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).
Recent Academic Year (AY) Gen Ed Changes
AY25-26 Gen Ed Changes
The following are updates made after the final Gen Ed Board meeting for AY24-25, and will be included on the AY25-26 report.
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.
| Rubric | Number | Course Title | Gen Ed Attribute(s) | Crosslistings | Status/Effective Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARCH | 200 | Construction History | 1HP | APPROVED 2/19/26 Effective Fall 2026 | |
| CPSC | 140 | Foundations of Quantitative Pr | 1QR1 | APPROVED 11/6/25 Effective Fall 2026 | |
| ENGL | 121 | Introduction to Comics | 1LA | APPROVED 12/11/25 Effective Fall 2026 | |
| EPOL | 280 | Education & Climate Hope | 1US, 1SS | APPROVED 11/6/25 Effective Fall 2026 | |
| GLBL | 340 | Global Health: Policy & Govern | 1CLL | APPROVED 1/29/26 Effective Fall 2026 | |
| PS | 248 | Comp Pol in Rich Democracies | 1SS, 1WCC | APPROVED 11/6/25 Effective Spring 2026 |
Course Changes/Revisions
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.
| Rubric | Number | Course Title | Gen Ed Attribute(s) | Crosslisted Course(s) | Change | Status/Effective Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADV | 205 | AdTech and the Digital World | 1SS | Course Number Change | Spring 2026 | |
| CHEM | 108 | Chemistry, Everyday Phenomena | 1PS | Update to Modality | Spring 2026 | |
| CHBE | 431 | Process Design | 1CLL | Change to Resrtictions | Spring 2026 | |
| CWL | 202 | Literature and Ideas | 1LA, 1WCC | Revised course description | Fall 2025 | |
| DANC | 246 | Dance Anatomy and Kinesiology | 1LS | Course Number Change | Fall 2026 | |
| ENGL | 115 | Intro to British Literature | 1LA, 1WCC | Revised course description | Fall 2025 | |
| EPSY | 202 | Exploring Cultural Pluralism | 1US | Revision to Title | Fall 2026 | |
| GRKM | 260 | Decolonizing the Body | 1LA, 1WCC | Revison to Title | Fall 2026 | |
| LA | 214 | History of World Landscapes | 1CLL, 1WCC, 1HP | Changed from LA/ARCH 314 to LA/ARCH 214 | Fall 2026 | |
| LING | 270 | Language, Technology & Society | 1WCC, 1BSC | Removing Prerequisites on Course | Fall 2026 | |
| LING | 413 | Computational Corpus Ling. | 1CLL | Revision to Title | Fall 2026 | |
| MATH | 115 | Preparation for Calculus | 1QR1 | Updates to Prerequisites | Spring 2026 | |
| PSYC | 100 | Intro Psych | 1BSC | Removing Credit Restriction | Spring 2026 | |
| PSYC | 201 | Intro to Social Psych | 1BSC | Removing Prerequisite | Spring 2026 | |
| PSYC | 235 | Intro to Statistics | 1QR1 | Removing Prerequisite | Spring 2026 | |
| PSYC | 239 | Community Psych | 1SS | Removing Prerequisite | Spring 2026 | |
| REL | 231 | Happiness and the Good Life | 1HP | Revision to Title | Spring 2026 | |
| RHET | 233 | Adv Rhetoric & Composition | 1CLL | Revised course description | Fall 2026 | |
| SOCW | 296 | Diversity: Identities & Issues | 1CLL, 1US | Course Number Change | Fall 2026 | |
| SPAN | 232 | Spanish in the Community | 1US | Changing Prerequisite | Fall 2026 |
Decertified & Deactivated Gen Ed Courses
Courses submitted to have Gen Ed attributes removed from the course with effective date, or submitted to be deactivated.
