(Re)Certification & Decertified Updates

The courses below went through Gen Ed Recertification, New Gen Ed Certification, or the Unit has determined to make adjustments to the Gen Ed status of the course during this academic year. The status of the (Re)Certification or Decertification is listed along with effective dates if applicable.

Gen Ed Abbreviations: Advanced Composition (1CLL); Literature and the Arts (1LA); Historical and Philosophical Perspectives (1HP); Physical Sciences (1PS); Life Sciences (1LS); Social Sciences (1SS); Behavioral Sciences (1BSC); Non-Western (1NW); US Minority Cultures (1US); Western/Comparative Cultures (1WCC); Quantitative Reasoning I (QR1); Quantitative Reasoning II (1QR2).

AY24-25 Gen Ed Changes

New Certification

Status on courses submitted for New Gen Ed Certification during this academic year and effective date if applicable.
Note: Courses are not fully approved until listed as “COMPLETE” and are not effective until the listed term.

RubricNumberCourse TitleGen Ed Attribute(s)CrosslistingsStatus/Effective Term
AAS203Race, Science, and Technology1US, 1SSAPPROVED 2/27/25
Effective Term Fall 2025
ANSC120Art & Ethics Animals Docs1LAApproval Consent Agenda for Full Gen Ed Board Meeting 3/27/25
DTX180Exercising Empathy1BSCCOMPLETE
APPROVED 12/11/24
ENGL119Literature of Fantasy1LAAPPROVED 2/27/25
FR240Constr Afr and Carib Identity1NW, 1LAAFST 209, CWL 225, LAST 240Pending other departmental/college review prior to Gen Ed Board review
HIST228From Genghis Khan to the Taliban: War and Peace in Central Asia1HP, 1NWCOMPLETE
APPROVED 12/11/24
LING413Corpus Linguistics1CLLPending other departmental/college review prior to Gen Ed Board review
PS229Doing Politics ResearchQR2, 1SSPending other departmental/college review prior to Gen Ed Board review
SHS280Communication Neuroscience1LSPending other departmental/college review prior to Gen Ed Board review
SOCW235The Science of Youth Violence Prevention1QR2Rollback (Round 1) waiting for Sponsor to resubmit (due 1/29/25)
THEA209Writing Performance & Culture1CLL , 1LA, 1WCCREES 228COMPLETE
APPROVED 12/11/24

Course Changes

Status on current Gen Ed courses submitted for course changes requiring Gen Ed Board review.
Note: Courses are not fully approved until listed as “COMPLETE” and are not effective until the listed term.

RubricNumberCourse TitleGen Ed Attribute(s)CrosslistingsChangeStatus/Effective Term
AAS215US Citizenship Comparatively1US, 1HPRemoving prerequisite requirementCOMPLETE – APPROVED
Spring 2025
ADV476Global Advertising1SS, 1WCCChanging to ADV 376; Removing Grad Credit; Revising Course Description; Removing PrerequisitesCOMPLETE – APPROVED
Spring 2025
ACE210Environmental Econ & Policy1SSName change from Environmental EconomicsIn-Progress
Fall 2025
ADV478Psychology of Advertising1SSChanging to ADV 378COMPLETE – APPROVED
Spring 2025
ANTH246Forensic Science1LSChanging from 4 credit hours to 3 credit hoursSending through following recertification
BTW285Writing for Digital Media1CLLChanging to BTW 360COMPLETE – APPROVED
Fall 2025
CLCV222 (322)Intro to Greek & Roman Theater1CLLCWL-264, THEA-210Changing from CLCV 222 to 322, Removing 1LA & 1WCC Gen Ed Categories as part of Recertification(Part of Gen Ed Recertification)
Fall 2025
CS225Data Structures1QR2Updating prerequisitesAPPROVED (pending final approvals)
Fall 2025
GWS
100Intro Gender & Women’s Studies1SSSOC 130Removing HDFS 140 Crosslist from courseCOMPLETE – APPROVED
Fall 2025
TRST201Intro to Translation Studies1LARemoving prerequisite “Students must have met the University of Illinois foreign language requirement”(Part of Gen Ed Recertification)
Fall 2025

Recertification

Status on courses up for Recertification during this academic year.
Note: Courses are not fully approved until listed as “COMPLETE” and are not effective until the listed term.

