Inactive courses no longer carrying the GEF attribute beginning with the 2023-2024 academic
year:
CHEM 117: Principles of Chemistry 1
CHEM 118: Principles of Chemistry 2
STAT 201: Applied Statistical Modeling
CLAS 101: Elementary Latin 1
CLAS 102: Elementary Latin 2
CLAS 203 Intermediate Latin 1
CLAS 204 Intermediate Latin 2
PORT 101: Elementary Portuguese 1
PORT 102: Elementary Portuguese 2
PORT 203: Intermediate Portuguese 1
PORT 204: Intermediate Portuguese 2
SEES 101: Introduction to Slavic and Eastern European Studies
F1. Composition and Rhetoric (3 or 6 credits)
ENGL 101 Composition and Rhetoric & ENGL 102 Composition and Rhetoric
ENGL 103 Accelerated Academic Writing
F2A/B. Science & Technology (4-6 credits)
Lecture Courses (F2A)
AEM 216 Living in a Microbial World
ANTH 252 Biological Anthropology (New Fall 2021 - Replaces SOCA 252)
ARE 187 Energy Resource Economics
ASTR 106 Descriptive Astronomy
ASTR 110 Explosions in Space
BIOL 105 Environmental Biology
BIOL 107 Biotechnology and Society
BIOL 108 Drugs and the Body
CS 101 Intro to Computer Applications
DSGN 340 Design for Energy Efficiency
ENVP 119 Soil in the City and ENVP 119L (ENVP 119L added as a corequisite beginning
Fall 2022)
ENVP 155 Elements of Environmental Protection
FDST 200 Food Science and Technology
FIS 201 Introduction to Forensic Identification
FNRS 140 West Virginia's Natural Resources (Formerly taught as FOR 140 until Fall
2022)
GEN 101 Beginner’s Guide to Genetics
GEOG 107 Physical Geography
GEOL 101 Planet Earth
GEOL 103 Earth Through Time
GEOL 230 Fossils and Evolution
HN&F 171 Introduction to Human Nutrition
HONR 202A, 202B, and 202C Science and Technology (A, B, and C added to HONR
202 beginning in Fall 2022)
PHYS 107 Physics of Music
SUST 101: Sustainable Earth (New Fall 2023)
SUST 207: Climate System Science (New Fall 2023)
SUS 250: Digital Earth and GIS (New Fall 2023)
WMAN 175 Introduction to Wildlife and Fisheries and WMAN 175L (WMAN 175L added
as a corequisite beginning Fall 2022)
WMAN 200 Restoration Ecology
Lecture/Lab Combination Courses (F2B)
AEM 341 & AEM 341L General Microbiology and Laboratory (AEM 341L added beginning
Fall 2022)
ASTR 106 & 106L Descriptive Astronomy and Laboratory (ASTR 106L was formerly
ASTR 107)
AVIA 150 Introduction to Meteorology (New Fall 2021 - WVU Tech Campus Only)
BIOL 101 & BIOL 101L General Biology and Laboratory (BIOL 101L was formerly
BIOL 103)
BIOL 102 & BIOL 102L General Biology and Laboratory (BIOL 102L was formerly
BIOL 104)
BIOL 105 & BIOL 105L Environmental Biology and Laboratory (BIOL 105L was
formerly BIOL 106)
BIOL 111 General Biology (WVU Tech Campus Only)
BIOL 112 General Biology (WVU Tech Campus Only)
BIOL 115 Principles of Biology & BIOL 115L Principles of Biology Laboratory
(BIOL 115L was formerly BIOL 116)
BIOL 117 Introductory Physiology & BIOL 117L Introductory Physiology Laboratory
(BIOL 117L was formerly BIOL 118)
CHEM 111 Survey of Chemistry & CHEM 111L Survey of Chemistry Laboratory
CHEM 112 Survey of Chemistry & CHEM 112L Survey of Chemistry Laboratory
CHEM 115 Fundamentals of Chemistry & CHEM 115 L Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory
CHEM 116 Fundamentals of Chemistry CHEM 116L Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory
GEOG 107 & 107L Global Climate System and Laboratory
(New Fall 2022)
GEOG 150 & GEOG 150L Digital Earth and Laboratory (GEOG 150L was formerly
GEOG 149)
GEOL 101 & GEOL 101L Planet Earth and Laboratory (GEOL 101L was formerly
GEOL 102)
GEOL 103 & GEOL 103L Earth Through Time and Laboratory (GEOL 103L
was formerly GEOL 104)
PHSC 101 Introductory Physical Science 1
