Office of Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs
Administration Building, Room 108
ALL-UNIVERSITY CORE CURRICULUM (AUCC)
All Colorado State University students share a learning experience in common and faculty from across the University contribute to that experience.
Each baccalaureate Program of Study must incorporate the following elements:
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Credits
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1.
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Basic Competencies (6 credits)
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A. Intermediate Writing1
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3
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B. Mathematics1
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3
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2.
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Additional Communication (3 credits)
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A. Oral Communication2
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OR
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B. Advanced Writing2
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3.
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Foundations and Perspectives (22 credits)
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A. Biological/Physical Sciences (At least one course will
have an associated lab.)
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7
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B. Arts/Humanities
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6
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C. Social/Behavioral Sciences
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3
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D. Historical Perspectives
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3
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E. Global and Cultural Awareness
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3
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4.
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Depth and Integration
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A. Each major must designate courses that build upon the Core Competencies
of writing, speaking, and problem solving in an integrative and
complementary way.
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B. Each major must designate courses that build upon the foundations of
knowledge and intellectual perspectives of Core Category 3 in an integrative
and complementary way.
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C. Every major must require a capstone experience at the senior level that
consists of a designated course or sequence of courses that offer the
opportunity for integration and reflection on students’ nearly completed
baccalaureate education.
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1 The composition and mathematics requirements must be completed within the first 60 credits (CSU and transfer) taken. More information on this requirement is at the end of this section of the catalog.
Students are advised to see if their preferred program of study has particular recommendations for satisfying All-University Core Curriculum requirements.
A student must earn a cumulative grade point average of 2.000 or better in the courses used to satisfy categories 1 through 3 of the All-University Core Curriculum requirements.
What follows is a brief description of each category in the All-University Core Curriculum and a list of the courses currently approved to meet that category. Note: No courses are listed in more than one category; courses listed in one category cannot be used to fulfill any other category in the AUCC.
Category 1. Basic Competencies
A. Intermediate Writing.1 The ability to write correctly and effectively is necessary for success in any academic program and enhances the possibility of one’s success in personal and professional life. The objective of courses in this category is to provide instruction in the skills essential to effective written communication, extensive practice in the use of those skills, and evaluation of students’ writing aimed to guide them in improving their skills.
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CO
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150
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College Composition (GT-CO2)2
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3
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HONR
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193
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Honors Seminar
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3
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1 The composition requirement must be completed within the first 60 credits (CSU and transfer) taken. More information on this requirement is at the end of this section of the catalog.
2 Certain Colorado State University courses have been approved by the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) as general education courses guaranteed to transfer statewide among all public higher education institutions in Colorado. The subcode refers to the specific statewide general education category the course fulfills. For more information visit the CDHE website: http://highered.colorado.gov/Academics/Transfers/gtPathways/curriculum.html
B. Mathematics.1 The objective of the Mathematics requirement is to ensure that students develop mathematical skill and understanding essential for describing events, experiences, and the knowledge base of other disciplines. Mathematics encourages a mode of thought that encompasses abstraction and generalization and permits careful analysis as well as explicit calculation.
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MATH
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117
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College Algebra in Context I (GT-MA1)2
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1
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MATH
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118
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College Algebra in Context II (GT-MA1)
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1
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MATH
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124
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Logarithmic and Exponential Function (GT‑MA1)
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1
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MATH
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125
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Numerical Trigonometry (GT-MA1)
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1
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MATH
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126
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Analytic Trigonometry (GT-MA1)
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1
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MATH
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130
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Math in the Social Sciences (GT-MA1)
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3
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MATH
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133
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Financial Mathematics (GT-MA1)
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3
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MATH
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135
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Patterns of Phenomena I (GT-MA1)
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3
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MATH
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141
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Calculus in Management Sciences (GT‑MA1)
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3
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MATH
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155
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Calculus for Biological Scientists I (GT‑MA1)
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4
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MATH
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160
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Calculus for Physical Scientists I (GT‑MA1)
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4
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MATH
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161
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Calculus for Physical Scientists II (GT‑MA1)
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4
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MATH
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255
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Calculus for Biological Scientists II (GT‑MA1)
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4
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1 The mathematics requirement must be completed within the first 60 credits (CSU and transfer) taken. More information on this requirement is at the end of this section of the catalog.
