General Education Courses
Breadth Areas
Choose ONE course from each of the FIVE Breadth areas. (This list is subject to change, please refer to the USU catalog)
American Institutions (BAI) | |
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ECN 1500ECN 1500 | Intro to Economic Institutions, History, and Principles |
HIST 1700HIST 1700 | American Civilization |
HIST 2700HIST 2700 | U.S. - Early to 1877 |
HIST 2710HIST 2710 | U.S. - 1877 to Present |
HONR 1300HONR 1300 | U.S. Institutions |
POLS 1100POLS 1100 | U.S. Government and Politics |
USU 1300USU 1300 | U.S. Institutions |
APEC 1600APEC 1600 | Natural Resources and American Economic Institutions |
AP | Macroeconomics (score ≥ 3) |
AP | U.S. Government and Politics (score ≥ 3) |
AP | U.S. History (score ≥ 3) |
CLEP* | American Government (score ≥ 60) |
CLEP* | History of the U.S. I: Early to 1877 (score ≥ 50) |
CLEP* | History of the U.S. II: 1865 to Present (score ≥ 50) |
CLEP* | Principles of Macroeconomics (score ≥ 53) |
IBO | Economics Test: Standard- or Higher-level (score ≥ 4) |
Creative Arts (BCA) | |
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ART 1010ART 1010 | Exploring Art |
ART 1020ART 1020 | Drawing I |
DANC 1010DANC 1010 | Dance in Culture |
HONR 1330HONR 1330 | Civilization: Creative Arts |
ID 1750 | Design in Everyday Living |
LAEP 1030LAEP 1030 | Intro to Landscape Architecture |
MUSC 1010MUSC 1010 | Introduction to Music |
MUSC 1100MUSC 1100 | Fundamentals of Music |
MUSC 1105MUSC 1105 | Fundamentals for Music Majors |
MUSC 1110MUSC 1110 | Music Theory I |
PEP 2900 | Collaborative Practices |
THEA 1000THEA 1000 | Acting I: Introduction to Acting |
THEA 1013THEA 1013 | Understanding Theatre |
THEA 1023THEA 1023 | Intro to Film |
THEA 1033THEA 1033 | Beginning Acting |
THEA 1513THEA 1513 | Stagecraft |
USU 1330USU 1330 | Civilization: Creative Arts |
AP | Music Theory (score ≥ 3) |
AP | Studio Art: Drawing (score ≥ 3) |
AP | Studio Art: Drawing 2D (score ≥ 3) |
AP | Studio Art: Drawing 3D (score ≥ 3) |
IBO | Film Test: Higher-Level (score ≥ 5) |
IBO | Literature/Performance Test: Higher-Level (score ≥ 5) |
IBO | Music Test: Higher-Level (score ≥ 5) |
IBO | Theatre Arts Test: Higher-Level (score ≥ 5) |
IBO | Visual Arts Test Higher-Level (Score ≥ 5) |
Humanities (BHU) | |
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ANTH 2011ANTH 2011 | Intro to Peoples of the Southwest |
ANTH 2210ANTH 2210 | Intro to Folklore |
ARTH 2710ARTH 2710 | Survey of Western Art: Prehistoric to Medieval |
ARTH 2720ARTH 2720 | Survey of Western Art: Renaissance to Post-Modern |
ARTH 2730ARTH 2730 | Art of the African Diaspora |
CMST 1020CMST 1020 | Public Speaking |
CMST 2110CMST 2110 | Interpersonal Communication |
ENGL 1070ENGL 1070 | Intro to Native American Literature and Philosophy |
ENGL 2040ENGL 2040 | Intro to Western American Literature |
ENGL 2050ENGL 2050 | Literature by Women |
ENGL 2060ENGL 2060 | Literature and Diversity |
ENGL 2200ENGL 2200 | Understanding Literature |
ENGL 2210ENGL 2210 | Intro to Folklore |
ENGL 2220ENGL 2220 | Intro to Fiction |