PHSC 102 Introductory Physical Science 2
PHYS 101 & PHYS 101L Introductory Physics 1 and Laboratory (PHYS 101L added
as a corequisite)
PHYS 102 & PHYS 102L Introductory Physics 2 and Laboratory (PHYS 102L added
as a corequisite)
PHYS 105 & PHYS 105L Conceptual Physics and Laboratory (PHYS 105L added as
a corequisite)
PHYS 111 & PHYS 111L General Physics 1 and Laboratory (PHYS 111L added as a
corequisite)
PHYS 112 & PHYS 112L General Physics 2 and Laboratory (PHYS 112L added as a
corequisite)
PLSC 206 Principles of Plant Science(New Fall 2021)
SUST 101L: Sustainable Earth Laboratory (New Fall 2023)
SUST 207L: Climate System Science Laboratory (New Fall 2023)
SUST 250L: Digital Earth and GIS Laboratory (New Fall 2023)
F3. Mathematics & Quantitative Reasoning (3-4 credits)
ECON 225 Elementary Business and Economics Statistics
ENTR 203 Data Analysis for Problem Solving (New Fall 2021)
HONR 203 Honors Mathematics and Quantitative Skills
MATH 121 Introductory Concepts of Mathematics
MATH 124 Algebra with Applications
MATH 126 College Algebra
MATH 128 Plane Trigonometry
MATH 129 Pre-Calculus Mathematics
MATH 150 Applied Calculus
MATH 153 Calculus 1a with Precalculus
MATH 154 Calculus 1b with Precalculus
MATH 155 Calculus 1
MATH 156 Calculus 2
PHIL 260 Introduction to Symbolic Logic
STAT 111 Understanding Statistics
STAT 211 Elementary Statistical Inference
STAT 215 Introduction to Probability and Statistics
F4. Society & Connections (3 credits)
A&VS 275 Companion Animal Science
ADV 201 Advertising and Society
ADV 215 Principles of Advertising
AGEE 220 Group Organization and Leadership
ARE 150 Introductory Agricultural and Agribusiness Economics
ARE 220 Introductory Environmental and Resource Economics
BIOL 122 Human Sexuality
BUSA 101 Introduction to Business
(New Fall 2022)
BUSA 201 Survey of Economics
CDFS 110 Families Across the Life Span
CDFS 112 Introduction to Marriage and Family
COMM 102 Human Communication in the Interpersonal Context
COMM 105 Introduction to the Mass Media
COMM 112 Small Group Communication
COMM 122 Human Communication in Contemporary Society
COMM 306 Human Communication in Organizations and Institutions
COMM 308 Nonverbal Communication
COMM 309 Health Communication
COUN 230 Life Choices
CRIM 232 Criminology (New Fall 2021 - Replaces SOCA 232)
DISB 304 Special Education in Contemporary Society
DSGN 280 Sustainable Design and Development
ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 401 Managerial Economics (WVU Tech Campus Only)
GEOG 205 Natural Resources
HN&F 126 Society and Food
HONR 204 Society and Connections
LING 101 Introduction to Language
MDIA 101 Media and Society
MDIA 201 Media Literacy
MDIA 279: Introduction to Documentary Film (New Fall 2023)
MDS 270 Effective Public Speaking (Formerly taught as WVUE 270 prior to Fall 2022)
MILS 101 Military Science
MILS 102 Military Science
MILS 201 Military Science
MILS 202 Military Science
MUSC 151 Hip Hop Nation
PHIL 314 Philosophy of Sex and Gender
PLSC 105 Plants and People: Past and Present
POLS 102 Introduction to American Government
POLS 210 Law and the Legal System
POLS 220 State and Local Government
POLS 373 American Political Philosophy
PR 215 Introduction to Public Relations
PSYC 101 Introduction to Psychology
PSYC 241 Introduction to Human Development
PSYC 251 Introduction to Social Psychology
PUBH 101 Introduction to Public and Community Health
SEP 271 Sport in American Society
SEP 272 Psychological Perspectives of Sport
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology (New Fall 2021 - Replaces SOCA 101)
SOC 221 Families and Society (New Fall 2021 - Replaces SOCA 221)