SubjectNumberTitleGen Ed Attribute(s)CrosslistingsDUE DateStatus
AIS101Intro to Amer Indian Studies1HP, 1USOct 1COMPLETE
APPROVED 12/11/24
AIS285Indigenous Thinkers1NW, 1HPOct 1COMPLETE
APPROVED 12/11/24
ANTH101Introduction to Anthropology1SS, 1WCCDec 3COMPLETE
APPROVED 1/30/25
ANTH102Human Origins and Culture1SSDec 3COMPLETE
APPROVED 1/30/25
ANTH246Forensic Science1LSDec 3Gen Ed Board Review (Round 2) due 3/11/25
ANTH263Body, Personhood, and Culture1SSDec 3Not Recertifying
DECERTIFIED Effective FA25
ARTH211Design History Survey1LADec 3Not Recertifying
DECERTIFIED Effective FA25
ARTH260Graffiti and Murals1WCC, 1LALLS-260Dec 3Gen Ed Board Review (Round 1) due 3/17/25
ARTJ209Chado (The Way of Tea)1NWOct 1COMPLETE
APPROVED 12/11/24
ASTR121Solar System and Worlds Beyond1PS, 1QR2Oct 1COMPLETE
APPROVED 12/11/24
ASTR150Killer Skies: Astro-Disasters1PSOct 1COMPLETE
APPROVED 12/11/24
ASTR490Senior Thesis1CLLOct 1COMPLETE
APPROVED 12/11/24
CLCV131Classical Archaeology, Greece1HP, 1WCCOct 1COMPLETE
APPROVED 12/11/24
CLCV160Ancient Greek & Roman Religion1WCC, 1HPREL-160Oct 1COMPLETE
APPROVED 12/11/24
CLCV221Odysseus and Other Heroes1WCC, 1LACWL-263Oct 1COMPLETE
APPROVED 12/11/24
CLCV222 (322)Intro to Greek & Roman Theater1LA, 1WCC, 1CLLCWL-264, THEA-210Dec 3Pending other departmental/college review prior to Gen Ed Board review
*NOTE: Course Number Change to CLCV 322 and removing 1LA and 1WCC*
CLCV231Development of Ancient Cities1HP, 1WCCJS-231, ARTH-217Dec 3Approval Consent Agenda for Full Gen Ed Board Meeting 3/27/25
CLCV240Gender & Sexuality Antiquity1LA, 1WCCGWS-240, CWL-262Dec 3Approval Consent Agenda for Full Gen Ed Board Meeting 3/27/25
CMN210Public Comm in Everyday Life1HP, 1WCCOct 1COMPLETE
APPROVED 12/11/24
CMN230Intro to Interpersonal Comm1SSOct 1COMPLETE
APPROVED 12/11/24
CMN232Intro to Intercultural Comm1NW, 1SSDec 3COMPLETE
APPROVED 1/30/25
CMN260Intro to Health Communication1BSC, 1WCCDec 3APPROVED 2/27/25
CPSC112Introduction to Crop Sciences1LSOct 1COMPLETE
APPROVED 12/11/24
CPSC131Agriculture in Mythology1NWOct 1COMPLETE
APPROVED 12/11/24
CW100Intro to Creative Writing1LADec 3COMPLETE
