The courses below are required to go through Gen Ed Recertification during this academic year. Units will be notified about the process and deadlines. View Gen Ed Abbreviation Guide for details on the Gen Ed Attributes listed. Only the controlling section is listed as they are responsible for submitting the course for recertification.
AY24-25 Recertification
| Subject | Number | Title | Gen Ed(s) | Crosslistings | DUE Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIS | 101 | Intro to Amer Indian Studies | 1HP, 1US | October 1 | |
| AIS | 285 | Indigenous Thinkers | 1NW, 1HP | October 1 | |
| ANTH | 101 | Introduction to Anthropology | 1SS, 1WCC | December 3 | |
| ANTH | 102 | Human Origins and Culture | 1SS | December 3 | |
| ANTH | 246 | Forensic Science | 1LS | December 3 | |
| ANTH | 263 | Body, Personhood, and Culture | 1SS | December 3 | |
| ARTH | 211 | Design History Survey | 1LA | December 3 | |
| ARTH | 260 | Graffiti and Murals | 1WCC, 1LA | LLS-260 | December 3 |
| ARTJ | 209 | Chado (The Way of Tea) | 1NW | October 1 | |
| ASTR | 121 | Solar System and Worlds Beyond | 1PS, 1QR2 | October 1 | |
| ASTR | 150 | Killer Skies: Astro-Disasters | 1PS | October 1 | |
| ASTR | 490 | Senior Thesis | 1CLL | October 1 | |
| CLCV | 131 | Classical Archaeology, Greece | 1HP, 1WCC | October 1 | |
| CLCV | 160 | Ancient Greek & Roman Religion | 1WCC, 1HP | REL-160 | October 1 |
| CLCV | 221 | Odysseus and Other Heroes | 1WCC, 1LA | CWL-263 | October 1 |
| CLCV | 222 | Intro to Greek & Roman Theater | 1LA, 1WCC, 1CLL | CWL-264, THEA-210 | December 3 |
| CLCV | 231 | Development of Ancient Cities | 1HP, 1WCC | JS-231, ARTH-217 | December 3 |
| CLCV | 240 | Gender & Sexuality Antiquity | 1LA, 1WCC | GWS-240, CWL-262 | December 3 |
| CMN | 210 | Public Comm in Everyday Life | 1HP, 1WCC | October 1 | |
| CMN | 230 | Intro to Interpersonal Comm | 1SS | October 1 | |
| CMN | 232 | Intro to Intercultural Comm | 1NW, 1SS | December 3 | |
| CMN | 260 | Intro to Health Communication | 1BSC, 1WCC | December 3 | |
| CPSC | 112 | Introduction to Crop Sciences | 1LS | October 1 | |
| CPSC | 131 | Agriculture in Mythology | 1NW | October 1 | |
| CW | 100 | Intro to Creative Writing | 1LA | December 3 | |
| ECE | 101 | Exploring Digital Info Technol | 1QR2, 1PS | December 3 | |
| EDUC | 201 | Identity and Difference in Edu | 1US | October 1 | |
| EDUC | 202 | Social Justice Sch & Society | 1CLL, 1HP | October 1 | |
| ENGL | 104 | Introduction to Film | 1LA | MACS-104 | October 1 |
| ENGL | 204 | Renaissance Lit and Culture | 1WCC, 1LA | CWL-255 | October 1 |
| ENGL | 207 | Romantic Lit and Culture | 1LA, 1WCC | December 3 | |
| ENGL | 251 | 20th-Century American Novel | 1LA, 1WCC | October 1 | |
| ENGL | 253 | Topics in Lit and New Media | 1LA | December 3 | |
| ENGL | 255 | Early American Lit and Culture | 1WCC, 1LA | December 3 | |
| FAA | 110 | Exploring Arts and Creativity | 1LA | October 1 | |