SOWK 105 Social Welfare Institutions
SPED 304 Special Education in Contemporary Society
SUST 202: Just Sustainable Development (New Fall 2023)
ULIB 301 Gender and the Research Process
(New Fall 2022)
ULIB 302 Research for Non-Profits
USAF 131 Foundations of United States Air Force 1
USAF 132 Foundations of United States Air Force 2
USAF 251 Air and Space Power 1
UTCH 221 Knowing and Learning in Mathematics and Science
F5. Human Inquiry & the Past (3 credits)
ADRC 102 Adventure in Society
ANTH 258 Introduction to Archaeology (New Fall 2021 - Replaces SOCA 258)
CLAS 231 Greek & Roman Civilizatn Cultr
CLAS 232 Greek And Roman Myths
COMM 104 Public Communication
ENGR 140 Engineering in History
EXPH 235 Introduction to Global Issues in Exercise Physiology
FCLT 240 Italian-American Experience
FNRS 100 Forest Resources in United States History (Formerly WDSC 100 prior
to Fall 2022)
HIST 101 Western Civilization: Antiquity to 1600
HIST 102 Western Civilization: 1600 to Present
HIST 104 Latin America: Past and Present
HIST 152 Growth of the American Nation to 1865
HIST 153 Making of Modern America: 1865 to the Present
HIST 203 Introduction to Medieval Europe
HIST 204 Renaissance and Reformation
HIST 205 Absolutism & Enlightenment
HIST 207 Revolutionary Europe
HIST 209 Twentieth Century Europe
HIST 210 Modern Military History
HIST 221 History of Modern Germany
HIST 241 Latin America: Culture, Conquest, Colonization
HIST 242 Latin America: Reform and Revolution
HIST 257 Antebellum America: 1781-1861
HIST 259 The United States: 1865-1918
HIST 261 Recent America: The United States since 1918
HIST 264 American Indian History
HIST 277 Revolutions-Science/Technology (WVU Tech Campus Only)
HN&F 350 Cross-Cultural Cuisine and HN&F 350L (HN&F 350L added as corequisite
in Fall 2022)
HONR 205 Human Inquiry and the Past
HONR 210 City-As-Text-Morgantown
HUM 112 Humanities of Greece
MATH 218 History of Mathematics
MATH 318 Perspectives on Mathematics and Science
PET 101 Games in American Culture
PHIL 100 Problems of Philosophy
PHIL 130 Current Moral Problems
PHIL 140 Historical Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 170 Introduction to Critical Reasoning
PHIL 212 Philosophy of Sport
PHIL 244 History of Ancient Philosophy
PHIL 248 History of Modern Philosophy
PHIL 301 Metaphysics
PHIL 302 Theory of Knowledge
PHIL 306 Philosophy of Mind
PHIL 308 Philosophy of Religion
PHIL 310 Philosophy of Science
PHIL 315 Free Will and Moral Responsibility
PHIL 321 Ethical Theory
PHIL 323 Social and Political Philosophy
PHIL 325 Philosophy of Law
PHIL 331 Health Care Ethics
PHIL 346 History of Ethics
PHIL 351 Topics in Medieval Philosophy
PHIL 354 Themes in Continental Philosophy
PHIL 355 Existentialism
RELG 219 The History of Christianity
RELG 222 Origins of Judaism
RELG 223 Christianity in America
RELG 303 Studies in Christian Scripture
RELG 304 Studies in Hebrew Scriptures
SOWK 151: Introduction to Social Work (New Fall 2023)
WMAN 100 The Tradition of Hunting
F6. The Arts & Creativity (3 credits)
ARHS 101 Landmarks of World Art
ARHS 120 Survey of Art History 1
ARHS 160 Survey of Art History 2
ARHS 382 Architect Frank Lloyd Wright
ARHS 388 The Art of Andy Warhol
ART 109S Basic Drawing 1 for Non-Majors (S added to ART 109 beginning Fall 2022)
ART 110S Basic Drawing 2 for Non Majors (S added to ART 110 beginning Fall 2022)
COMM 305 Appreciation of the Motion Picture
DANC 170 Introduction to Dance
ENGL 131 Poetry and Drama
ENGL 132 Short Story and Novel
ENGL 154 African American Literature
ENGL 156 Literature of Native America
ENGL 170 Literature of Minds and Selves
