Approved Core Curriculum Courses

This is an up-to-date, sortable list of all approved Core Curriculum courses. To search for courses that meet specific Core foundations or proficiencies, use the search tool below to filter by the ‘Requirement/Proficiency’ and/or the ‘Department’ columns [which can be cleared to begin a new search].

MSC 325 (Women, Gender, and Race in Popular Music: 1950s-Present) [Effective Spring 2023 for Fine Arts, Effective Spring 2024 for Diversity]
Diversity ProficiencyFine Arts Core Requirement
Music
MSC 326 (Music of East Asia) [Effective Spring 2025]
Diversity Proficiency
Music
PHL 135 (formerly PHL 335) (Brave New Philosophies) [Effective Spring 2018]
Diversity ProficiencyPhilosophy Core Requirement
Philosophy
PHL 337 (Philosophy and Globalization) [Effective Fall 2013]
Diversity ProficiencyPhilosophy Core Requirement
Philosophy
PHL 470 (Special Topics: Philosophy in the Islamic World) [Effective Spring 2018]
Diversity ProficiencyPhilosophy Core Requirement
Philosophy
PHL 490 (Philosophy of Institutions and Management) [Effective Fall 2017 semester]
Diversity Proficiency
Philosophy
PSC 321 (Chinese Politics) [Effective Fall 2016 semester]
Diversity Proficiency
Political Science
PSC 329 (Middle East Politics and Government) [Effective Spring 2016]
Diversity Proficiency
Political Science
PSC 371 (GSL: Visual Peace & Justice) [Effective Spring 2014 through Fall 2024]
Diversity Proficiency
Political Science
PSC 375 (International Conflict Resolution) [Effective Fall 2013]
Diversity Proficiency
Political Science
PSC 416 (Race and Politics in the Americas) [Effective Fall 2012]
Diversity Proficiency
Political Science
PSP 302 (Diversity, Community, and Service) [Effective Fall 2012 through Fall 2024]
Diversity Proficiency
Public and Community Service Studies
PSY 305 (Psychology of Gender) [Effective Fall 2012]
Diversity Proficiency
Psychology
PSY 314 (Psychology of Aging) [Effective Fall 2012]
Diversity Proficiency
Psychology
PSY 318 (Cultural Psychology) [Effective Fall 2015]
Diversity Proficiency
Psychology
SOC 101 (Introductory Sociology) [Effective Fall 2012 for Social Science and Fall 2024 for Diversity]
Diversity ProficiencySocial Science Core Requirement
Sociology
SOC 301 (Sociology of the Family) [Effective Fall 2012]
Diversity ProficiencySocial Science Core Requirement
Sociology
SOC 305 (Race and Ethnic Relations) [Effective Fall 2016 semester]
Diversity Proficiency
Sociology
SOC 309 (Introduction to Latin American Anthropology) [Effective Fall 2019 through Fall 2024]
Diversity ProficiencySocial Science Core Requirement
Sociology
SOC 355 (Comparative Race & Inequality) [Effective Spring 2016 through Fall 2024]
Diversity Proficiency
Sociology