General Education Approved Course List, 2020-21
U.S. Diversity (USD) and International Perspectives (IP) designations reflected on this list are based on the online 2020-21 Catalog as of February 20, 2020.
I. Arts and Humanities
Students should develop an understanding of human cultural heritage and history, and an appreciation of reasoning and the aesthetic value of human creativity.
- minimum credits: 12
| African American Studies (AF AM) | 201USD, 310XIP, 311IP, 334USD, 347USD, 350USD, 353USD, 354USD, 473USD |
| American Indian Studies (AM IN) | 201USD, 205USD, 210USD, 225USD, 240USD, 310USD, 311USD, 312USD, 313USD, 315USD, 324USD, 328USD, 346USD, 426USD |
| American Sign Language (ASL) | 325USD |
| Anthropology (ANTHR) | 225USD, 315USD, 321, 324USD, 376AIP, 376BIP, 376CIP |
| Apparel, Events, & Hospitality Management (AESHM) | 342USD |
| Apparel, Merchandising, and Design (A M D) | 257, 354IP, 356 |
| Arabic (ARABC) | 375IP |
| Architecture (ARCH) | 220, 221IP, 321USD, 322IP, 420USD, 422IP, 423IP, 424, 425, 426USD, 427IP, 429 |
| Art History (ART H) | 280IP, 281IP, 292USD, 293, 382IP, 383, 384IP, 385, 386USD, 388, 395USD, 396, 487, 489, 494USD, 498 |
| Biology (BIOL) | 307USD |
| Chinese (CHIN) | 272IP, 304IP, 370IP, 375IP, 378IP, 403IP |
| Classical Studies (CL ST) | 273IP, 275IP, 310, 350, 353IP, 367, 368IP, 369IP, 372IP, 373IP, 374IP, 376AIP, 376BIP, 376CIP, 383, 384IP, 385IP, 402, 403, 410X, 430, 480 |
| Criminal Justice Studies (CJ ST) | 332, 339USD |
| Dance (DANCE) | 270IP, 360 |
| Design Studies (DSN S) | 183 |
| Education (EDUC) | 347 |
| English (ENGL) | 120, 169X, 201, 207, 214, 225, 226, 227, 228, 237, 240USD, 260, 275, 310, 330, 335, 339, 340USD, 344USD, 345USD, 346USD, 347USD, 349USD, 350, 352USD, 353IP, 354IP, 355, 358, 360, 362, 364, 370IP, 373, 375IP, 376AIP, 376BIP, 389IP, 393, 395IP, 396, 420, 422USD |
| Environmental Studies (ENV S) | 334, 355, 362, 363, 384IP |
| French (FRNCH) | 304IP, 320IP, 326IP, 340IP, 370IP, 370FIP, 375IP, 378IP, 440IP, 476IP |
| German (GER) | 304IP, 320IP, 330IP, 370IP, 370GIP, 371IP, 375IP, 378IP, 476IP |
| Graphic Design (ARTGR) | 387IP |
| History (HIST) | 201IP, 202IP, 207IP, 211IP, 221, 222, 225USD, 255IP, 271, 280IP, 281IP, 284IP, 304, 307, 310XIP, 311IP, 316, 318, 320, 325, 327IP, 331, 336IP, 337IP, 338IP, 340, 341IP, 353USD, 354USD, 357, 362, 363, 364X, 365, 366, 367, 370, 371USD, 372USD, 374IP, 380USD, 382, 383IP, 384IP, 385IP, 386USD, 387, 389IP, 390IP, 396A, 396B, 396C, 402, 403, 405, 406, 407, 408, 410IP, 414, 419, 420, 421IP, 422IP, 423, 424, 427, 428, 429, 431, 435IP, 441, 442IP, 449, 450, 451, 453, 454, 455, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 465, 468, 470XUSD, 473USD, 479, 481, 482, 488, 489, 496A, 496B, 496C |
| Human Development and Family Studies (HD FS) | 240USD |
| Interior Design (ARTID) | 355IP, 356IP |
| International Studies (INTST) | 395B |
| Journalism and Mass Communication (JL MC) | 140XUSD, 461, 464 |
| Landscape Architecture (L A) | 371, 373IP, 478D |
| Liberal Arts & Sciences (LAS) | 350B |
| Linguistics (LING) | 119IP, 120, 169X, 351IP, 354IP, 420, 422USD, 462, 463IP |
| Music (MUSIC) | 101, 102IP, 120, 224, 225, 234, 235, 302, 304USD, 383IP, 384IP, 472USD, 473, 475, 476 |
| Naval Science (N S) | 212 |
| Philosophy (PHIL) | 201, 206, 230, 235USD, 310, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 320, 330, 331, 332, 334, 335, 336, 338USD, 339USD, 340, 343, 350, 353IP, 363, 364, 366, 380, 382, 389, 410X, 430, 450, 465, 466, 485 |