| GEOL | 111 | Emergence of Life | 1LS | ESE-111 | December 3 |
| GEOL | 201 | History of Geology | 1HP, 1CLL | December 3 | |
| GER | 205 | Germany and Europe | 1HP, 1WCC | October 1 | |
| GER | 251 | Grimm’s Fairy Tales in Context | 1WCC, 1LA | CWL-254, ENGL-266 | October 1 |
| GER | 261 | The Holocaust in Context | 1LA, 1WCC | CWL-273, JS-261, ENGL-269 | October 1 |
| GWS | 201 | Race, Gender & Power | 1WCC | SOC-201 | December 3 |
| GWS | 202 | Sexualities | 1WCC | SOC-202 | December 3 |
| GWS | 288 | Global Islam and Feminisms | 1NW | December 3 | |
| HDFS | 105 | Intro to Human Development | 1BSC | October 1 | |
| HIST | 104 | Black Music | 1HP, 1US | October 1 | |
| HIST | 141 | Western Worlds: Ancient & Mdvl | 1WCC, 1HP | October 1 | |
| HIST | 142 | Modern Europe and the World | 1HP, 1WCC | October 1 | |
| HIST | 273 | Illinois History | 1HP | December 3 | |
| HIST | 275 | Afro-American History to 1877 | 1HP, 1US | AFRO-275 | December 3 |
| HIST | 280 | Caribbean Latina/o Migration | 1HP, 1US | LLS-280 | December 3 |
| HK | 140 | Social Sci of Human Movement | 1SS | October 1 | |
| HK | 208 | Introduction to Medical Ethics | 1HP | October 1 | |
| LEAD | 260 | Foundations of Leadership | 1SS | October 1 | |
| MATH | 103 | Theory of Arithmetic | 1QR1 | December 3 | |
| MATH | 234 | Calculus for Business I | 1QR1 | December 3 | |
| MATH | 285 | Intro Differential Equations | 1QR2 | December 3 | |
| MCB | 150 | Molec & Cellular Basis of Life | 1LS | October 1 | |
| MCB | 170 | Society and the Brain | 1LS | October 1 | |
| ME | 470 | Senior Design Project | 1CLL | December 3 | |
| MUS | 130 | Music Then and Now | 1WCC, 1LA | October 1 | |
| MUS | 132 | Popular Music Studies | 1US, 1LA | October 1 | |
| MUS | 133 | Introduction to World Music | 1LA, 1NW | October 1 | |
| NPRE | 481 | Writing on Technol & Security | 1CLL | GLBL-481 | December 3 |
| NRES | 100 | Fundamentals of Env Sci | 1PS | December 3 | |
| NRES | 287 | Environment and Society | 1WCC, 1SS | GGIS-287, ESE-287, PS-273 | December 3 |
| PS | 152 | The New Middle East | 1NW, 1SS | SAME-152 | October 1 |
| PS | 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | 1SS, 1US | LLS-201, AFRO-201, AAS-201 | October 1 |
| PSYC | 144 | Stereotypes, Prejudice & Discrimination | 1US, 1BSC | October 1 | |
| PSYC | 498 | Senior Honors Seminar | 1CLL | October 1 | |
| PSYC | 499 | Senior Honors Seminar II | 1CLL | October 1 | |
| REL | 108 | Religion & Society in West I | 1HP, 1WCC | JS-108, ANTH-108, PHIL-108 | October 1 |
| REL | 120 | A History of Judaism | 1CLL, 1HP | JS-120, HIST-168 | October 1 |
| REL | 235 | History of Religion in America | 1HP | HIST-289 | October 1 |
| SLCL | 200 | Topics in Global Culture | 1HP, 1WCC | December 3 | |
| THEA | 110 | Broadway Musicals | 1WCC, 1LA | December 3 | |
| THEA | 262 | Literature of Modern Theatre | 1CLL, 1LA | December 3 | |
| TRST | 201 | Intro to Translation Studies | 1LA | December 3 |
AY25-26 Recertification
