Foundational Content
| Foundational Content - Humanities (6 credits) | ||
| Students will demonstrate knowledge of human cultures and cultural products—the arts and letters—and of how to study, compare, and critique diverse cultural perspectives and aesthetics. Students will also have the opportunity to produce their own cultural artifacts. | ||
| ART 110 | Introduction to Visual Arts | 3 |
| ART 210 | Art History: Prehistoric through Middle Ages | 3 |
| ART 211 | Art History: Renaissance to Contemporary | 3 |
| ENGL 220 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 225 | Introduction to Film | 3 |
| ENGL 231 | Bible as Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 232 | World Mythology | 3 |
| ENGL 240 | World Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 251 | Foundations in Brit Lit I | 3 |
| ENGL 252 | Foundations in Brit Lit II | 3 |
| ENGL 261 | Foundations in Am Lit I | 3 |
| ENGL 262 | Foundations in Am Lit II | 3 |
| ENGL 355 | Age of Shakespeare * | 3 |
| FREN 101 | Beginning French I | 3 |
| FREN 102 | Beginning French II | 3 |
| FREN 201 | Intermediate French I | 3 |
| FREN 202 | Intermediate French II | 3 |
| GERM 101 | Beginning German I | 3 |
| GERM 102 | Beginning German II | 3 |
| GERM 201 | Intermediate German I | 3 |
| GERM 202 | Intermediate German II | 3 |
| HON 351H | Integrity and the Examined Life | 3 |
| HUM 251 | Humanities | 3 |
| HUM 252 | Humanities | 3 |
| HUM 253 | Humanities | 3 |
| HUM 254 | Non-Western Humanities | 3 |
| LANG 105 | Writing Systems * | 3 |
| LAT 101 | Beginning Latin I | 3 |
| LAT 102 | Beginning Latin II | 3 |
| LAT 201 | Intermediate Latin I | 3 |
| LAT 202 | Intermediate Latin II | 3 |
| MUSC 100 | Music Appreciation | 3 |
| MUSC 201 | World Music | 3 |
| MUSC 207 | History of Pop and Rock Music | 3 |
| MUSC 208 | Sex, Crimes, and the Sublime on the Musical Stage | 3 |
| MUSC 260 | Introduction to Music History * | 3 |
| MUSC 305 | Musical Theatre History | 3 |
| PHIL 100 | Critical Thinking | 3 |
| PHIL 101 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 102 | Philosophy of Human Nature | 3 |
| SPAN 101 | Beginning Spanish I | 3 |
| SPAN 102 | Beginning Spanish II | 3 |
| SPAN 120 | Basic Spanish for Travel and Business | 3 |
| SPAN 130 | Spanish for Healthcare Professions | 3 |
| SPAN 201 | Intermediate Spanish I | 3 |
| SPAN 202 | Intermediate Spanish II | 3 |
| SPED 113 | American Sign Language I | 3 |
| SPED 115 | American Sign Language II | 3 |
| THEA 110 | Introduction to Theatre Arts | 3 |
| THEA 305 | Musical Theatre History * | 3 |
| Courses marked with * and courses with "H" are not part of GERTA; however, they will count as General Education requirements at MSU. | ||
| Foundational Content - Lab Science (8 credits) | ||
| Students will demonstrate knowledge of the physical and natural world and how to produce and apply that knowledge in a variety of settings. | ||
| BIOL 111 | Concepts of Biology | 4 |
| or BIOL 111H | Honors Concepts of Biology | |
| BIOL 115 | Concepts of Anatomy and Physiology | 4 |
| BIOL 127 | Environmental Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 150 | General Biology I | 4 |
| BIOL 151 | General Biology II | 4 |
| or BIOL 151H | Honors General Biology II | |
| BIOL 154 | Introduction to Botany | 4 |
| or BIOL 154H | Honors Introduction to Botany | |
| BIOL 202 | Introductory Microbiology | 4 |
| BIOL 220 | Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
| BIOL 221 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
| CHEM 110 | Survey of Chemistry | 4 |
| or CHEM 110H | Honors Survey of Chemistry | |
| CHEM 118 | General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry | 4 |
| CHEM 121 | General Chemistry I | 5 |
| or CHEM 121H | Honors General Chemistry I | |
| CHEM 122 | General Chemistry II | 5 |
| or CHEM 122H | Honors General Chemistry II | |
| CHEM 127 | Chemistry of the Environment | 4 |
| GEOL 100 | Earth Science with Lab | 4 |
| GEOL 101 | Environmental Geology with Lab | 4 |
| GEOL 105 | Physical Geology with Lab | 4 |
| GEOL 123 | Global Climate Change: Science and Society | 4 |
| GEOL 190 | Introductory Geology in the Field | 3 |
| PHYS 110 | Astronomy | 4 |
| or PHYS 110H | Honors Astronomy | |
| PHYS 211 | College Physics I | 4 |
| PHYS 212 | College Physics II | 4 |
| PHYS 251 | University Physics I | 5 |
| PHYS 252 | University Physics II | 5 |
| SCI 110 | Introduction to Meteorology | 4 |
| Courses marked with * and courses with "H" are not part of GERTA; however, they will count as General Education requirements at MSU. | ||
| Foundational Content - History and Social Sciences | ||
| Students will demonstrate knowledge of common and diverse historical experiences and of how to apply historical synthesis to inform decisions and understanding of the contemporary world. Courses from the social sciences in particular should emphasize scientific analysis from the everyday world and should analyze data and problems as they relate to the contemporary world. | ||
| Foundational Content - History (3 credits) | ||
| HIST 103 | US History to 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 104 | US History from 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 105 | World Civilizations I | 3 |
| HIST 106 | World Civilizations II | 3 |
| HIST 215H | Modern World Origins * | 3 |
| Foundational Content - Social Science (6 credits) | ||
| COMM 219 | Mass Media and Society | 3 |
| ECON 201 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| GEOG 110 | Introduction to Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 161 | World Regional Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 289 | Introduction to GIS | 3 |
| POLS 115 | American Government | 3 |
| POLS 116 | State and Local Government | 3 |
| POLS 220 | International Politics | 3 |
| PSY 111 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 110 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| SOC 200H | Idea of Society * | 3 |
| SWK 256 | Development of Social Welfare | 3 |
| Courses marked with * and courses with "H" are not part of GERTA; however, they will count as General Education requirements at MSU. | ||