2024 - 2025 GEF Courses

These courses will no longer carry the GEF attribute beginning with the 2024-2025 academic year:

• ARHS 382 Architect Frank Lloyd Wright
• ARHS 388 The Art of Andy Warhol
• ART 110S Basic Drawing 2 for Non Majors (S added to ART 110 beginning Fall 2022) 
• COMM 308 Nonverbal Communication
• COMM 309 Health Communication
• COMM 315 American Diversity in Film
• COMM 316 Intercultural Communication
• COUN 230 Life Choices
• DISB 304 Special Education in Contemporary Society
• DISB 380 Disability and the Family
• DISB 385 Disability and Society
• ENGL 235 Novel
• ENGL 236 The Bible as Literature
• ENGL 272 Modern Literature
• ENGL 277 Reading Publics:  Exploring the Humanities in Public Places
• ENGL 286 World Fairy Tales
• FCLT 161 The Many Latin Americas (Inactive) 
• FCLT 206 Intro to Japanese Culture (Inactive) 
• FCLT 240 Italian-American Experience (Inactive) 
• FCLT 250 Russian Fairy Tales (Inactive) 
• FCLT 260 Cultures of Mexico (Inactive)
  
• FCLT 280 Science Fiction: East and West (Inactive)
• FCLT 281 Vampire: Blood and Revolution (Inactive)
  
• FCLT 306 Japanese Culture and Cinema (Inactive) 
• FCLT 310 Chinese Cinema 
• FCLT 321 Gods and Heroes of Nordic Mythology (Inactive) 
• FCLT 380 Holocaust: Eastern Europe Film and Literature (Inactive)
  
• FCLT 381 Contemporary Polish Cinema (Inactive) 
• FCLT 382 Polish Cinema: Kieslowski (Inactive) 
• FLIT 235 French Literature in Translation 1 (Inactive)
  
• FLIT 236 French Literature in Translation 2 (Inactive) 
• FLIT 238 African Women Writers (Inactive)
  
• FLIT 240 Italian Women Writers (Inactive)
  
• FLIT 256 Russian Literature Translation 1 (Inactive)
• FLIT 257 Russian Literature Translation 2 (Inactive)
  
• FLIT 285 Brazilian Literature Translation (Inactive)
• FLIT 316 Arab Women Writers
• FRCH 100 Intensive Elementary French (Inactive) 
• FRCH 200 Intensive Intermediate French (Inactive) 
• FRCH 301 Language through Civilization
• GEOL 103 & GEOL 103L Earth Through Time and Laboratory (Inactive - replaced by SUST 201 & SUST 201L Earth System Science and Laboratory beginning Fall 2024)
  
• GEOG 107 & GEOG 107L Global Climate System and Laboratory (Inactive - replaced by SUST 207 & SUST 207L Climate System Science and Laboratory beginning Fall 2024)
  
• GEOG 243 Geography of Africa
• GER 101 Introduction to German Language and Culture 1 (Inactive)
• GER 102 Introduction to German Language and Culture 2 (Inactive)
  
• GER 203 Intermediate German 1: The German-Speaking World (Inactive)
  
• GER 204 Intermediate German 2: Life in Germany (Inactive)
  
• HIST 105 The Middle East
• HIST 225 Modern South Asia
• HIST 281 Peasants to Agribusiness: History and Problems of Modern Agriculture
• HIST 375 Hollywood and History
• HUM 106 Promethean Myth, Modern Arts
• HUM 109 The Italian Renaissance
• ITAL 101 Elementary Italian 1 (Inactive) 
• ITAL 102 Elementary Italian 2 (Inactive)
  
• ITAL 203 Intermediate Italian 1 (Inactive)
  
• ITAL 204 Intermediate Italian 2 (Inactive)
  
• JAPN 101 Elementary Japanese 1 (Inactive)
  
• JAPN 102 Elementary Japanese 2 (Inactive)
  
• JAPN 203 Intermediate Japanese 1 (Inactive)
  
• JAPN 204 Intermediate Japanese 2 (Inactive)
  
• LING 101 Introduction to Language (Inactive) 
• MATH 218 History of Mathematics
• MDIA 201 Media Literacy
• MUSC 477 Music of Africa
• PHIL 301 Metaphysics
• PHIL 302 Theory of Knowledge
• PHIL 306 Philosophy of Mind
• PHIL 308 Philosophy of Religion
• PHIL 310 Philosophy of Science
• PHIL 314 Philosophy of Sex and Gender
• PHIL 315 Free Will and Moral Responsibility
• PHIL 321 Ethical Theory
• PHIL 323 Social and Political Philosophy
• PHIL 325 Philosophy of Law
• PHIL 346 History of Ethics
• PHIL 351 Topics in Medieval Philosophy
• PHIL 354 Themes in Continental Philosophy
• PHIL 355 Existentialism
• PHYS 107 Physics of Music
• 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
• POLS 373 American Political Philosophy
• RELG 222 Origins of Judaism
• RELG 223 Christianity in America
• RELG 301 Studies in Asian Scriptures
• RELG 303 Studies in Christian Scripture
• RELG 304 Studies in Hebrew Scriptures
• RPTR 353 Sustainable Tourism in Patagonia
• RUSS 101 Elementary Russian 1 (Inactive) 
• RUSS 102 Elementary Russian 2 (Inactive)
  
• RUSS 203 Intermediate Russian 1 (Inactive)
  
• RUSS 204 Intermediate Russian 2 (Inactive)
  