ENGL 2240ENGL 2240 | Intro to Poetry |
ENGL 2300ENGL 2300 | Introduction to Shakespeare |
ENGL 2630ENGL 2630 | Survey of American Culture |
HIST 1060 | Introduction to Islamic Civilization |
HIST 1100HIST 1100 | Foundations of West Civilization: Ancient & Medieval |
HIST 1110HIST 1110 | Foundations of West Civilization: Modern |
HIST 1500HIST 1500 | Pre-Modern World |
HIST 1510HIST 1510 | The Modern World |
HIST 2210HIST 2210 | Intro to Folklore |
HONR 1320HONR 1320 | Civilization: Humanities |
PHIL 1000PHIL 1000 | Introduction to Philosophy |
PHIL 1120PHIL 1120 | Social Ethics |
PHIL 1250PHIL 1250 | Practical Logic |
PHIL 1320PHIL 1320 | The Good Life |
PHIL 1500PHIL 1500 | The Examined College Life: Education and Its Ends |
PHIL 2400PHIL 2400 | Ethics |
PHIL 2600PHIL 2600 | Intro to Philosophy of Religions |
RELS 1010RELS 1010 | Intro to Religious Studies |
THEA 1713THEA 1713 | Playscript Analysis |
USU 1320USU 1320 | Civilization: Humanities |
AP | Art History (score ≥ 3) |
AP | English Literature (score ≥ 3) |
AP | European History (score ≥ 3) |
AP | World History (score ≥ 3) |
CLEP* | Analyzing and Interpreting Literature (score ≥ 52) |
CLEP* | Western Civilization I: Ancient to 1648 (score ≥ 50) |
CLEP* | Western Civilization II: 1648 to Present (score ≥ 50) |
IBO | Film Test: Higher-Level (score ≥ 5) |
IBO | History Test: Higher-Level (score ≥ 5) |
IBO | Literature/Performance Test: Higher-Level (score ≥ 5) |
IBO | Philosophy Test: Higher-Level (score ≥ 5) |
IBO | Theatre Arts Test: Higher-Level (score ≥ 5) |
LIFE SCIENCES (BLS) | |
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ANTH 1020ANTH 1020 | Biological Anthropology |
BIOL 1010BIOL 1010 | Biology and the Citizen |
BIOL 1410BIOL 1410 | General Botany |
BIOL 1500 | Anatomy and Physiology |
BIOL 1610BIOL 1610 | Biology I AND BIOL 3300 General Microbiology |
BIOL 1610BIOL 1610 | Biology I AND BIOL 3060 Principles of Genetics |
BIOL 1620BIOL 1620 | Biology II |
ENVS 1350ENVS 1350 | Introduction to Environmental Science |
HONR 1350HONR 1350 | Integrated Life Science |
NDFS 1020NDFS 1020 | Science & Application of Human Nutrition |
PSC 1800PSC 1800 | Intro to Horticulture |
USU 1350USU 1350 | Integrated Life Science |
WATS 1200WATS 1200 | Biodiversity and Sustainability |
WILD 2200WILD 2200 | Ecology of Our Changing World |
AP | Biology (score ≥ 3) |
AP | Environmental Science (score ≥ 3) |
CLEP* | Biology (score ≥ 50) |
DSST | Environmental Science Test (score ≥ 400) |
IBO | Biology Test: Standard or Higher-Level (score ≥ 5) |
SOCIAL SCIENCES (BSS) | |
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ANTH 1010ANTH 1010 | Cultural Anthropology |
ANTH 1030ANTH 1030 | World Archaeology |
ANTH 2010ANTH 2010 | Peoples of the Contemporary World |
ANTH 2018ANTH 2018 | Native American History & Culture |
ANTH 2330ANTH 2330 | Principles of Archaeology |
APEC 2010APEC 2010 | Intro To Microeconomics |
ASTE 2900ASTE 2900 | Food Matters: Ethics, Economics, & the Environment |
BUSN 1010BUSN 1010 | Business Principles |
CJ 1010CJ 1010 | Intro to Criminal Justice |
CMST 1330CMST 1330 | Introduction to Global Communications |