2 Certain Colorado State University courses have been approved by the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) as general education courses guaranteed to transfer statewide among all public higher education institutions in Colorado. The subcode refers to the specific statewide general education category the course fulfills. For more information visit the CDHE website: http://highered.colorado.gov/Academics/Transfers/gtPathways/curriculum.html
Category 2. Additional Communication.(3 credits)
Building on and adapting basic skills and strategies already developed in the course in Written Communication, the objective of this requirement is structured according to two different options:
A. Oral Communication.1 Development of effective rhetorical skills in oral communication.
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SPCM
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200
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Public Speaking
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3
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B. Advanced Writing.1 Enhancement of skills in written communication.
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CO
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300
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Writing Arguments
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3
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CO
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301A
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Writing in the Disciplines-Arts and Humanities
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3
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CO
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301B
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Writing in the Disciplines-Sciences
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3
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CO
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301C
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Writing in the Disciplines-Social Sciences
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3
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CO
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301D
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Writing in the Disciplines-Education
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3
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CO
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302
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Writing Online
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3
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JTC
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300
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Professional and Technical Communication
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3
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1 First-time students entering a college or university on or after July 1, 2008, must take an advanced writing course (category 2B). Some programs of study have specific requirements for additional communication, see the particular program of study.
Category 3. Foundations and Perspectives.
The Core rests on acquiring foundations of knowledge and understanding intellectual perspectives. Courses in this category of the Core are designed to bring the skills developed in Core Competencies to life and give them direction and purpose. Elements of foundation offer exemplary introductions to fields and areas of study that explore their distinctive characteristics as well as critical links within and among them. Elements of perspective promote coherence and integration of knowledge within and among fields and areas of study, often through the exploration of significant thematic issues. Foundation elements frequently will be introduced in disciplinary contexts. Perspective elements typically will be structured comparatively and enlivened through interdisciplinary contexts.
A. Biological/Physical Sciences.1 (7 credits) The objective of the Biological/Physical Sciences requirement is to instill a clear understanding of the basic scientific viewpoint, to master scientific knowledge at a level that facilitates communication in an increasingly technological society, to employ and build on core competencies in mathematics and logical/critical thinking, to enable students to learn and use the scientific method, and to evaluate the impacts of science and technology on society
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AA
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100
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Introduction to Astronomy (GT-SC2)2
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3
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AA
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101
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Astronomy Laboratory (GT-SC1)
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1
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ANTH
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120
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Human Origins and Variation (GT-SC2)
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3
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ANTH
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121
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Human Origins and Variation Laboratory (GT-SC1)
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1
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BSPM
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102
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Insects, Science, and Society (GT-SC2)
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3
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BZ
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101
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Humans and Other Animals (GT-SC2)
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3
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BZ
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104
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Basic Concepts of Plant Life (GT-SC2)
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3
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BZ
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105
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Basic Concepts of Plant Life Laboratory (GT‑SC1)
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BZ
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110
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Principles of Animal Biology (GT-SC2)
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3
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BZ
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111
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Animal Biology Laboratory (GT-SC1)
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BZ
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120
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Principles of Plant Biology (GT-SC2)
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4
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CHEM
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103
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Chemistry in Context (GT-SC2)
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3
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CHEM
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104
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Chemistry in Context Laboratory (GT-SC1)
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CHEM
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107
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Fundamentals of Chemistry (GT-SC2)
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4
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CHEM
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108
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Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory (GT‑SC1)
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CHEM
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111
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General Chemistry I (GT-SC2)
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4
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CHEM
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112
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General Chemistry Laboratory I (GT-SC1)
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1
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FW
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104
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Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (GT‑SC2)
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3
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GEOL
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120
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Exploring Earth: Physical Geology3 (GT‑SC2)
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3
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GEOL
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121
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Introductory Geology Laboratory4 (GT-SC1)
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GEOL
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122
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The Blue Planet: Geology of Our Environment3 (GT-SC2)
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3
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GEOL
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124
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Geology of Natural Resources3 (GT-SC2)
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3
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HORT
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100
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Horticultural Sciences
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4
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LAND
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220
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Fundamentals of Ecology (GT-SC2)
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3
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LIFE
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102
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Attributes of Living Systems (GT-SC1)
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4
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LIFE
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201A
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Introductory Genetics-Applied Genetics5 (GT‑SC2)
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3
