General Education

This is a 46-credit program made up of Foundations (7 courses) emphasizing college-level competencies that form the foundation of a liberal education and Explorations (8 courses), where students explore Areas of Knowledge needed by educated people in the twenty-first century. Courses in the major (up to 9 credits), the cognate, and any minor(s) may also fulfill LEP requirements. Students are encouraged to carefully review their degree evaluation for courses that may fulfill more than one requirement.

LEP Foundations

First Year Experience (T1FY)
Multilingual Communication (T1MC)
Quantitative Reasoning Prerequisite (QRP)
T1Quantitative Reasoning (T1QR)
Technological Fluency (T1TF)
Written Communication Prerequisite (WCP)
Written Communication (T1WC)

LEP Explorations

Natural World I: Physical Realm (T2PR)
Natural World II: Life and Environment (T2LE)
American Experience or Time and Place (T2AE or T2TP)
Creative Drive (T2CD)
Cultural Expression or Global Awareness (T2CE or T2GA)
Mind and Body or Social Structure, Conflict, and Consensus (T2MB)
Explorations Elective 1 (Any of the above)
Explorations Elective 2 (Any of the above)

For a more in-depth description of the purpose and learning outcomes of a liberal education, and a current list of courses that satisfy each area, please visit the LEP website: https://inside.southernct.edu/lep

First-Year Experience
INQ 101 - 3 Credits - Intellectual and Creative Inquiry

Multilingual Communication
ARB 101 - 3 Credits - Arabic II
CHI 101 - 3 Credits - Chinese II
FRE 101 - 3 Credits - French II
GER 101 - 3 Credits - German II
HBR 101 - 3 Credits - Hebrew II
ITA 101 - 3 Credits - Italian II
JPN 101 - 3 Credits - Japanese II
LAT 101 - 3 Credits - Latin II
POR 101 - 3 Credits - Portuguese II
RUS 101 - 3 Credits - Russian II
SED 105 - 3 Credits - Elementary Sign Language II
SPA 101 - 3 Credits - Spanish II

Quantitative Reasoning Prerequisite
MAT 100 - 3 Credits - Intermediate Algebra
MAT 100P - 3 Credits - Introductory and Intermediate Algebra

Quantitative Reasoning
MAT 103 - 3 Credits - Mathematics for Liberal Arts
MAT 104 - 3 Credits - Mathematics All Around Us
MAT 106 - 3 Credits - Math for Elementary Ed II
MAT 107 - 3 Credits - Elementary Statistics
MAT 108 - 3 Credits - Math for the Natural Sciences
MAT 120 - 3 Credits - College Algebra
MAT 122 - 4 Credits - Precalculus
MAT 124 - 3 Credits - Finite Mathematics
MAT 125 - 3 Credits - Applied Business Math
MAT 139 - 3 Credits - Short Course in Calculus
MAT 150 - 4 Credits - Calculus I

Technological Fluency
ART 114 - 3 credits - Digital Foundation for Art & Design
ART 162 - 3 credits - Photography as Visual Language
CMS 135 - 3 Credits - Introduction to Computer Mediated Communication
CSC 104 - 3 Credits - Web Technology
CSC 200 - 3 Credits - Information Management and Productivity Software
DGH 100 - 3 Credits - Intro to Digital Humanities
EDU 106 - 3 Credits - New Literacies
ENG 102 - 3 Credits - Literar Creation and AI
GEO 110 - 3 Credits - Geography and Conflict
GEO 170 - 3 Credits - Basic Drone Technology
JRN 135 - 3 Credits - Digital Media Skills
JRN 170 - 3 Credits - Basic Drone Technology
MAT 140 - 3 Credits - Computational Tools for Mathematics and the Sciences
MUS 117 - 3 Credits - Introduction to Music Technology
PHI 117 - 3 Credits - Ethics of Emerging Tech.
PHY 103 - 3 Credits - Physics and Technology for Healthcare Professionals
PHY 120 - 3 Credits - Nanotechnology
WGS 150 - 3 Credits - Women, Gender, Community, and Technology
WLL 108 - 3 Credits - Technology and Language Learning

Written Communication Prerequisite
ENG 110 - 3 Credits - Fundamentals of Academic Writing
ENG 119 - 3 Credits - College Composition for Bilingual Students

Written Communication
ENG 112 - 3 Credits - Writing Arguments
ENG 120 - 3 Credits - Writing Arguments for Bilingual Students