| Subject | Number | Title | Gen Ed Category | Crosslist(s) | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACES | 102 | Intro Sustainable Food Systems | 1LS | Sept. 23 | |
| ACES | 179 | History of Ag in IL Since 1860 | 1US, 1HP | Sept. 23 | |
| ADV | 376 | Global Advertising | 1SS, 1WCC | Nov. 18 | |
| AGCM | 220 | Communicating Agriculture | 1CLL | NRES-220, ENVS-220 | Sept. 23 |
| ART | 100 | Understanding Visual Culture | 1LA | Nov. 18 | |
| ART | 140 | Introduction to Art | 1LA | Nov. 18 | |
| ART | 205 | Experience & Meaning in Design | 1BSC, 1WCC | Nov. 18 | |
| ARTS | 220 | Introduction to Fashion | 1LA | Nov. 18 | |
| BCS | 115 | South Slavic Cultures | 1NW, 1SS | Sept. 23 | |
| BIOC | 460 | Biochemistry Senior Seminar | 1CLL | Sept. 23 | |
| CHBE | 101 | Introductory Chemistry | 1PS | Sept. 23 | |
| CHBE | 431 | Process Design | 1CLL | Sept. 23 | |
| CHEM | 204 | Accelerated Chemistry II | 1PS | Nov. 18 | |
| CHEM | 317 | Inorganic Chemistry Lab | 1CLL | Nov. 18 | |
| CWL | 201 | Comparative Lit Studies | 1LA | Sept. 23 | |
| CWL | 202 | Literature and Ideas | 1LA, 1WCC | Sept. 23 | |
| CWL | 207 | Indian Cinema in Context | 1LA, 1NW | MACS-207 | Nov. 18 |
| CWL | 320 | Responses to the Holocaust | 1WCC, 1LA | YDSH-320, ENGL-359, REL-320, JS-320 | Nov. 18 |
| DANC | 200 | Explore Music through Dance | 1LA | Sept. 23 | |
| DANC | 345 | Dance Anatomy and Kinesiology | 1LS | Sept. 23 | |
| EALC | 122 | History East Asian Religions | 1HP, 1NW | RLST-122, REL-122 | Sept. 23 |
| EALC | 222 | Chinese Thought and Culture | 1HP, 1NW | HIST-222, REL-224 | Sept. 23 |
| EALC | 305 | Japan Lit in Translation I | 1LA, 1NW | CWL-311 | Nov. 18 |
| ENGL | 116 | Intro to American Literature | 1LA, 1WCC | Sept. 23 | |
| ENGL | 117 | Shakespeare on Film | 1LA | MACS-117 | Sept. 23 |
| ENGL | 122 | The Middle Ages in Pop Culture | 1LA | MDVL-122 | Sept. 23 |
| ENGL | 200 | Intro to Lit and Culture | 1LA | Sept. 23 | |
| ENGL | 206 | Enlightenment Lit and Culture | 1WCC, 1LA | CWL-257 | Nov. 18 |
| ENGL | 270 | American Film Genres | 1LA | Nov. 18 | |
| ENGL | 330 | Slavery and Identity | 1US, 1LA | Nov. 18 | |
| ENGL | 350 | Writing about Lit Text Culture | 1CLL | Nov. 18 | |
| EPSY | 201 | Educational Psychology | 1BSC | Sept. 23 | |
| EPSY | 202 | Exploring Cultural Diversity | 1US | Sept. 23 | |
| EPSY | 220 | Career Theory and Practice | 1BSC | Sept. 23 | |
| GER | 201 | German Popular Culture | 1WCC, 1LA | Sept. 23 | |
| GER | 260 | The Holocaust in Context – ACP | 1CLL, 1LA, 1WCC | CWL-271, ENGL-268 | Sept. 23 |
| GER | 270 | Sexuality and Literature | 1LA | GWS-270, CWL-272 | Sept. 23 |
| GWS | 250 | Gender and Representation | 1SS | Sept. 23 | |
| GWS | 380 | Black Women Hist & Cultures | 1NW | AFRO-380 | Nov. 18 |
| GWS | 382 | Black Women & Popular Culture | 1US | Nov. 18 | |
| HIST | 203 | Reacting to the Past | 1HP | Sept. 23 | |
| HIST | 205 | Lived Experience Latin America | 1HP, 1NW | Sept. 23 | |
