System-wide General Education Requirements
GOAL 4: Arts & Humanities 6 credits (in two disciplines or a sequence of foreign language courses)
Students will understand the diversity and complexity of the human experience through study of the arts and humanities.
Student Learning Outcomes: As a result of taking courses meeting this goal, students will:
- Demonstrate knowledge of the diversity of values, beliefs, and ideas embodied in the human experience.
- Identify and explain basic concepts of the selected disciplines within the arts and humanities.
In addition, as a result of taking courses meeting this goal, students will be able to do at least one of the following:
- Identify and explain the contributions of other cultures from the perspective of the selected disciplines within the arts and humanities.
- Demonstrate creative and aesthetic understanding.
- Explain and interpret formal and stylistic elements of the literary or fine arts.
- Demonstrate foundational competency in reading, writing, and speaking a non-English language.
| General Education Requirements | |
| Credits | |
| Arts & Humanities Requirement | 6 |
| ART 111 Drawing I | 3 |
| ART 121 Design I | 3 |
| ART 123 3-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| ARTH 100 Art Appreciation | 3 |
| ARTH 211 History of World Art I * |
3 |
| ARTH 212 History of World Art II * |
3 |
| ARTH 231 Survey of Art, Music, Theatre | 3 |
| ENGL 210 Introduction to Literature ** |
3 |
| ENGL 211 World Literature I * |
3 |
| ENGL 212 World Literature II * |
3 |
| ENGL 221 British Literature I | 3 |
| ENGL 222 British Literature II | 3 |
| ENGL 241 American Literature I | 3 |
| ENGL 242 American Literature II | 3 |
| ENGL 268 Literature | 3 |
| FREN 101 Introduction to French I | 4 |
| FREN 102 Introduction to French II | 4 |
| HIST 121 Western Civilization I * |
3 |
| HIST 122 Western Civilization II * |
3 |
| HUM 254 World Civilizations * |
3 |
| LAKL 101 Introduction to Lakota I | 4 |
| LAKL 102 Introduction to Lakota II | 4 |
| MUS 100 Music Appreciation * |
3 |
| PHIL 100 Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 200 Introduction to Logic | 3 |
| SPAN 101 Introduction to Spanish I * |
4 |
| SPAN 102 Introduction to Spanish II * |
4 |
| SPAN 201 Intermediate Spanish I * | 3 |
| SPAN 202 Intermediate Spanish II * | 3 |
| THEA 100 Introduction to Theatre * | 3 |
| THEA 131 Intro to Acting | 3 |
| THEA 200 Theatre History * |
3 |
| THEA 201 Film Appreciation * | 3 |
| NOTE: Foreign language courses (FREN, LAKL, SPAN) are 4 credits. All other courses are 3 credits. | |
| NOTE: ART & ARTH are considered one discipline. |
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| * Global Issues Requirement (see Part II of Institutional Graduation Requirement) | |
| ** IGR Written Communications Requirement |








