A&S students are required to to complete the college requirements by choosing strictly from the courses listed below. Do not use the Breadth of Knowledge (BoK) codes on OneStop to meet any of the college requirements, except SE. Courses are periodically added to this list. Check this page for any changes. (Students in the University Honors Scholars Program should consult the program office for a list of approved honors courses).
To satisfy the SE requirement only, you need to refer to either the SE codes on this list or those courses designated with SE on OneStop.
English Composition |
| Freshman English Composition |
Complete A, B or C during the first year, depending on placement |
|
| A. |
English Composition Bridge (6) |
42ENGL101B |
| |
English Composition II (3) |
15ENGL102 |
| B. |
English Composition I (3) |
15ENGL101 |
| |
English Composition II (3) |
15ENGL102 |
| C. |
Advanced English Composition (3) |
15ENGL112 |
| Sophomore English Composition |
Intermediate Composition (3) | 15ENGL289 |
Foreign Language
Requirement will be satisfied by completion of the final term in one of the following sequences. Courses must be taken in sequence. Placement in mid-sequence available by standardized testing in German, Hebrew, French and Spanish; by consultation in other languages. |
| 15-ARAB |
Basic Literary Arabic (15) |
101, 102, 103 |
| 15-CHIN |
Extended Basic Chinese (18) |
111, 112, 113 and 114, 115, 116 |
| 15-FREN |
Basic French (15) |
101, 102, 103 |
| 15-FREN |
Extended Basic French (18) |
111, 112, 113 and 114, 115, 116 |
| 15-GRMN |
Basic German (15) |
101, 102, 103 |
| 15-GRMN |
Extended Basic German (18) |
111, 112, 113 and 114, 115, 116 |
| 15-GRK |
Elementary Greek (15) |
101, 102, 103 |
| 15-IRSH |
Modern Irish (18) |
111, 112, 113 and 114, 115, 116 |
| 15-ITAL |
Basic Italian (15) |
101, 102, 103 |
| 15-JAPN |
Basic Japanese (18) |
101, 102, 103 |
| 15-JUDC |
Basic Hebrew (15) |
101, 102, 103 |
| 15-LATN |
Intensive Elementary Latin (15)
| 104, 105, 106 |
| 15-LATN |
Elementary Latin (18) |
101, 102, 103 and 211, 212, 213 |
| 15-PORT |
Basic Portuguese (15)
| 101, 102, 103 |
| 15-RUSS |
Extended Basic Russian (18) |
111, 112, 113 and 114, 115, 116 |
| 15-SPAN |
Basic Spanish (15) |
101, 102, 103 |
| 15-SPAN |
Extended Basic Spanish (18) |
111, 112, 113 and 114, 115, 116 |
| 15-SWAH |
Extended Basic Swahili (18) |
111, 112, 113 and 114, 115, 116 |
| 18-SPED |
American Sign Language (18) |
191, 192, 193 and 291, 292, 293 |
Natural Sciences
15 Credit hours required |
| Sequences for science majors, all classes must be taken in sequence |
| 15-BIOL |
Biology and Lab (15)
| 101, 102, 103 and 111, 112, 113 |
| 15-BIOL |
Anatomy and Physiology (12) |
201, 202, 203 |
| 15-CHEM |
First Year Chemistry and Lab (15)
| 101, 102, 103 and 111, 112, 113 |
| 15-CHEM |
General Organic Biochemistry and Lab (12)
| 104, 105, 106 and 114, 115, 116 |
| 15-PHYS | College Physics and Lab (15)
| 101, 102, 103 and 111, 112, 113 |
| 15-PHYS | General Physics and Lab (15)
| 201, 202, 203 and 211, 212, 213 |
| Courses for non-science majors |
| 15-ANTH |
Biological Anthropology (3 each) |
104, 105, 106 |
| 15-BIOL |
Life on Earth (3) |
104 |
| |
How Life Reproduces (3) |
105 |
|
