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Academic Divisions for General Education

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

English Discipline Area — Bucket 1:

  • EN 100 English Composition IB or EN 101 English Composition IA
  • EN102 English Composition II

Communications Discipline Area — Bucket 2:

  • SH 101 Public Speaking
  • SH 210 Interpersonal Communication

Mathematics & Statistics Discipline Area — Bucket 3:

  • MA 106 College Algebra
  • MA 107 Plane Trigonometry
  • MA 108 Elements of Statistics
  • MA 110 Calculus*
  • MA 111 Analytical Geometry and Calculus I*
  • MA 117 Contemporary Math

Natural & Physical Sciences Discipline Area — Bucket 4:

  • BI 101/BI 101L General Biology (L)*
  • BI 101H/BI 101L Honors General Biology (L)*
  • BI 103/BI 103L Human Anatomy and Physiology (L)
  • BI 104/BI 104L Biology I (L)*
  • BI 105/BI 105L Biology II (L)
  • BI 105H/BI 105L Honors Biology II (L)
  • BI 107 Human Anatomy and Physiology I (L)
  • BI 112/BI 112L General Microbiology (L)
  • CH 101/CH 101L General Chemistry (L)*
  • CH 105/CH 105L Chemistry I (L)*
  • CH 106/CH106L Chemistry II (L)
  • PY 103/PY 104L Physical Geology (L)*
  • PY 110/PY 110L Physical Science (L)
  • PY 112/PY 112L General Physics I (L)*
  • PY 113/PY 113L General Physics II (L)
  • PY 201/PY 201L Engineering Physics I (L)*
  • PY 202/PY 202L Engineering Physics II (L)

Social & Behavioral Sciences Discipline Area — Bucket 5:

  • CC 105 Infant and Toddler Development
  • EC 100 Macroeconomics
  • EC 100H Honors Macroeconomics
  • EC 101 Microeconomics
  • EC 101H Honors Microeconomics
  • GE 101 World Geography
  • GO 100 American Government*
  • GO 101 State and Local Government
  • GO 102 International Relations*
  • GO 132 Comparative Politics*
  • LE 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice
  • LE 205 Criminal Law
  • PS 100 General Psychology
  • PS 100H Honors General Psychology
  • PS 102 Human Growth and Development
  • PS 102H Honors Human Growth and Development
  • PS 201 Psychology of Personality
  • SO 100 Fundamentals of Sociology*
  • SO 100H Honors Fundamentals of Sociology*
  • SO 101 Marriage and Family*
  • SO 101H Honors Marriage and Family*
  • SO 106 Introduction to Women's Studies*
  • SO 111 Cultural Anthropology*
  • SO 111H Honors Cultural Anthropology*
  • SO 113 Cultural Diversity*
  • SO 122 Introduction to Social Work
  • SO 201 Social Problems*

Arts & Humanities Discipline Area — Bucket 6:

  • AR 101 Art Appreciation
  • AR 104 Art History: Paleolithic to Medieval
  • AR 105 Art History: Renaissance to Modern
  • AR 106 Art in the Elementary Classroom
  • AR 117 Ceramics II
  • EN 121 World Mythology*
  • EN 128 Introduction to Creative Writing*
  • EN 201 Introduction to Literature*
  • EN 202 British Literature I*
  • EN 202H Honors British Literature I*
  • EN 203 British Literature II*
  • EN 203H Honors British Literature II*
  • EN 204 American Literature I*
  • EN 204H Honors American Literature I*
  • EN 205 American Literature II*
  • EN 205H Honors American Literature II*
  • EN 207 Introduction to Shakespeare*
  • EN 214 Introduction to Cultural Studies: Fairy Tales
  • EN 214H Honors Introduction to Cultural Studies: Fairy Tales
  • FR 101 Elementary French I
  • FR 102 Elementary French II
  • HI 101 American History 1492-1865*
  • HI 102 American History 1865-Present*
  • HI 103 World History to 1600
  • HI 104 World History Since 1600*
  • HI 112 Western Civilization to 1500*
  • HI 113 Western Civilization 1500-Present
  • JL 101 Introduction to Mass Communications
  • JL 101H Honors Introduction to Mass Communications
  • IS 137 Website Ethics and Security
  • MU 101 Music Appreciation
  • MU 127 Introduction to Jazz/Jazz Rock
  • MU 201 Music in the Elementary Classroom
  • PL 101 Introduction to Philosophy
  • PL 101H Honors Introduction to Philosophy
  • PL 103 Logic and Critical Thinking
  • PL 104 Ethics
  • PL 105 Death and Dying
  • RE 101 New Testament Literature*
  • RE 102 Old Testament Literature*
  • RE 106 Introduction to World Religions
  • SH 103 Oral Interpretation
  • SP 101 Elementary Spanish I
  • SP 102 Elementary Spanish II
  • SP 105 Elementary Spanish III*
  • TH 115 Theatre Appreciation
  • TH 116 Acting I