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LIFE
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201B
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Introductory Genetics-Molecular5 (GT-SC2)
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3
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LIFE
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220
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Fundamentals of Ecology (GT-SC2)
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3
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MIP
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101
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Introduction to Human Disease (GT-SC2)
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3
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NR
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120A
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Environmental Conservation (GT-SC2)
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3
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NR
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130
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Global Environmental Systems6
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3
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NR
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150
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Oceanography
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3
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PH
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110
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Descriptive Physics (GT-SC2)
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3
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PH
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111
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Descriptive Physics Laboratory (GT-SC1)
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1
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PH
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121
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General Physics I (GT-SC1)
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5
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PH
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122
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General Physics II (GT-SC1)
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5
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PH
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141
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Physics for Scientists and Engineers I (GT‑SC1)
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5
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PH
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142
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Physics for Scientists and Engineers II (GT‑SC1)
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5
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WR
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304
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Principles of Watershed Management
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3
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1 At least one course must have a laboratory component. Sometimes the laboratory component is a separate course number.
2 Certain Colorado State University courses have been approved by the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) as general education courses guaranteed to transfer statewide among all public higher education institutions in Colorado. The subcode refers to the specific statewide general education category the course fulfills. For more information visit the CDHE website: http://highered.colorado.gov/Academics/Transfers/gtPathways/curriculum.html.
3 Credit allowed for only one of the following: GEOL 120, GEOL 122, GEOL 124, GEOL 150, G CC 130, G 140.
4 Credit allowed for only one of the following: GEOL 121, GEOL 150, G 140.
5 Credit not allowed for both LIFE 201A and LIFE 201B.
6 Credit not allowed for both NR 130 and G CC 130 and NR 130.
B. Arts/Humanities. (6 credits) The arts and humanities explore expressions that are uniquely human. The objective of the Arts/Humanities requirement is to investigate the cultural character and literatures of human experiences, fundamental questions of value and meaning, and, both in word and beyond words, the symbols and creative expressions of human life.
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ART
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100
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Introduction to the Visual Arts (GT-AH1)1
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3
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D
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110
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Understanding Dance (GT-AH1)
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3
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E
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140
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The Study of Literature (GT-AH2)
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3
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E
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232
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Introduction to Humanities (GT-AH2)
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3
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E
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242
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Reading Shakespeare (GT-AH2)
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3
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E
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270
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Introduction to American Literature (GT‑AH2)
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3
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E
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276
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Survey of British Literature I (GT-AH2)
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3
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E
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277
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Survey of British Literature II (GT-AH2)
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3
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ETST
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240
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Native American Cultural Expressions (GT‑AH2)
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3
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HONR
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392
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Seminar
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3
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LARA
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200
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Second Year Arabic I2 (GT-AH4)
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4
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LARA
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201
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Second Year Arabic II2 (GT-AH4)
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4
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LARA
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250
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Arabic Language, Literature, and Culture in Translation (GT-AH2)
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3
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LCHI
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200
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Second Year Chinese I2 (GT-AH4)
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5
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LCHI
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201
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Second Year Chinese II2 (GT-AH4)
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5
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LCHI
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250
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Chinese Language, Literature, and Culture in Translation (GT-AH2)
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3
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LFRE
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200
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Second Year French I2 (GT-AH4)
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3
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LFRE
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201
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Second Year French II2 (GT-AH4)
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3
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LFRE
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250
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French Language, Literature, and Culture in Translation (GT-AH2)
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3
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LGER
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200
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Second Year German I2 (GT-AH4)
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3
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LGER
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201
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Second Year German II2 (GT-AH4)
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3
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LGER
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250
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German Language, Literature, and Culture in Translation (GT-AH2)
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3
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LJPN
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200
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Second Year Japanese I2 (GT-AH4)
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5
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LJPN
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201
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Second Year Japanese II2 (GT-AH4)
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5
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LJPN
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250
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Japanese Language, Literature, and Culture in Translation (GT-AH2)
