Liberal Education Program (LEP)

First Year Experience (T1FY)

• INQ 101 – Intellectual and Creative Inquiry

Critical Thinking (T1CT)

• ANT 100 – Interpreting Cultures
• ART 106 – Critical Thinking in the Visual Arts
• ENV 101 – Critical Thinking: Global Environmental Issues
• GEO 105 – Food Systems: A Geography
• HIS 150 – Critical Thinking through Historical Biography
• JST 110 – Narrating the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
• MDS 101 – Media Persuasion and Everyday Life
• PHI 100 – Introduction to Philosophy
• PHY 111 – Physics for Today
• PHY 123 – Critical Thinking and Science for Future Leaders
• PSC 150 – Thinking about Politics
• SOC 102 – Exploring Social Issues

Multilingual Communication (T1MC)

• ARB 200 – Arabic III
• CHI 200 – Chinese III
• FRE 200 – French III
• GER 201 – Continuing German: Contemporary German Culture
• GER 202 – Continuing German: Exploring a German City
• HBR 200 – Hebrew III
• ITA 200 – Italian III
• JPN 200 – Japanese III
• LAT 200 – Latin III
• POR 200 – Portuguese III
• RUS 200 – Russian III
• SED 205 – Intermediate American Sign Language
• SPA 200 – Spanish III
• SPA 220 – Medical Spanish

Quantitative Reasoning (T1QR)

• MAT 103 – Mathematics for Liberal Arts
• MAT 106 – Mathematics for Elementary Education II
• MAT 107 – Elementary Statistics
• MAT 108 – Mathematics for the Natural Sciences
• MAT 120 – College Algebra
• MAT 122 – Pre-Calculus
• MAT 139 – Short Course in Calculus
• MAT 150 – Calculus I

Technological Fluency (T1TF)

• COM 101 – Fundamentals of Professional Presentations
• COM 135 – Online Communication
• CSC 101 – Introduction to Computers and Applications
• CSC 104 – Web Technology
• CSC 200 – Information Management and Productivity Software
• EDU 106 – New Literacies: Digital Text and Tools for Learning
• GEO 110 – Geography and Conflict: Ethnicity, Race, and Economy in the US
• JRN 135 – Digital Media
• MUS 117 - Introduction to Music Technology
• PHY 103 – Physics and Technology for Health Professionals
• PHY 120 – Physics for Tomorrow: Nanotechnology
• WLL 108 - Technology and Language Learning
• WMS 150 – Women, Community, Technology

Written Communication (T1WC)

• ENG 112 – Writing Arguments

All students must complete both Natural World I and II and are required to complete any 6 of the 7 remaining areas of knowledge.  However, students are required to complete all Tier 2 areas that are restricted by their major.

NOTE:  Only two courses per subject may be taken within Tier 2.

American Experience

• ANT 321 – Indians of North America
• ENG 218 – American Experience and Literature
• HIS 110 – United States History I
• HIS 111 – United States History II
• HIS 248 – American Constitution in Historical Perspective
• JRN 101 – The Media: Freedom and Power
• JRN 350 - American Journalism History
• JST 210 – Jewish American Literature
• PSC 210 – American Political Experience
• PSC 260 – US Government
• SPA 210 – Spanish IV: Latino America

Creative Drive

• ANT 211 – Writing Culture: The Art of Ethnographic Writing
• ART 113 – 3-Dimensional Design
• ART 150 – Introductory Drawing I
• ART 151 – Introductory Drawing II
• ART 201 - Visual Art and the Studio Experience
• ART 220 – Introductory Painting
• ART 225 – Creative Drawing
• ART 233 – Jewelry/Metals I
• ART 236 - Ceramics I: Hand-Building
• ART 240 – Sculpture: Construction and Subtraction
• ART 241 – Modeling and Casting
• ART 250 – Intermediate Drawing
• ART 260 – Etching, Woodcut, Collograph
• ART 261 – Lithography and Silkscreen
• ART 264 – Introduction to Digital Photography
• COM 228 – Capturing, Analyzing, and Presenting Family Stories
• ENG 201 – Introduction to Creative Writing
• ENG 209 – Lyrics as Literature: Reading and Writing Song Lyrics
• EXS 293 - Movement Foundations
• IDS 110 – Experiencing the Arts
• JRN 270 – Introduction to Photojournalism
• JRN 306 - Digital News Design
• MAT 260 – Geometry and the Arts
• MKT 350 – Product and Market Planning
• Select 3 Credits from Among (counts as one MUS course toward rule*)
  MUS 102 – University Choir
  MUS 103 – University Choir II
  MUS 104 – University Band I
  MUS 105 – University Band II