| Rubric | Number | Course Title | Gen Ed Attribute(s) | Crosslisted Course(s) | Reason | Effective Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAS | 105 | Intro to Arab Am Studies | 1US | Inactive-Decertify | Spring 2026 | |
| ADV | 376 | Global Advertising | 1SS, 1WCC | Decertified | Fall 2026 | |
| AFRO | 103 | Black Women in the Diaspora | 1US | AFST 103, GWS 103 | Inactive-Decertify | Spring 2026 |
| AFRO | 261 | Intro to the African Diaspora | 1HP, 1US | ANTH 261 | Inactive-Decertify | Fall 2026 |
| CWL | 320 | Responses to the Holocaust | 1WCC, 1LA | YDSH-320, ENGL-359, REL-320, JS-320 | Decertified | Fall 2026 |
| EALC | 305 | Japan Lit in Translation I | 1LA, 1NW | CWL-311 | Decertified | Fall 2026 |
| ENGL | 330 | Slavery and Identitiy | 1US, 1LA | Decertified | Fall 2025 | |
| GER | 260 | The Holocaust in Context – ACP | 1CLL, 1LA, 1WCC | CWL-271, ENGL-268 | Inactive Decertified | Fall 2025 |
| GWS | 380 | Black Women Hist & Cultures | 1NW | AFRO-380 | Decertified | Fall 2026 |
| GWS | 382 | Black Women & Popular Culture | 1US | Decertified | Fall 2026 | |
| HIST | 203 | Reacting to the Past | 1HP | Decertified | Fall 2026 | |
| HIST | 245 | Wives, Workers and Witches | 1HP, 1WCC | GWS 245, MDVL 245 | Inactive Decertified | Fall 2025 |
| HIST | 256 | Britain and World Since 1688 | 1HP, 1WCC | Inactive Decertified | Fall 2025 | |
| HIST | 272 | Twentieth Century America | 1HP, 1WCC | Inactive Decertified | Fall 2025 | |
| HIST | 287 | African-American Women | 1HP, 1US | AFRO 287, GWS 287 | Inactive Decertified | Fall 2025 |
| IB | 105 | Environmental Biology | 1LS | Decertified | Fall 2026 | |
| LA | 221 | History of the Prison | 1HP, 1WCC | AFRO-221, HIST-219 | Decertified | Fall 2026 |
| LLS | 360 | Contemporary US Latina/o Lit | 1LA, 1US | Decertified | Spring 2026 | |
| MATH | 285 | Intro Differential Equations | 1QR2 | Decertified | Fall 2026 | |
| SOC | 265 | Central Asian Societies | 1NW, 1SS | SAME-265, REES-265 | Decertifed | Spring 2026 |
| YDSH | 220 | Jewish Storytelling | 1LA, 1WCC | CWL-221, JS 220, ENGL 223, REL 220 | Decertified | 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.
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.
| Rubric | Number | Course Title | Gen Ed Attribute(s) | Recertification Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACES | 102 | Intro Sustainable Food Systems | 1LS | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/25 |
| ACES | 179 | History of Ag in IL Since 1860 | 1US, 1HP | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/25 |
| AGCM | 220 | Communicating Agriculture | 1CLL | COMPLETE – APPROVED 11/06/25 |
| ART | 140 | Introduction to Art | 1LA | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/25 |
| BCS | 115 | South Slavic Cultures | 1NW, 1SS | COMPLETE – APPROVED 11/06/25 |
| BIOC | 460 | Biochemistry Senior Seminar | 1CLL | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/25 |
| CHEM | 204 | Accelerated Chemistry II | 1PS | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/25 |
| CWL | 201 | Comparative Lit Studies | 1LA | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/25 |
| CWL | 202 | Biochemistry Senior Seminar | 1LA, 1WCC | COMPLETE – APPROVED 10/09/25 |
| CWL | 207 | Indian Cinema in Context | 1LA, 1NW | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/25 |
| DANC | 200 | Explore Music through Dance | 1LA | COMPLETE – APPROVED 11/06/25 |
| DANC | 246 | Dance Anatomy and Kinesiology | 1LS | COMPLETE – APPROVED 11/06/25 |
| EALC | 122 | History East Asian Religions | 1HP, 1NW | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/25 |
| EALC | 222 | Chinese Thought and Culture | 1HP, 1NW | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/25 |
| ENGL | 116 | Intro to American Literature | 1LA, 1WCC | COMPLETE – APPROVED 11/06/25 |
| ENGL | 117 | Shakespeare on Film | 1LA | COMPLETE – APPROVED 11/06/25 |
| ENGL | 122 | The Middle Ages in Pop Culture | 1LA | COMPLETE – APPROVED 11/06/25 |
| ENGL | 206 | Enlightenment Lit and Culture | 1WCC, 1LA | COMPLETE – APPROVED 11/06/25 |
| ENGL | 350 | Writing about Lit Text Culture | 1CLL | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/25 |
| EPSY | 201 | Educational Psychology | 1BSC | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/25 |
| EPSY | 202 | Exploring Cultural Pluralism | 1US | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/25 |
| EPSY | 220 | Career Development | 1BSC | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/25 |
