General University Requirements (GUR)

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Communication Block B (BCOM)
Course Number	Course Title	Credits		Term
COMM 235	Exposition and Argumentation	4	Communication Block B (BCOM)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Summer
CSCI 102	Computer-Mediated Communications	3	Communication Block B (BCOM)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Summer
EDUC 309	Storytelling: Oral Narrative in History, Culture, and Society	4	Communication Block B (BCOM)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Fall Winter Spring Summer

Communication Block C (CCOM)
Course Number	Course Title	Credits		Term
DNC 231	Introduction to Dance in Western Cultures	3	Communication Block C (CCOM)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Summer
LIBR 201	Introduction to Research Strategies	4	Communication Block C (CCOM)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Fall Spring
WGSS 320	Topics in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies: Caribbean Glb Ctxt	5	Communication Block C (CCOM)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Fall

Comparative, Gender, and Multicultural Studies (ACGM)
Course Number	Course Title	Credits		Term
ANTH 362	Peoples of Asia	5	Comparative, Gender, and Multicultural Studies (ACGM)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Summer
ANTH 366	Anth Perspectives on Africa	5	Comparative, Gender, and Multicultural Studies (ACGM)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Summer
DNC 232	Movement and Culture	3	Comparative, Gender, and Multicultural Studies (ACGM)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Fall Winter Spring Summer
EUS 210	Nomads of Eurasia	5	Comparative, Gender, and Multicultural Studies (ACGM)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Fall Spring Summer
WGSS 213	Introduction to Sexuality Studies	5	Comparative, Gender, and Multicultural Studies (ACGM)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Winter

Comparative, Gender, and Multicultural Studies (BCGM)
Course Number	Course Title	Credits		Term
ANTH 353	Sex and Gender in Culture	5	Comparative, Gender, and Multicultural Studies (BCGM)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Winter Summer
COMM 260	Communication Identity and Difference	5	Comparative, Gender, and Multicultural Studies (BCGM)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Summer
EUS 201	Russian Civilization	5	Comparative, Gender, and Multicultural Studies (BCGM)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Winter Summer
PSY 119	Psychology of Gender	4	Comparative, Gender, and Multicultural Studies (BCGM)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Fall Winter Spring Summer
SALI 201	Introduction to the Salish Sea	4	Comparative, Gender, and Multicultural Studies (BCGM)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Summer
SOC 339	Women, Sexuality and Society	5	Comparative, Gender, and Multicultural Studies (BCGM)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Spring
WGSS 211	Intro to Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies	5	Comparative, Gender, and Multicultural Studies (BCGM)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Spring
WGSS 211	Introduction to Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies	5	Comparative, Gender, and Multicultural Studies (BCGM)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Winter Spring Summer
WGSS 212	Introduction to Feminist Theory	5	Comparative, Gender, and Multicultural Studies (BCGM)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Winter
WGSS 212	Intro to Feminist Theory	5	Comparative, Gender, and Multicultural Studies (BCGM)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Fall Summer
WGSS 320	Sex Trafficking	5	Comparative, Gender, and Multicultural Studies (BCGM)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Spring

Comparative, Gender, and Multicultural Studies (BCGM)

*English majors/minors may apply up to 10 credits of distance learning to their major/minor course of study. Contact your degree advisor for guidelines.
Course Number	Course Title	Credits		Term
ENG 338	Women and Literature in North America and Europe Sample ENG 338 syllabus	5	Comparative, Gender, and Multicultural Studies (BCGM) *English majors/minors may apply up to 10 credits of distance learning to their major/minor course of study. Contact your degree advisor for guidelines.	Delivery Mode: Self-Paced Available Anytime

