College of Arts and Sciences Area Restricted Electives
Course list as of 04/22/2024
A. Courses fulfilling Natural Science requirement
- Biology—any BIOL
- Biochemistry—Any BIOCH
- Biological anthropology—ANTH 280, ANTH 680 and 683 , ANTH 380, ANTH 383, ANTH 388, ANTH 588, ANTH 680, ANTH 681, ANTH 682, ANTH 683, ANTH 686, ANTH 687, ANTH 688
- Chemistry—Any CHM
- Geology—Any GEOL
- Physical geography—GEOG 121 & GEOG 122, GEOG 235, GEOG 445, GEOG 735, GEOG 740, or GEOG 742, GEOG 440, GEOG 535, and GEOG 747
- Physics—Any PHYS
- Psychological Sciences – PSYCH 470, and PSYCH 480
- Other natural sciences (current list)
B. Courses fulfilling Quantitative requirement
- MATH 100 level or above
- STAT 100 level or above
- CIS 200 or above
- CC 210 or above
- PHILO 110, PHILO 112, PHILO 320, or PHILO 510
- Other approved disciplinary quantitative methods courses (must have MATH or STAT prerequisite): GEOG 700 , GEOL 360, SOCIO 423, SOCWK 330, SOCWK 530
C. Courses fulfilling Quantitative requirement
All from A and B above, plus
- Quantitative Social Sciences: Courses from the social sciences (ADC, AMETH ANTH, CRIM, ECON, GEOG, MC, POLSC, PSYCH, SOCIO, SOCWK, STRAN) that have a MATH or STAT prerequisite or corequisite
D. Courses fulfilling Arts and Humanities requirement
Any course or combination of courses totaling at least 3 credit-hours from:
- ART
- CLSCS
- COMM
- DANCE
- ENGL
- HIST
- MC
- MUSIC
- PHILO
- THTRE
- Any world language (e.g., ARAB, CHINE, FREN, ITAL, GREEK, GRMN, ITAL, JAPAN, LATIN, MLANG, RUSSN, SPAN)
E. Courses fulfilling Non-quantitative Social Science requirement
Any course in the following disciplines that does not count as a natural science or quantitative social science in A, B or C above. Courses may not count for more than one A&S category.
- ADC
- AMETH
- ANTH
- CRIM
- ECON
- GEOG
- GWSS
- POLSC
- PSYCH
- SOCIO
- SOCWK
- STRAN
F. Courses fulfilling Humanities requirement
Any course in:
- CLSCS
- COMM
- ENGL
- HIST
- MC
- PHILO
- Any world language (e.g., ARAB, CHINE, FREN, ITAL, GREEK, GRMN, ITAL, JAPAN, LATIN, MLANG, RUSSN, SPAN)
If the world language option is used to satisfy 3.1.2 above, then a World Language course from the Modern Languages Department may NOT be used to satisfy this requirement.
G. Courses fulfilling Fine Arts requirement:
Any course in:
- ART
- DANCE
- MUSIC
- THTRE
Go to Arts and Sciences Degree Requirements page.
Faculty/staff wishing to propose additions to course list or changes to Curriculog, should visit the A&S degree requirements, restricted electives, and overlays page.