| GER | 201 | German Popular Culture | 1WCC, 1LA | COMPLETE – APPROVED 11/06/25 |
| GER | 270 | Sexuality and Literature | 1LA | COMPLETE – APPROVED 11/06/25 |
| HIST | 205 | Lived Experience Latin America | 1HP, 1NW | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/25 |
| HIST | 259 | 20thC World from Midcentury | 1WCC, 1HP | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/25 |
| HIST | 260 | History of Russia | 1WCC, 1HP | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/25 |
| HK | 250 | Motor Development and Control | 1BSC | COMPLETE – APPROVED 11/06/25 |
| HK | 270 | Leadership in Health | 1SS | COMPLETE – APPROVED 11/06/25 |
| HK | 271 | Health Disparities in the U.S. | 1US | COMPLETE – APPROVED 11/06/25 |
| IS | 145 | Mapping Inequalities | 1US, 1QR2, 1SS | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/25 |
| LA | 222 | Islamic Gardens & Architecture | 1NW, 1HP | COMPLETE – APPROVED 11/06/25 |
| LA | 250 | Environmental Site Analysis | 1PS | COMPLETE – APPROVED 11/06/25 |
| LER | 100 | Introduction to Labor Studies | 1SS | COMPLETE – APPROVED 11/06/25 |
| LING | 115 | Language and Culture in India | 1NW | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/25 |
| LING | 222 | Language in Globalization | 1NW | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/25 |
| LING | 250 | Linguistic Diversity in the US | 1US, 1SS | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/25 |
| LLS | 100 | Intro Latina/Latino Studies | 1US, 1SS | COMPLETE – APPROVED 11/06/25 |
| LLS | 242 | Intro to Latina/o Literature | 1LA, 1US | COMPLETE – APPROVED 11/06/25 |
| LLS | 279 | Mexican-American History | 1HP, 1US | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/25 |
| MATH | 103 | Theory of Arithmetic | 1QR1 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/25 |
| MATH | 234 | Calculus for Business I | 1QR1 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 11/06/25 |
| PHIL | 100 | Intro to Philosophy-ACP | 1HP, 1CLL | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/25 |
| REL | 214 | Introduction to Islam | 1NW, 1HP | COMPLETE – APPROVED 11/06/25 |
| REL | 231 | Happiness and the Good Life | 1HP | COMPLETE – APPROVED 11/06/25 |
| REL | 236 | Religion, Violence & America | 1WCC | COMPLETE – APPROVED 10/09/25 |
| REL | 260 | Mystics and Saints in Islam | 1LA, 1NW | COMPLETE – APPROVED 11/06/25 |
| RHET | 233 | Adv Rhetoric & Composition | 1CLL | COMPLETE – APPROVED 11/06/25 |
| SCAN | 251 | Viking Mythology | 1WCC, 1HP | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/25 |
| SCAN | 252 | Viking Sagas in Translation | 1WCC, 1LA | COMPLETE – APPROVED 11/06/25 |
| SOCW | 240 | Death & Dying | 1SS | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/25 |
| SOCW | 296 | Diversity: Identities & Issues | 1CLL, 1US | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/25 |
| SOCW | 297 | Asian Families in America | 1SS, 1US | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/25 |
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.
| Rubric | Number | Course Title | Gen Ed Attribute(s) | Crosslistings | Status/Effective Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAS | 203 | Race, Science, and Technology | 1US, 1SS | APPROVED 2/27/25 Effective Fall 2025 | |
| ANSC | 120 | Art & Ethics Animals Docs | 1LA | APPROVED 3/27/25 Effective Fall 2025 | |
| CMN | 315 | Crowds, Clouds, and Community | 1QR2 | APPROVED 5/8/25 Effective Fall 2025 | |
| DTX | 180 | Exercising Empathy | 1BSC | APPROVED 12/11/24 Effective Fall 2025 | |
| ENGL | 119 | Literature of Fantasy | 1LA | APPROVED 2/27/25 Effective Fall 2025 | |
| *PENDING* FR | 240* | Constr Afr and Carib Identity | 1NW, 1LA* | AFST 209, CWL 225, LAST 240 | *PENDING workflow approvals – NOT APPROVED (Received approval by Gen Ed Board 5/8/25 Proposed Effective Fall 2025 |
| HIST | 228 | From Genghis Khan to the Taliban: War and Peace in Central Asia | 1HP, 1NW | APPROVED 12/11/24 Effective Fall 2025 | |
| LING | 413 | Corpus Linguistics | 1CLL | APPROVED 4/17/25 Effective Fall 2025 | |
| PS | 229 | Doing Politics Research | QR2, 1SS | APPROVED 5/8/25 Effective Fall 2025 | |
| SHS | 280 | Communication Neuroscience | 1LS | APPROVED 5/8/25 Effective Fall 2025 | |
| SOCW | 235 | The Science of Youth Violence Prevention | 1QR2 | APPROVED 4/17/25 Effective Term Fall 2025 | |
| THEA | 209 | Writing Performance & Culture | 1CLL , 1LA, 1WCC | REES 228 | APPROVED 12/11/24 Effective Term Fall 2025 |
Course Changes/Revisions
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.
