. Students will develop skills on an intellectual and humanistic level that enhance their ability to develop a personal philosophy and to make informed choices. The General Education Program introduces students to an array of academic disciplines so as to gain knowledge of our diverse world and to provide a collegiate experience that creates enthusiasm for learning.
General Education requirements are designed to supplement and complement students' chosen courses of study and to provide a common undergraduate experience. There courses are intended to take into account the background and needs of all students, to be broad in perspective, to demonstrate the relationship of the subject matter to other areas of knowledge, and to require students to write and to think critically. Students develop the full range of communication skills ranging from reading, writing, listening, speaking and problem solving to electronic information retrieval, synthesis, validation and presentation. This array of learning comprises the UW-Superior "Communication Across the Curriculum" program.
CORE COURSE REQUIREMENTS (15 credits)
Student must complete within first 75 credits earned
Math 112 Intro to Contemporary Math 3 cr
Math 115 Precalculus 5 cr
Math 130 Elementary Statistics 4 cr
Math 150 Finite Math 3 cr
Math 151 Calculus for Business 3 cr
Math 230 Foundations of Math I
Math 240 Calculus & Analytic Geometry 4 cr
CSCI 101 Intro to Computer Science 3 cr
CSCI 201 Computer Programming (Java) 3 cr
CSCI 211 Computer Programming C++ 3 cr
NOTE: Placement into English and math courses is based on test scores and major requirements
KNOWLEDGE CATEGORIES
The General Education requirements listed in the Knowledge Catagories expose students to a broad array of concepts, perspectives and methodologies. There all integrate skills from the core courses into their content and require active engagement. Time spent strategically planning and designing your General Education coursework is well spent. Meet with your advisor, with peer advisors, and with other university staff to discuss your options and to design a flexible and meaningful plan for your college education. UW-Superior's hallmark is its supportive environment. Many people here are ready to assist you in this process, and we want you to succeed.
No more than six credits from any one program bearing the same prefix may be applied toward Knowledge Category requirements.
The credits given are the minimum for each category.
(NW=meets non-Western requirement D-meets diversity requirement)
HUMANITIES (9 credits)
History (3 cr)
| Hist 111 Modern World History 3 cr Hist 151 The U. S. Through 1877 3 cr Hist 152 The U. S. Since 1877 3 cr Anth/Hist 160 Arab Cult/Soc 3 cr (NW)* Anth/Hist 161 African Peoples/Issues 3 cr (NW)* Hist 212 Ancient Mediterranean World 3 cr Hist 219 History of Premodern Asia 3 cr (NW) Hist 220 History of Modern Asia 3 cr (NW) | Hist 225 Latin Am Since Independence 3 cr (NW) Hist 225 Latin Am Since Independence 3 cr (NW) Hist 231 Contemp. Europe 1800-2000 CE 3 cr Hist 240 Africa in Early Times 3 cr (NW) Hist 241 Africa in Modern Times 3 cr (NW) Hist 254 African-American Voices 3 cr (D) Hist 281 The Muslim World 3 cr (NW) Pol Sci 175 Intro to World Politics 3 cr |
*History 160, 161, and 254 may be used to fulfill either the History or Humanities Elective category, but can not fulfill both categories.
Literature (3 cr)
| Engl 205 Intro to Drama and Poetry 3 cr Engl 206 Intro to Fiction 3 cr Engl 211 English Lit I 3 cr Engl 212 English Lit II 3 cr Engl 221 American Lit I 3 cr Engl 222 American Lit II 3 cr | Engl 228 Multi-Ethnic American Lit 3 cr (D) Engl 229 Lit by Women 3 cr (D) Engl 241 World Lit II 3 cr (NW) Engl 242 World Literature II 3 cr (NW) WLIT 232 East Asian Lit in Translation 3 cr (NW) |
Humanities Elective (3 cr)
| CHIN 101 Beginning Chinese I 3 cr CHIN 102 Beginning Chinese II 3 cr CHIN 201 Intermediate Chinese I 3 cr CHIN 202 Intermediate Chinese II 3 cr FNS 110 Survey of FN Culture 3 cr (D) FNS 230 FN Myths & Legends 3 cr (D) FNS 242 FN Values & Beliefs 3 cr (D) Germ 101 Beginning German I 3 cr Germ 102 Beginning German II 3 cr Germ 201 Intermediate I 3 cr | Germ 202 Intermediate II 3 cr Mus 161 Music & World Culture 3 cr (NW, D) Phil 151 Intro to Philosophy 3 cr Phil 211 Contemporary Moral Problems 3 cr Phil /Psyc 212 Critical Thinking 3 cr Phil/Pols 262 Intro to Political Theory 3 cr Pol Sci 101 Comparative Pol Systems 3 (NW) Span 101 Beginning Spanish I 4 cr Span 102 Beginning Spanish II 4 cr Span 201 Intermediate Spanish I 3 cr Span 202 Intermediate Spanish II 3 cr |
Any foreign language course will meet the Humanities Elective requirement if it is a language proficiency (rather than culture) course and at minimum three credits.