• SM 375 Sport in the Global Market
• SOWK 105 Social Welfare Institutions
• SPAN 330 Latin American Culture
• SPAN 331 Early Spanish American Literature
• SPAN 332 Modern Spanish American Literature
• SPAN 340 Culture of Spain
• THET 301 History of Western Theatre
• ULIB 301 Gender and the Research Process 
• ULIB 302 Research for Non-Profits
• WGST 340 Gender and Violence
• WGST 345 Women in International Development

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  (Fall 2024 will be the last time offered as a GEF)
  
• ESWS 119 & 119L Soil in the City (formerly ENVP) 
• ESWS 155 Elements of Environmental Protection (formerly ENVP) 
• 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
• GEOL 101 Planet Earth
• 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) 
• SUST 101: Sustainable Earth (New Fall 2023, replacing GEOL 101)
• SUST 201 Earth System Science (New Fall 2024, replacing GEOL 103)
  
• SUST 207: Climate System Science (New Fall 2023, replacing GEOG 107)
  
• SUST 250: Digital Earth and GIS (New Fall 2023, replacing GEOG 150)
• 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 (Fall 2024 will be the last time offered as a GEF) 
• 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 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) 
• 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 & PLSC 206L Principles of Plant Science and Laboratory  (PLSC 206L added as a corequisite) (New Fall 2021)
• SUST 101 & SUST 101L: Sustainable Earth and Laboratory (New Fall 2023, replacing GEOL 101 & 101L)
• SUST 201 & SUST 201L Earth System Science and Laboratory (New Fall 2024, replacing GEOL 103 &103L)
  
• SUST 207 & 207L: Climate System Science and Laboratory (New Fall 2023m replacing GEOG 107 & 107L)
• SUST 250 & 250L: Digital Earth and GIS and  Laboratory (New Fall 2023, replacing GEOG 150 & 150L)

F3. Mathematics & Quantitative Reasoning (3-4 credits)

• ECON 225 Elementary Business and Economics Statistics
• EDUC 232 Data Literacy: Strategies and Applications (New Fall 2024)
  
• ENTR 203 Data Analysis for Problem Solving (New Fall 2021)
  
• HONR 203 Honors Mathematics and Quantitative Skills
• MATH 121 Introductory Concepts of Mathematics
• MATH 122 Quantitative Skills and Reasoning (New Fall 2024)*
  
• 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
• CDFS 116 Exploring and Thriving during Emerging Adulthood (New Fall 2024)
  
• 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 (Last time offered as a GEF is AY 24-25)
• CRIM 232 Criminology (New Fall 2021 - Replaces SOCA 232)
• DSGN 280 Sustainable Design and Development
• ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics
• ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics
• ECON 401 Managerial Economics (WVU Tech Campus Only) (Last time offered as a GEF as ECON 401 is AY 24-25)
• GEOG 205 Natural Resources
• HN&F 126 Society and Food
• HONR 204 Society and Connections
• MDIA 101 Media and Society
• 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
• 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
• 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 272 Psychological Perspectives of Sport
• SEP 371 Sport in American Society (formerly SEP 271) (Last time offered as a GEF is AY 24-25)
• SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology (New Fall 2021 - Replaces SOCA 101)
• SOC 221 Families and Society (New Fall 2021 - Replaces SOCA 221)
• SPED 404 Special Education in Contemporary Society (formerly SPED 304)  (Last time offered as a GEF is AY 24-25)
• SUST 202: Just Sustainable Development (New Fall 2023)
• 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)
• COMM 104 Public Communication
• ENGR 140 Engineering in History
• EXPH 235 Introduction to Global Issues in Exercise Physiology
• 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) (Last time offered as HN&F 350 and 350L as a GEF is AY 24-25)
• HONR 205 Human Inquiry and the Past
• HONR 210 City-As-Text-Morgantown
• HONR 212 The Salem Witch Trials (New Fall 2024)
  
• HUM 112 Humanities of Greece
• HUM Greek and Roman Civilization and Culture (formerly CLAS 231) 
• HUM 232 Greek And Roman Myths (formerly CLAS 232)
  
• 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 331 Health Care Ethics (Last time offered as a GEF is AY 24-25)
• RELG 219 The History of Christianity
• 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
• ART 109S Basic Drawing 1 for Non-Majors (S added to ART 109 beginning Fall 2022) 
• COMM 305 Appreciation of the Motion Picture (Last time offered as COMM 305 as a GEF is AY 24-25)
• 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 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 273 Contemporary Literature
• ENGL 285 Images of Women in Literature
• 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 239 Francophone Literature in Translation
• FLIT 266 Latin American Literature
• HONR 206 Arts and Creativity
• HUM 101 Introduction to Western Civilization 1
• HUM 102 Introduction to Western Civilization 2
• HUM 107 The Humanities of Egypt
• 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
• THET 101 Introduction to the Theatre
• THET 102 Acting
• THET 144S Fundamentals of Acting (S added to THET 144 beginning Fall 2022) 
• 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
• CSAD 280 Communication Disorder in Film
• DSGN 140 Sustainable Living
• ENGL 226 Non-Western World Cultures
• FCLT 210 Chinese Civilization and Culture
• FRCH 101 Elementary French 1
• FRCH 102 Elementary French 2
• FRCH 203 Intermediate French 1
• FRCH 204 Intermediate French 2
• GEOG 102 World Regions
• GEOG 108 Human Geography
• GEOG 244 Geography of the Middle East
• GERO 212 Introduction to Gerontology
• 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
• HONR 207 Global Studies and Diversity
• MUSC 116 Music in World Cultures
• 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
• 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
• RESM 140 Sustainable Living
• RPTR 255 Adventure New Zealand: Wilderness Leadership in an International Context
• SEP 373 African Americans in Sports (Last time offered as a GEF is AY 24-25)
• SM 275 The Olympic Games
• 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
• 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
• 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.