| Rubric | Number | Course Title | Gen Ed Attribute(s) | Crosslistings | Change | Status/Effective Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAS | 215 | US Citizenship Comparatively | 1US, 1HP | Removing prerequisite requirement | APPROVED Spring 2025 | |
| ACE | 210 | Environmental Econ & Policy | 1SS | Name change from Environmental Economics to Environmental Econ & Policy | APPROVED Fall 2025 | |
| ADV | 476 | Global Advertising | 1SS, 1WCC | Changing to ADV 376; Removing Grad Credit; Revising Course Description; Removing Prerequisites | APPROVED Spring 2025 | |
| ADV | 478 | Psychology of Advertising | 1SS | Changing to ADV 378 | APPROVED Spring 2025 | |
| ANSC | 110 | Animal Exploration | 1LS | Changing title from “Life With Animals and Biotech” to “Animal Exploration”, description, modality (hybrid) | APPROVED Fall 2025 | |
| ARTJ | 209 | Chado (The Way of Tea) | 1NW | Adjusted course fee | APPROVED Fall 2025 | |
| BTW | 285 | Writing for Digital Media | 1CLL | Changing to BTW 360 | APPROVED Fall 2025 | |
| CLCV | 222 (322) | Intro to Greek & Roman Theater | 1CLL | CWL-264, THEA-210 | Changing from CLCV 222 to 322, Removing 1LA & 1WCC Gen Ed Categories as part of Recertification | APPROVED (Part of Gen Ed Recertification) Spring 2026 |
| CS | 225 | Data Structures | 1QR2 | Updating prerequisites | APPROVED Fall 2025 | |
| EPSY | 220 | Career Development | 1BSC | Changing name from “Career Theory and Practice” to “Career Development” and updated course description (course will go through Gen Ed Recertification AY25-26) | APPROVED Fall 2025 | |
| GEOL | 104 | Geology of the National Parks | 1PS | Adding field trip option for some sections with course fee | APPROVED Fall 2025 | |
| GWS | 100 | Intro Gender & Women’s Studies | 1SS | SOC 130 | Removing HDFS 140 crosslist from course | APPROVED Fall 2025 |
| RST | 230 | Diversity in RST | 1US | Removing HDFS 263 crosslist from course | APPROVED Fall 2025 | |
| RUSS | 225 | Soviet and Post-Soviet Lit | 1LA | Changed title from ” Russian Lit and Revolution” to “Soviet and Post-Soviet Lit” | APPROVED Fall 2025 | |
| RUSS | 260 | Medicine & Literature | 1LA | Changed title from “Medicine & Russian Literature” to “Medicine & Literature” | APPROVED Fall 2025 | |
| TRST | 201 | Intro to Translation Studies | 1LA | Removing prerequisite “Students must have met the University of Illinois foreign language requirement” | APPROVED Fall 2025 (Part of Gen Ed Recertification) |
Decertified & Deactivated Gen Ed Courses
Courses submitted to have Gen Ed attributes removed from the course with effective date, or submitted to be deactivated.
| Rubric | Number | Course Title | Gen Ed Attribute(s) | Crosslisted Course(s) | Reason | Effective Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFRO | 231 | Lang Diff Dis: American Persp | 1US | SHS-231 | Inactive | Fall 2025 |
| AFRO | 290 | Af Am Urban Hist Since 1917 | 1US, 1HP | HIST-284 | Inactive | Fall 2025 |
| AIS | 102 | Contemp Issues in Ind Country | 1SS, 1US | Inactive | Fall 2025 | |
| AIS | 140 | Native Religious Traditions | 1US, 1HP | Inactive | Fall 2025 | |
| ANTH | 165 | Lang & Culture Native North Am | 1NW | AIS-165 | Inactive | Fall 2025 |
| ANTH | 262 | Women’s Lives | 1SS | GWS-262 | Inactive | Fall 2025 |
| ANTH | 263 | Body, Personhood, and Culture | 1SS | Unit Request not Recertify | Fall 2025 | |
| ART | 205 | Experience & Meaning in Design | 1BSC, 1WCC | Unit Decertified | In Workflow | |
| ART | 208 | Digital Art and Sustainability | 1LA | Inactive | Fall 2025 | |
| ART | 221 | Visual Culture of Fandoms | 1LA | Inactive | Fall 2025 | |
| ART | 310 | Design Thinking | 1LA | Unit Decertified | Fall 2025 | |
| ARTD | 240 | eWaste: Sustainable Design | 1LA | Inactive | Fall 2025 | |
| ARTH | 112 | Renaissance to Modern Art | 1LA | Inactive | Fall 2025 | |
| ARTH | 211 | Design History Survey | 1LA | Unit Request not Recertify | Fall 2025 | |
| ARTH | 260 | Graffiti and Murals | 1WCC, 1LA | LLS-260 | Not Recertifying | Fall 2025 |
| BCS | 215 | Yugoslavia and After | 1WCC | Inactive | Fall 2025 | |
| CLCV | 225 | Greco-Roman Demo, Econ, Cult | 1HP, 1WCC | Inactive | Fall 2025 | |
| CWL | 205 | Islam & West Through Lit | 1LA | Inactive | Fall 2025 | |
| CWL | 269 | Brit, Amer & Contin Fiction | 1LA | ENGL-248 | Inactive | Fall 2025 |
| ENGL | 102 | Intro to Drama | 1LA | Inactive | Fall 2025 | |
| ENGL | 256 | Survey of American Lit II | 1LA, 1WCC | Inactive | Fall 2025 | |
| EPSY | 280 | Elements of Statistics | 1QR1 | Inactive | Fall 2025 | |
| FR | 179 | Migration & French National ID | 1WCC, 1LA | Inactive | Fall 2025 | |
| FR | 195 | French Intellectual Tradition | 1HP | Inactive | Fall 2025 | |
| GER | 250 | Grimms’ Fairy Tales – ACP | 1CLL, 1LA, 1WCC | CWL-250, ENGL-267 | Inactive | Fall 2025 |