• MUS 230 – Introduction to Musical Improvisation
• MUS 235 – Guitar I
• MUS 237 - Fundamentals of Piano I
• MUS 250 – Arts and Ideas: Experiencing the Arts in New Haven
• MUS 251 – Music and Movement in Early Childhood
• PHI 222 – The Creative Process
• PHI 242 – Death and the Meaning of Life
• REC 220 - Inclusive Recreation
• THR 131 - Principles of Theatrical Design
• THR 227 – Oral Interpretation
• THR 228 – Shakespeare Workshop

Cultural Expression

• ART 104 – History of Western Art I
• ART 105 – History of Western Art II
• CHI 120 - World Languages and Literatures
• CHI 210 – A Taste of China: Culture through Food
• ENG 217 – Introduction to Literature
• GEO 200 – Human Geography
• ITA 210 – Italian Language through Culture
• JPN 210 – Heart and Soul of Japan
• JST 200 – Jewish Stories
• LIT 308 – Spanish National Cinema
• MUS 110 – Music History of the Western World
• MUS 210 - Music History I
• PHI 270 - Philosophy of Education
• PSC 240 – Introduction to Political Thought
• THR 100 – Understanding Theatre

Global Awareness

• ANT 201 – The Global Community
• ANT 222 - Modern Human Variation
• ECO 101 – Principles of Microeconomics
• ENV 220 – Environmental Studies II
• FRE 210 – Continuing French
• GEO 102 – World Regional Geography
• HIS 104 – Islamic Civilization
• HIS 105 – Introduction to Southeast Asia: Southeast Asia to 1500
• HIS 106 – East Asia to 1850
• HIS 127 – Colonial Latin America
• HIS 128 – Modern Latin America
• ITA 220 – Italian Food Culture in Italy and America
• JST 204 – Introduction to Holocaust and Genocide Studies
• MUS 115 – Music in World Culture
• PHI 211 – Asian Philosophy: India
• PHI 212 – Asian Philosophy: China and Japan
• PSC 230 - War
• PSC 270 – International Relations
• WLL 208 – Contemporary Chinese Society and Culture

Mind and Body

• ANT 224 – Children, Language, and Socialization
• ANT 382 - People and Weight
• EXS 212 – Lifetime Physical Fitness
• EXS 380 – Sport Psychology
• PCH 201 – Wellness
• PHI 207 – The Religious Dimension of Human Existence
• PHI 220 – Ethics: Know Thyself
• PSY 100 – Introduction to Psychology
• PSY 333 - the mysteries and Science of Sleep
• REC 120 – Leadership Development
• SHE 203 – School Health
• SOC 265 – Self and Society

Natural World I: Physical Realm

• CHE 103 – Crime Scene Chemistry
• CHE 120 – General Chemistry I
• ESC 103 – General Geology
• ESC 105 – General Meteorology
• ESC 106 – General Oceanography
• ESC 107 – General Astronomy
• ESC 200 – Physical Geology
• ESC 205 – Principles of Meteorology
• ESC 220 – Principles of Oceanography
• GEO 201 – Physical Geography
• PHY 100 – Physics through Inquiry
• PHY 101 – Inquiries in Elementary Physics
• PHY 200 – General Physics I
• PHY 210 – College Physics
• PHY 230 – Physics for Scientists and Engineers I

Natural World II: Life and Environment

• ANT 102 – Biological Anthropology
• BIO 100 – General Zoology
• BIO 101 – General Botany
• BIO 103  - Botany
• BIO 104 – General Biology (not offered at SCSU; transfer only)
• BIO 120 - Microbiology
• BIO 200 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I
• BIO 201 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II
• CHE 101 – Chemistry in Contemporary Issues
• CHE 125 – Principles and Applications of General, Organic, and Biochemistry
• ESC 104 – Geohazards: The Impact on the Environment
• ESC 111 – Life through Time
• ESC 201 – Historical Geology
• MAR 210 – Coastal Marine Studies