APPROVED 1/30/25
ECE101Exploring Digital Info Technology1QR2, 1PSDec 3APPROVED 2/27/25
EDUC201Identity and Difference in Edu1USOct 1COMPLETE
APPROVED 12/11/24
EDUC202Social Justice Sch & Society1CLL, 1HPOct 1APPROVED 2/27/25
ENGL104Introduction to Film1LAMACS-104Oct 1COMPLETE
APPROVED 10/9/24
ENGL204Renaissance Lit and Culture1WCC, 1LACWL-255Oct 1COMPLETE
APPROVED 12/11/24
ENGL207Romantic Lit and Culture1LA, 1WCCDec 3COMPLETE
APPROVED 1/30/25
ENGL25120th-Century American Novel1LA, 1WCCOct 1COMPLETE
APPROVED 10/9/24
ENGL253Topics in Lit and New Media1LADec 3COMPLETE
APPROVED 1/30/25
ENGL255Early American Lit and Culture1WCC, 1LADec 3APPROVED 2/27/25
FAA110Exploring Arts and Creativity1LAOct 1COMPLETE
APPROVED 12/11/24
GEOL111Emergence of Life1LSESE-111Dec 3Approval Consent Agenda for Full Gen Ed Board Meeting 3/27/25
GEOL201History of Geology1HP, 1CLLJan 23Gen Ed Board Review (Round 1) due 3/3/25
GER205Germany and Europe1HP, 1WCCOct 1COMPLETE
APPROVED 12/11/24
GER251Grimm’s Fairy Tales in Context1WCC, 1LACWL-254, ENGL-266Oct 1COMPLETE
APPROVED 12/11/24
GER261The Holocaust in Context1LA, 1WCCCWL-273, JS-261, ENGL-269Oct 1COMPLETE
APPROVED 12/11/24
GWS201Race, Gender & Power1WCCSOC-201Dec 3Rollback (Round 2) waiting for Sponsor to resubmit (due 3/12/25)
GWS202Sexualities1WCCSOC-202Dec 3APPROVED 2/27/25
GWS288Global Islam and Feminisms1NWDec 3COMPLETE
APPROVED 1/30/25
HDFS105Intro to Human Development1BSCOct 1COMPLETE
APPROVED 12/11/24
HIST104Black Music1HP, 1USOct 1COMPLETE
APPROVED 12/11/24
HIST141Western Worlds: Ancient & Mdvl1WCC, 1HPOct 1COMPLETE
APPROVED 12/11/24
HIST142Modern Europe and the World1HP, 1WCCOct 1COMPLETE
APPROVED 10/9/24
HIST273Illinois History1HPDec 3Not Recertifying
DECERTIFIED Effective FA25
HIST275Afro-American History to 18771HP, 1USAFRO-275Dec 3Gen Ed Board Review (Round 1) due 2/25/25
HIST280Caribbean Latina/o Migration1HP, 1USLLS-280Dec 3Approval Consent Agenda for Full Gen Ed Board Meeting 3/27/25
HK140Social Sci of Human Movement1SSOct 1COMPLETE
APPROVED 12/11/24
HK208Introduction to Medical Ethics1HPOct 1COMPLETE
APPROVED 12/11/24