| GER *Pending* | 260 | The Holocaust in Context | 1CLL, 1LA, 1WCC | CWL-271, ENGL-268 | Inactive | Fall 2025 *Pending* |
| HIST | 101 | History Now! | 1HP | Unit Deactivated Course | Fall 2025 | |
| HIST | 226 | Premodern Japanese History | 1HP, 1NW | EALC-226 | Inactive | Fall 2025 |
| HIST | 265 | Science in Western Culture | 1HP, 1WCC | Inactive | Fall 2025 | |
| HIST | 270 | United States History to 1815 | 1WCC, 1HP | Inactive | Fall 2025 | |
| HIST | 271 | Nineteenth Century America | 1HP, 1WCC | Inactive | Fall 2025 | |
| HIST | 273 | Illinois History | 1HP | Unit Request not Recertify | Fall 2025 | |
| HIST | 286 | US Gender History Since 1877 | 1HP, 1US | Inactive | Fall 2025 | |
| IB | 210 | Biology of Sex | 1LS | Unit Deactivated Course | Fall 2025 | |
| JOUR | 452 | Great Books of Journalism | 1LA | Unit Request Decertify | Fall 2025 | |
| LING | 240 | Language in Human History | 1HP | Inactive | Fall 2025 | |
| MACS | 321 | Film Culture | 1WCC | Inactive | Fall 2025 | |
| MATH | 103 | Theory of Arithmetic | 1QR1 | Gen Ed Board Vote 5/8/25 (Decertify) | Spring 2026 | |
| MATH | 234 | Calculus for Business I | 1QR1 | Gen Ed Board Vote 5/8/25 (Decertify) | Spring 2026 | |
| MATH | 285 | Intro Differential Equations | 1QR1 | Gen Ed Board Vote 5/8/25 (Decertify) | Spring 2026 | |
| MCB | 170 | Society and the Brain | 1LS | Unit Request not Recertify | Fall 2025 | |
| MDIA | 223 | Watching the Environment | 1SS | Inactive | Fall 2025 | |
| MUS | 339 | Princpls and Technqs in Mus Ed | 1QR2 | Inactive | Fall 2025 | |
| PHYS | 123 | Physics Made Easy | 1PS | Inactive | Fall 2025 | |
| PHYS | 140 | How Things Work | 1PS, 1QR2 | Inactive | Fall 2025 | |
| PHYS | 150 | Physics of Societal Issues | 1PS, 1QR2 | Inactive | Fall 2025 | |
| PSYC | 103 | Intro Experimental Psych | 1BSC | Inactive | Fall 2025 | |
| PSYC | 499 | Senior Honors Seminar II | 1CLL | Unit Request to Decertify (Gen Ed credit will only be on PSYC 498 course) | Fall 2025 | |
| REL | 116 | Faith & Self in Global Context | 1WCC | Inactive | Fall 2025 | |
| REL | 121 | Introduction to Christianity | 1HP | Inactive | Fall 2025 | |
| REL | 270 | Religion, Ethics, Environment | 1HP, 1WCC | Inactive | Fall 2025 | |
| SLAV | 120 | Russian & E Euro Folktales | 1WCC, 1LA | Inactive | Fall 2025 | |
| SOC | 162 | Intro to Intl Health Policy | 1SS, 1WCC | Unit Deactivated Course | Fall 2025 | |
| SOC | 170 | America’s Immigrant Society | 1SS, 1US | Unit Deactivated Course | Fall 2025 | |
| SOC | 179 | Social Organization | 1SS | Unit Deactivated Course | Fall 2025 | |
| SOC | 265 | Central Asian Societies | 1NW, 1SS | Unit Deactivated Course | Fall 2025 | |
| SOC | 488 | Demographic Analysis | 1QR2 | Inactive | Fall 2025 | |
| SPAN | 150 | Lang & Identity in Latinx Comm | 1SS, 1US | Inactive | Fall 2025 | |
| THEA | 262 | Literature of Modern Theatre | 1CLL, 1LA | Unit Deactivated Course | Spring 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.
| Subject | Number | Title | Gen Ed Attribute(s) | Crosslistings | DUE Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIS | 101 | Intro to Amer Indian Studies | 1HP, 1US | | Oct 1 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/24 |
| AIS | 285 | Indigenous Thinkers | 1NW, 1HP | | Oct 1 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/24 |
| ANTH | 101 | Introduction to Anthropology | 1SS, 1WCC | | Dec 3 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 1/30/25 |
| ANTH | 102 | Human Origins and Culture | 1SS | | Dec 3 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 1/30/25 |
| ANTH | 246 | Forensic Science | 1LS | | Dec 3 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 3/27/25 |
| ANTH | 263 | Body, Personhood, and Culture | 1SS | | Dec 3 | Not Recertifying DECERTIFIED Effective FA25 |
| ARTH | 211 | Design History Survey | 1LA | | Dec 3 | Not Recertifying DECERTIFIED Effective FA25 |
| ARTH | 260 | Graffiti and Murals | 1WCC, 1LA | LLS-260 | Dec 3 | Not Recertifying DECERTIFIED Effective FA25 |
| ARTJ | 209 | Chado (The Way of Tea) | 1NW | | Oct 1 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/24 |
| ASTR | 121 | Solar System and Worlds Beyond | 1PS, 1QR2 | | Oct 1 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/24 |
| ASTR | 150 | Killer Skies: Astro-Disasters | 1PS | | Oct 1 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/24 |
| ASTR | 490 | Senior Thesis | 1CLL | | Oct 1 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/24 |
| CLCV | 131 | Classical Archaeology, Greece | 1HP, 1WCC | | Oct 1 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/24 |
| CLCV | 160 | Ancient Greek & Roman Religion | 1WCC, 1HP | REL-160 | Oct 1 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/24 |