Natural World 1: Physical Realm
AST 100 - 3 Credits - Stars, Planets, and Galaxies
CHE 103 - 4 Credits - Crime Scene Chemistry
CHE 120 - 4 Credits - General Chemistry I
CHE 125 - 4 Credits - Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry
ESC 103 - 3 Credits - General Geology
ESC 105 - 3 Credits - General Meteorology
ESC 106 - 3 Credits - General Oceanography
ESC 107 - 3 Credits - General Astronomy
ESC 200 - 4 Credits - Physical Geology
ESC 205 - 4 Credits - Principles of Meteorology
ESC 220 - 3 Credits - Physical & Chemical Oceanography
GEO 201 - 4 Credits - Physical Geography
MAR 140 - 3 Credits - The World Ocean
PHY 100 - 3 Credits - Physics through Inquiry
PHY 123 - 3 Credits - Critical Thinking and Science
PHY 200 - 4 Credits - General Physics I
PHY 210 - 4 Credits - College Physics
PHY 230 - 4 Credits – Physics for Scientists and Engineers I
T2PR 298 - 3 Credits - Topics in Physical Realm
T2PR 398 - 3 Credits - Topics in Physical Realm
T2PR 498 - 3 Credits - Topics in Physical Realm

Natural World 2: Life and Environment
ANT 102 - 3 Credits - Biological Anthropology
BIO 100 - 3 Credits - General Zoology
BIO 101 - 3 Credits - General Botany
BIO 103 - 4 Credits - Biology II
BIO 120 - 4 Credits - Microbiology
BIO 200 - 4 Credits - Human Anatomy and Physiology I
BIO 396 - 4 credits - Synthetic Biology: Engineering Life
BIO 450 - 3 credits - Research Methods
CHE 101 - 4 Credits - Introduction to Environmental Chemistry
CHE 121 - 4 Credits - General Chemistry II
ENV 101 - 3 Credits - Global Environmental Issues
ESC 104 - 3 Credits - Geohazards: Impact Environment
ESC 111 - 3 Credits - Life Through Time
ESC 201 - 4 Credits - Historical Geology
HMS 281 - 4 Credits - Antomy and Physiology I
MAR 210 - 4 Credits - Coastal Marine Studies
T2LE 298 - 3 Credits - Topics in Life and Environment
T2LE 398 - 3 Credits - Topics in Life and Environment
T2LE 498 - 3 Credits - Topics in Life and Environment

American Experience
ANT 321 - 3 Credits - Contemporary Issues in Indigenous North America
ECO 110 - 3 credits - Social Issues and Economics
ENG 218 - 3 Credits - American Experience and Literature
FIN 250 - 3 Credits - US Financial Industry and Film
GEO 104 - 3 Credits - Sustainability in America
HIS 110 - 3 Credits - United States History I
HIS 111 - 3 Credits - United States History II
HIS 208 -  3 Credits - Disability in American History
HIS 248 - 3 Credits - American Constitution in Historical Perspective
IDS 320 - 3 Credits - Human Flourishing
ITA 250 - 3 Credits - Italians in America
JRN 101 - 3 Credits - The Media: Freedom and Power
JRN 350 - 3 Credits - American Journalism History
JST 118 - 3 Credits - Making a More Just America
JST 210 - 3 Credits - Jewish American Literature
MAT 210 - 3 Credits - Analysis of Election Structures
MKT 100 - 3 Credits - Consumption, Markets, and Culture
PHI 219 - 3 Credits - Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration
PHI 272 - 3 Credits - Ethics of Policing
PHI 323 - 3 Credits - Ethical Individualism
PSC 210 - 3 Credits - American Political Experience
PSC 220 - 3 Credits - Grassroots Democracy: City and States
PSC 260 - 3 Credits - U.S. Government
SOC 220 - 3 Credits - Immigrant America
SOC 272 - 3 Credits - Ethics of Policing
SPA 210 - 3 Credits - Spanish IV: Latino America
T2AE 298 - 3 Credits - Topics in American Experience
T2AE 398 - 3 Credits - Topics in American Experience
T2AE 498 - 3 Credits - Topics in American Experience