ECN 2010ECN 2010 | Intro to Microeconomics |
ENVS 2340ENVS 2340 | Natural Resources and Society |
GEOG 1300GEOG 1300 | World Regional Geography |
GEOG 1400 | Human Geography |
HDFS 1010HDFS 1010 | Balancing Work & Family |
HDFS 1500HDFS 1500 | Human Development Across the Lifespan |
HDFS 2400HDFS 2400 | Marriage & Family Relationships |
HDFS 2450HDFS 2450 | Consumer & Family Economic & Issues |
HIST 2018HIST 2018 | Native American History and Culture |
HONR 1340HONR 1340 | Social Systems and Issues |
IELI 2470IELI 2470 | Cross-Cultural Perspectives |
IELI 2475IELI 2475 | Cross-Cultural Explorations |
JCOM 1500JCOM 1500 | Intro to Mass Communication |
JCOM 2010JCOM 2010 | Media Smarts: Making Sense of the Information Age |
LANG 2100LANG 2100 | Languages in Society |
LING 2100LING 2100 | Languages in Society |
NR 1010 | Humans & Changing Global Environment |
POLS 1010POLS 1010 | Introduction to Political Science |
POLS 2200POLS 2200 | Comparative Politics |
PSY 1010PSY 1010 | General Psychology |
REH 1010REH 1010 | Disability and Society |
SOC 1010SOC 1010 | Introductory Sociology |
SOC 1020SOC 1020 | Social Problems |
SPED 1010SPED 1010 | Society and Disability |
USU 1340USU 1340 | Social Systems and Issues |
WGS 1010 | Intro to Women and Gender Studies |
AP | Government and Politics (score ≥ 3) |
AP | Human Geography (score ≥ 3) |
AP | Microeconomics (score ≥ 3) |
AP | Psychology (score ≥ 3) |
CLEP* | Introductory Psychology (score ≥ 55) |
CLEP* | Introductory Sociology (score ≥ 55) |
CLEP* | Principles of Microeconomics (score ≥ 54) |
DSST | Human/Cultural Geography (score ≥ 48) |
IBO | Economics Test: Higher-Level (score ≥ 5) |
IBO | Geography Test: Higher-Level (score ≥ 5) |
IBO | Global Politics Test: Higher-Level (score ≥ 5) |
IBO | Psychology Test: Higher-Level (score ≥ 5) |
IBO | Social/Cultural Anthropology: Higher-Level (score ≥ 5) |
Depth Areas
Choose ONE course from each of the TWO Depth areas or AP exam ≥ 3 (This list is subject to change, please refer to the USU catalog)
HUMANITIES AND CREATIVE ARTS (DHA) | |
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ANTH 3550ANTH 3550 | Culture of East Asia |
ARBC 3030ARBC 3030 | Introduction to Islam |
ARTH 3110ARTH 3110 | Ancient Near East (CI) |
ARTH 3510ARTH 3510 | Islamic Visual Cultures (CI) |
ARTH 3620ARTH 3620 | Early Christian and Byzantine Art |
ARTH 3630ARTH 3630 | Medieval Art (CI) |
ARTH 3850ARTH 3850 | Film Studies (CI) |
CCA 3330CCA 3330 | Arts Symposium (2 credits OK) |
CHIN 3100CHIN 3100 | Readings in Contemporary Chinese Culture |
ENGL 3020ENGL 3020 | Perspectives in Linguistics |
ENGL 3030ENGL 3030 | Perspectives in Literature |
ENGL 3040ENGL 3040 | Perspectives in Writing & Rhetoric |
ENGL 3050ENGL 3050 | Masterpieces of World Literature |
ENGL 3070ENGL 3070 | Folklore on the Internet |
ENGL 3630ENGL 3630 | The Farm in Literature and Culture (CI) |
ENGL 4610ENGL 4610 | Western American Literature (CI) |
ENVS 4020ENVS 4020 | Foundations of Environmental Studies (CI) |
FCSE 3080FCSE 3080 | Dress & Humanity |
FREN 3500FREN 3500 | Topics in French Literature in Translation |
