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General Education:
The Human Community
Requirements Checklist
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In the liberal arts tradition, General Education: The Human Community aspires to create informed global citizens of the 21
century. We challenge our community of students and faculty to engage in personal and collective reflection, development,
and action.
All undergraduate students, regardless of their major or pre-professional program, must complete 41 credit hours of general
education coursework.
Complete one course in each of three areas (courses may be taken in any order):
___ Critical Thinking (C1CT**) - Choose one of the following:
GBUS 160
GHIST 150
GISAT 160
GMAD 150
GPHIL 120
GPHIL 150
GCOM 121
GCOM 122
GCOM 123
GWRTC 103
Complete one course in each of three areas (courses may be taken in any order):
___ Human Questions and Contexts (C2HQC**) - Choose one of the following:
GAMST 200
GANTH 205
GHIST 101
GHIST 102
GHUM 102
GHUM 250
GHUM 251
GHUM 252
GPHIL 101
GREL 101
___ Visual and Performing Arts (C2VPA**) - Choose one of the following:
GART 200
GARTH 205
GARTH 206
GMUS 200
GMUS 203
GMUS 206
GTHEA 210
GENG 221
GENG 222
GENG 235
GENG 236
GENG 239
GENG 247
GENG 248
GENG 260
GHUM 200
Literature/Culture/Ideas
Genre(s)
Survey of English Literature: From Beowulf to the 18th Century
Survey of English Literature: 18th Century to Modern
Studies in World Literature
Survey of American Literature: From the Beginning to the Civil War
Survey of American Literature: From the Civil War to the Modern Period
Survey of African-American Literature
Great Works (topics vary by course section)
___Group
ASTR 120
ASTR 121
BIO 114
BIO 222
BIO 270*
GANTH 196
GBIO 103
GEOL 110
GEOL 200
GEOL 210*
GEOL 211
GGEOL 102
GGEOL 115
GISAT 113
GPSYC 122
GISAT 151
GISAT 251
MATH 103
MATH 105
MATH 205
MATH 220
MATH 231
MATH 235
___Lab
___Group
CHEM 120
CHEM 131
Concepts of Chemistry
General Chemistry I
GISAT 100
GISAT 112
GSCI 101*
GSCI 121
PHYS 140
College Physics I
(includes lab)
(PHYS 140L required lab corequisite)
PHYS 215*
PHYS 240
Track II:
MATH 107
GSCI 161
GSCI 162
GSCI 163
GSCI 164
GSCI 165
Fundamentals of Mathematics I
Science Processes
The Science of the Planets
The Matter of Matter
Physical Science: Learning Through Teaching
The Way Life Works
Complete one course in each of two areas (courses may be taken in any order).
___The American Experience (C4AE**) (4 credit hours) - Choose one of the following:
GHIST 225
GJUST 225
GPOSC 225*
U.S. History
Justice and American Society
U.S. Government
___The Global Experience (C4GE**) (3 credit hours) - Choose one of the following:
GAFST 200
GANTH 195
GECON 200
GGEOG 200
GPOSC 200*
GSOCI 110
* Students who enroll in both GPOSC 225 and GPOSC 200 may only count one of these courses for General Education credit.
Complete one course in each of the two areas (courses may be taken in any order).
GHTH 100
GKIN 100
Personal Wellness
Lifetime Fitness and Wellness
(fitness options include swim conditioning, indoor cycling, cardio/strength, yoga, boot camp or others)
GPSYC 101
GPSYC 160
GSOCI 140
General Psychology
Life Span Human Development
Microsociology: The Individual in Society
Questions?
Contact the General Education Program via email at gened@jmu.edu or call (540) 568-2852.
For additional information about the General Education Program, visit our website at
http://www.jmu.edu/gened/