| Political Science (POL S) | 230X, 237X, 235, 333USD, 339USD, 387, 430, 431 |
| Portugese (PORT) | 375IP |
| Psychology (PSYCH) | 348 |
| Religious Studies (RELIG) | 205IP, 210USD, 215X, 220, 242IP, 243, 280, 321, 322, 324, 328USD, 333IP, 334USD, 336USD, 342USD, 344XIP, 348, 350, 352IP, 353IP, 358IP, 359XIP, 360, 367, 368IP, 380USD, 384IP, 439, 475, 485 |
| Russian (RUS) | 304IP, 314IP, 370IP, 370RIP, 375IP, 378IP |
| Spanish (SPAN) | 195IP, 295IP, 304IP, 314IP, 321IP, 322IP, 323IP, 324IP, 325XUSD, 326IP, 330IP, 332IP, 351IP, 354IP, 370IP, 370SIP, 378XIP, 440IP, 441IP, 445IP, 462, 463IP |
| Speech Communication (SP CM) | 216USD, 275, 322, 350, 416 |
| Theatre (THTRE) | 106, 110, 465, 466 |
| U.S. Latino/a Studies (US LS) | 211USD, 325XUSD, 342USD, 371USD, 372USD, 473USD |
| Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) | 201USD, 301IP, 307USD, 336USD, 338USD, 340USD, 345USD, 350USD, 352USD, 370FIP, 370GIP, 370RIP, 370SIP, 374IP, 380USD, 386USD, 387, 422USD, 439, 457, 494USD |
| World Languages and Cultures (WLC) | 119IP, 205IP, 270IP, 278IP, 352IP, 353IP, 358IP, 370IP, 370AIP, 370BIP, 370CIP |
IIA. Mathematical Disciplines
Students should appreciate mathematics as a valuable tool of the sciences and as an intrinsically important way of thinking.
- minimum credits: 3
| Computer Science (COM S) | 107, 207, 227 |
| Linguistics (LING) | 207 |
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | 207 |
| Mathematics (MATH) | 104, 105, 106, 140, 143, 145, 150, 151, 160, 165, 166, 201, 265, 266, 267 |
| Philosophy (PHIL) | 207 |
| Statistics (STAT) | 101, 104, 226 |
IIB. Natural Sciences
Students should experience science as a rational search for understanding the structure and behavior of the natural world.
- minimum credits: 8
| Agronomy (AGRON) | 120, 140LX, 140XIP, 160IP, 181, 182, 206, 320, 404, 405, 406IP, 452 |
| Animal Ecology (A ECL) | 312I, 326I |
| Anthropology (ANTHR) | 202, 250, 307, 319, 328, 424, 438, 445 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics (ASTRO) | 102, 103, 120, 125L, 150, 250 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics, & Molecular Biology (BBMB) | 120, 120L, 121, 221 |
| Biology (BIOL) | 101, 155, 173, 204, 211, 211L, 212, 212L, 255, 255L, 256, 256L, 344, 350, 357 |
| Chemistry (CHEM) | 160, 163, 163L, 167, 167L, 177, 177L, 178, 178L, 201, 201L, 211, 211L, 231, 231L |
| Entomology (ENT) | 201, 211, 214, 370, 371I, 374IP |
| Environmental Science (ENSCI) | 312I, 324, 404, 405, 406IP, 452, 479 |
| Environmental Studies (ENV S) | 101, 108, 111, 120, 130, 140XIP, 160IP, 173, 204, 324, 404, 140LX |
| Food Science and Human Nutrition (FS HN) | 101, 120, 120L, 167 |
| Genetics (GEN) | 320 |
| Geology (GEOL) | 100, 100L, 101, 102, 102L, 103, 105, 108, 111, 140LX, 140XIP, 160IP, 201, 324, 406, 452, 479 |
| International Studies (INTST) | 395D |
| Iowa Lakeside Laboratory (IA LL) | 302, 312I, 326I, 367, 371I |
| Meteorology (MTEOR) | 107, 140LX, 140XIP, 160IP, 206, 301, 324, 404, 405, 406IP |
| Microbiology (MICRO) | 101, 201, 201L, 302, 302L, 374IP |
| Natural Resource Ecology and Management (NREM) | 120, 130 |
| Physics (PHYS) | 101, 111, 112, 115, 115L, 198, 221, 222, 232LX, 232X, 241, 242, 302 |
| Psychology (PSYCH) | 310 |
| Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) | 344 |
III. Social Sciences
Students should develop an appreciation of the principal methods of studying human behavior and an understanding of the structure and functioning of institutions.
