Academic Programs / General Education

Requirement: One 3-credit hour course.

GenEd Human Behavior courses address the relationships between individuals and communities. Courses may focus on the relationship between individuals and communities in general or may engage those relationships from specific perspectives (such as art, music, education, religion, economics, politics or education), or look at them within specific themes (such as food & eating, crime, crisis, sexuality, or adolescence).

Human Behavior courses are intended to teach students how to:

Understand relationships between individuals and communities; Understand theories or explanations of human behavior used to describe social phenomena; Examine the development of individuals' beliefs, behaviors, and assumptions and how these affect individuals and communities; Apply one disciplinary method to understand human behavior or explain social phenomena; Access and analyze materials related to individuals, communities or social phenomena; and Compare and contrast similar social phenomena across individuals or communities.

Below, you will find the current list of GenEd courses in this area.

Please be advised that GenEd offerings vary from semester to semester and that all GenEd courses will not be offered every semester. For the most current list of GenEd offerings, please consult the Class Schedule.

In addition, a single GenEd course may be offered by more than one department. GenEd courses offered by more than one department will have the same course number and the same course title. A student may not take the same course from multiple departments and earn credit toward graduation. However, if a student wishes to replace her/his grade in a GenEd course, s/he may replace the grade with any course bearing the same course number and the same course title regardless of department.

Waiver: Students pursuing undergraduate degrees in education, including art, middle or secondary certifications, may be exempted from the GenEd Human Behavior requirement upon completion of collegiate requirements.

A student will be waived from the GenEd Human Behavior requirement upon completion of one of the following multi-course sequences:

Consult an academic advisor for more information.

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