| CLCV | 221 | Odysseus and Other Heroes | 1WCC, 1LA | CWL-263 | Oct 1 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/24 |
| CLCV | 222 (322) | Intro to Greek & Roman Theater | 1LA, 1WCC, 1CLL | CWL-264, THEA-210 | Dec 3 | APPROVED 5/8/25 |
| CLCV | 231 | Development of Ancient Cities | 1HP, 1WCC | JS-231, ARTH-217 | Dec 3 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 3/27/25 |
| CLCV | 240 | Gender & Sexuality Antiquity | 1LA, 1WCC | GWS-240, CWL-262 | Dec 3 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 3/27/25 |
| CMN | 210 | Public Comm in Everyday Life | 1HP, 1WCC | | Oct 1 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/24 |
| CMN | 230 | Intro to Interpersonal Comm | 1SS | | Oct 1 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/24 |
| CMN | 232 | Intro to Intercultural Comm | 1NW, 1SS | | Dec 3 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 1/30/25 |
| CMN | 260 | Intro to Health Communication | 1BSC, 1WCC | | Dec 3 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 2/27/25 |
| CPSC | 112 | Introduction to Crop Sciences | 1LS | | Oct 1 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/24 |
| CPSC | 131 | Agriculture in Mythology | 1NW | | Oct 1 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/24 |
| CW | 100 | Intro to Creative Writing | 1LA | | Dec 3 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 1/30/25 |
| ECE | 101 | Exploring Digital Info Technology | 1QR2, 1PS | | Dec 3 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 2/27/25 |
| EDUC | 201 | Identity and Difference in Edu | 1US | | Oct 1 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/24 |
| EDUC | 202 | Social Justice Sch & Society | 1CLL, 1HP | | Oct 1 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 2/27/25 |
| ENGL | 104 | Introduction to Film | 1LA | MACS-104 | Oct 1 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 10/9/24 |
| ENGL | 204 | Renaissance Lit and Culture | 1WCC, 1LA | CWL-255 | Oct 1 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/24 |
| ENGL | 207 | Romantic Lit and Culture | 1LA, 1WCC | | Dec 3 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 1/30/25 |
| ENGL | 251 | 20th-Century American Novel | 1LA, 1WCC | | Oct 1 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 10/9/24 |
| ENGL | 253 | Topics in Lit and New Media | 1LA | | Dec 3 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 1/30/25 |
| ENGL | 255 | Early American Lit and Culture | 1WCC, 1LA | | Dec 3 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 2/27/25 |
| FAA | 110 | Exploring Arts and Creativity | 1LA | | Oct 1 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/24 |
| GEOL | 111 | Emergence of Life | 1LS | ESE-111 | Dec 3 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 3/27/25 |
| GEOL | 201 | History of Geology | 1HP, 1CLL | | Jan 23 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 3/27/25 |
| GER | 205 | Germany and Europe | 1HP, 1WCC | | Oct 1 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/24 |
| GER | 251 | Grimm’s Fairy Tales in Context | 1WCC, 1LA | CWL-254, ENGL-266 | Oct 1 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/24 |
| GER | 261 | The Holocaust in Context | 1LA, 1WCC | CWL-273, JS-261, ENGL-269 | Oct 1 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/24 |
| GWS | 201 | Race, Gender & Power | 1WCC | SOC-201 | Dec 3 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 3/27/25 |
| GWS | 202 | Sexualities | 1WCC | SOC-202 | Dec 3 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 2/27/25 |
| GWS | 288 | Global Islam and Feminisms | 1NW | | Dec 3 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 1/30/25 |
| HDFS | 105 | Intro to Human Development | 1BSC | | Oct 1 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/24 |
| HIST | 104 | Black Music | 1HP, 1US | | Oct 1 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/24 |
| HIST | 141 | Western Worlds: Ancient & Mdvl | 1WCC, 1HP | | Oct 1 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/24 |
| HIST | 142 | Modern Europe and the World | 1HP, 1WCC | | Oct 1 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 10/9/24 |
| HIST | 273 | Illinois History | 1HP | | Dec 3 | Not Recertifying DECERTIFIED Effective FA25 |
| HIST | 275 | Afro-American History to 1877 | 1HP, 1US | AFRO-275 | Dec 3 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 3/27/25 |
| HIST | 280 | Caribbean Latina/o Migration | 1HP, 1US | LLS-280 | Dec 3 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 3/27/25 |
| HK | 140 | Social Sci of Human Movement | 1SS | | Oct 1 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/24 |
| HK | 208 | Introduction to Medical Ethics | 1HP | | Oct 1 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/24 |