Humanities (HUM)
Course Number	Course Title	Credits		Term
A/HI 210	History of Architecture	3	Humanities (HUM)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Summer
COMM 220	Communication Theory	5	Humanities (HUM)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Summer
DNC 108	Introduction to the Fine Arts: the Classics	3	Humanities (HUM)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Fall Winter Spring
HUMA 123	Modern Europe Sample HUMA 123 Syllabus	5	Humanities (HUM)	Delivery Mode: Self-Paced Available Anytime
JOUR 340	History of U.S. Journalism	4	Humanities (HUM)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Summer
MUS 104	Art of Listening to Music	3	Humanities (HUM)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Winter Spring
MUS 105	Pop and Rock Music Survey	3	Humanities (HUM)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Winter Spring
MUS 106	Intro to Hip-Hop	3	Humanities (HUM)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Winter Spring
MUS 107	Introduction to Country Music	3	Humanities (HUM)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Winter Spring
MUS 108	Survey of Video Game Music	3	Humanities (HUM)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Winter Spring
MUS 109	Iconic Music in Iconic Films	3	Humanities (HUM)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Winter Spring
MUS 110	Electronic Music and Tech	3	Humanities (HUM)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Summer
MUS 205	Survey World Musical Cultures	3	Humanities (HUM)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Winter Spring
REL 232	Myth and Folklore Sample REL 232 syllabus	5	Humanities (HUM)	Delivery Mode: Self-Paced Available Anytime

Natural Sciences [With a Lab Component] (LSCI)
Course Number	Course Title	Credits		Term
ANTH 215	Intro Biological Anthro w/Lab	5	Natural Sciences [With a Lab Component] (LSCI)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Summer
ENVS 203	Physical Geography	4	Natural Sciences [With a Lab Component] (LSCI)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Summer

Natural Sciences [Without a Lab Component] (SCI)
Course Number	Course Title	Credits		Term
ESCI 101	Environmental Studies: A Scientific Approach	3	Natural Sciences [Without a Lab Component] (SCI)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Spring Summer
ESCI 325	Fundamentals of Ecology	3	Natural Sciences [Without a Lab Component] (SCI)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Summer
GEOL 204	Geology and Society: The Science of Monsters Sample GEOL 204 Syllabus	3	Natural Sciences [Without a Lab Component] (SCI)	Delivery Mode: Self-Paced Available Anytime
GEOL 204	Geology and Society: The Science of Monsters	3	Natural Sciences [Without a Lab Component] (SCI)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Fall Winter
GEOL 303	Dinosaurs and Their Environment	3	Natural Sciences [Without a Lab Component] (SCI)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Fall Winter Spring
GEOL 303	Dinosaurs and Their Environment Sample GEOL 303 Syllabus	3	Natural Sciences [Without a Lab Component] (SCI)	Delivery Mode: Self-Paced Available Anytime
GEOL 315	Minerals, Energy/Society	4	Natural Sciences [Without a Lab Component] (SCI)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Fall Spring Summer

Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning (QSR)
Course Number	Course Title	Credits		Term
ENVS 201	Environmental Data and Information	3	Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning (QSR)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Summer
FIN 216	Personal Investing	4	Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning (QSR)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Fall Spring Summer
MATH 107	Mathematical Reasoning and Its Applications Sample MATH 107 syllabus	4	Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning (QSR)	Delivery Mode: Self-Paced Available Anytime
MATH 240	Introduction to Statistics Sample MATH 240 syllabus	4	Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning (QSR)	Delivery Mode: Self-Paced Available Anytime

Social Sciences (SSC)
Course Number	Course Title	Credits		Term
ANTH 102	Introduction to Human Origins	5	Social Sciences (SSC)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Winter Spring Summer
ANTH 201	Introduction to Cultural Anthropology	5	Social Sciences (SSC)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Fall Winter Spring Summer
ANTH 247	Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology	5	Social Sciences (SSC)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Summer
C/AM 200	Intro to Canadian Studies	5	Social Sciences (SSC)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Summer
COMM 240	Media Studies	5	Social Sciences (SSC)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Summer
ECON 206	Introduction to Microeconomics	4	Social Sciences (SSC)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Fall Winter Summer
ECON 207	Introduction to Macroeconomics	4	Social Sciences (SSC)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Summer
ENVS 297P	Cities, Nature and Society	3	Social Sciences (SSC)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Summer
FIN 215	Personal Finance	4	Social Sciences (SSC)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Fall Winter Summer
JOUR 190	Introduction to Mass Media	5	Social Sciences (SSC)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Summer
LING 201	Intro to Linguistics	5	Social Sciences (SSC)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Summer
LING 204	Sociolinguistics	5	Social Sciences (SSC)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Spring
PSY 101	Introduction to Psychology Sample PSY 101 Syllabus	5	Social Sciences (SSC)	Delivery Mode: Self-Paced Available Anytime
SOC 255	Social Organization of Criminal Justice	5	Social Sciences (SSC)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Winter
SOC 260	The Family in Society	5	Social Sciences (SSC)	Delivery Mode: Term-Based Spring

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