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Academic Divisions for General Education

Cloud County CC courses approved for general education credit by the WSU College of Liberal Arts & Sciences are shown below.

English Discipline Area — Bucket 1:

  • CM 101 English Composition I
  • CM 102 English Composition II

Communications Discipline Area — Bucket 2:

  • CM 115 Public Speaking
  • CM 240 Interpersonal Communication

Mathematics & Statistics Discipline Area — Bucket 3:

  • MA 108 Contemporary Math
  • MA 111 College Algebra
  • MA 112 Trigonometry
  • MA 114 Elementary Statistics
  • MA 115 General Calculus*
  • MA 120 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I*

Natural & Physical Sciences Discipline Area — Bucket 4:

  • SC 101 General Biology (L)*
  • SC 103 Physical Science (L)
  • SC 104 Geology (L)*
  • SC 105 General Astronomy (L)*
  • SC 110 Principles of Biology I (L)*
  • SC 111 Microbiology Lecture and SC 112 Microbiology (L)
  • SC 120 Human Anatomy & Physiology I and SC 121 Human Anatomy & Physiology II (L) or SC 126 Anatomy & Physiology (L)
  • SC 129 Intro to Chemistry (L)
  • SC 130 General, Organic, & Biochemistry (L)*
  • SC 131 Chemistry I (L)*
  • SC 132 Chemistry II (L)
  • SC 140 College Physics I (L)*
  • SC 141 College Physics II (L)
  • SC 142 University Physics I (L)*
  • SC 143 University Physics II (L)
  • SC 146 Environmental Science and Conservation and SC 147 Environmental Science and Conservation Lab (L)*
  • SC 151 Principles of Biology II (L)

Social & Behavioral Sciences Discipline Area — Bucket 5:

  • AJ 100 Introduction to Criminal Justice
  • AJ 206 Criminal Law
  • EC 101 Principles of Macroeconomics
  • EC 102 Principles of Microeconomics
  • GE 101 World Geography
  • HI 108 Women in American Society*
  • SS 101 General Psychology
  • SS 103 Social Psychology
  • SS 105 Human Growth and Development
  • SS 106 Marriage and Family*
  • SS 125 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology*
  • SS 127 Child Psychology
  • SS 129 Introduction to Social Work
  • SS 130 Introduction to Sociology*
  • SS 131 Cultural Diversity and Ethnicity*
  • SS 140 US Government: National*
  • SS 141 US Government: State/Local
  • SS 150 Intro to International Relations*
  • SS 201 Social Problems*

Arts & Humanities Discipline Area — Bucket 6:

  • AR 100 Art Appreciation
  • CM 106 Creative Writing I*
  • CM 121 Introduction to Literature*
  • CM 122 American Literature I*
  • CM 123 American Literature II*
  • CM 124 World Literature and the Human Experience
  • CM 127 The Short Story*
  • CM 140 Theatre Appreciation
  • CM 141 Introduction to Acting
  • CM 148 American Cinema Appreciation
  • ED 114 Art in the Elementary Classroom
  • ED 123 Music in Elementary Classroom
  • FL 111 Spanish I
  • FL 112 Spanish II
  • HI 120 World History I
  • HI 121 World History II*
  • HI 122 US History I*
  • HI 123 US History II*
  • HU 201 Humanities I
  • HU 202 Humanities II
  • JN 100 Mass Media in Society
  • MU 100 Music Appreciation
  • MU 102 World Music
  • MU 103 History of Rock Music
  • PH 100 Introduction to Philosophy
  • PH 101 Intro to Critical Thinking
  • PH 105 Ethics
  • RE 104 World Religions

Institutionally Designated Area — Bucket 7:

  • CS 108 Computer Applications (L)
  • MA 121 Analytic Geometry and Calculus II
  • MA 122 Analytic Geometry and Calculus III
  • SC 107 Meteorology (L)
  • SC 137 Natural Hazards and Disasters and SC 138 Natural Hazards and Disasters Lab (L)

Program-Specific Requirements

World Language Requirement:

All Bachelor of Arts degrees and the Bachelor of Science degrees in Criminal Justice and Homeland

Security require a world language through the intermediate level.

Courses to Begin Las Majors

The first two years of the college program may include one or two

courses that begin the major. Students

transferring 48 hours or more to LAS

must declare a specific LAS major or

degree preference during the first

semester of enrollment. The best initial

courses for LAS majors are listed below.

Anthropology - BA

  • SS 125 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology*

Biology - BA or BS

  • SC 110 Principles of Biology I (L)*
  • SC 131 Chemistry I (L)*
  • SC 132 Chemistry II (L)
  • SC 151 Principles of Biology II (L)

Chemistry - BA or BS

  • MA 120 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I*
  • MA 121 Analytic Geometry and Calculus II
  • MA 122 Analytic Geometry and Calculus III
  • SC 131 Chemistry I (L)*
  • SC 132 Chemistry II (L)
  • SC 142 University Physics I (L)*
  • SC 143 University Physics II (L)

Communication - BA

Major Courses at WSU

Creative Writing - BA

  • CM 106 Creative Writing I*

Criminal Justice - BS

  • AJ 100 Introduction to Criminal Justice
  • AJ 206 Criminal Law

English - BA

  • CM 122 American Literature I*
  • CM 127 The Short Story*

Forensic Science - BS

  • SC 110 Principles of Biology I (L)*
  • SC 120 Human Anatomy & Physiology I and SC 121 Human Anatomy & Physiology II (L)
  • SC 131 Chemistry I (L)*
  • SC 132 Chemistry II (L)
  • SC 151 Principles of Biology II (L)

Geology - BA or BS

  • MA 120 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I*
  • MA 121 Analytic Geometry and Calculus II
  • MA 122 Analytic Geometry and Calculus III
  • SC 104 Geology (L)*
  • SC 131 Chemistry I (L)*
  • SC 132 Chemistry II (L)

History - BA

  • HI 120 World History I
  • HI 121 World History II*
  • HI 122 US History I*
  • HI 123 US History II*

Mathematics - BA or BS

  • MA 120 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I*
  • MA 121 Analytic Geometry and Calculus II
  • MA 122 Analytic Geometry and Calculus III

Modern Languages - BA

Prerequisites for major courses

Philosophy - BA

  • PH 100 Introduction to Philosophy
  • PH 105 Ethics

Physics - BA or BS

  • MA 120 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I*
  • MA 121 Analytic Geometry and Calculus II
  • MA 122 Analytic Geometry and Calculus III
  • SC 142 University Physics I (L)*
  • SC 143 University Physics II (L)

Political Science - BA

  • SS 140 US Government: National*
  • SS 141 US Government: State and Local
  • SS 150 Introduction to International Relations*

Psychology - BA

  • SS 101 General Psychology
  • SS 103 Social Psychology

Social Work - BA

  • SS 101 General Psychology
  • SS 129 Introduction to Social Work
  • SS 130 Introduction to Sociology*

Sociology - BA

  • SS 106 Marriage and Family*
  • SS 130 Introduction to Sociology*
  • SS 201 Social Problems*

Courses that Fulfill General Education & Program Requirements

Certain general education courses are also used as program requirements for specific programs with systemwide transfer plans. These courses can be applied to the programs through transfer credits. WSU strongly recommends that students looking at these programs take the following courses to fulfill both General Education and program requirements simultaneously.

Social Work (BA)

  • SC 101 General Biology (L)*
  • SS 101 General Psychology
  • SS 130 Introduction to Sociology*
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