LEAD260Foundations of Leadership1SSOct 1COMPLETE
APPROVED 10/9/24
MATH103Theory of Arithmetic1QR1Dec 3Rollback (Round 1) waiting for Sponsor to resubmit (due 2/26/25)
MATH234Calculus for Business I1QR1Dec 3Rollback (Round 1) waiting for Sponsor to resubmit (due 2/25/25)
MATH285Intro Differential Equations1QR2Dec 3Rollback (Round 1) waiting for Sponsor to resubmit (due 2/25/25)
MCB150Molec & Cellular Basis of Life1LSOct 1COMPLETE
APPROVED 12/11/24
MCB170Society and the Brain1LSOct 1Not Recertifying
DECERTIFIED Effective FA25
ME470Senior Design Project1CLLDec 3APPROVED 2/27/25
MUS130Music Then and Now1WCC, 1LAOct 1COMPLETE
APPROVED 12/11/24
MUS132Popular Music Studies1US, 1LAOct 1COMPLETE
APPROVED 12/11/24
MUS133Introduction to World Music1LA, 1NWOct 1COMPLETE
APPROVED 12/11/24
NPRE481Writing on Technol & Security1CLLGLBL-481Dec 3Approval Consent Agenda for Full Gen Ed Board Meeting 3/27/25
NRES100Fundamentals of Env Sci1PSDec 3COMPLETE
APPROVED 1/30/25
NRES287Environment and Society1WCC, 1SSGGIS-287, ESE-287, PS-273Dec 3Approval Consent Agenda for Full Gen Ed Board Meeting 3/27/25
PS152The New Middle East1NW, 1SSSAME-152Oct 1COMPLETE
APPROVED 12/11/24
PS201US Racial & Ethnic Politics1SS, 1USLLS-201, AFRO-201, AAS-201Oct 1COMPLETE
APPROVED 12/11/24
PSYC144Stereotypes, Prejudice & Discrimination1US, 1BSCOct 1COMPLETE
APPROVED 10/9/24
PSYC498Senior Honors Seminar1CLLOct 1COMPLETE
APPROVED 12/11/24
PSYC499Senior Honors Seminar II1CLLOct 1DECERTIFY COMPLETE
APPROVED 12/11/24
REL108Religion & Society in West I1HP, 1WCCJS-108, ANTH-108, PHIL-108Oct 1***Waiting for final approvals in workflow***
APPROVED 1/30/25
REL120A History of Judaism1CLL, 1HPJS-120, HIST-168Oct 1COMPLETE
APPROVED 12/11/24
REL235History of Religion in America1HPHIST-289Oct 1COMPLETE
APPROVED 1/30/25
SLCL200Topics in Global Culture1HP, 1WCCDec 3APPROVED 2/27/25
THEA110Broadway Musicals1WCC, 1LADec 3Approval Consent Agenda for Full Gen Ed Board Meeting 3/27/25
THEA262Literature of Modern Theatre1CLL, 1LADec 3COMPLETE
Unit DEACTIVATED Course Effective Fall 2025
TRST201Intro to Translation Studies1LADec 3APPROVED 2/27/25

