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Academic Divisions for General Education

WSU Tech courses approved for general education credit by the WSU College of Education are shown below.

English Discipline Area — Bucket 1:

  • ENG 101 Composition I
  • ENG 120 Composition II

Communications Discipline Area — Bucket 2:

  • SPH 101 Public Speaking
  • SPH 111 Interpersonal Comm

Mathematics & Statistics Discipline Area — Bucket 3:

  • MTH 107 Contemp Math w/Coreq
  • MTH 108 Contemporary Math
  • MTH 110 College Algebra w/Coreq
  • MTH 111 College Algebra w/Rev
  • MTH 112 College Algebra
  • MTH 113 Trigonometry
  • MTH 115 Pre-Calculus Math
  • MTH 119 Elem Statistics w/Coreq
  • MTH 120 Elementary Statistics
  • MTH 125 Calculus I

Natural & Physical Sciences Discipline Area — Bucket 4:

  • BIO 110 Principles of Biology (L)
  • BIO 130 Biology I (L)
  • BIO 135 Biology II (L)
  • BIO 145 Human Anat & Phys I and BIO 146 Hmn Anat & Phys II (L)
  • BIO 150 Human Anatomy & Phys (L)
  • BIO 160 Microbiology (L)
  • CHM 110 General Chemistry (L)
  • CHM 125 Chemistry I (L)
  • CHM 135 Chemistry II (L)
  • PHS 110 Physical Science (L)
  • PHS 115 Introductory Astronomy (L)
  • PHS 120 General Physics I (L)
  • PHS 125 General Physics II (L)

Social & Behavioral Sciences Discipline Area — Bucket 5:

  • CRJ 101 Intro to Criminal Justice
  • CRJ 110 Criminal Law
  • CRJ 155 Policing Diverse Cultures
  • ECO 105 Princ of Macroeconomics
  • ECO 110 Princ of Microeconomics
  • ENT 110 Intro to Entrepreneurship
  • GEO 101 Principles of Geography
  • POL 101 American Government
  • PSY 101 General Psychology
  • PSY 110 Child Psychology
  • PSY 120 Developmental Psych
  • SOC 101 Principles of Sociology
  • SOC 115 Social Problems

Arts & Humanities Discipline Area — Bucket 6:

  • ALH 121 Lgl/Ethcl Issues/Hlthcr
  • ART 100 Art Appreciation
  • ENG 110 Introduction to Literature
  • FOL 101 Spanish I
  • FOL 110 Spanish II
  • HIS 110 US History to 1877
  • HIS 120 US History since 1865
  • HIS 130 World History I
  • MGT 111 Business Ethics
  • PHL 110 Ethics
  • PHL 115 Logic
  • REL 101 New Testament
  • REL 130 World Religions
  • MUS 110 Music Appreciation
  • THR 100 Theatre Appreciation

Institutionally Designated Area — Bucket 7:

  • BIO 120 Environmental Biology
  • CED 115 Comp Applications (L)
  • CED 120 Advanced Computer App
  • MTH 150 Calculus II

Program-Specific Requirements

*Courses requiring a B- or better

**Courses requiring a C or better

Biology (6-12)

  • BIO 130 Biology I (L)
  • BIO 135 Biology II (L)
  • BIO 145 Human Anat & Phys I and BIO 146 Hmn Anat & Phys II (L) or BIO 150 Human Anat & Phys (L)
  • CHM 125 Chemistry I (L)**
  • CHM 135 Chemistry II (L)
  • EDU 120/121 Intro to Teaching w/Field Experience*
  • PSY 120 Developmental Psych*

Chemistry (6-12)

  • BIO 130 Biology I (L)
  • CHM 125 Chemistry I (L)**
  • CHM 135 Chemistry II (L)**
  • EDU 120/121 Intro to Teaching w/Field Experience*
  • PHS 120 General Physics I (L)
  • PSY 120 Developmental Psych*

Earth/Space (6-12)

  • BIO 130 Biology I (L)
  • CHM 125 Chemistry I (L)**
  • CHM 135 Chemistry II (L)**
  • EDU 120/121 Intro to Teaching w/Field Experience*
  • PHS 115 Intro Astronomy (L)
  • PSY 120 Developmental Psych*