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3
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LRUS
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200
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Second Year Russian I2 (GT-AH4)
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3
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LRUS
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201
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Second Year Russian II2 (GT-AH4)
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3
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LRUS
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250
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Russian Language, Literature, and Culture in Translation (GT-AH2)
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3
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LSPA
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200
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Second Year Spanish I2 (GT-AH4)
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3
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LSPA
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201
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Second Year Spanish II2 (GT-AH4)
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3
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LSPA
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250
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Spanish Language, Literature, and Culture in Translation (GT-AH2)
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3
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MU
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100
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Music Appreciation (GT-AH1)
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3
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MU
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111
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Music Theory Fundamentals (GT-AH1)
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3
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MU
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131
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Introduction to Music History and Literature (GT-AH1)
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3
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PHIL
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100
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Appreciation of Philosophy (GT-AH3)
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3
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PHIL
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103
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Moral and Social Problems (GT-AH3)
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3
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PHIL
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110
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Logic and Critical Thinking (GT-AH3)
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3
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PHIL
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120
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History and Philosophy of Scientific Thought (GT‑AH3)
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3
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SPCM
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100
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Communication and Popular Culture (GT‑AH1)
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3
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SPCM
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201
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Rhetoric in Western Thought (GT-AH3)
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3
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TH
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141
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Introduction to Theatre (GT-AH1)
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3
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1 Certain Colorado State University courses have been approved by the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) as general education courses guaranteed to transfer statewide among all public higher education institutions in Colorado. The subcode refers to the specific statewide general education category the course fulfills. For more information visit the CDHE website: http://highered.colorado.gov/Academics/Transfers/gtPathways/curriculum.html
2 No more than three credits of intermediate foreign language (L** 200, L** 201) may be used toward this category.
C. Social/Behavioral Sciences. (3 credits) The social/behavioral sciences use similar methods of description and analysis to study the complex behaviors of individuals and their relationships with others in families, public associations, and cultures. The objective of the Social/Behavioral Sciences requirement is to explore the forms and implications of individual and collective behaviors, their ties to formal institutions, and the methods by which they are studied.
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ANTH
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100
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Introductory Cultural Anthropology (GT‑SS3)1
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3
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AREC
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202
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Agricultural and Resource Economics (GT‑SS1)
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3
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AREC
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240
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Issues in Environmental Economics (GT‑SS1)
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3
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ECON
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101
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Economics of Social Issues (GT-SS1)
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3
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ECON
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202
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Principles of Microeconomics (GT-SS1)
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3
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ECON
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204
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Principles of Macroeconomics (GT-SS1)
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3
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ECON
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212
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Racial Inequality and Discrimination (GT‑SS1)
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3
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ECON
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240
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Issues in Environmental Economics (GT‑SS1)
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3
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EDUC
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275
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Schooling in the U.S. (GT-SS3)
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3
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GR
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100
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Introduction to Geography (GT-SS2)
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3
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HDFS
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101
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Individual and Family Development (GT‑SS3)
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3
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HONR
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492
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Senior Seminar
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3
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JTC
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100
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Media in Society (GT-SS3)
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3
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POLS
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101
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American Government and Politics (GT‑SS1)
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3
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POLS
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103
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State and Local Government and Politics (GT‑SS1)
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3
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PSY
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100
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General Psychology (GT-SS3)
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3
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SOC
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100
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General Sociology (GT-SS3)
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3
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SOC
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105
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Social Problems (GT-SS3)
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3
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SOWK
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110
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Contemporary Social Welfare (GT-SS1)
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3
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1 Certain Colorado State University courses have been approved by the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) as general education courses guaranteed to transfer statewide among all public higher education institutions in Colorado. The subcode refers to the specific statewide general education category the course fulfills. For more information visit the CDHE website: http://highered.colorado.gov/Academics/Transfers/gtPathways/curriculum.html
D. Historical Perspectives.(3 credits) The objective of the Historical Perspectives requirement is to engage students in an analytical, chronological study of significant, multi-dimensional human experiences. It should also provide students with a foundation for relating beliefs about the past to aspirations for the future.