Removing prerequisite “Students must have met the University of Illinois foreign language requirement”

Remove Certification/Decertify & Deactivated Gen Ed Courses

Courses submitted to have Gen Ed attributes removed from the course with effective date, or submitted to be deactivated.

RubricNumberCourse TitleGen Ed Attribute(s)Crosslisted Course(s)ReasonEffective Term
AFRO231Lang Diff Dis: American Persp1USSHS-231InactiveFall 2025
AFRO290Af Am Urban Hist Since 19171US, 1HPHIST-284InactiveFall 2025
AIS102Contemp Issues in Ind Country1SS, 1USInactiveFall 2025
AIS140Native Religious Traditions1US, 1HPInactiveFall 2025
ANTH165Lang & Culture Native North Am1NWAIS-165InactiveFall 2025
ANTH262Women’s Lives1SSGWS-262InactiveFall 2025
ANTH263Body, Personhood, and Culture1SSUnit Request not RecertifyFall 2025
ART208Digital Art and Sustainability1LAInactiveFall 2025
ART221Visual Culture of Fandoms1LAInactiveFall 2025
ARTD240eWaste: Sustainable Design1LAInactiveFall 2025
ARTH112Renaissance to Modern Art1LAInactiveFall 2025
ARTH211Design History Survey1LAUnit Request not RecertifyFall 2025
BCS215Yugoslavia and After1WCCInactiveFall 2025
CLCV225Greco-Roman Demo, Econ, Cult1HP, 1WCCInactiveFall 2025
CWL205Islam & West Through Lit1LAInactiveFall 2025
CWL269Brit, Amer & Contin Fiction1LAENGL-248InactiveFall 2025
ENGL102Intro to Drama1LAInactiveFall 2025
ENGL256Survey of American Lit II1LA, 1WCCInactiveFall 2025
EPSY280Elements of Statistics1QR1InactiveFall 2025
FR179Migration & French National ID1WCC, 1LAInactiveFall 2025
FR195French Intellectual Tradition1HPInactiveFall 2025
GER250Grimms’ Fairy Tales – ACP1CLL, 1LA, 1WCCCWL-250, ENGL-267InactiveFall 2025
HIST226Premodern Japanese History1HP, 1NWEALC-226InactiveFall 2025
HIST265Science in Western Culture1HP, 1WCCInactiveFall 2025
HIST270United States History to 18151WCC, 1HPInactiveFall 2025
HIST271Nineteenth Century America1HP, 1WCCInactiveFall 2025
HIST273Illinois History1HPUnit Request not RecertifyFall 2025
HIST286US Gender History Since 18771HP, 1USInactiveFall 2025
LING240Language in Human History1HPInactiveFall 2025
MCB170Society and the Brain1LSUnit Request not RecertifyFall 2025
MUS339Princpls and Technqs in Mus Ed1QR2InactiveFall 2025
PHYS123Physics Made Easy1PSInactiveFall 2025
PHYS140How Things Work1PS, 1QR2InactiveFall 2025
PHYS150Physics of Societal Issues1PS, 1QR2InactiveFall 2025
PSYC103Intro Experimental Psych1BSCInactiveFall 2025
PSYC499Senior Honors Seminar II1CLLUnit Request to Decertify (Gen Ed credit will only be on PSYC 498 course)Fall 2025
REL116Faith & Self in Global Context1WCCInactiveFall 2025
REL121Introduction to Christianity1HPInactiveFall 2025
REL270Religion, Ethics, Environment1HP, 1WCCInactiveFall 2025
SLAV120Russian & E Euro Folktales1WCC, 1LAInactiveFall 2025
SOC488Demographic Analysis1QR2InactiveFall 2025
SPAN150Lang & Identity in Latinx Comm1SS, 1USInactiveFall 2025
THEA262Literature of Modern Theatre1CLL, 1LAUnit Deactivated CourseSpring 2025

Previous Academic Year (AY) Gen Ed Changes

AY23-24 Gen Ed Changes

New Certification

Status on courses submitted for New Gen Ed Certification during this academic year and effective date if applicable.

RubricNumberCourse TitleGen Ed Attribute(s)New Certification Status
ADV478Psychology of Advertising1SSEffective FA24
ARCH237Urban Scale Sustainability1SSEffective FA24
ARTH220African Arts and Architecture1LA, 1NWEffective FA24 (Replacing ARTH 113)
BIOE400Bioengineering Senior Design1CLLEffective FA24
CEE340Energy and Global Environment1CLLEffective FA23
FR190French Food for Thought1WCC, 1SSEffective SP25
GEOL115Hollywood Rocks: Earth Science in the Movies1PSEffective SP25
GLBL240Global Health1WCCEffective FA24
GRKM260Decolonizing the Body: Eros and the Erotic in the Poetry of C.P. Cavafy1LA, 1WCCEffective FA24
HDFS120Intro to Family Studies1SS (Existing), 1US (New)Effective FA24
HIST209World War II: A Global History1HP, 1WCCEffective FA24
JOUR101Interactive Media & You1BSCEffective FA24
SLCL110Introduction to Intercultural Competence1LA, 1WCCEffective FA23

Course Changes

Status on current Gen Ed courses submitted for course changes requiring Gen Ed Board review.

RubricNumberCourse TitleGen Ed Attribute(s)Certification Status & Change
CMN277Introduction to Mediated Communication1US, 1SSEffective FA24
Change from 4 credit hours to 3 credit hours

Remove Certification/Decertify

Courses submitted to have Gen Ed attributes removed from the course with effective date.