| How Life Works (3) |
106 |
|
| Plants and Society (3) |
122 |
| |
AIDS: Social and Ethical Issues (first-year students only) SE (3) |
123 |
| |
Biotechnology: Biomedical, Social and Ethical Issues (first-year students only) SE (3) |
124 |
| |
At the Zoo |
181, 182, 183 |
| 20-CEE |
Millennium Goal 7: Ensuring Environmental Stability SE (3) |
600H |
| |
Millennium Goal 7: Ensuring Environmental Stability (1) |
601H |
| 15-CHEM |
Chemistry in Today's Society (12) (take in sequence) |
107, 108, 109 and 117, 118 , 119 |
| |
Introduction to Forensics (3) |
122 |
| |
General Chemistry and Lab (take in sequence) (12) |
131, 132, 133 and 141, 142, 143 |
| 15-EVST |
Environmental Science I, II, III SE (3 each) |
101, 102, 103 |
| 15-GEOG |
Intro. to Environmental Geography SE (3 each) |
101, 102, 103 |
| |
Intro. to Environmental Geography Lab (2 each) |
111, 112, 113 |
| Legacies and Landscapes of the Yucatan (first-year students only) (3) |
173 |
| |
A Year without China (first-year students only) (3) |
174 |
|
| People and the Environment SE (3 each) |
261, 262, 263 |
| 15-GEOL |
Physical Geology (take in sequence)
(3 each)
| 101, 102, 103 |
| |
Geology Lab (3 each) |
111, 112, 113 |
| |
Environmental Geology (3 each) |
104, 105, 106 |
| |
Earth in Upheaval (3) |
136 |
| |
The Biodiversity Crisis (3) |
153 |
| |
Planet Earth (3 each) |
161, 162, 163 |
| |
Earth History, Life History (first-year students only) (3) |
171 |
| |
Hard Rocks, Tall Mountains (first-year students only) (3) |
172 |
| |
Advanced Trip Through Time (first-year students only) (3) |
175 |
| |
Age of Dinosaurs (3) |
351 |
| |
Discovery of Time (3) |
352 |
| |
Gems and Precious Stones (3) |
353 |
| |
Environmental Volcanology (3) |
361 |
| |
Geology of the Tri-State (3) |
362 |
| 15-PHYS |
How Things Work (3 each) |
104, 105, 106 |
| |
In the Beginning (first-year students only) (3) |
110 |
| |
Astronomy (take in any order) (3 each) |
120, 121, 122, 123 |
| |
Astronomy Lab (2 each) |
125, 126, 127 |
| |
Meteorology (3) |
132 |
| |
Physics of Sound and Music (3) |
133 |
| |
Physics of Light, Color and Vision (3) |
134 |
| |
Our Elegant Universe (3) |
135 |
Mathematics |
| One of the following sequences must be completed. See majors for specific mathematics requirements. |
| 15-MATH |
Elementary Probability and Statistics (in sequence) (9) |
147, 148, 149 |
| |
Topics in Math (in any order) (9) |
155, 156, 157 |
| | Foundations of Applied Calculus and
Applied Calculus I and II (9) |
224, 226, 227 |
| | Calculus I and II & Calculus Lab II (10) |
251, 252 & lab 256 |
|
* See Advisor |
History |
| Any nine credits from among the following courses: |
| 15-AFAM |
African History |
301, 302, 303 |
| |
African American History |
322, 323, 324 |
|
15-CLAS | Ancient History |
101, 102, 103 |
| 15-HIST |
American History | 110, 111, 112 |
| | European Civilization |
113, 114, 115 |
| | Twentieth Century Europe | 119, 120 |
| |
Asian Civilizations -India |
121 |
| |
Asian Civilizations -China |
122 |
| |
Asian Civilizations -Japan |
123 |
| | World History |
130, 131, 132 |
| |
Middle East and North Africa History |
170, 171, 172 |
| | Latin American History |
224, 225, 226 |
| |
Deconstructing the Greatest Generation |
396H |