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AMST
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100
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Self/Community in American Culture, 1600-1877 (GT-AH2)
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3
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AMST
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101
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Self/Community in American Culture Since 1877 (GT-AH2)
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3
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ANTH
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140
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Introduction to Prehistory (GT-HI1)
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3
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ETST
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250
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African American History (GT-HI1)1
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3
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ETST
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252
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Asian American History (GT-HI1)
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3
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ETST
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255
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Native American History (GT-HI1)
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3
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HIST
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100
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Western Civilization, Pre-Modern (GT-HI1)
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3
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HIST
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101
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Western Civilization, Modern (GT-HI1)
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3
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HIST
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115
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Islamic World to 1500 (GT-HI1)
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3
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HIST
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120
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Asian Civilizations I (GT-HI1)
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3
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HIST
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121
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Asian Civilizations II (GT-HI1)
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3
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HIST
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150
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U.S. History to 1876 (GT-HI1)
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3
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HIST
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151
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U.S. History Since 1876 (GT-HI1)
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3
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HIST
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170
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World History, Ancient-1500 (GT-HI1)
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3
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HIST
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171
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World History, 1500-Present (GT-HI1)
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3
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HIST
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250
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African American History (GT-HI1)
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3
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HIST
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252
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Asian American History (GT-HI1)
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3
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HIST
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255
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Native American History (GT-HI1)
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3
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NR
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320
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Natural Resources History and Policy
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3
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1 Certain Colorado State University courses have been approved by the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) as general education courses guaranteed to transfer statewide among all public higher education institutions in Colorado. The subcode refers to the specific statewide general education category the course fulfills. For more information visit the CDHE website: http://highered.colorado.gov/Academics/Transfers/gtPathways/curriculum.html
E. Global and Cultural Awareness.1, 3(3 credits) The objective of the Global and Cultural Awareness requirement is to engage students in the study of particular cultural identities, explore the interactions among these cultural identities, and consider the ways in which these patterns of interaction are related to the larger global context in which they take place.
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AGRI
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116
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Plants and Civilization (GT-SS3)
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3
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AGRI
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270
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World Interdependence-Population and Food (GT‑SS3)2
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3
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AM
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250
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Clothing, Adornment, and Human Behavior (GT‑SS3)
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3
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ANTH
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200
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Cultures and the Global System (GT-SS3)
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3
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E
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238
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20th Century Fiction (GT-AH2)
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3
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E
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245
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World Drama (GT-AH2)
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3
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ECON
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211
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Gender in the Economy (GT-SS1)
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3
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ETST
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100
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Introduction to Ethnic Studies (GT-SS3)
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3
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ETST
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205
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Ethnicity and the Media (GT-SS3)
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3
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ETST
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253
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Chicana/o History and Culture (GT-HI1)
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3
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ETST
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256
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Border Crossings: People/Politics/Culture (GT‑SS3)
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3
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HORT
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171
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Environmental Issues in Agriculture (GT‑SS3)
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3
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IE
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116
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Plants and Civilizations (GT-SS3)
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3
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IE
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270
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World Interdependence-Population and Food (GT‑SS3)
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3
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IE
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370
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Model United Nations
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3
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|
LB
|
170
|
World Literatures to 1500 (GT-AH2)
|
3
|
|
LB
|
171
|
World Literatures-The Modern Period (GT‑AH2)
|
3
|
|
PHIL
|
170
|
World Philosophies (GT-AH3)
|
3
|
|
POLS
|
131
|
Current World Problems (GT-SS1)
|
3
|
|
POLS
|
232
|
International Relations (GT-SS1)
|
3
|
|
POLS
|
241
|
Comparative Government and Politics (GT‑SS1)
|
3
|
|
SA
|
482
|
Study Abroad
|
|
|
SOC
|
205
|
Contemporary Race-Ethnic Relations (GT‑SS3)
|
3
|
|
SOCR
|
171
|
Environmental Issues in Agriculture (GT‑SS3)
|
3
|
1 Courses listed in this category may have been approved as meeting arts/humanities, history, or social/behavioral sciences in the gtPathways statewide transfer program (see note 2), but they do not fulfill any of those categories of the AUCC. They only satisfy category 3E, global and cultural awareness, in the AUCC.
