University Core Courses

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Doctrinal Foundations

Doctrinal Foundations (REL)

REL A 121 — Book of Mormon
REL A 122 — Book of Mormon
REL A 211 — New Testament
*REL A 250 — Jesus Christ and the Everlasting Gospel
*REL A 275 — Teachings and Doctrine of the Book of Mormon
*REL C 200 — The Eternal Family
*REL C 225 — Foundations of the Restoration

Additional BYU Religion Hours

REL C 324 — Doctrine and Covenants
REL C 333 — Living Prophets
REL C 351 — Survey of World Religions Also fulfills GCA
SFL 200 — The Eternal Family

* Cornerstone curriculum

The Individual and Society

American Heritage (AHTG)

AHTG 100 — American Heritage
ECON 110 — Economic Principles and Problems Might also fulfill SOC SCI
HIST 220 — The United States Through 1877
HIST 221 — The United States Since 1877
POLI 110 — American Government and Politics Might also fulfill SOC SCI

Global and Cultural Awareness (GCA)

ANTHR 101 — Social/Cultural Anthropology Also fulfills SOC SCI
ANTHR 343 — Chinese Culture and Society
EUROP 200 — Introduction to European Studies Also fulfills SOC SCI
HIST 202 — World Civilization Since 1500 Also fulfills CIV2
HIST 251 — Conquest and Civilization of Latin America
MUSIC 203 — World Music Cultures
POLI 150 — Comparative Government and Politics Also fulfills SOC SCI
POLI 170 — Introduction to International Politics Also fulfills SOC SCI
REL C 351 — Survey of World Religions and the Restored Gospel Also fulfills REL
GEOG 120 — Geography and World Affairs
GEOG 130 — Introduction to Human Geography
BULGN 330 — Cultural History of Bulgaria Also fulfills LANG
CREOL 330 — Advance Lang & Culture: Haitian Creole Also fulfills LANG
DUTCH 330 — Advanced Language Proficiency Through Cultural Studies Also fulfills LANG
FIJI 330 — Advanced Language Proficiency Through Cultural Studies Also fulfills LANG
HINDI 330 — Advanced Language Proficiency Through Cultural Studies Also fulfills LANG
HMONG 330 — Advanced Language Proficiency Through Cultural Studies Also fulfills LANG
HUNG 330 — Cultural History of Hungary Also fulfills LANG
INDON 330 — Advanced Language Proficiency Through Cultural Studies Also fulfills LANG
MALAG 330 — Advanced Language Proficiency Through Cultural Studies Also fulfills LANG
POLSH 330 — Cultural History of Poland Also fulfills LANG
SAMOA 330 — Advanced Language Proficiency Through Cultural Studies Also fulfills LANG
SLOVK 330 — Advanced Language Proficiency Through Cultural Studies Also fulfills LANG
SPAN 355 — Cultures of Spanish America Also fulfills LANG
SRBIA 330 — Advanced Language & Culture: Serbian Also fulfills LANG
TAGAL 330 — Advanced Language & Culture: Tagalog Also fulfills LANG
THAI 330 — Advanced Language & Culture: Thai Also fulfills LANG
TONGA 330 — Advanced Language Proficiency Through Cultural Studies Also fulfills LANG
VIET 330 — Advanced Language & Culture: Vietnamese Also fulfills LANG

Skills

First-Year Writing

WRTG 150 — Writing and Rhetoric

Advanced Written and Oral Communication (AWOC)

WRTG 311 — Writing About Art and Humanities
WRTG 312 — Persuasive Writing
WRTG 313 — Expository Writing El Ed
WRTG 315 — Writing in the Social Sciences
WRTG 316 — Technical Communication
M COM 320 — Communication in Organizational Settings

Quantitative Reasoning (QR)

ACC 200 — Principles of Accounting
MATH 102 — Quantitative Reasoning
MATH 110 — College Algebra
MATH 111 — Trigonometry
MATH 112 — Calculus 1 Also fulfills LANG
MATH 113 — Calculus 2 Also fulfills LANG
MATH 118 — Finite Mathematics Also fulfills LANG
PHIL 205 — Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking
PSYCH 308 — Psychological Studies Also fulfills LANG
SFL 260 — Family Finance
STAT 121 — Principles of Statistics Also fulfills LANG

Languages of Learning (LANG)

Math Course Options

Math 112 — Calculus 1 Also fulfills QR
Math 113 — Calculus 2 Also fulfills QR
Math 118 — Finite Mathematics Also fulfills QR
PHIL 305 — Intermediate Formal Logic
PSYCH 308 — Psychological Statistics Also fulfills QR
STAT 121 — Principle of Statistics Also fulfills QR