| LEAD | 260 | Foundations of Leadership | 1SS | | Oct 1 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 10/9/24 |
| MATH | 103 | Theory of Arithmetic | 1QR1 | | Dec 3 | DECERTIFIED 5/8/25 Effective SP26 |
| MATH | 234 | Calculus for Business I | 1QR1 | | Dec 3 | DECERTIFIED 5/8/25 Effective SP26 |
| MATH | 285 | Intro Differential Equations | 1QR2 | | Dec 3 | DECERTIFIED 5/8/25 Effective SP26 |
| MCB | 150 | Molec & Cellular Basis of Life | 1LS | | Oct 1 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/24 |
| MCB | 170 | Society and the Brain | 1LS | | Oct 1 | Not Recertifying DECERTIFIED Effective FA25 |
| ME | 470 | Senior Design Project | 1CLL | | Dec 3 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 2/27/25 |
| MUS | 130 | Music Then and Now | 1WCC, 1LA | | Oct 1 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/24 |
| MUS | 132 | Popular Music Studies | 1US, 1LA | | Oct 1 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/24 |
| MUS | 133 | Introduction to World Music | 1LA, 1NW | | Oct 1 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/24 |
| NPRE | 481 | Writing on Technol & Security | 1CLL | GLBL-481 | Dec 3 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 3/27/25 |
| NRES | 100 | Fundamentals of Env Sci | 1PS | | Dec 3 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 1/30/25 |
| NRES | 287 | Environment and Society | 1WCC, 1SS | GGIS-287, ESE-287, PS-273 | Dec 3 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 3/27/25 |
| PS | 152 | The New Middle East | 1NW, 1SS | SAME-152 | Oct 1 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/24 |
| PS | 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | 1SS, 1US | LLS-201, AFRO-201, AAS-201 | Oct 1 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/24 |
| PSYC | 144 | Stereotypes, Prejudice & Discrimination | 1US, 1BSC | | Oct 1 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 10/9/24 |
| PSYC | 498 | Senior Honors Seminar | 1CLL | | Oct 1 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/24 |
| PSYC | 499 | Senior Honors Seminar II | 1CLL | | Oct 1 | Not Recertifying Gen Ed Certification only on PSYC 498 DECERTIFIED Effective FA25 |
| REL | 108 | Religion & Society in West I | 1HP, 1WCC | JS-108, ANTH-108, PHIL-108 | Oct 1 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 1/30/25 |
| REL | 120 | A History of Judaism | 1CLL, 1HP | JS-120, HIST-168 | Oct 1 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 12/11/24 |
| REL | 235 | History of Religion in America | 1HP | HIST-289 | Oct 1 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 1/30/25 |
| SLCL | 200 | Topics in Global Culture | 1HP, 1WCC | | Dec 3 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 2/27/25 |
| THEA | 110 | Broadway Musicals | 1WCC, 1LA | | Dec 3 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 3/27/25 |
| THEA | 262 | Literature of Modern Theatre | 1CLL, 1LA | | Dec 3 | DEACTIVATED 12/12/24 by Unit DECERTIFIED Effective SP25 |
| TRST | 201 | Intro to Translation Studies | 1LA | | Dec 3 | COMPLETE – APPROVED 2/27/25 Removing prerequisite “Students must have met the University of Illinois foreign language requirement” |
Archived 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.
| Rubric | Number | Course Title | Gen Ed Attribute(s) | New Certification Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADV | 478 | Psychology of Advertising | 1SS | Effective FA24 |
| ARCH | 237 | Urban Scale Sustainability | 1SS | Effective FA24 |
| ARTH | 220 | African Arts and Architecture | 1LA, 1NW | Effective FA24 (Replacing ARTH 113) |
| BIOE | 400 | Bioengineering Senior Design | 1CLL | Effective FA24 |
| CEE | 340 | Energy and Global Environment | 1CLL | Effective FA23 |
| FR | 190 | French Food for Thought | 1WCC, 1SS | Effective SP25 |
| GEOL | 115 | Hollywood Rocks: Earth Science in the Movies | 1PS | Effective SP25 |
| GLBL | 240 | Global Health | 1WCC | Effective FA24 |
| GRKM | 260 | Decolonizing the Body: Eros and the Erotic in the Poetry of C.P. Cavafy | 1LA, 1WCC | Effective FA24 |
| HDFS | 120 | Intro to Family Studies | 1SS (Existing), 1US (New) | Effective FA24 |
| HIST | 209 | World War II: A Global History | 1HP, 1WCC | Effective FA24 |
| JOUR | 101 | Interactive Media & You | 1BSC | Effective FA24 |
| SLCL | 110 | Introduction to Intercultural Competence | 1LA, 1WCC | Effective FA23 |
Course Changes
Status on current Gen Ed courses submitted for course changes requiring Gen Ed Board review.
| Rubric | Number | Course Title | Gen Ed Attribute(s) | Certification Status & Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMN | 277 | Introduction to Mediated Communication | 1US, 1SS | Effective 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.
