2026 - 2027 GEF Courses

These courses will no longer carry the GEF attribute beginning with the 2026-2027 academic year:  

• GEOG 102 World Regions (Last time offered as a GEF is AY 25-26, equivalent to SUST 102) 
• GEOG 150 & GEOG 150L Digital Earth and Laboratory (GEOG 150L was formerly GEOG 149) (Last time offered as a GEF is AY 25-26; equivalent to SUST 250)
• GEOL 101 & GEOL 101L Planet Earth and Laboratory (GEOL 101L was formerly GEOL 102) (Last time offered as a GEF is AY 25-26; equivalent SUST 101 and SUST 101L)
• SPAN 200 Intensive Intermediate Spanish (Last time offered as a GEF is Summer 2024) 
• SPED 404 Special Education in Contemporary Society (formerly SPED 304) (Last time offered as a GEF is AY 25-26)
• UTCH 221 Knowing and Learning in Mathematics and Science (Last time offered as a GEF is AY 25-26)

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
• 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)

• 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 & BIOL 111L General Biology and Laboratory (WVU Tech Campus Only)
• BIOL 112 & 112L General Biology and Laboratory (WVU Tech Campus Only)
• BIOL 115 Principles of Biology & BIOL 115L Principles of Biology Laboratory (BIOL 115L was formerly BIOL 116) or BIOL 119L Foundations Inquiry Lab 1 (New Fall 2025)
  
• BIOL 117 Introductory Physiology & BIOL 117L Introductory Physiology Laboratory (BIOL 117L was formerly BIOL 118) or BIOL 120L Foundations Inquiry Lab 2 (New Fall 2025)
• 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
• PHSC 101 & 101L Introductory Physical Science 1 and Laboratory
• PHSC 102 & 102L Introductory Physical Science 2 and Laboratory
• 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 2023 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 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)  
• 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 270 Effective Public Speaking (New Fall 2025 - Formerly taught as MDS 270 since Fall 2022 and WVUE 270 previously)
• 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 215 Elementary Economic Analysis (WVU Tech Campus) (New Fa25, formerly ECON 401)
• GEOG 205 Natural Resources
• HN&F 126 Society and Food
• HONR 204 Society and Connections
• LARC 105 Introduction to Landscape Architecture, Environmental Design and Planning (New Sp25)
• MDIA 101 Media and Society
• MDIA 279: Introduction to Documentary Film (New Fall 2023)
• MILS 101 Military Science
• MILS 102 Military Science
• MILS 201 Military Science
• MILS 202 Military Science
• MUSC 117 Hip Hop Nation: Musical and Conceptual Foundations (New Fa25, formerly MUSC 151)
• 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
• PUBH 202 Social Determinants of Health (New Fall 2025)
• 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)
• 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

F5. Human Inquiry & the Past (3 credits)

• ADRC 102 Adventure in Society
• ANTH 258 Introduction to Archaeology (New Fall 2021 - Replaces SOCA 258)
• CJ 233 Juvenile Justice (New Spring 2025 - offered at WVU Tech and PSC campuses)
  
• 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 250 & 250L Cross-Culture Cuisine (New Spring 2025, formerly HN&F 350 & 350L)
• 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 231 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
• 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 205 Appreciation of the Motion Picture (New Spring 2025, formerly COMM 305)
• 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 265 Diversity and Sport (New Fall 2025, formerly ACE 305)
• 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 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
• HRMG 200 Diversity and Inclusion Management (New Fall 2025)
• MUSC 116 Music in World Cultures
• NAS 200 Introduction: Native American Studies
• PET 215 Adapted Sports and Physical Activity for All Learners (New Fall 2025, replaces ACE 215)
• 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 Abroad: Wilderness Leadership in an International Context
• 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 101 Elementary Spanish 1
• SPAN 102 Elementary Spanish 2
• 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.