2 Certain Colorado State University courses have been approved by the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) as general education courses guaranteed to transfer statewide among all public higher education institutions in Colorado. The subcode refers to the specific statewide general education category the course fulfills. For more information visit the CDHE website: http://highered.colorado.gov/Academics/Transfers/gtPathways/curriculum.html
3 Students who took HIST 100, HIST 115, HIST 120, HIST 170, LARA 250, LCHI 250, LFRE 250, LGER 250, LJPN 250, LRUS 250, or LSPA 250 during Fall Semester 2007, Spring Semester 2008, and Summer Session 2008 may count those courses in category 3E.
Note Regarding the All-University Core Curriculum
Credits earned in the College Board Advanced Placement Program (AP), the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP), and International Baccalaureate (IB) can be used to satisfy particular All-University Core Curriculum requirements.
ENGLISH COMPOSITION REQUIREMENT
The University English composition requirement must be fulfilled by all undergraduate students prior to completion of 60 credits. Students can complete the requirement in one of five ways:
1. Satisfactory completion of CO 150, College Composition.
2. Fulfillment of the CO 150 requirement by achieving a score of 5
on the Advanced Placement English Composition and Literature Test;
or a score of 4 or 5 on the Advanced Placement English Language and
Composition Test; or placing in CO 150, section 550 (automatic
credit for CO 150) on the Department of English Composition
Placement/Challenge Examination (see below).
3. Transfer of equivalent credits from another college. Students who transfer
with less than 2.6 semester credits in composition will be required to take
the Composition Placement/Challenge Examination before enrolling in CO 150.
4. Satisfactory completion of BOTH HONR 192 AND HONR 193 (honors students only).
5. Submission of International Baccalaureate scores that document a 5, 6.
or 7 earned for English and thus have satisfied the All-University Core
Curriculum requirement for CO 150.
Credit for CO 150 will not be given for high scores on the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP).
Students (except first semester transfer and readmitted students) who have earned 60 or more Colorado State and transfer semester credits and who have not met this requirement will have a COMPOSITION HOLD placed on their record. Transfer and readmitted students will be allowed the initial term of enrollment before this restriction is imposed.
COMPOSITION HOLD Removal Procedure
The procedure to remove a COMPOSITION HOLD is as follows: If a student has completed or has transfer credit for CO 130 (Academic Writing), he or she can contact the Records Office (Room 100 Administration Annex or (970) 491-4860) to register for CO 150. If a student scored 600 or higher on the SAT critical reading or 26 or higher on the ACT English and submitted those scores to Colorado State, he or she can contact the Records Office to register for CO 150. (Students registered at CSU prior to Fall 2008 are eligible to register for CO 150 with an SAT verbal score of 500 or higher or an ACT English score of 20 or higher). Otherwise, the student should take the Composition Placement/Challenge Examination (see below). Once a student’s Composition Placement/Challenge Exam score has been entered into the system, he or she can contact the Records Office (Room 100 Administration Annex or (970) 491-4860) to register for the composition class they placed into. The Records Office will remove the COMPOSITION HOLD and register the student for either CO 130 or CO 150. If a student drops or withdraws from the course or does not earn a passing grade, the grade of record will become an “F.” This grade of “F” will be included in the calculation of both the semester GPA and the cumulative GPA as a consequence of not completing the 60-credit completion requirement.