SOCIAL SCIENCES (6 credits)
Contemporary Society (3 cr)
| Anth 101 The Human Experience 3 cr (D) CJus 106 Human Behavior & Its Control 3 cr Econ 235 Foundations of Economics 3 cr Econ 250 Microeconomics 3 cr Econ 251 Macroeconomics 3 cr FNS/Pols 151 Intro to Tribal Administration 3 cr Geog 100 World Regional Geography 3 cr (NW) Geog 102 Cultural Geography 3 cr (NW) LSTU 115 Intro to Legal Studies 3 cr LSTU/Pols 261 Contemp Issues in Law/Soc 3 cr Pol Sci 150 Am National Government 3 cr | Pol Sci 230 U. S. Nat'l/State/Local Gov 4 cr Pol Sci 260 Contemp Issues Am Politics 3 cr Pol Sci 263 Contemp Issues Wld Politics 3 cr Psy 101 Intro to Psychology 3 cr Soc 101 Intro to Sociology 3 cr Soc 200 Social Problems 3 cr Soc 201 Global Social Problems 3 cr Soc/Wst 210 Soc of Gender 3 cr (D) Soc 273 Race and Ethnicity 3 cr (D) Wst 150 Intro to Women's Studies 3 cr (D)
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NATURAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE (6 credits)
One environmental ourse
| Biol 100 Environmental Science 2 cr Chem 100 Our Chemical Environment 2 cr | Geol 130 Environmental Geology 4 cr |
One Lab Course
| Biol 111 General Botany 4 cr Biol 115 Human Biology 4 cr Biol 123 Concepts in Biology 4 cr Biol 130 Principles of Biology 4 cr Chem 102 Chemistry of Everyday Phenomena 4 cr Chem 105 General Chemistry I 5 cr *Chem 181 Introductory Topics 1-2 cr | Geol 110 Physical Geology 4 cr Geol 130 Environmental Geology 4 cr Phys 100 Astronomy 4 cr Phys 107 General Physics 4 cr Phys 160 Physical Science 4 cr Phys 201 General Physics 5 |
FINE AND APPLIED ARTS (6 credits)
Art History, Criticism, & Appreciation (3 cr)
| Art 221 Survery: Ancient to Renaissance 4 cr Art 222 Survey: French Rev.to Modern Movements 4 cr Art 224 Art in Non- Western Societies 3 cr (NW) Art 331 African Art 3 – 6 cr (NW)
| Comm 104 Film and Culture 3 cr Comm 122 Theatre Appreciation 3 cr Mus 160 Music Appreciation 3 cr Mus 266 Jazz Appreciation 3 cr (D) |
Aesthetic Experience (3 cr)
| Art 101 Intro to Art 3 cr Comm 125 Beginning Acting 3 cr Comm 180 Intro to Technical Theatre 3 cr Comm 200 Practicum 1 – 6 cr Comm 273 Fund. of Oral Interpret of Lit 3 cr Engl 251 Creative Writing Memoirs 3 cr Engl 252 Intro to Creative Writing: Poetry 3 cr | Engl 350 Advanced Creative Writing 3 cr HPER 133 Folk/ Square Dance 1 cr HPER 135 Square Dance 2 cr HPER 136 Social Dance 1 cr Mus 104 – 112 Vocal or Instrumental Ensembles 1 cr Mus 114 Chamber Orchestra 1 cr Mus 120 – 139 Applied Music 1 – 4 cr |
Undergraduate courswork must include a minimum of three credits with a non-Western focus (courses marked NW above) and three credits with a focus on issues of diversity (courses marked D above). See below for additional courses that meet these requirements.
NON-WESTERN REQUIREMENT (3 credits)
Anth 315, 320, 368; Anth/Hist 306; Hist/WST 403, 404; Hist 369, 382, 384, 385; HPER 181 (sections 3 and 4); Phil 175.
DIVERSITY REQUIRMENT (3 credits)
Hist/WST322,403,404,406; Comm 467; CJus 312; Engl 328; Hist 320, 323, 460; FNS 480, 481; FNS/Engl 304; FNS/Hist 221,350, 351; FNS/WST 460; LSTU 365; Psyc/WST 258, 360; SOW/FNS 386; Soc 460; Span 350; TED 270.
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