CWU General Education Requirements Worksheet, 2011-2012
Basic Skills Requirements
1. Academic Advising
Seminar
2. English Comp I
Pick ONE: University 101(1) or Music 104
(3) (Music majors or minors only)
Required: English 101(4) (min. of a C- is
3. English Comp II
Required: English 102(4)
required in ENG 101 before taking ENG 102).
6. Computer
Fundamentals
Pick ONE: MATH 101 or 153 or 154 or 164
or 170 or 172
Pick ONE: MATH 102 or 130 or Phil 201 or
Computer Science 105(4)
Pick ONE: Information Technology 101(3)
or Computer Science 101(4)
7. Foreign Language
Required: 2-yrs High school or 1-yr college
4. Math
5. Reasoning
NOTES
Completed
75 Credit Rule
All students must meet the Basic Skills Requirements by
the end of the quarter in which they complete 75 credits.
Breadth Requirements
1. Choose NINE classes total, one from each category (all classes are 5 credits unless otherwise indicated).
2. Within those nine classes take FOUR writing content courses indicated by a (W).
3. You must choose from three DIFFERENT departments in each column.
WRITING COURSES TO COMPLETE: ________
I. Arts & Humanities
II. Social & Behavioral Science
III. Natural Sciences
A. Literature & the Humanities
A. Perspectives on the Cultures and
Experiences of the United States
A. Fundamental Disciplines of Physical
& Biological Sciences
American Indian Std 101(W),102(W), or 103(W)
Economics 101 or 201
Ethnic Studies 101(W)
History 143(W) or 144(W)
Political Science 210
Sociology 101(W) or 305(W)
Women Studies 201(W)
Biology 101 (L)
Chemistry 111/111(L) or
181/181(L) Strongly recommend high school
B. The Aesthetic Experience
B. Perspectives on World Cultures
Art 101 or 102
Film & Video Studies 250(W)
Music 101 or 102
Physical Education 161 (4)
Theater 101(4), 107(W)(4), 375(W), or
382(W)(4)
Anthropology 130
Asian Studies 102(W)(3)
Communication 302(W)(4)
Economics 102(W)
Geography 101
History 101(W), 102(W), or 103(W)
Latino & Latin American St 102(W)
Political Science 270(W)
B. Patterns & Connections in the
Natural World
C. Philosophy & Cultures of the World
C. Foundations of Human Adaptations
and Behavior
Africana & Black Studies 110
English 105(W)(5), 247(W)(5), or 347(W)(5)
Humanities 101(W), 102(W), or 103(W)
To enroll in the above classes, you must have
already taken ENG 101 and passed with a C- or
better.
Foreign Language 151, 152, or 153
Must be different than foreign language taken in
high school. May not be used to also satisfy the
basic skills foreign language requirement.
Foreign Language 251, 252, or 253,
Philosophy 101(W), 115(W), 202(W), 209(W),
210(W), 306(W),or 378(W),
Religious Studies 101(W) or 201(W)
Anthropology 107 or 120
Family & Cons Sci. 310 (W)(4) or 337(4)
Geography 108
Health Education 101(4)
Political Science 101(W)
Psychology 101 or 205(W)
Sociology 107(W)
chemistry and qualification for MATH 153.
Geology 101/101 (L)
Physics 106(L), or 111/111(L), or
181/181(L) Pre- or Co-requisite, MATH 172.
Anthropology 110
Biology 200(W) (L), 201, or 300
Environmental Studies 201
Geography 107
Geology 103/101(L), 107, or 302(4)
Physics 101(L) or 102(L)(4)
C. Applications of Natural Science
Anthropology 314(4)
Biology 302
Chemistry 101(L)
Environmental Studies 202 or 310(W)
Geography 273
Geology 108
Industrial Engineering Tech 101
Nutrition 101
Physics 103/103(L) (W), or 108 (L) (4)
STEP 101(2) & 102 (2) & 103 (1)(W)