| 32INTR |
Roman Construction, Architecture, and Culture |
395H |
| 15-JUDC |
History of Jewish Civilization |
127, 128, 129 |
Literature |
| Six credits from among the following: (Students must complete Freshman English Composition before beginning Literature courses) |
|
15-AFAM | Black Drama |
245, 246 |
| |
African American Literature
| 310, 311, 312 |
| |
African Literature
| 363, 364, 365 |
|
15-ARAB | Modern Arabic Literature |
320 |
| | Classic Arabic Literature | 321 |
| |
Arabic Women Novelists |
322 |
| |
Love and Sexuality in Arabic Literature |
323 |
|
15-ENGL | Topics in Literature |
201, 202, 203 |
| | American Writers | 207, 208, 209 |
| | World Literature | 221, 222, 223 |
| | Contemporary World Literature: The Short Story | 236 |
| | Contemporary World Literature: Poetry | 237 |
| |
American Literature: Gender Roles |
246 |
| |
Money and the American Dream |
249 |
| |
Detective Fiction |
250 |
| |
Outrageous Writings by Women |
251 |
| |
Topics in Contemporary Literature |
252 |
| |
Literature of the Vietnam War |
254 |
| |
Our Lives: Twentieth Century Women's Autobiographies |
257 |
| |
Voices and Visions |
259 |
| |
Fantasies of Children's Literature |
261 |
| |
American Childhoods in Literature |
262 |
| |
Topics in Film |
267 |
| |
Censorship in Literature |
274 |
| |
Ethnic Literatures of the United States
| 275 |
| |
American Fiction: 1860-1910 |
310 |
| |
Literature of the American Colonies |
311 |
| |
American Literature: 1910-1950 |
312 |
| |
The American Renaissance |
313 |
| |
19th-Century American Poets |
317 |
| |
20th-Century American Poetry |
318 |
| |
Contemporary American Fiction |
320 |
| |
Film and Neo-Noir |
338 |
| |
American Ethnic Literature I and II |
341, 342 |
| |
The Bible and Literature |
350, 351, 352 |
| |
Civil Disobedience, Political Protest, and Community Action |
377H |
| |
Films of Alfred Hitchcock |
378 |
| 15-ENGB |
Shakespeare's Plays |
250 |
|
| Modern Drama |
256 |
| |
Myth and Literature |
259 |
| |
Modern British Poetry |
367 |
| |
Contemporary British Fiction |
374 |
| 15-ENGC |
Readings in Literature |
204, 205, 206 |
| |
Human Values in Literature |
215 |
| |
Literature and Technology |
265 |
| |
Third World Literature |
342 |
| |
African Literature I, II, and III |
363, 364, 365 |
| |
Modern Fiction I, II, and III |
371,372, 373 |
| 15-GRMN |
The Faust Myth in Germany |
277 |
| |
German Fairy Tales |
280 |
| 15-JUDC |
Intro. to Biblical Studies |
228 |
|
Sacred Texts: Hebrew Scriptures |
229 |
| |
Biblical Poetry (Humanities or Literature) (3) |
231 |
| |
The Other Bible |
232 |
| |
The Jewish Bible |
300 |
| |
Introduction to Rabbinic Literature |
349 |
| |
American Jewish Fiction |
360 |
| |
Jewish Humor/ Women's Humor |
374 |
| |
The Book of Job and the Problem of Evil |
487 |
| 15-FREN |
(In French) | |
| |
Introduciton to French Literature |
310 |
| |
Modern French Literature |
311 |
| |
Main Currents in Medieval French Literature |
341 |
| |
Renaissance Literature |
342 |
| |
17th-Century Literature |
343 |
| |
20th Century Literature |
346 |
| |
Francophone Culture: L'Afrique |
383 |
| |
Francophone Culture: Quebec and the Antilles |
384 |
| |
Caribbean Francophone Literature |
385 |
| |