Foreign Language Course Options

SPAN 321 — Third Year Spanish: Reading, Grammar, and Culture
ASL 202 — Second Year ASL 2 Also fulfills GCA
ARMEN 330 — Advance Language Proficiency Through Cultural Studies Also fulfills GCA
BULGN 330 — Cultural History of Bulgaria Also fulfills GCA
CEBU 330 — Cultural History of Bulgaria Also fulfills GCA
CREOL 330 — Advance Lang & Culture: Haitian Creole Also fulfills GCA
DUTCH 330 — Advanced Language Proficiency Through Cultural Studies Also fulfills GCA
FIJI 330 — Advanced Language Proficiency Through Cultural Studies Also fulfills GCA
HINDI 330 — Advanced Language Proficiency Through Cultural Studies Also fulfills GCA
HMONG 330 — Advanced Language Proficiency Through Cultural Studies Also fulfills GCA
HUNG 330 — Cultural History of Hungary Also fulfills GCA
INDON 330 — Advanced Language Proficiency Through Cultural Studies Also fulfills GCA
MALAG 330 — Advanced Language Proficiency Through Cultural Studies Also fulfills GCA
POLSH 330 — Cultural History of Poland Also fulfills GCA
SAMOA 330 — Advanced Language Proficiency Through Cultural Studies Also fulfills GCA
SLOVK 330 — Advanced Language Proficiency Through Cultural Studies Also fulfills GCA
SPAN 355 — Cultures of Spanish America Also fulfills GCA
SRBIA 330 — Advanced Language & Culture: Serbian Also fulfills GCA
TAGAL 330 — Advanced Language & Culture: Tagalog Also fulfills GCA
THAI 330 — Advanced Language & Culture: Thai Also fulfills GCA
TONGA 330 — Advanced Language Proficiency Through Cultural Studies Also fulfills GCA
VIET 330 — Advanced Language & Culture: Vietnamese Also fulfills GCA

Arts, Letters, and Sciences

Civilization 1 (CIV 1)

ARTHC 201 — World Civilization to 1500
CMLIT 201 — Civilization: Literature 1
ENGL 201 — Masterpieces of World Literature 1
HIST 201 — World Civilization to 1500
IHUM 201 — Western Humanities 1: Antiquity to Renaissance
MUSIC 201 — Civilization: Music 1
PHIL 201 — History of Philosophy 1
POLI 201 — Western Political Heritage 1

Civilization 2 (CIV 2)

ARTHC 202 — World Civilization Since 1500 Also fulfills ARTS
CMLIT 212 — Civilization: World Literature 2 Also fulfills LTRS
ENGL 202 — Masterpieces of World Literature 2 Also fulfills LTRS
HIST 202 — World Civilization Since 1500 Also fulfills GCA
IHUM 202 — Western Humanities 2: Renaissance to the Present Also fulfills LTRS
PHIL 202 — History of Philosophy 2 Also fulfills LTRS
POLI 202 — Western Political Heritage 2
MUSIC 202 Also fulfills ARTS

Arts (ARTS)

ART 101 — Introduction to Art and Drawing for Non-Majors
ART 104 — Introduction to Sculpture for Non-Majors
ART 105 — Introduction to Ceramics for Non-Majors
ARTED 326 — Art for Elementary Teachers
ARTHC 111 — Introduction to Art History
ARTHC 202 — World Civilization since 1500 Also fulfills CIV2
IHUM 101 — An Introduction to the Humanities
MUSIC 101 — Introduction to Music
MUSIC 202 — Civilization: Music 2 Also fulfills CIV2
MUSIC 203 — World Music Cultures
MUSIC 204 — Introduction to Jazz
PHIL 214 — Introduction to the Philosophy of Art
PWS 103 — Residential Landscape Design
PWS 112 — Floral Design
SFL 102 — Introduction to Interiors

Letters (LTRS)

CL CV 110 — Introduction to Greek and Roman Literature
CL CV 241 — Greek and Roman Mythology
CMLIT 212 — Civilization: World Literature 2 Also fulfills CIV 2
ENG 202 — Masterpieces of World Literature 2 Also fulfills CIV 2
ENG 235 — Studies in American Literature
ENG 268 — Literature of the Latter-day Saints
IHUM 202 — Western Humanities 2: Renaissance to the Present Also fulfills CIV 2
HIST 302 — The Italian Renaissance
PHIL 110 — Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 202 — History of Philosophy 2 Also fulfills CIV 2
PHIL 213 — Introduction to Ethics
POLI 202 — Western Political Heritage 2 Also fulfills CIV 2
SPAN 330 — Introduction to Hispanic Literature

Biological Science (BIO SCI)

BIO 100 — Principles of Biology
BIO 130 — Biology
MMBIO 121 — General Biology: Health and Disease
MMBIO 221 — General Microbiology
MMBIO 240 — Molecular Biology
PDBIO 120 — Science of Biology
NDFS 100 — Essentials of Human Nutrition

Physical Science (PHYS SCI)

CHEM 101 — Introductory General Chemistry
CHEM 105 — General College Chemistry
PHSCS 105 — General Physics 1
PHSCS 121 — Introduction to Newtonian Mechanics
PHSCS 127 — Descriptive Astronomy
PHSCS 137 — Energy, Ecology, Weather, and the Environment
PHY S 100 — Physical Science
GEOL 101 — Introduction to Geology
GEOL 103 — Life of the Past

Social Science (SOC SCI)

ANTHR 101 — Social/Cultural Anthropology Also fulfills GCA
ECON 110 — Economic Principles and Problems Also fulfills AHTG
HIST 217 — The Family Historian's Craft
POLI 110 — American Government and Politics Also fulfills AHTG
POLI 150 — Comparative Government and Politics Also fulfills GCA
POLI 170 — Introduction to International Politics Also fulfills GCA
PSYCH 111 — Psychological Science
SFL 160 — Introduction to Family Processes
SFL 210 — Human Development
EXSC 221 — Science of Wellness
SOC 111 — Introductory Sociology
SOC W 200 — Introduction to Social Work

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