- minimum credits: 9
| Advertising (ADVRT) | 230 |
| African American Studies (AF AM) | 325IP, 327XUSD, 330USD, 335XUSD, 343XIP, 355XIP |
| Agronomy (AGRON) | 342IP, 450 |
| Air Force & Aerospace Studies (AFAS) | 341, 342 |
| American Indian Studies (AM IN) | 318XUSD, 320USD, 322USD, 332USD, 332AUSD, 332BUSD, 332CUSD, 332DUSD |
| Anthropology (ANTHR) | 201IP, 220IP, 230IP, 306IP, 308, 309IP, 313IP, 320USD, 322USD, 323AIP, 323BIP, 323CIP, 323DIP, 323EIP, 325IP, 332USD, 332AUSD, 332BUSD, 332CUSD, 332DUSD, 336IP, 340IP, 352XIP, 354IP, 355XIP, 411IP, 418IP, 427I, 431, 444IP, 450 |
| Apparel, Merchandising, and Design (A M D) | 165USD, 362IP, 467 |
| Classical Studies (CL ST) | 394IP, 395IP |
| Communication Studies (COMST) | 101, 210USD, 211, 301, 310IP, 311, 314, 317, 325 |
| Community and Regional Planning (C R P) | 201USD, 291IP, 293, 325X, 376, 429, 435 |
| Criminal Justice Studies (CJ ST) | 240, 241, 320, 335XUSD, 340, 341, 351, 352, 402, 403, 470X, 484 |
| Design (DES) | 230 |
| Economics (ECON) | 101, 102, 301, 302, 313, 320IP, 321USD, 344, 353, 355IP, 376, 380, 383X, 385IP, 387IP |
| Education (EDUC) | 333 |
| English (ENGL) | 319USD |
| Environmental Studies (ENV S) | 220IP, 293, 320USD, 342IP, 345IP, 380, 382, 383, 442, 450 |
| Food Science and Human Nutrition (FS HN) | 342IP |
| Gerontology (GERON) | 377USD |
| Global Resource Systems (GLOBE) | 220IP, 385IP |
| History (HIST) | 343XIP |
| Human Development and Family Studies (HD FS) | 102, 239USD, 276USD, 369, 377USD |
| International Studies (INTST) | 235IP, 395E, 430IP |
| Iowa Lakeside Laboratory (IA LL) | 427I |
| Journalism and Mass Communication (JL MC) | 101, 240, 401, 462, 474IP, 476IP, 477USD |
| Leadership Studies (LD ST) | 322USD, 333USD, 488 |
| Liberal Arts & Sciences (LAS) | 350D |
| Linguistics (LING) | 305, 309IP, 319USD, 395IP |
| Materials Engineering (MAT E) | 220IP |
| Mechanical Engineering (M E) | 220IP |
| Naval Science (N S) | 220 |
| Political Science (POL S) | 101, 210X, 215, 241IP, 251IP, 305, 306, 310, 312, 313, 314, 315IP, 318, 319, 320, 334, 335, 340IP, 342IP, 343IP, 344, 346IP, 348IP, 349IP, 350IP, 353USD, 354IP, 355IP, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 363, 364, 370, 371, 381, 383, 385USD, 409, 413, 417, 419, 420, 421, 422, 442, 443X, 452IP, 453, 475, 477, 480, 487 |
| Psychology (PSYCH) | 101, 230, 250, 280, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 318X, 320, 333, 335, 346USD, 347USD, 349XUSD, 350, 360, 380, 381, 383, 386 |
| Public Relations (P R) | 220 |
| Religious Studies (RELIG) | 277X, 340IP, 370 |
| Sociology (SOC) | 134, 219, 220IP, 230, 235USD, 241, 277X, 305, 310, 325, 327USD, 328USD, 330USD, 331USD, 332USD, 334, 340, 343XIP, 345IP, 348IP, 350USD, 380, 381, 382, 401, 411IP, 415, 464, 485 |
| Speech Communication (SP CM) | 110, 305, 417 |
| U.S. Latino/a Studies (US LS) | 323AIP, 323BIP, 323CIP, 323DIP, 323EIP, 343IP, 347USD |
| Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) | 203USD, 205USD, 320USD, 321USD, 325USD, 327USD, 328USD, 333USD, 346USD, 349XUSD, 385USD, 435, 444IP, 488 |