Elementary Education Unified (PreK-6) and Early Childhood Unified (B-3)

  • BIO 110 Principles of Biology (L) or BIO 130 Biology I (L) or BIO 145 Human Anat & Phys I and BIO 146 Hmn Anat & Phys II (L) or BIO 150 Human Anat & Phys (L)
  • EDU 120/121 Intro to Teaching w/Field Experience* *
  • EDU 210 Assessing Student Learning*
  • EDU 230 Art in Elem Classroom
  • HIS 110 US History to 1877 or HIS 120 US History since 1865

English (5-8)

  • EDU 120/121 Intro to Teaching w/Field Experience*
  • PSY 120 Developmental Psych*

English (6-12)

  • EDU 120/121 Intro to Teaching w/Field Experience*
  • PSY 120 Developmental Psych*

French (PreK-12)

  • EDU 120/121 Intro to Teaching w/Field Experience*
  • PSY 120 Developmental Psych

History (5-8)

  • EDU 120/121 Intro to Teaching w/Field Experience*
  • GEO 101 Principles of Geography
  • HIS 110 US History to 1877
  • HIS 120 US History since 1865
  • HIS 130 World History I
  • POL 101 American Government

History (6-12)

  • EDU 120/121 Intro to Teaching w/Field Experience*
  • GEO 101 Principles of Geography
  • HIS 110 US History to 1877
  • HIS 120 US History since 1865
  • HIS 130 World History I
  • POL 101 American Government

Mathematics (5-8)

  • EDU 120/121 Intro to Teaching w/Field Experience*
  • MTH 113 Trigonometry**
  • MTH 120 Elementary Statistics or MTH 119 Elementary Statistics w/Corequisite

Math Applications: Choose one course from below.

  • CHM 125 Chemistry I (L)
  • ECO 105 Princ of Macroeconomics
  • PHS 115 Intro Astronomy (L)
  • PHS 120 General Physics I (L)

Mathematics (6-12)

  • EDU 120/121 Intro to Teaching w/Field Experience*
  • MTH 113 Trigonometry**
  • MTH 125 Calculus I**
  • MTH 150 Calculus II**
  • PSY 120 Developmental Psych*

Math Applications: Choose one course from below.

  • CHM 125 Chemistry I (L)
  • ECO 105 Princ of Macroeconomics
  • PHS 115 Intro Astronomy (L)
  • PHS 120 General Physics I (L)

Organizational Leadership and Learning (OLL)

  • PSY 120 Developmental Psych
  • SOC 115 Social Problems

Physical Education (PreK-12)

  • BIO 145 Human Anat & Phys I and BIO 146 Hmn Anat & Phys II (L) or BIO 150 Human Anat & Phys (L)
  • EDU 120/121 Intro to Teaching w/Field Experience*
  • PSY 101 General Psychology
  • PSY 110 Child Psychology
  • PSY 120 Developmental Psych

Physics (6-12)

  • BIO 130 Biology I (L)
  • CHM 125 Chemistry I (L)**
  • CHM 135 Chemistry II (L)**
  • EDU 120/121 Intro to Teaching w/Field Experience*
  • MTH 113 Trigonometry**
  • MTH 125 Calculus I**
  • PHS 115 Intro Astronomy (L)
  • PHS 120 General Physics I (L)
  • PHS 125 General Physics II (L)
  • PSY 120 Developmental Psych*

Science (5-8)

  • BIO 130 Biology I (L)
  • BIO 135 Biology II (L)
  • CHM 110 General Chemistry (L)
  • EDU 120/121 Intro to Teaching w/Field Experience*
  • PSY 120 Developmental Psych*

Spanish (PreK-12)

  • EDU 120/121 Intro to Teaching w/Field Experience*
  • PSY 120 Developmental Psych

Sport Management

Major courses at WSU

Teacher Apprentice Program (TAP)

  • EDU 120/121 Intro to Teaching w/Field Experience*
  • EDU 160 Educational Technology*
  • EDU 180 Educ Exceptional Student
  • EDU 210 Assessing Student Learning*
  • EDU 230 Art in Elem Classroom
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