RubricNumberCourse TitleGen Ed Attribute(s)Effective Term
ART102Drawing for Non-Majors1LAEffective FA24
ART103Painting for Non-Majors1LAEffective FA24
ART104Sculpture for Non-Majors1LAEffective FA24
ARTH111Ancient to Medieval Art1LAEffective FA24
CHEM103General Chemistry Lab I1PSEffective FA24
CHEM105General Chemistry Lab II1PSEffective FA24
DANC125Black Dances of Resistance1USEffective FA24
GER331Intro to German Literature1LAEffective FA24
LEAD230Leadership Communications1CLL, 1SSEffective FA24
PHYS213Univ Physics: Thermal Physics1PS, 1QR2Effective FA24
PHYS214Univ Physics: Quantum Physics1QR2, 1PSEffective FA24
RUSS261Intro Russian-Jewish Culture1HP, 1WCCEffective FA24
SE495Senior Engineering Project II1CLLEffective FA24

Deactivated Gen Ed Courses

Gen Ed courses which have been deactivated as the unit will no longer teach the course.

RubricNumberCourse TitleGen Ed Attribute(s)Effective Term
ANTH224Tourist Cities and Sites1SSEffective FA24
ANTH277Ancient Cities, Sacred Land1SS, 1WCCEffective FA24
ANTH393The World of Jewish Sepharad1HP, 1WCCEffective FA24
ARCH164Architecture as a 2nd Language1LAEffective FA24
CMN275Media, Money and Power1HP, 1WCCEffective FA23
EPOL350Social Learning and Knowledge1SS, 1CLLEffective FA24
GGIS105The Digital Earth1SSEffective SP25
MCB180Human Reproduction & Society1LSEffective SP25

Recertification

Status on courses up for Recertification during this academic year.

RubricNumberCourse TitleGen Ed Attribute(s)Recertification Status
ABE469Capstone Design Experience1CLLApproved
AE443Aerospace Systems Design II1CLLApproved
AIS275Am Indian and Indigenous Film1LA, 1USApproved
ARAB150Lang&Culture of Arab World1NWApproved
BTW250Principles Bus Comm1CLLApproved
BTW261Principles Tech Comm1CLLApproved
CHEM202Accelerated Chemistry I1PSApproved
CHEM437Organic Chemistry Lab1CLLApproved
CPSC116The Global Food Production Web1NWApproved
CW243The Craft Essay: Creative Reading, Reflection, and Revision1CLLApproved
DANC100Intro to Contemporary Dance1LA, 1WCCApproved
EALC130The Chinese Language1NW, 1SSApproved
ESE360Environmental Writing1CLLApproved
GGIS465Tranpsortation & Sustainability1CLLApproved
GLBL392Int Diplomacy and Negotiation1CLLApproved
GLBL100Intro to Global Studies1SS, 1WCCApproved
GWS100Intro Gender & Women’s Studies1SSApproved
HDFS225Close Relationships1SSApproved
HDFS290Intro to Research Methods1CLLApproved
HIST202American Environmental History1HP, 1WCCApproved
IB150Organismal & Evolutionary Biol1LSApproved
ITAL270Introduction to Italian Cinema1LAApproved
LEAD340Leadership Ethics & Society: Addressing Contemporary Challenges1USApproved
MACS100Intro to Popular TV & Movies1LA, 1WCCApproved
MACS211Intro to African-American Film1USApproved
MACS264Creative and Information Economies1HP, 1WCCApproved
MACS321Film Culture1WCCApproved
MUSE250The World Through Museums1SS, 1WCCApproved
PHIL102Logic and Reasoning1HPApproved
POL115Intro to Polish Culture1LA, 1WCCApproved
PS224Politics of the National Parks1SSApproved
PS225Environmental Politics &Policy1SSApproved
REL231Religion and Philosophy1HPApproved
RST100Recreation, Sport, and Tourism in Modern Society1SSApproved
RUSS115Intro to Russian Culture1LA, 1WCCApproved
RUSS260Medicine & Russian Literature1LAApproved
SE494Senior Engineering Project I1CLLApproved
SOCW225Social Work Statistics1QR1Approved
STAT200Statistical Analysis1QR1Approved
STAT212Biostatistics1QR1Approved
THEA263Intro African American Theater1USApproved