FREN 3550FREN 3550 | French Civilization |
FREN 4610FREN 4610 | Period Studies in French Literature |
FREN 4620FREN 4620 | Genre Studies in French Literature |
GERM 3000GERM 3000 | Intro to German Studies |
GERM 3300GERM 3300 | Contemporary German Speaking Cultures |
GERM 3550GERM 3550 | Cultural History of German Speaking Peoples |
GERM 3600GERM 3600 | Survey of German Literature I |
GERM 3610GERM 3610 | Survey of German Literature II |
GERM 4650GERM 4650 | Trends in Modern German Literature |
HIST 3010HIST 3010 | Introduction to Buddhism |
HIST 3020HIST 3020 | Introduction to Hinduism |
HIST 3030HIST 3030 | Introduction to Islam |
HIST 3070HIST 3070 | Perspectives in Folklore |
HIST 3110HIST 3110 | Ancient Near East (CI) |
HIST 3130HIST 3130 | Greek History (CI) |
HIST 3220HIST 3220 | Medieval European Civilization 500-1500 (CI) |
HIST 3230HIST 3230 | Early Modern Europe |
HIST 3250HIST 3250 | Renaissance Europe 1300-1520 (CI) |
HIST 3270HIST 3270 | The Crusades |
HIST 3482HIST 3482 | Ancient China to 1800 |
HIST 3483HIST 3483 | Modern China, 1800 to Present |
HIST 3530HIST 3530 | African Environmental History |
HIST 3550HIST 3550 | Culture of East Asia |
HIST 3560HIST 3560 | Modern East Asia |
HIST 3751HIST 3751 | Trials of the Gilded Age America, 1877-1900 (CI) |
HIST 3760HIST 3760 | The United States, 1900-1945 (CI) |
HIST 3850HIST 3850 | History of Utah (CI) |
HIST 3950HIST 3950 | Environmental History (CI) |
HIST 4230HIST 4230 | History of Christianity in the West (CI) |
HIST 4251HIST 4251 | the Tudors, 1485-1603 |
HIST 4550HIST 4550 | Women and Gender in America (CI) |
HIST 4560HIST 4560 | Women in Islam |
HIST 4565HIST 4565 | Early Islamic History |
HIST 4600HIST 4600 | History of the American West (CI) |
HIST 4711HIST 4711 | Northern Ute History |
HIST 4720HIST 4720 | The Civil Rights Movement (CI) |
HIST 4760HIST 4760 | America in the 1960's |
HIST 4815HIST 4815 | World War I: A Global Conflict |
HIST 4821HIST 4821 | World War II in Asia |
HIST 4890HIST 4890 | The Cold War in Asia |
HIST 4891HIST 4891 | Cold War: Vietnam & Afghanistan |
HONR 3020HONR 3020 | Special Topics: Humanities/Creative Arts (CI) |
HONR 3070HONR 3070 | Honors Interdisciplinary Depth (DSC/DSS) |
HONR 3071HONR 3071 | Honors Interdisciplinary Depth, Part 1 (DSC/DSS) |
HONR 3072HONR 3072 | Honors Interdisciplinary Depth, Part 2 (DSC/DSS) |
LANG 3550LANG 3550 | Culture of East Asia |
MUSC 3010MUSC 3010 | Masterpieces of Music |
MUSC 3020MUSC 3020 | History of Jazz |
MUSC 3030MUSC 3030 | Rock and Roll - Catalyst for Social Change (DSS) |
MUSC 3500MUSC 3500 | Symphony Orchestra (1 Credit) |
MUSC 3785MUSC 3785 | Marching Band (1 Credit) |
MUSC 3790MUSC 3790 | Symphonic Band (1 Credit) |
MUSC 4600MUSC 4600 | University Chorale (1 Credit) |
MUSC 4650MUSC 4650 | Chamber Singers (1 Credit) |
MUSC 4700MUSC 4700 | Wind Orchestra (1 Credit) |
PHIL 3520PHIL 3520 | Business Ethics |
PHIL 3530PHIL 3530 | Environmental Ethics |
PHIL 3580PHIL 3580 | Ethics and Economic Life |
PHIL 3600PHIL 3600 | Philosophy of Religion |
PHIL 3700PHIL 3700 | Political Philosophy |
