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                           General Education Selections FALL 08

Among the General Education degree requirements for all students, credits must be taken in the knowledge domain areas of Natural Sciences, Arts, Humanities, and Social and Behavioral Sciences.  Fall 08 semester courses that satisfy those areas are listed below.  Brief descriptions can be found by clicking on the link at the top of each column.  Links to PSU 003 and Special Interest courses can be found at the bottom of the columns.

Students must also complete coursework in the areas of United States Cultures and International Cultures.  General Education courses which also meet these requirements are noted with the US, IL or USI suffix.  Please consult with your advisor for further information.

Also, 4 year degree status students entering the university effective Summer 1999 or later must take a First Year Seminar as part of the General Education requirements in order to graduate.  The FYS courses are identified as PSU 003 in the course catalog.  Descriptions of some are included on this page.

NATURAL SCIENCES 
          (GN)
(Non-Technical Only)Biological:
   ANTH  021
   BI SC  001
   BI SC  002
   BI SC  003
   BI SC  004
   BIOL   120A (USI)
* BIOL   129
   BIOL   133
   BIOL   141
   BIOL   155
   MICRB 106**
   MICRB 107**

Earth & Planetary:
   EARTH 101 (US)
* GEOG   010
* GEOSC 020
   GEOSC 021
* GEOSC 040
* METEO 003

Physical:
   ASTRO 001
   CHEM   001
* CHEM   003
   PHYS   001

* Lab Included

** Must schedule
both to receive
Gen. Ed. Credit


 

     ARTS (GA)

ART     001
ART     010
ART     020
ART     100
ART H  111 (IL)
COMM  150
COMM  250
DANCE 100 (USI)
DANCE 261
ENGL   050
INART  001
INART  010
INART  100
INART  205
MUSIC  005
MUSIC  007 (US)
MUSIC  008
MUSIC  009 (IL)
MUSIC  050
MUSIC  052
MUSIC  054
MUSIC  084
MUSIC  089
MUSIC  093 (USI)
MUSIC  190
PHOTO 100
THEA   102
THEA   105
THEA   208 (USI)

 

 HUMANITIES(GH)

AG     160
AM ST 100 (US)
CAS    206
CMLIT 189  (IL)
ENGL   001
ENGL   139 (US)
ENGL   189 (IL)
ENGL   194 (USI)
ENGL   262
ENGL   265
FR      139 (IL)
HIST   001 (IL)
HIST   002 (IL)
HIST   010 (IL)
HIST   011 (IL)
HIST   012 (US)
HIST   020 (US)
HIST   021 (US)
HIST   101 (IL)
HIST   141 (IL)
HIST   155 (US)
HIST   174 (IL)
PHIL    001
PHIL    010
PHIL    100
PHIL    102
PHIL    103
PHIL    103W
PHIL    122
PHIL    200
PHIL    202
RL ST  001 (USI)
RL ST  101 (IL)
RL ST  120
RUS    100 (IL)
SPAN   131 (USI)
WMNST 003 (USI)
WMNST 194 (USI)

 

SOCIAL BEHAVIORAL
     SCIENCES (GS)


AN SC   215
ANTH    001 (USI)
ANTH    009 (IL)
ANTH    011 (IL)
B A       100
COMM    100
COMM    180
CRIMJ    100
ECON     002
ECON     004
ENVST   100
GEOG     020 (USI)
GEOG     124 (IL)
GEOG     160
HD FS    129
HD FS    229
HD FS    239
HD FS    249
HIST     142 (IL)
IST       110
L E R     100
PL SC    001
PL SC    003 (IL)
PL SC    017
PL SC    130 (US)
PL SC    135
PSYCH   100
PSYCH   100H
PSYCH   212
PSYCH   221
PSYCH   231 (US)
PSYCH   243
PSYCH   256
SOC      001
SOC      005
SOC      012
SOC      119   (US)
SRA      111

 

SEE LAST SECTIONS OF BOOKLET FOR FIRST-YEAR SEMINARS and COURSES OF SPECIAL INTEREST

CONSULT —http://www.altoona.psu.edu/advising/FA08gened_.htm for course description information and http://schedule.psu.edu for course availability.

Revised 5/22/2008                                Developed by the Division of Undergraduate Studies

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