Composition Placement/Challenge Exam and Placement Procedures
Students who score 600 or higher on the SAT critical reading or 26 or higher on the ACT English are eligible to register for CO 150. Students registered at CSU prior to Fall Semester 2008 are eligible to register for CO 150 with an SAT verbal score of 500 or higher or an ACT English score of 20 or higher). Students with CO 130 (Academic Writing) credit are eligible to register for CO 150. Students who have not satisfied the University English composition requirement in one of the five ways explained above or who do not have the appropriate SAT/ACT score or CO 130 credit, must take the English Composition Placement/Challenge Exam. For more information refer to http://writing.colostate.edu/comp/placement.cfm. All students taking this exam will be assessed a fee of $40.00, which will be billed to their student account. The examination is offered at the beginning of each semester and during preregistration each semester (contact the Department of English for time and place, (970) 491-6428). Incoming students may take the Composition Placement/Challenge Exam one time in a non-proctored (online) setting prior to their term of admission using a compatible personal computer. They may retake the test on campus in a proctored setting only ONCE. If a student does choose to retake the test, they will be charged the $40 exam fee. Students can check their composition placement by logging onto RAMweb. On the homepage, under Records, select Composition Placement/Challenge Exam Results. On the basis of this examination students are placed as follows:
1. If placement scores indicate a lack of basic writing skills, students can prepare
for CO 150 through either a tutorial program in the Writing Center (Eddy 6) or
placement into CO 130 – a course designed to provide an intensive writing experience.
Students completing the Writing Center Tutorial will then enroll in CO 130.
The Writing Center tutorial does not require registration and does not carry University
credit. Students will need to stop by the Writing Center the first or second week of the
fall or spring semester to schedule their tutorial hour. Students will work with a tutor
for one hour a week, for at least one semester, strengthening their writing skills.
For tutorial assignment, students should contact the Writing Center (Eddy 6),
(970) 491-0222.
2. If placement scores indicate adequate preparation in basic writing skills, students
are placed in CO 150, College Composition.
3. If placement scores indicate superior writing skills, students are placed in
CO 150-Section 550, College Composition-By Exam. Students receiving credit through
CO 150-Section 550 will be automatically enrolled in CO 150-Section 550 and will receive
three semester credits of CO 150.
MATHEMATICS REQUIREMENT
To satisfy the requirements of category 1B of the All-University Core Curriculum (AUCC), students must earn three credits in mathematics. These credits may be earned by
1. scoring well on the Colorado State University Mathematics Placement Exam (MPE);
2. presenting AP calculus scores from high school of 3, 4, or 5 on either AB or BC exam;
3. taking mathematics courses at Colorado State; or
4. presenting suitable transfer credits from another accredited institution.
The MPE covers pre-college algebra and college algebra, logarithmic and exponential functions, and trigonometry. All entering freshmen are required to take the MPE, unless they can satisfy point 2) or 4) above. All other students must also take the MPE and obtain a satisfactory score before taking any mathematics course, unless they can satisfy either points 2) or 4) above.
A student who displays proficiency on the MPE may place out of one or more of the precalculus mini-courses – MATH 117, MATH 118, MATH 124, MATH 125, and MATH 126 without earning credit. Placement out of a mini-course on the MPE will satisfy University prerequisites. A student who demonstrates a higher level of proficiency may earn credit in one or more of those courses. Only earned credits count toward the three-credit University mathematics requirement.
A student (except a first semester transfer or a first semester readmitted student) who has earned 60 or more Colorado State and transfer semester credits and who has not completed the requirements of category 1B of the All-University Core Curriculum must enroll in a course that will fulfill this requirement in order to have a hold lifted from his/her registration. If a student drops or withdraws from the course or does not earn a passing grade, the grade of record will become an “F.” This grade of “F” will be included in the calculation of both the semester GPA and the cumulative GPA as a consequence for not completing the 60-credit completion requirement as defined by this policy. A transfer or readmitted student will be allowed the initial term of full-time enrollment before this restriction is imposed.
Appeals Process
A student wishing to appeal this registration restriction must write a detailed rationale as to why he or she was unable to
complete the course within the first 60 credits. This appeal must be received by the student’s academic adviser and department head. If both the adviser and department head approve the appeal, it is then sent to the dean’s office of the student’s primary major for approval or disapproval. If the dean supports the appeal, it must be presented through the Records Office, 100 Administration Annex, to the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs who holds authority for final approval or disapproval.