North & West African Literature |
396H |
| |
Fantasy, Myth and Legend in Medieval Literature |
397 |
| |
Literature, Science and Society in Enlightenment France |
399 |
| 15-SPAN |
(In Spanish) |
487 |
| |
Intermediate Spanish Through Theater I |
333, 334 |
| |
Spanish Literature of the Medieval Period |
372 |
| |
Spanish Literature of the Golden Age |
373 |
| |
Spanish Literature of the 18th and 19th Centuries |
374 |
| |
Spanish Literature of the 20th Century |
375 |
| |
Latin American Literature before Columbus |
381 |
| |
Latin American Literature in the Colonial Period |
382 |
| |
Latin American Literature of the 19th Century |
383 |
| |
Latin American Literature of the 20th Century |
384 |
| |
Spanish Translation |
456 |
| 15-WMST |
Our Lives: 20th Century Women's Autobiographies |
289 |
Behavioral & Social Sciences |
| Fifteen credits from among the following: (see majors for specific Behavioral/ Social Sciences requirements) |
|
15-AFAM |
Introduction to African and African American Studies |
101 |
| | Sociology of the Black Community |
234, 235, 236 |
|
15-ANTH | Introduction to Anthropology |
100 |
|
| Cultural Anthropology (take in sequence) |
101, 102, 103 |
| |
Cultural Modification of the Body |
150 |
| |
People and Wetlands (3) |
151 |
| |
Fantastic Archaeology and Archaeological Mysteries |
190 |
| | Introduction to Archaeology |
201 |
| | Languages of the World |
230, 231, 232 |
| | World Prehistory |
276 |
| 15-CLAS |
Etiquette: Ancient and Modern (first-year students only) (3) |
170 |
|
15-COMM | Effective Public Speaking |
171 |
| | Introduction to Interpersonal Communication |
176 |
| | Introduction to Rhetorical Theory |
306 |
| | Introduction to Communication Theory |
307 |
| | Intercultural Communication | 349 |
|
15-ECON | Introduction to Economics (micro) |
101 |
| | Introduction to Economics (macro) | 102 |
| |
Entertainment Economics |
171 |
|
15-GEOG | Introduction to Human Geography |
104, 105, 106 |
| | Americas: NAFTA Nations |
123 |
| | World Regional Geography: Europe |
124 |
| | World Regional Geography: Africa |
125 |
| | World Regional Geography: Asia |
126 |
| | Geography of Latin America |
211 |
| | Geography of Europe |
216 |
| | Geography of Africa |
226 |
| | Geography of the Middle East |
231 |
| | Geography of Southern and Eastern Asia |
236 |
| | Political Geography |
333 |
| 38HNRS |
Global Studies |
360H |
| | Sport and Multiculturalism |
362H |
| (permission of instructor) |
Nicaraguan Culture and Social Service SE |
367H |
|
15-JUDC | Freud & Judaism |
387 |
| 15-POL | Introduction to American Politics |
110, 111 |
| | Introduction to Political Ideology: Political Theory |
140 |
| | Introduction to Comparative Government |
160 |
| | Introduction to International Relations |
180 |
|
15-PSYC | Introduction to Psychology |
101, 102, 103 |
|
15-SOC | Introduction to Sociology I (Prerequisite for all Sociology courses) |
141 |
| | Introduction to Sociology II |
142 |
| | Contemporary Social Issues SE |
143 |
| | Barriers to Equality |
144 |
| | Understanding Social Behavior |
145 |
| |
Substance Abuse in American Society |
273 |
| | Women, Culture and Society |
328 |
|
15-WMST |
Having it All: Using the Law to Resolve the Work/Family Conflict (first-year students only) (3)