Social Structure, Conflict, and Consensus

• ANT 101 – Cultural Anthropology
• ECO 100 – Principles of Macroeconomics
• EDU 200 – Teachers, Schools, and Society
• EDU 206 – Principles of Early Childhood
• GEO 260 – Population Geography
• PSC 200 – Political Change and Conflict
• SOC 203 – Social Organizations
• SOC 216 – Men’s Studies
• SOC 235 – Environmental Sociology
• SOC 251 – Sociology of Religion
• SWK 200 – Social Welfare and Social Services in America

Time and Place

• ANT 205 – Archaeology and the Human Past
• ENG 219 – Time and Place in Literature
• ESC 210 – Principles of Astronomy
• GEO 100 – People, Places, and Environments
• HIS 100 – Western Civilization I
• HIS 101 – Western Civilization II
• PHI 296 – Ancient Philosophy: Pre-Socratics to Plotinus
• PHI 297 – Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy
• REC 241 - Outdoor Adventure Leadership
• SOC 250 – Apocalypse Now?

Prerequisite to Tier 3: Completion of 6 of the 8 Tier 2 categories.

• Any Course Numbered 294
• ANT 311 – Applied Anthropology
• ANT 470 – Ethnographic Fieldwork Methods
• ART 401 – History of Art since 1945
• ART 493 - Studio Art Capstone
• BIO 396 – Synthetic Biology: Engineering Life
• All of:
  • CHE 301 – The Preparation of Scientific Documents for Chemistry
  • CHE 445 – Chemical Hazards and Laboratory Safety
  • CHE 496 – Chemistry Seminar
• CSC 400 – Computer Science Project Seminar
• ECO 450 – Seminar in Applied Economics
• EDU 311 – Responsive Curriculum and Assessment
• EDU 322 – Family, School, and Community Partnerships
• ENV 491 – Environmental Problem Solving
• ESC 332 – Invertebrate Paleontology and the Fossil Record
• EXS 403 – Athletic Training Clinical Practice VI – Capstone in Athletic Training
• EXS 442 – Practicum Seminar in Physical Education
• EXS 492 – Principles of Sport Studies
• FRE 410 – French and Francophone Studies
• FRE 415 – Sexual Citizenship in the French-Speaking World
• GEO 311 – The United States and Canada
• GEO 315 – Geography of Connecticut
• GEO 325 – Latin America
• GEO 330 - Europe
• GEO 341 - Asia
• GEO 343 – Former Soviet Union
• GEO 345 - Africa
• GEO 357 – Coastal and Marine Geography
• GEO 400 – Geography of Wine
• HIS 367 – The 20th Century World
• HIS 450 – Narrative History: Telling the Story of Our Past
• HIS 496 - Student Teaching Seminar — History
• IDS 320 - Human Flourishing in the 21st Century
• IDS 401 – Interdisciplinary Investigations of Globalization
• ITA 380 – Contemporary Italian Culture
• JRN 490 – Capstone Seminar in Journalism
• MAT 496 – Service Learning for Mathematics Education
• MDS 320 – Propaganda in the Media
• MDS 385 - Political Satire and New Media
• MGT 400 – Business and Society
• MGT 460 - International Business
• MKT 325 – Managing for People, Planet, and Profit
• MUS 330 – Improvisation and Contemporary Music Culture
• MUS 490 - Music Technology in the Classroom
• NUR 443 – Nursing Capstone
• PCH 353 – Global Health
• PHI 309 – Women and Religion: The Old and New Eve
• PHI 323 - Ethical Individualism
• PSC 475 – Political Science Capstone Seminar
• PSY 306 – Understanding Intelligence
• SOC 394 – Civic Engagement Service Learning
• THR 415 - The Critical Eye
• WLL 403 – Introduction to Second Language Acquisition
• WMS 309 – Women and Religion: The Old and New Eve