Approved Electives | Fall 2022

Afro-American Electives

AFRO-005

Introduction to Afro-American Studies I

AFRO-006

Introduction to Afro-American Studies II

AFRO-115

Sem: Afro 199 Black Aesthetics

AFRO-121

Special Topics: Hip Hop

AFRO-122

Education in Black America

AFRO-185

Black Women in America

AFRO-191

Comparative Slavery

AFRO-192

Harlem Renaissance Movement

AFRO-195

Comparative Black Literature

AFRO-198

Contemporary Black Poetry

AFST-101

African World: Introduction to Contemporary

ARTH-193

Black, Body, Dress and Culture

ENGL-054

Afro-American Literature to 1940

ENGL-055

Afro-American Literature from 1940

FASH-102

African-American Dress

HIST-005

Introduction to the Black Diaspora I

HIST-006

Introduction to the Black Diaspora II

HIST-176

Afro-American History to 1877

HIST-177

Afro-American History since 1877

MUTP-100

Blacks in the Arts

POLS-006

Pan-Africanism

POLS-007

Introduction to Black Politics

SOCI-160

Sociology of Afro-Americans

Business Elective

Courses worth three credit hours and offered in the School of Business.

English Writing Requirements

All students complete two semesters (six credit hours) of ENGW courses based on placement.

Foreign Language Requirements

All students (except those with a major in International Business) are required to complete two semester courses of the same modern foreign language.

International Business majors are required to take at least four semester courses and reach fluency in the same modern foreign language.  Credit towards reaching the foreign language requirement begins at Level 2. The following languages are recommended for the major’s regional sequences:

  • Asia – Chinese, Japanese, Korean
  • Emerging Nations – Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Spanish
  • Europe – French, German, Russian, Spanish
  • Latin America – Portuguese, Spanish
  • Middle East & North Africa – Arabic, Farsi, French
  • Sub-Saharan Africa – French, Portuguese, Swahili, Wolof

History or Political Science Elective

Courses worth three credit hours and offered by the College of Arts & Sciences with a subject of “HIST” or “POLS.”

Major Elective

Courses listed in the “Major Electives” category on each major’s program of study.

General Elective

Courses worth one, two, or three credit hours and offered outside of the School of Business in any School or College.

Physical Education Electives

Courses offered by the College of Arts & Sciences with a subject of “HHPL.”

Science Elective

BIOL-101

General Biology I

BIOL-003 Life Science

CHEM-003

General Chemistry

COMP-001

Life Science

COMP-002

Planetary Science

COMP-003

Physical Science

PHYS-030

Earth & Space Science I

PHYS-001

General Physics I

PHYS-010

General Astronomy I

Unauthorized Electives

Courses required in the Business Core, Major Core and Major Electives cannot count as an elective. No course may fulfill more than one type of major degree requirement and students must reach the minimum required total credits per the program of study. The following courses, in addition to any offered by the Center for Academic Reinforcement, are not approved electives and cannot count towards degree requirements:

MATH-005

WR College Algebra I

MATH-006

College Algebra I