|
150 |
| |
Introduction to Women's Studies SE (Humanities or Social Science)
|
241 |
| |
Introduction to Black Women's Studies |
250 |
| |
Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies SE |
265 |
| |
Women and Activism SE |
302 |
| |
Feminism, Gender and Psychology SE |
313 |
| |
Women and Social Action SE |
314 |
| |
Women and Aging |
315 |
| |
Women and the Law SE |
350 |
| |
Women and Business in Feminist Perspective SE |
357 |
| |
LGBT Studies |
360 |
Humanities |
| Nine credits from among the following: |
|
15-AFAM | Contemporary Black Film |
404 |
|
15-ARAB |
Culture of Contemporary Arabic Society |
310 |
| |
Arab-American Culture |
311 |
|
23-ARTH | History of Art |
111, 112, 113 |
| | Survey of East Asian Art | 140 |
| |
Asian Art -China |
270 |
| 15-CLAS |
Introduction to Classical Civilization |
110, 111, 112 |
| |
Art and Archaeology of Ancient World |
221, 222, 223 |
| |
Mythology |
345 |
| 15EUST |
Introduction to European Studies |
101 |
| 16-FAM |
Introduction to Arts Appreciation I, II |
221, 222 |
| |
Music and Architecture: Correlation and Comparison |
397H |
| |
Introduction to Arts Appreciation I, II |
520 |
| |
Multicultural Expressions Through the Arts |
520 |
| 15-FREN (in English) |
World Cultures: French Speaking |
180, 181 |
| |
French Civilization |
371, 372, 373 |
| |
(In French) |
|
| |
Francophone World |
312 |
| |
French Culture through Films |
313 |
| |
France Today |
314 |
| 15-FSEM |
(First-Year Students Only) | |
| |
Reading Cincinnati |
111 |
| |
Beauty: Dissecting and Debating an Enigma |
113 |
| |
Complex Choices/Complex Lives |
114 |
| 15-GRMN |
The German-American Experience (In English) |
131 |
| |
Survey of German Culture (In English) |
171, 172, 173, 174 |
| |
Introduction to Film Studies (In German) |
185 |
| 15-JUDC |
Introduction to Judiasm |
135 |
| |
Biblical Poetry (Humanities or Literature) (3) |
231 |
| |
The Other Bible (can be used as Humanities or Literature) |
232 |
| |
Ancient Stories of Creation (3) |
233 |
| |
Jewish Autobiographies |
255 |
| |
Demons in the Bible and Related Texts |
321 |
| |
Modern Israel |
327 |
| |
Women in the Bible |
328 |
| |
Evolution of the Angel |
329 |
| |
Jews and Islam |
330 |
| |
The New Testament in its Jewish Matrix |
348 |
| |
Women in Jewish Civilization |
353 |
| |
Judaism and Christianity in Conflict |
379 |
| |
Dead Sea Scrolls |
380 |
|
15-PHIL | Moral and Political Ideas SE |
101, 102, 103 |
| |
Intro to Philosophy: Belief and Knowledge SE |
104 |
| | Intro to Philosophy: Mind and Will | 105 |
| |
Intro to Philosophy: Ethics SE |
106 |
| | Intro to Philosophy: Through Movies | 107 |
| | Contemporary Moral Issues SE |
111 |
| | Early Philosophy of Nature | 112 |
| | Philosophy of the Scientific Revolution | 113 |
| | Humanity and Technology | 114 |
| | Introduction to Philosophies Around the World | 115 |
| | Critical Thinking | 121 |
| | Introduction to Logic | 123 |
| | Minds and Machines | 207 |
| |
Logic of Decision |
215 |
| | Women and Philosophy | 219 |
| | African Philosophy | 220 |
| | Philosophy and Atheism | 229 |
| | Philosophy and Religion | 230 |
| | Science, Magic and the Occult | 231 |
| | Pre-Scientific Thought | 235 |