PHIL 3800PHIL 3800 | Philosophy in Literature |
PHIL 3810PHIL 3810 | Aesthetics |
PHIL 3820PHIL 3820 | Theories of Sex and Gender |
PHIL 3990PHIL 3990 | Philosophy and Pop Culture |
PHIL 4300PHIL 4300 | Epistemology |
PHIL 4310PHIL 4310 | Philosophy of Science |
PHIL 4410PHIL 4410 | Philosophy of Mind |
PHIL 4500PHIL 4500 | Contemporary Ethical Theory |
PORT 3570PORT 3570 | Brazilian Culture and Civilization |
PORT 3630PORT 3630 | Survey of Brazilian Literature |
RELS 3010RELS 3010 | Introduction to Buddhism |
RELS 3020RELS 3020 | Introduction to Hinduism |
RELS 3030RELS 3030 | Introduction to Islam |
RELS 3050RELS 3050 | Introduction to Christianity |
RELS 3060RELS 3060 | Introduction to Judaism |
RELS 3220RELS 3220 | Medieval European Civilization, 500-1500 (CI) |
RELS 3270RELS 3270 | The Crusades |
RELS 3510RELS 3510 | Islamic Visual Cultures (CI) |
RELS 4230RELS 4230 | The History of Christianity in the West (CI) |
RELS 4560RELS 4560 | Women in Islam |
RELS 4565RELS 4565 | Early Islamic History |
RUSS 3300RUSS 3300 | Contemporary Russian Lang/Culture |
SPAN 3550SPAN 3550 | Spanish Culture & Civilization |
SPAN 3570SPAN 3570 | Hispanic American Culture and Civilization |
SPAN 3600SPAN 3600 | Survey of Spanish Literature I |
SPAN 3610SPAN 3610 | Survey of Spanish Literature II |
SPAN 3620SPAN 3620 | Survey Hispanic American Literature I |
SPAN 3630SPAN 3630 | Survey Hispanic American Literature II |
THEA 3560THEA 3560 | Period Styles/Historic Interiors |
THEA 3570THEA 3570 | Historic Clothing |
THEA 3710THEA 3710 | Theatre History and Literature I (CI) |
THEA 3720THEA 3720 | Theatre History and Literature II (CI) |
THEA 4320THEA 4320 | Storytelling in Education |
THEA 4710THEA 4710 | Contemporary Theatre (CI) |
USU 3070USU 3070 | Interdisciplinary Depth (DSC/DSS) |
USU 3071USU 3071 | Interdisciplinary Depth, Part 1 (DSC/DSS) |
USU 3072USU 3072 | Interdisciplinary Depth, Part 2 (DSC/DSS) |
WGS 4550 | Women and Gender in America (CI) |
SOCIAL SCIENCES (DSS) | |
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ANTH 3110ANTH 3110 | North American Indian Cultures |
ANTH 3140ANTH 3140 | Sex and Gender |
ANTH 3160ANTH 3160 | Anthropology of Religion |
ANTH 3200ANTH 3200 | Perspectives on Race (CI) |
ANTH 3300ANTH 3300 | Archaeology in North America |
ANTH 3350ANTH 3350 | Archaeology of Ancient Civilizations |
ANTH 3360ANTH 3360 | Utah Archaelogy |
ANTH 3370ANTH 3370 | Archaelogy of Prehistoric Europe |
ANTH 4110ANTH 4110 | South West Indian Cultures: Past & Present |
ANTH 4120ANTH 4120 | Anthropology of Childhood |
ANTH 4130ANTH 4130 | Intro to Medical Anthropology |
ANTH 5650ANTH 5650 | Developing Societies |
APEC 3010APEC 3010 | Intro to Ag. Economics and Agribusiness |
APEC 3012APEC 3012 | Intro to Natuarl Resources and Regional Economics |
APEC 3020 | Firm Finance and Record Analysis |
CMST 3050CMST 3050 | Technical and Professional Communication |
CMST 3330CMST 3330 | Intercultural Communication |
CMST 4200CMST 4200 | Language, Thought, and Action |
ECN 3010ECN 3010 | Managerial Economics |