ENGL 171 Literature of Science and Nature
ENGL 172 Literature of the Human Body
ENGL 180 Literature of Love, Sex, and Gender
ENGL 212 Creative Writing: Fiction
ENGL 213 Creative Writing: Poetry
ENGL 214 Creative Writing: Non-Fiction
ENGL 230 Film Studies
ENGL 232 Poetry
ENGL 233 The Short Story
ENGL 234 Drama
ENGL 235 Novel
ENGL 236 The Bible as Literature
ENGL 238 Literature of Place
ENGL 241 American Literature 1
ENGL 242 American Literature 2
ENGL 251 American Folklore and Culture
ENGL 252 Appalachian Fiction
ENGL 254 African American Literature
ENGL 255 Multiethnic Literature
ENGL 257 Science Fiction and Fantasy
ENGL 258 Popular American Culture
ENGL 261 British Literature 1
ENGL 262 British Literature 2
ENGL 263 Shakespeare 1
ENGL 272 Modern Literature
ENGL 273 Contemporary Literature
ENGL 277 Reading Publics: Exploring the Humanities in Public Places
ENGL 285 Images of Women in Literature
FCLT 250 Russian Fairy Tales
FCLT 280 Science Fiction: East and West
FCLT 281 Vampire: Blood and Revolution
FCLT 310 Chinese Cinema
FCLT 321 Gods and Heroes of Nordic Mythology
FCLT 380 Holocaust: Eastern Europe Film and Literature
FCLT 381 Contemporary Polish Cinema
FCLT 382 Polish Cinema: Kieslowski
FILM 101 The Art of Film 1
FILM 102 The Art of Film 2
FLIT 216 Chinese Literature Translation 1
FLIT 217 Chinese Literature in Translation 2
FLIT 235 French Literature in Translation 1
FLIT 236 French Literature in Translation 2
FLIT 238 African Women Writers
FLIT 239 Francophone Literature in Translation
FLIT 240 Italian Women Writers
FLIT 256 Russian Literature Translation 1
FLIT 257 Russian Literature Translation 2
FLIT 266 Latin American Literature
FLIT 285 Brazilian Literature Translation
FLIT 316 Arab Women Writers
HIST 375 Hollywood and History
HONR 206 Arts and Creativity
HUM 101 Introduction to Western Civilization 1
HUM 102 Introduction to Western Civilization 2
HUM 106 Promethean Myth, Modern Arts
HUM 107 The Humanities of Egypt
HUM 109 The Italian Renaissance
LARC 212 History of Landscape Architecture
MDIA 245: Intro to Screenwriting (New Fall 2023)
MUSC 111 Introduction to Music
MUSC 112 Great Composers in Performance
MUSC 113 Twentieth Century American Pop Music
MUSC 114 Music in the Modern Age
MUSC 115 Introduction to History of Jazz
MUSC 118 Music in Appalachia
MUSC 120 History of Musical Theatre
MUSC 270 History of Western Musical Traditions 1
MUSC 271 History of Western Musical Traditions 2
PHIL 147 Philosophy and Film
PSYC 233 Psychology of Cinema
SPAN 331 Early Spanish American Literature
SPAN 332 Modern Spanish American Literature
THET 101 Introduction to the Theatre
THET 102 Acting
THET 144S Fundamentals of Acting (S added to THET 144 beginning Fall 2022)
THET 301 History of Western Theatre
WGST 150 Women in Movies
WGST 215 African Women Writers
F7. Global Studies & Diversity (3 credits)
ACE 215 Sport for the Exceptional Athlete
AGEE 101 Global Food and Agricultural Industry
ANTH 105 Introduction to Anthropology (New Fall 2021 - Replaces SOCA 105)
ASP 220 Introduction to Africana Studies
CHIN 101 First Year Chinese 1
CHIN 102 First Year Chinese 2
CHIN 203 Second Year Chinese 1
CHIN 204 Second Year Chinese 2
COMM 212 Gender and Communication
COMM 315 American Diversity in Film
COMM 316 Intercultural Communication
CSAD 280 Communication Disorder in Film
DISB 380 Disability and the Family
DISB 385 Disability and Society
DSGN 140 Sustainable Living
ENGL 226 Non-Western World Cultures
ENGL 286 World Fairy Tales
FCLT 161 The Many Latin Americas
FCLT 206 Intro to Japanese Culture
FCLT 210 Chinese Civilization and Culture