| | Philosophy and Technology SE |
243 |
| | Computers and Controversy SE |
244 |
| | Introduction to Environmental Ethics SE |
245 |
| | Environmental Ethics SE |
246 |
| | Ethics of Scientific Research SE |
247 |
| | Philosophy of Education: The Ideal University SE |
248 |
| | Aesthetics for Fine Arts Majors | 250 |
| | Philosophy of Physical Science | 261 |
| | Philosophy of Biological Science | 262 |
| | Marx and Marxism SE |
271 |
| | Philosophy and the Arts | 277 |
| | Love, Anger, Fear & Other Emotions SE |
280 |
| | Metaphysics | 304 |
| | Epistemology | 305 |
| | Metaethics | 306 |
| | Philosophy of Mind | 307 |
| | Philosophy of Science | 308 |
| | Philosophy of Language | 309 |
| | Rationalism | 310 |
| | Empiricism | 311 |
| | Ancient Philosophy | 312 |
| | Kant's Metaphysics | 315 |
| | Introduction to Pragmatism | 317 |
| | Marx SE | 320 |
| | Wittgenstein | 321 |
| | Ethics SE |
322 |
| | Soc/Pol Philosophy | 323 |
| | Ethics and Animals SE |
324 |
| | Environmental Ethics SE |
325 |
| | Faith & Reason SE |
329H |
| | Feminist Political Philosophy SE |
333 |
| | Symbolic Logic I, II | 341, 342 |
| | Issues of the Information Age SE |
345 |
| | Problems of Consciousness | 352 |
| | Philosophy and Race | 353 |
| | Existentialism | 362 |
| | Nietzsche | 363 |
| | Existentialism II | 364 |
| | The Darwinian Revolution
(co-taught with Biology- can count as natural science or humanities) | 365 |
| | NeoDarwinism | 366 |
| | Philosophy and Cognitive Ethnology | 367 |
| | Philosophy, Environment and Wilderness | 370H |
| | Reading & Literacy: Theory & Ideology SE |
371H |
| | Why We Suffer: The Philosophy & Science of Pain | 372H |
| | Intro. to Philosophy of Law: Justice SE |
373 |
| | Intro. to Philosophy of Law: Freedom SE |
374 |
| | Intro. to Philosophy of Law: Justice, Honors SE |
375H |
| | Intro. to Philosophy of Law: Freedom, Honors SE |
376H |
| | Locke's Essay | 378 |
| | Metaphysical Foundations of Technology SE |
386 |
| | The Possibility of Human Altruism SE |
389H |
| | Loyalty, Patriotism and War SE |
391H |
| | Art and Emotion | 394H |
| | The Infinite | 395H |
| | Conversations About Life | 396H |
| Aesthetics | 421, 422, 423 |
| | Philosophy of Medicine SE |
475 |
| | Contemporary Ethics SE |
520 |
| | Descartes | 545 |
| | Contemporary Epistemology | 571 |
| | Contemporary Philosophy of Mind | 573 |
| | History and Philosophy of Science | 589 |
| 15-SPAN |
(In English) |
|
| |
World Cultures - Hispanic Culture |
180 |
| |
Mexican Culture |
181 |
| |
US Latino Culture |
182 |
| |
(In Spanish) |
|
| |
Introduction to the Three Cultures |
310 |
| |
Latin America Today |
311 |
| |
Spain Today SE |
312 |
| |
Hispanic Culture in the US |
313 |
| |
Spanish Film |
314 |
| 15-WMST |
Introduction to Women's Studies SE (can be used as a humanities of social science) |
241 |
| |
Witchcraft and Women |
321 |
| |
Feminisms and Art |
376 |
| |
Feminist Critical Readings |
380 |
*All students must complete one Social & Ethical Issues course. This course can also count towards another requirement area. Select one of the SE coded courses above to satisfy the Social & Ethical Issues requirement and also count towards one of the College Requirement areas.