| HIST | 259 | 20thC World from Midcentury | 1WCC, 1HP | Sept. 23 | |
| HIST | 260 | History of Russia | 1WCC, 1HP | Nov. 18 | |
| HIST | 281 | Constructing Race in America | 1US, 1HP | LLS-281, AFRO-281, AAS-281 | Nov. 18 |
| HIST | 283 | Asian American History | 1HP, 1US | AAS-283 | Nov. 18 |
| HK | 250 | Motor Development and Control | 1BSC | HDFS-259 | Sept. 23 |
| HK | 270 | Leadership in Health | 1SS | Sept. 23 | |
| HK | 271 | Health Disparities in the U.S. | 1US | Sept. 23 | |
| HK | 272 | Aging and Health Policy | 1BSC | Nov. 18 | |
| HK | 416 | Health Data Analysis | 1QR2 | Nov. 18 | |
| IS | 145 | Mapping Inequalities | 1US, 1QR2, 1SS | Sept. 23 | |
| JOUR | 452 | Great Books of Journalism | 1LA | Nov. 18 | |
| LA | 221 | History of the Prison | 1HP, 1WCC | AFRO-221, HIST-219 | Sept. 23 |
| LA | 222 | Islamic Gardens & Architecture | 1NW, 1HP | ARTH-219, ARCH-222 | Sept. 23 |
| LA | 250 | Environmental Site Analysis | 1PS | Sept. 23 | |
| LA | 314 | History of World Landscapes | 1CLL, 1WCC, 1HP | ARCH-314 | Nov. 18 |
| LER | 100 | Introduction to Labor Studies | 1SS | Sept. 23 | |
| LING | 115 | Language and Culture in India | 1NW | HNDI-115, REL-115 | Sept. 23 |
| LING | 222 | Language in Globalization | 1NW | Sept. 23 | |
| LING | 250 | Linguistic Diversity in the US | 1US, 1SS | Nov. 18 | |
| LING | 270 | Language, Technology & Society | 1WCC, 1BSC | Nov. 18 | |
| LLS | 100 | Intro Latina/Latino Studies | 1US, 1SS | Sept. 23 | |
| LLS | 242 | Intro to Latina/o Literature | 1LA, 1US | SPAN-242, ENGL-225 | Sept. 23 |
| LLS | 279 | Mexican-American History | 1HP, 1US | HIST-279 | Nov. 18 |
| LLS | 360 | Contemporary US Latina/o Lit | 1LA, 1US | Nov. 18 | |
| LLS | 385 | Theory and Methods in LLS | 1CLL | Nov. 18 | |
| MILS | 120 | Intro to US Armed Forces | 1HP | NS-120, AFAS-120 | Sept. 23 |
| PHIL | 100 | Intro to Philosophy-ACP | 1HP, 1CLL | Sept. 23 | |
| PHIL | 101 | Introduction to Philosophy | 1HP | Sept. 23 | |
| PHIL | 203 | Ancient Philosophy | 1HP | CLCV-203 | Nov. 18 |
| PHIL | 454 | Advanced Symbolic Logic | 1QR2 | Nov. 18 | |
| REL | 214 | Introduction to Islam | 1NW, 1HP | SAME-214 | Sept. 23 |
| REL | 236 | Religion, Violence & America | 1WCC | HIST-290 | Sept. 23 |
| REL | 260 | Mystics and Saints in Islam | 1LA, 1NW | SAME-260 | Nov. 18 |
| REL | 286 | Introduction to Hinduism | 1HP, 1NW | Nov. 18 | |
| RHET | 233 | Adv Rhetoric & Composition | 1CLL | Sept. 23 | |
| SCAN | 215 | Madness, Myth, and Murder | 1LA | CWL-215 | Nov. 18 |
| SCAN | 251 | Viking Mythology | 1WCC, 1HP | MDVL-251, REL-251, CWL-251 | Nov. 18 |
| SCAN | 252 | Viking Sagas in Translation | 1WCC, 1LA | CWL-252, MDVL-252 | Nov. 18 |
| SOCW | 240 | Death & Dying | 1SS | Nov. 18 | |
| SOCW | 297 | Asian Families in America | 1SS, 1US | AAS-297, HDFS-221 | Nov. 18 |
| SOCW | 300 | Diversity: Identities & Issues | 1CLL, 1US | Nov. 18 | |
| YDSH | 220 | Jewish Storytelling | 1LA, 1WCC | CWL-221, JS-220, ENGL-223, REL-220 | Nov. 18 |