Institutionally Designated Area — Bucket 7:

  • BI 102 Ecology of Environmental Problems
  • IS 104 Microcomputer Applications (L)
  • MA 113 Analytical Geometry and Calculus II
  • MA 201 Analytical Geometry and Calculus III
  • PY 102 Weather and Climate

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

In the first two years of college, the

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)

  • SO 111 Cultural Anthropology

Biology (BA or BS)

  • BI 104/BI 104L Biology I (L)*
  • BI 105/BI 105L Biology II (L)
  • CH 105/CH 105L Chemistry I (L)*
  • CH 106/CH106L Chemistry II (L)
  • CH 201/CH 201L Org Chem I (L)
  • CH 201H/201L Hnrs Org Chem (L)

Chemistry (BA or BS)

  • CH 105/CH 105L Chemistry I (L)*
  • CH 106/CH106L Chemistry II (L)
  • CH 201/CH 201L Org Chem I (L)
  • CH 201H/201L Hnrs Org Chem (L)
  • MA 111 Analytical Geom/Calc I*
  • MA 113 Analytical Geom/Calc II
  • MA 201/202L Anlytc Geom/Calc III
  • PY 201/PY 201L Engr Phys I (L)* or PY201H/201L Hrs Eng Phy (L)*
  • PY 202/PY 202L Engr Phys II (L)

Communications (BA)

Major Courses at WSU

Creative Writing

  • EN 128 Intro to Creative Writing

Criminal Justice (BS)

  • LE 101 Intro to Criminal Justice
  • LE 201 Intro to Corrections
  • LE 205 Criminal Law

English (BA)

  • EN 202 British Literature I*
  • EN 203 British Literature II*
  • EN 204 American Literature I*
  • EN 205 American Literature II*

Forensic Science (BS)

  • BI 104/BI 104L Biology I (L)*
  • BI 105/BI 105L Biology II (L)
  • CH 105/CH 105L Chemistry I (L)*
  • CH 106/CH106L Chemistry II (L)
  • CH 201/CH 201L Org Chem I (L)
  • CH201H/201L Hnrs Org Chem (L)

Geology (BA or BS)

  • CH 105/CH 105L Chemistry I (L)*
  • CH 106/CH106L Chemistry II (L)
  • MA 111 Analytical Geom/Calc I*
  • MA 113 Analytical Geom/Calc II
  • MA 201/202L Anlytc Geom/Calc III

History (BA)

  • HI 101 American Hist 1492-1865*
  • HI 102 American Hist 1865-Present*
  • HI 103 World History to 1600
  • HI 104 World History Since 1600*

Mathematics (BA or BS)

  • MA 111 Analytical Geom/Calc I*
  • MA 113 Analytical Geom/Calc II
  • MA 201/202L Anlytc Geom/Calc III

Modern Languages (BA)

Prerequisites for major courses

Philosophy (BA)

  • PL 101 Intro to Philosophy
  • PL 103 Logic and Critical Thinking
  • PL 104 Ethics

Physics (BA or BS)

  • MA 111 Analytical Geom/Calc I*
  • MA 113 Analytical Geom/Calc II
  • MA 201/202L Anlytc Geom/Calc III
  • PY 201/PY 201L Engr Phys I (L)* or PY 201H/201L Hrs Eng Phy (L)*
  • PY 202/PY 202L Engr Phys II (L)

Political Science (BA)

  • GO 100 American Government*
  • GO 101 State & Local Government
  • GO 102 International Relations*

Psychology (BA)

  • PS 100 General Psychology
  • PS 102 Human Growth & Dev
  • PS 102H Hnrs Hmn Growth & Dev

Social Work (BA)

  • PS 100 General Psychology
  • SO 100 Fundamentals of Sociology*
  • SO 122 Intro to Social Work

Sociology (BA)

  • SO 100 Fundamentals of Sociology*
  • SO 101 Marriage & Family*
  • SO 101H Hnrs Marriage & Family*
  • SO 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)

  • BI 101/BI 101L General Biology (L)*
  • PS 100 General Psychology
  • SO 100 Fundamentals of Sociology*
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