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Academic Divisions for General Education

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

English Discipline Area — Bucket 1:

  • ENGL 101 English Comp I
  • ENGL 289 English Comp II

Communications Discipline Area — Bucket 2:

  • COMM 207 Fundamentals of Speech
  • COMM 213 Interpersonal Comm

Mathematics & Statistics Discipline Area — Bucket 3:

  • MATH 113 College Algebra
  • MATH 122 Plane Trigonometry
  • MATH 133 Math Essentials
  • MATH 143 Elementary Statistics
  • MATH 150 Analytic Geom/Calc I*

Natural & Physical Sciences Discipline Area — Bucket 4:

  • ALMA 145 Anat/Phys Allied Hlth (L)
  • BIOL 111 General Biology and BIOL 112 General Biology (L)*
  • BIOL 115 Environm Life Science and BIOL 116 Environ Life Lab (L)*
  • BIOL 251 Biology I and BIOL 252 Biology I (L)*
  • BIOL 255 Biology II and BIOL 256 Biology II (L)
  • BIOL 257 Hum Anatomy & Phys and BIOL 258 Hum Anat & Phys (L)
  • BIOL 271 Microbiology and BIOL 272 Microbiology (L)
  • CHEM 105 Intro to Chemistry and CHEM 106 Intro to Chem (L)*
  • CHEM 215 College Chemistry I and CHEM 216 Coll Chemistry I (L)*
  • CHEM 225 College Chemistry II and CHEM 226 Coll Chemistry II (L)
  • PHYS 100 Introductory Coll Phys I* and PHYS 130 Intro Coll Phys I (L)
  • PHYS 101 Intro College Physics II and PHYS 135 Intro Coll Phys II (L)
  • PHYS 102 Fund of Astronomy and PHYS 103 Fund of Astron (L)*
  • PHYS 104 Engineering Physics I and PHYS 140 Engr Phys I Lab (L)*
  • PHYS 105 Engineering Physics II and PHYS 145 Engr Phys II Lab (L)
  • PHYS 171 Physical Science and PHYS 172 Physical Science (L)

Social & Behavioral Sciences Discipline Area — Bucket 5:

  • CRIM 121 Intro to Criminal Justice
  • CRIM 122 Criminal Law
  • CRIM 247 Criminology
  • ECON 200 Microeconomics
  • ECON 201 Macroeconomics
  • HIST 207 World Geography
  • PSYC 110 Chemical Dependency
  • PSYC 155 General Psychology
  • PSYC 219 Child Development
  • PSYC 263 Developmental Psych
  • SOSC 100 Introduction to Sociology*
  • SOSC 101 American Government*
  • SOSC 102 State/Local Government
  • SOSC 200 Intro to Cultural Anthro*
  • SOSC 220 Social Problems*
  • SOSC 230 International Relations
  • SOSC 236 Marriage & the Family*
  • SOSC 243 Race and Ethnicity*

Arts & Humanities Discipline Area — Bucket 6:

  • ART 102 Art Appreciation
  • ART 178 Intro to the Visual Arts
  • ART 244 Ceramics
  • ART 288 Art Hist: Prehist-Medieval
  • ART 289 Art Hist: Renais-Contemp
  • COMM 105 Theatre Appreciation
  • COMM 106 Improvisation
  • COMM 120 Fundamentals of Acting
  • COMM 204 Mass Comm
  • COMM 267 Oral Interpretation
  • ENGL 113 General Literature
  • ENGL 220 American Literature I*
  • ENGL 221 Intro to Western Lit
  • ENGL 230 American Literature II*
  • ENGL 240 English Literature I
  • ENGL 250 Intro to Creative Writing*
  • ENGL 260 Short Fiction
  • HIST 101 World Civ I to 1500
  • HIST 102 World Civ II Since 1500*
  • HIST 201 United States History I*
  • HIST 202 United States History II*
  • HUM 102 Intro Logic/Crit Thinking
  • HUM 103 Introduction to Philosophy
  • HUM 104 Ethics
  • HUM 110 Humanities I
  • HUM 120 Humanities II
  • HUM 133 World Religions
  • HUM 204 Western Civilization I
  • HUM 205 Western Civilization II*
  • MUSI 120 Music Appreciation
  • MUSI 123 Music in America
  • MUSI 140 Music in Elem Classroom

Institutionally Designated Area — Bucket 7:

  • CSIS 100 Computer Conc/App (L)
  • CSIS 250 Adv Programming Methods
  • MATH 155 Analytic Geom/Calc II
  • MATH 253 Analytic Geom/Calc III

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)

  • SOSC 200 Intro to Cultural Anthro*

Biology (BA or BS)

  • BIOL 251 Biology I and BIOL 252 Biology I (L)*
  • BIOL 255 Biology II and BIOL 256 Biology II (L)
  • CHEM 215 College Chemistry I and CHEM 216 Coll Chemistry I (L)*

Chemistry (BA or BS)

  • CHEM 215 College Chemistry I and CHEM 216 Coll Chemistry I (L)*
  • MATH 150 Analytic Geom/Calc I*
  • MATH 155 Analytic Geom/Calc II
  • MATH 253 Analytic Geom/Calc III
  • PHYS 105 Engineering Physics II and PHYS 145 Engr Phys II Lab (L)

Communication (BA)

Major courses at WSU

Creative Writing (BA)

  • ENGL 250 Intro to Creative Writing*

Criminal Justice (BS)

  • CRIM 121 Intro to Criminal Justice
  • CRIM 122 Criminal Law

English (BA)

  • ENGL 230 American Literature II*
  • ENGL 250 Intro to Creative Writing*

Forensic Science (BS)

  • BIOL 251 Biology I and BIOL 252 Biology I (L)*
  • BIOL 255 Biology II and BIOL 256 Biology II (L)
  • BIOL 257 Human Anatomy & Phys and BIOL 258 Hum Anat & Phys (L)
  • CHEM 215 College Chemistry I and CHEM 216 Coll Chemistry I (L)*

Geology (BA or BS)

  • CHEM 215 College Chemistry I and CHEM 216 Coll Chemistry I (L)*
  • MATH 150 Analytic Geom/Calc I*
  • MATH 155 Analytic Geom/Calc II
  • MATH 253 Analytic Geom/Calc III

History (BA)

  • HIST 201 United States History I*
  • HIST 202 United States History II*

Mathematics (BA or BS)

  • MATH 150 Analytic Geom/Calc I*
  • MATH 155 Analytic Geom/Calc II
  • MATH 253 Analytic Geom/Calc III

Modern Languages (BA)

Prerequisites for major courses

Philosophy (BA)

  • HUM 103 Intro to Philosophy

Physics (BA or BS)

  • MATH 150 Analytic Geom/Calc I*
  • MATH 155 Analytic Geom/Calc II
  • MATH 253 Analytic Geom/Calc III
  • PHYS 104 Engineering Physics I and PHYS 140 Engr Phys I Lab (L)*
  • PHYS 105 Engineering Physics II and PHYS 145 Engr Phys II Lab (L)

Political Science (BA)

  • SOSC 101 American Government*
  • SOSC 102 State/Local Government

Psychology (BA)

  • PSYC 155 General Psychology
  • PSYC 263 Developmental Psych

Social Work (BA)

  • PSYC 155 General Psychology
  • SOSC 100 Introduction to Sociology*

Sociology (BA)

  • SOSC 100 Introduction to Sociology*
  • SOSC 220 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)

  • BIOL 111 General Biology and BIOL 112 General Biology (L)*
  • PSYC 155 General Psychology
  • SOSC 100 Introduction to Sociology*
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