Creative Drive
ANT 211 - 3 Credits - Art of Ethnographic Writing
ART 113 - 3 Credits - 3-Dimensional Design
ART 150 - 3 Credits - Introductory Drawing I
ART 151 - 3 Credits - Introductory Drawing II
ART 201 - 3 Credits - Visual Art and Studio Experience
ART 220 - 3 Credits - Introductory Painting
ART 225 - 3 Credits - Creative Drawing
ART 233 - 3 Credits - Jewelry/Metals I
ART 236 - 3 Credits - Ceramics I: Hand-Building
ART 240 - 3 Credits – Introduction to Sculpture: Construction and Subtraction
ART 241 - 3 Credits - Sculpture: Modeling & Casting
ART 250 - 3 Credits - Intermediate Drawing
ART 260 - 3 Credits - Etching, Woodcut, and Collograph
ART 261 - 3 Credits - Lithography and Silkscreen
ART 262 - 3 Credits - Photography as a Visual Language
ART 264 - 3 Credits - Intro to Digital Photography
ART 266 - 3 Credits - Conspiracy Theories
ART 267 - 3 Credits - The Moving Image
CMS 205 - 3 Credits - Capturing Family Stories
CSC 101 - 3 Credits - Intro to Computers and Applications
DSC 205 - 3 Credits - Data Visualization
ENG 201 - 3 Credits - Intro to Creative Writing
ENG 209 - 3 Credits - Lyrics as Literature
FIN 200 - 3 Credits - Critical Thinking in Finance
GEO 270 - 3 Credits - Designing Maps
HIS 150 - 3 Credits - Critical Thinking Through Historical Biography
HIS 266 - 3 Credits - Conspiracy Theories
HMS 293 - 3 Credits - Movement Foundations
IDS 110 - 3 Credits - Experiencing the Arts
IDS 185 - 3 Credits - Arts, Culture, and New Haven
IDS 405 - 3 Credits - In World - Capstone Exp.
JRN 270 - 3 Credits - Photojournalism and Drones
JRN 306 - 3 Credits - Digital News Design
JST 303 - 3 Credits - The Israeli Short Story
MAT 260 - 3 Credits - Geometry and the Arts
MUS 102 - 1 Credit - University Choir
MUS 104 - 1 Credit - University Band I
MUS 105 - 1 Credit - University Band II
MUS 111 - 3 Credits - Experiencing the Arts
MUS 230 - 3 Credits - Intro to Musical Improvisation
MUS 235 - 3 Credits - Guitar I
MUS 237 - 3 Credits - Fundamentals of Piano I
MUS 250 - 3 Credits - Arts and Ideas: Experiencing
MUS 251 - 3 Credits - Music and Movement
PHI 125 - 3 Credits - Anger, Revenge & Forgiveness
PHI 222 - 3 Credits - The Creative Process
PHI 242 - 3 Credits - Death and the Meaning of Life
REC 220 - 3 Credits - Inclusive Recreation
RSP 300 - 3 Credits - Art of Breath
T2CD 298 - 3 Credits - Topics in Creative Drive
T2CD 398 - 3 Credits - Topics in Creative Drive
T2CD 498 - 3 Credits - Topics in Creative Drive
THR 121 - 3 Credits - Foundations of Acting
THR 131 - 3 Credits - Principles: Theatrical Design
THR 224 - 3 Credits - Beginning Tap and Jazz Dance
THR 228 - 3 Credits - Shakespeare Workshop
WGS 204 - 3 Credits - Representations of Disability

Cultural Expression
ANT 470 - 3 Credits - Ethnographic Fieldwork Methods
ARB 200 - 3 Credits - Arabic III
ART 104 - 3 Credits - History of Western Art I
ART 105 - 3 Credits - History of Western Art II
CHI 120 - 3 Credits - Chinese Songs and Pop Culture
CHI 200 - 3 Credits - Chinese III
CHI 210 - 3 Credits - China: Culture through Food
CMS 250 - 3 Credits - Reading Film-Form,Genre,Culture
ENG 217 - 3 Credits - Introduction to Literature
FRE 200 - 3 Credits - French III
FRE 201 - 3 Credits - French Language, Culture, and Cuisine
FRE 202 - 3 Credits - French for a Global World
GEO 200 - 3 Credits - Human Geography
GER 200 - 3 Credits - German III
GER 201 - 3 Credits - Continuing German
GER 202 - 3 Credits - Exploring a German City
GER 203 - 3 Credits - German- Tales, Stories, and Films
HBR 200 - 3 Credits - Hebrew III
IDS 180 - 3 Credits - Intro to Neurodivergence
ITA 200 - 3 Credits - Italian III
ITA 202 - 3 Credits - La Dolce Vita: Italian Language and Culture for Pleasure
ITA 204 - 3 Credits - Made in Italy: Italian Language and Culture for a Global Society
ITA 210 - 3 Credits - Language through Culture
JPN 200 - 3 Credits - Japanese III
JPN 210 - 3 Credits - Heart and Soul of Japan
JST 200 - 3 Credits - Jewish Stories
JST 236 - 3 Credits - Women in the Bible
LAT 200 - 3 Credits - Latin III
LIT 308 - 3 Credits - Spanish National Cinema
MUS 110 - 3 Credits - Music History: Western World
MUS 210 - 3 Credits - Music History I
PHI 226 - 3 Credits - Cyborg (Dis)abilities
PHI 270 - 3 Credits - Philosophy of Education
PHI 309 - 3 Credits - Women & Religion: The Old and New Eve
POR 200 - 3 Credits - Portuguese III
PSC 240 - 3 Credits - Introduction to Political Thought
RSP 310 - 3 Credits - Social and Cultural Dimensions Tobacco
RUS 200 - 3 Credits - Russian III
SED 205 - 3 Credits - American Sign Language III
SPA 200 - 3 Credits - Spanish III
SPA 201 - 3 Credits - Medical Spanish
SPA 410 - 3 Credits - Theory and Practice of Translation
T2CE 298 - 3 Credits - Topics in Cultural Expression
T2CE 398 - 3 Credits - Topics in Cultural Expression
T2CE 498 - 3 Credits - Topics in Cultural Expression
THR 100 - 3 Credits - Understanding Theatre
THR 415 - 3 Credits - The Critical Eye
WGS 309 - 3 Credits - Women & Religion