| Rubric | Number | Course Title | Gen Ed Attribute(s) | Effective Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ART | 102 | Drawing for Non-Majors | 1LA | Effective FA24 |
| ART | 103 | Painting for Non-Majors | 1LA | Effective FA24 |
| ART | 104 | Sculpture for Non-Majors | 1LA | Effective FA24 |
| ARTH | 111 | Ancient to Medieval Art | 1LA | Effective FA24 |
| CHEM | 103 | General Chemistry Lab I | 1PS | Effective FA24 |
| CHEM | 105 | General Chemistry Lab II | 1PS | Effective FA24 |
| DANC | 125 | Black Dances of Resistance | 1US | Effective FA24 |
| GER | 331 | Intro to German Literature | 1LA | Effective FA24 |
| LEAD | 230 | Leadership Communications | 1CLL, 1SS | Effective FA24 |
| PHYS | 213 | Univ Physics: Thermal Physics | 1PS, 1QR2 | Effective FA24 |
| PHYS | 214 | Univ Physics: Quantum Physics | 1QR2, 1PS | Effective FA24 |
| RUSS | 261 | Intro Russian-Jewish Culture | 1HP, 1WCC | Effective FA24 |
| SE | 495 | Senior Engineering Project II | 1CLL | Effective FA24 |
Deactivated Gen Ed Courses
Gen Ed courses which have been deactivated as the unit will no longer teach the course.
| Rubric | Number | Course Title | Gen Ed Attribute(s) | Effective Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANTH | 224 | Tourist Cities and Sites | 1SS | Effective FA24 |
| ANTH | 277 | Ancient Cities, Sacred Land | 1SS, 1WCC | Effective FA24 |
| ANTH | 393 | The World of Jewish Sepharad | 1HP, 1WCC | Effective FA24 |
| ARCH | 164 | Architecture as a 2nd Language | 1LA | Effective FA24 |
| CMN | 275 | Media, Money and Power | 1HP, 1WCC | Effective FA23 |
| EPOL | 350 | Social Learning and Knowledge | 1SS, 1CLL | Effective FA24 |
| GGIS | 105 | The Digital Earth | 1SS | Effective SP25 |
| MCB | 180 | Human Reproduction & Society | 1LS | Effective SP25 |
Recertification
Status on courses up for Recertification during this academic year.
| Rubric | Number | Course Title | Gen Ed Attribute(s) | Recertification Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABE | 469 | Capstone Design Experience | 1CLL | Approved |
| AE | 443 | Aerospace Systems Design II | 1CLL | Approved |
| AIS | 275 | Am Indian and Indigenous Film | 1LA, 1US | Approved |
| ARAB | 150 | Lang&Culture of Arab World | 1NW | Approved |
| BTW | 250 | Principles Bus Comm | 1CLL | Approved |
| BTW | 261 | Principles Tech Comm | 1CLL | Approved |
| CHEM | 202 | Accelerated Chemistry I | 1PS | Approved |
| CHEM | 437 | Organic Chemistry Lab | 1CLL | Approved |
| CPSC | 116 | The Global Food Production Web | 1NW | Approved |
| CW | 243 | The Craft Essay: Creative Reading, Reflection, and Revision | 1CLL | Approved |
| DANC | 100 | Intro to Contemporary Dance | 1LA, 1WCC | Approved |
| EALC | 130 | The Chinese Language | 1NW, 1SS | Approved |
| ESE | 360 | Environmental Writing | 1CLL | Approved |
| GGIS | 465 | Tranpsortation & Sustainability | 1CLL | Approved |
| GLBL | 392 | Int Diplomacy and Negotiation | 1CLL | Approved |
| GLBL | 100 | Intro to Global Studies | 1SS, 1WCC | Approved |
| GWS | 100 | Intro Gender & Women’s Studies | 1SS | Approved |
| HDFS | 225 | Close Relationships | 1SS | Approved |
| HDFS | 290 | Intro to Research Methods | 1CLL | Approved |
| HIST | 202 | American Environmental History | 1HP, 1WCC | Approved |
| IB | 150 | Organismal & Evolutionary Biol | 1LS | Approved |
| ITAL | 270 | Introduction to Italian Cinema | 1LA | Approved |
| LEAD | 340 | Leadership Ethics & Society: Addressing Contemporary Challenges | 1US | Approved |
| MACS | 100 | Intro to Popular TV & Movies | 1LA, 1WCC | Approved |
| MACS | 211 | Intro to African-American Film | 1US | Approved |
| MACS | 264 | Creative and Information Economies | 1HP, 1WCC | Approved |
| MACS | 321 | Film Culture | 1WCC | Approved |
| MUSE | 250 | The World Through Museums | 1SS, 1WCC | Approved |
| PHIL | 102 | Logic and Reasoning | 1HP | Approved |
| POL | 115 | Intro to Polish Culture | 1LA, 1WCC | Approved |
| PS | 224 | Politics of the National Parks | 1SS | Approved |
| PS | 225 | Environmental Politics &Policy | 1SS | Approved |
| REL | 231 | Religion and Philosophy | 1HP | Approved |
| RST | 100 | Recreation, Sport, and Tourism in Modern Society | 1SS | Approved |
| RUSS | 115 | Intro to Russian Culture | 1LA, 1WCC | Approved |
| RUSS | 260 | Medicine & Russian Literature | 1LA | Approved |
| SE | 494 | Senior Engineering Project I | 1CLL | Approved |
| SOCW | 225 | Social Work Statistics | 1QR1 | Approved |
| STAT | 200 | Statistical Analysis | 1QR1 | Approved |
| STAT | 212 | Biostatistics | 1QR1 | Approved |
| THEA | 263 | Intro African American Theater | 1US | Approved |