FCLT 260 Cultures of Mexico
FCLT 306 Japanese Culture and Cinema
FRCH 100 Intensive Elementary French
FRCH 101 Elementary French 1
FRCH 102 Elementary French 2
FRCH 200 Intensive Intermediate French
FRCH 203 Intermediate French 1
FRCH 204 Intermediate French 2
FRCH 301 Language through Civilization
GEOG 102 World Regions
GEOG 108 Human Geography
GEOG 243 Geography of Africa
GEOG 244 Geography of the Middle East
GER 101 Introduction to German Language and Culture 1
GER 102 Introduction to German Language and Culture 2
GER 203 Intermediate German 1: The German-Speaking World
GER 204 Intermediate German 2: Life in Germany
GERO 212 Introduction to Gerontology
HIST 105 The Middle East
HIST 106 East Asia: An Introduction
HIST 179 World History to 1500
HIST 180 World History Since 1500
HIST 217 History of Russia to 1917
HIST 218 History of Russia: 1900-Present
HIST 225 Modern South Asia
HIST 281 Peasants to Agribusiness: History and Problems of Modern Agriculture
HONR 207 Global Studies and Diversity
ITAL 101 Elementary Italian 1
ITAL 102 Elementary Italian 2
ITAL 203 Intermediate Italian 1
ITAL 204 Intermediate Italian 2
JAPN 101 Elementary Japanese 1
JAPN 102 Elementary Japanese 2
JAPN 203 Intermediate Japanese 1
JAPN 204 Intermediate Japanese 2
MUSC 116 Music in World Cultures
MUSC 477 Music of Africa
NAS 200 Introduction: Native American Studies
PLSC 140 Sustainable Living (New Fall 2021)
POLS 103 Global Political Issues
POLS 250 Introduction to Comparative Politics
POLS 260 Introduction to International Relations
POLS 337 Gender/Politics and Policy
POLS 351 Russian and Post-Soviet Politics
POLS 355 Governments of Latin America
POLS 361 International Law and Institutions
PSYC 232 Sex Roles and Behavior
PSYC 281 Introduction to Abnormal Psychology
PUBH 201 Global Perspectives of Public Health
RELG 102 Introduction to World Religions
RELG 231 Religions of China and Japan
RELG 232 History and Practice of Islam
RELG 301 Studies in Asian Scriptures
RESM 140 Sustainable Living
RPTR 255 Adventure New Zealand: Wilderness Leadership in an International Context
RPTR 353 Sustainable Tourism in Patagonia
RUSS 101 Elementary Russian 1
RUSS 102 Elementary Russian 2
RUSS 203 Intermediate Russian 1
RUSS 204 Intermediate Russian 2
SEP 373 African Americans in Sports
SM 275 The Olympic Games
SM 375 Sport in the Global Market
SOC 207 Social Problems in Contemporary America (New Fall 2021 - Replaces SOCA
207)
SOC 235 Race and Ethnic Relations (New Fall 2021 - Replaces SOCA 235)
SOWK 147 Human Diversity
SPAN 100 Intensive Elementary Spanish
SPAN 101 Elementary Spanish 1
SPAN 102 Elementary Spanish 2
SPAN 200 Intensive Intermediate Spanish
SPAN 203 Intermediate Spanish 1
SPAN 204 Intermediate Spanish 2
SPAN 330 Latin American Culture
SPAN 340 Culture of Spain
SUST 102: Global Sustainability (New Fall 2023)
THET 170 World Theatre and Drama
WGST 170 Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies
WGST 225 Women in Appalachia
WGST 250 Women in Science
WGST 260 Perspectives on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies
WGST 340 Gender and Violence
WGST 345 Women in International Development
WMAN 150 Principles of Conservation Ecology
F8. Focus (9 credits)
Minor (
Minors offered at WVU Morgantown )
Minors offered at WVU Tech )
Double major
Dual degree
9 credits of additional coursework from the list of courses approved for GEF Areas
2-7 Students are expected to work with their advisors to ensure completion of
the Focus. Students completing three minors as part of a MDS program must satisfy
the Focus by completing 9 additional credits of GEF coursework, or a fourth minor.