Global Awareness
ANT 201 - 3 Credits - The Global Community
ANT 222 - 3 Credits - Modern Human Variation
ECO 101 - 3 Credits - Principles of Micro-Economics
ENV 220 - 3 Credits - Global Climate Change
FRE 210 - 3 Credits - Continuing French
FRE 410 - 3 Credits - French and Francophone Studies
FRE 415 - 3 Credits - Sexual Citizenship: French Speaking World
HIS 104 - 3 Credits - Islamic Civilization
HIS 105 - 3 Credits - Intro: Southeast Asia to 1500
HIS 106 - 3 Credits - East Asia to 1850
HIS 128 - 3 Credits - Latin America History
ITA 220 - 3 Credits - Food Culture in Italy
ITA 380 - 3 Credits - Contemporary Italian Culture
JST 204 - 3 Credits – Introduction to Holocaust and Genocide Studies
LAC 128 - 3 Credits - Latin American History
MUS 115 - 3 Credits - Music in World Culture
PCH 353 - 3 Credits - Global Health
PHI 150 - 3 Credits - How the World Thinks
PHI 203 - 3 Credits - Ethics of Sustainabilty/Environment
PHI 211 - 3 Credits - Asian Philosophy: India
PHI 212 - 3 Credits - Asian Philosophy: China and Japan
PSC 230 - 3 Credits - War
PSC 270 - 3 Credits - International Relations
SOC 325 - 3 Credits - Refugee, Migrants and Stateless
T2GA 298 - 3 Credits - Topics in Global Awareness
T2GA 398 - 3 Credits - Topics in Global Awareness
T2GA 498 - 3 Credits - Topics in Global Awareness
WGS 435 - 3 Credits - Women's and Social Movements
WLL 208 - 3 Credits - Chinese Society and Culture

Mind and Body
ANT 224 - 3 Credits - Self, Language, and Society
ANT 382 - 3 Credits - People and Weight
CHE 108 - 3 Credits - Culinary Chemistry
HMS 212 - 3 Credits - Lifetime Physical Activity
HMS 380 - 3 Credits - Sport Psychology
MUT 100 - 3 Credits - Music Therapy
MUT 400 - 3 Credits - Psycholog of Music
NUR 250 - 3 Credits - Health Care Has a Narrative
PCH 201 - 3 Credits - Wellness
PHI 100 - 3 Credits - Introduction to Philosophy
PHI 207 - 3 Credits – The Religious Dimension of Human Existence
PHI 220 - 3 Credits - Ethics: Know Thyself
PSY 100 - 3 Credits - Introduction to Psychology
REC 120 - 3 Credits - Leadership Development
SHE 203 - 3 Credits - School Health
SOC 265 - 3 Credits - Self and Society
T2MB 298 - 3 Credits - Topics in Mind and Body
T2MB 398 - 3 Credits - Topics in Mind and Body
T2MB 498 - 3 Credits - Topics in Mind and Body
WLL 403 - 3 Credits - Introduction to Second Language Acquisition