ECN 3400ECN 3400 | Intro to Global Economic Institutions and Business Environment |
ECN 5110ECN 5110 | Economic History of US |
ECN 5150ECN 5150 | Comparative Economic Systems |
ENVS 4000ENVS 4000 | Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Mgt |
GEOG 5650 | Developing Societies |
HDFS 3350HDFS 3350 | Family Finance |
HONR 3030HONR 3030 | Special Topics: Social Sciences (CI) |
HONR 3070HONR 3070 | Honors Interdisciplinary Depth (DHA/DSC) |
HONR 3071HONR 3071 | Honors Interdisciplinary Depth, Part 1 (DHA/DSC) |
HONR 3072HONR 3072 | Honors Interdisciplinary Depth, Part 2 |
JCOM 3140JCOM 3140 | Opinion Writing |
JCOM 3320JCOM 3320 | Strategic Research Methods in Public Relations |
JCOM 3410JCOM 3410 | Film as Cultural Communication |
JCOM 4010JCOM 4010 | Mass Communication Ethics |
JCOM 4020JCOM 4020 | Mass Media and Society |
JCOM 4030JCOM 4030 | Mass Media Law |
MGT 3110 | Managing Organizations and People |
MGT 3810MGT 3810 | Employment Law & Policy Development |
MGT 3820 | International Management (2 Credits OK) |
MIS 5700 | Internet Management & Electronic Commerce |
MUSC 3030MUSC 3030 | Rock and Roll-Catalyst for Social Change (DHA) |
POLS 3110POLS 3110 | Parties and Elections |
POLS 3120POLS 3120 | Law & Politics |
POLS 3130POLS 3130 | US Legislative Politics |
POLS 3140POLS 3140 | The Presidency |
POLS 3200POLS 3200 | The Poslityics of Development (CI) |
POLS 3210POLS 3210 | Western European Government and Politics |
POLS 3220POLS 3220 | Russian & East European Govt/Politics |
POLS 3250POLS 3250 | Chinese Government & Politics |
POLS 3270POLS 3270 | Latin American Government & Politics |
POLS 3310POLS 3310 | American Political Thought |
POLS 3400POLS 3400 | U.S. Foreign Policy |
POLS 3430POLS 3430 | Political Geography (CI) |
POLS 3810POLS 3810 | Introduction to Public Policy |
POLS 4260POLS 4260 | Southeast Asian Government and Politics |
POLS 4320POLS 4320 | History of Political Thought II |
POLS 4820POLS 4820 | Natural Resources & Environmental Policy: Political Economy of Env. Quality |
POLS 5350POLS 5350 | Evolution, Conflict, & Cooperation |
PSY 3120PSY 3120 | Abuse, Neglect, and the Psychological Dimensions of Intimate Violence |
PSY 3210PSY 3210 | Abnormal Psychology |
PSY 3400PSY 3400 | Analysis of Behavior: Advanced |
PSY 3500PSY 3500 | Research Methods in Psychology (CI) |
PSY 3510PSY 3510 | Social Psychology |
PSY 4210PSY 4210 | Personality Theory |
PSY 4230PSY 4230 | Psychology of Gender |
PSY 4240PSY 4240 | Multicultural Psychology |
PSY 4420PSY 4420 | Cognitive Psychology |
RELS 3160RELS 3160 | Anthropology of Religion |
SCED 3210SCED 3210 | Educational and Multicultural Foundations (CI) |
SOC 3010SOC 3010 | Social Inequality |
SOC 3200SOC 3200 | Population and Society |
SOC 3330SOC 3330 | Medical Sociology |
SOC 3600SOC 3600 | Sociology of Urban Places |
SOC 3610SOC 3610 | Rural Sociology |
SOC 4620SOC 4620 | Sociology of the Environment and Natural Resources |
USU 3070USU 3070 | Interdisciplinary Depth (DHA/DSC) |
USU 3071USU 3071 | Interdisciplinary Depth, Part 1 (DHA/DSC) |
USU 3072USU 3072 | Interdisciplinary Depth, Part 2 (DHA/DSC) |