General Education Requirements (GER)

This list includes courses most frequently offered. Other classes may meet the General Education Requirements. (Note: HISTORY and WOMENS STUDIES courses may be applied to Humanities or Social Sciences, but not both.) It is important to check with an advisor.

A. Oral Communications
These are courses that emphasize the acquisition of English language skills in orally communicating ideas in an organized fashion through instruction accompanied by practice. Sample courses include:

  • COMM A111, Fund. of Oral Communication
  • COMM A235, Small Group Communication
  • COMM A237, Interpersonal Communication
  • COMM A241, Public Speaking

B. Written Communications
These courses emphasize the acquisition of English language skills in organizing and communicating ideas and information through expository writing. Sample courses include:

  • ENGL A111, Methods of Written Communication
  • ENGL A211, Academic Writing About Literature
  • ENGL A212, Technical Writing
  • ENGL A213, Writing in Academic Disciplines
  • ENGL A214, Persuasive Writing

C. Quantitative Skills
These courses emphasize the development and application of quantitative problem-solving skills as well as skills in the manipulation and/or evaluation of quantitative data. Sample courses include (See UAA catalog for full list):

  • MATH A107, College Algebra
  • MATH A108, Trigonometry
  • MATH A200, Calculus I
  • MATH A201, Calculus II
  • STAT A252, Elementary Statistics
  • STAT A307, Probability & Statistics

D. Humanities
These courses introduce the humanistic fields of language, arts, literature, history and philosophy within the context of their traditions. Sample courses include (See UAA catalog for full list):

  • ART A261, History of World Art I
  • ART A262, History of World Art II
  • ART A367, History of Photography
  • ASL A101, Elem. American Sign Language I
  • ASL A102, Elem. American Sign Language II
  • ENGL A201, Masterpieces of World Literature I
  • ENGL A202, Masterpieces of World Literature II
  • ENGL A306, Literature of the United States I
  • ENGL A307, Literature of the United States II
  • HIST A101, Western Civilization I
  • HIST A102, Western Civilization II
  • HIST A131, History of United States I
  • HIST A132, History of United States II
  • HIST A341, History of Alaska
  • HUM A211, Introduction to Humanities I
  • HUM A212, Introduction to Humanities II
  • HUM A250, Myths and Contemporary Culture
  • JPN A101, Elementary Japanese I
  • JPN A102, Elementary Japanese II
  • JPN A201, Intermediate Japanese I
  • JPN A202, Intermediate Japanese II
  • PHIL A101, Introduction to Logic
  • PHIL A201, Introduction to Philosophy
  • PHIL A211, History of Philosophy I: Classical
  • PHIL A212, History of Philosophy II: Modern
  • PHIL A301, Ethics
  • RUSS A101, Elementary Russian I
  • RUSS A102, Elementary Russian II
  • RUSS A201, Intermediate Russian I
  • RUSS A202, Intermediate Russian II
  • SPAN A101, Elementary Spanish I
  • SPAN A102, Elementary Spanish II
  • WS A200, Women's Studies

E. Fine Arts
These courses provide an introduction to the fine arts (visual arts and performing arts) as academic disciplines as opposed to those that emphasize acquisition of skills. Fine Arts courses that introduce the history, sociology, or aesthetic background of the discipline while including the application of the creative skill may also be acceptable. (*NOTE: Music majors must select courses outside the major.) Sample courses include:

  • ART A160, Art Appreciation
  • ART A261, History of World Art I
  • ART A262, History of World Art II
  • MUS A121, Music Appreciation*
  • MUS A221, History of Music I*
  • MUS A222, History of Music II*
  • THR A111, Introduction to Theatre

F. Social Sciences
These courses are broad surveys that provide exposure to the theory, methods, and data of the social sciences. Sample courses include (See UAA catalog for full list):

  • ANTH A101, Introduction to Anthropology
  • ANTH A200, Natives of Alaska
  • ANTH A202, Cultural Anthropology
  • ANTH A250, The Rise of Civilization
  • BA A151, Introduction to Business
  • ECON A201, Principles of Macroeconomics
  • ECON A202, Principles of Microeconomics
  • HUMS A106, Introduction to Social Welfare
  • JPC A101, Introduction to Mass Communication
  • PARL A101, Introduction to Law
  • PS A101, Introduction to American Government
  • PS A102, Introduction to Political Science
  • PSY A111, General Psychology
  • PSY A150, Human Development
  • SOC A101, Introduction to Sociology
  • SOC A201, Social Problems and Solutions
  • SWK A106, Introduction to Social Welfare
  • WS A200, Women's Studies

G. Natural Sciences
These courses provide a broad exposure to, and include a general introduction to, the theory, methods and disciplines of the natural sciences. Sample courses include (See UAA catalog for full list):

  • BIOL A102, Introduction Biology
  • BIOL A103, Introduction Biology Lab
  • BIOL A111, Human Anatomy & Physiology I, Lec/Lab
  • BIOL A112, Human Anatomy & Physiology II, Lec/Lab
  • BIOL A115, Fundamentals of Biology I, Lec/Lab
  • BIOL A116, Fundamentaks of Biology II, Lec/Lab
  • CHEM A103, Survey of Chemistry I, Lec/Lab
  • CHEM A104, Survey of Chemistry II, Lec/Lab
  • CHEM A105, General Chemistry I, Lec/Lab
  • CHEM A106, General Chemistry II, Lec/Lab
  • GEOL A111, Physical Geology, Lec/Lab
  • GEOL A112, Historical Geology, Lec/Lab
  • GEOL A115, Environmental Geology
  • LSIS A101, Discoveries in Sciences
  • LSIS A102, Origins: Earth-Solar System-Life
  • LSIS A 201, Life on Earth
  • LSIS A202, Concepts and Processes: Natural Sciences
  • PHYS A123, Basic Physics I, Lec/Lab
  • PHYS A124, Basic Physics II, Lec/Lab

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