Social Structure, Conflict and Consensus
ACL 200 - 3 Credits - Civic Leadership in American Society
ANT 101 - 3 Credits - Cultural Anthropology
ANT 311 - 3 Credits - Applied Anthropology
ART 106 - 3 Credits - Critical Thinking in the Visual Arts
ART 414 - 3 Credits - Socially Engaged Art Education
CMS 330 - 3 Credits - Propaganda in Media
ECO 100 - 3 Credits - Principles of Macro-Economics
EDU 200 - 3 Credits - Teachers, Schools, and Societies
EDU 206 - 3 Credits – Principles of Early Childhood Education
ENG 125 - 3 Credits - Sexism and Homophobia
ENG 226 - 3 Credits - Disability Literature
ENG 318 - 3 Credits - Writing for the Web
GEO 105 - 3 Credits - Food Systems: A Critical Geography
GEO 260 - 3 Credits - Population Geography
GEO 308 - 3 Credits - Social Geographies
GEO 357 - 3 Credits - Coastal and Marine Geography
HIS 227 - 3 Credits - Colonial Latin American History
HIS 235 - 3 Credits - The Holocaust
HIS 241 - 3 Credits - The Modern Middle East
HIS 367 - 3 Credits - The 20th-Century World
JST 110 - 3 Credits - Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
JST 125 - 3 Credits - Contemporary Antisemitism and Racism
LAC 227 - 3 Credits - Colonial Latin American History
MUT 350 - 3 Credits - Multiculturalism in Music Therapy
PCH 371 - 3 Credits - Food Systems and Food Justice
PHI 275 - 3 Credits - Thinking About Animals
PHI 300 - 3 Credits - Human Rights and Human Wrongs
PSC 200 - 3 Credits - Political Change and Conflict
SOC 100 - 3 Credits - Introduction to Sociology
SOC 102 - 3 Credits - Exploring Social Issues
SOC 203 - 3 Credits - Social Organizations
SOC 213 - 3 Credits - Introduction to Racial and Intersectional Justice
SOC 216 - 3 Credits - Men's Studies
SOC 235 - 3 Credits - Environmental Sociology
SOC 251 - 3 Credits - Sociology of Religion
SOC 394 - 3 Credits - Civic Engagement and Service Learning
T2CC 298 - 3 Credits - Topics in Conflict & Consensus
T2CC 398 - 3 Credits - Topics in Conflict & Consensus
T2CC 498 - 3 Credits - Topics in Conflict & Consensus
TSL 321 - 3 Credits - Assessment of English Learners
WGS 200 - 3 Credits - Gender, Sexuality, and Film
WGS 226 - 3 Credits - Disability Pride and Crip Joy: What does it take to make a life livable?

Time and Place
ANT 205 - 3 Credits - Archaeology and the Human Past
CMS 130 - 3 Credits - Media and Everyday Life
ENG 219 - 3 Credits - Time and Place in Literature
ENG 220 - 3 Credits - Anglo-Irish Identities in Literature
ESC 115 - 3 Credits - Connecticut Geology
ESC 210 - 4 Credits - Principles of Astronomy
GEO 100 - 3 Credits - People, Places, & Environments
HIS 100 - 3 Credits - Western Civilization I
HIS 101 - 3 Credits - Western Civilization II
HMS 442 - 3 Credits - Practicum Seminar - Physical Ed. 
ITA 270 - 3 Credits - Italian Cities
JST 304 - 3 Credits - Social History of Jewish People
LAC 100 - 3 Credits - Latin American and Caribbean Studies
PHI 296 - 3 Credits – Ancient Philosophy: Pre-Socrates to Plotinus
PHI 297 - 3 Credits – Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy: Augustine to Machiavelli
REC 241 - 3 Credits - Outdoor Adventure Leadership
REC 381 - 3 Credits - Leisure in Contemporary Society
REC 425 - 3 Credits - Seminar in Leadership
SOC 250 - 3 Credits - Apocalypse Now?
T2TP 298 - 3 Credits - Topics in Time and Place
T2TP 398 - 3 Credits - Topics in Time and Place
T2TP 498 - 3 Credits - Topics in Time and Place
THE 381 - 3 Credits - Leisure in Contemporary Society

So that all students continue to strengthen their ability in written language, they are required to select and pass a minimum of three 'W' courses.  Because these courses require substantial writing and rewriting, students are encouraged to take no more than one 'W' course per semester and should plan accordingly.  Students must successfully complete ENG 112, ENG 120, HON 150 or LEP Foundations Written Communication as a prerequisite to 'W' courses.

Students who transfer 60-89 credits at initial transfer, or an associate degree, automatically waive one 'W' course. Students who transfer 90 or more credits at initial transfer automatically waive two 'W' courses. Students who transfer with a previously completed bachelor’s degree waive all ‘W’ courses.

Students who believe they qualify for an additional W waiver must complete and submit the W waiver application with relevant documentation available at: https://inside.southernct.edu/writing-center/undergraduate/w-courses.