ASCRC Minutes 3/10/09

Members Present: K. Barhaugh, T. Brockman, I. Crummy, S. Lodmell, J. Luckowski, M. Nielsen, P. Silverman, S. Smillie, E. Uchimoto, K. Unger, R. Vanita, G. Weix, K. Zoellner, D. Zolnikov

Members Absent/Excused: J. Bergman, J. Dempersmier, H. Thompson, A. Walker-Andrews

Ex-Officio Present: E. Johnson, D. Micus, S. O'Hare

Chair Weix called the meeting to order at 2:10 p.m.

The minutes from 2//24/09 were amended and approved.

Communication

The Interim Registrar, Ed Johnson was welcomed to the committee and members introduced themselves.
It is not necessary for ASCRC to meet with the Registrar's Office staff.
Members were encouraged to attend the Strategic Planning Town Hall meeting on undergraduate education.
ASCRC needs to consider whether College of Technology students completing the associate degrees would be required to take a modern and classical language after transferring to the main campus. An associate degree is not a major and is not eligible for the symbolic systems exception. Currently the associate degree language requires students to complete all the general education requirements for a baccalaureate degree, except for the UPA and the Upper-division writing expectation of a major. An option would be for these students to complete the MUS core listed below.

Natural Science -- at least one of the classes must have a laboratory experience	6 credits
Social Sciences/History	6 credits
Mathematics	3 credits
Communication --Written communication and oral communication	6 credits
Humanities/Fine Arts	6 credits
Cultural Diversity	3 credits
TOTAL	30 credits

Business Items:

The Education and Fine Arts Subcommittee reviewed the course number change form submitted for DAN 434 to 335. The course was approved for the Indigenous and Global Perspective with the understanding that the course number would be changed to the 300 level. It was approved

The committee agrees that the symbolic systems exception to the Modern and Classical Language requirement will need to be reviewed next fall. Explicit language should be included in the framework that clarifies what qualifies for an exception. Considering the review did not request justification the symbolic systems, the request from DBS was approved. The revision to the approved symbolic systems exception for Recreation Management was also approved.

ASCRC would like to review data regarding the number of students that currently take symbolic systems option. It is expected that there will not be a major shift with the revised Group III requirement.

Additional writing courses were reviewed and approved by the Writing Committee. ASCRC concurred (courses listed below). There is concern that the review of the pending writing courses will not be finished in time for the courses to make the printed catalog. An extended deadline was discussed with Registrar Micus. The approved courses list should be presented to ASCRC by the March 24^th meeting.

It was suggested that ASCRC consider implementing a rubric for writing courses next year.
ASCRC considered the general education catalog language and conversion instructions document and made several revisions. The documents appended below were approved.

Good and Welfare

ASUM Vice-Chair Smillie informed the committee that ASUM and the Administration have finalized the resolution to the Repeat Fee issue and the memorandum of understanding has been signed.
Chair Weix announced that Professor Tangedahl from Information Systems has agreed to serve on ASCRC next year. She would like members to recruit representatives for the curriculum review subcommittees now so that the membership will be confirmed prior to the fall semester.

The meeting was adjourned at 3:10.

Writing Courses

African American Studies	AAS 450	Prayer and Civil Rights
Applied Arts & Science	AASC 167H	Nature and Society
Applied Computing and Electronics	CRT 122E	Ethics and Information Technology
ART	ART 368	Latin American Art
ART	ART 384	Renaissance Art
ART	ART 203L	Introduction to Art Criticism
Communication	COMM 410	Communication in Personal Relationships
Curriculum & Instruction	C&I 287	Business Communication
Economics	ECON 440 (ECNS 433)	Economics of the Environment
English	ENLT 120L	Introduction to Critical Interpretation
English	ENLT 201	Introduction to Literary Studies
English	ENEX 200	Advanced Composition
Forestry	FOR 220	Technical Writing
History	HIST 300	The Historian's Craft
Journalism	JOUR 270	Reporting
Native American Studies	NAS 200	Native American Studies Research and Writing Methods
Philosophy	PHIL 300E	Moral Philosophy
Undergraduate Advising Center	UNC 270	Critical Writing II
Wild Life Biology	WBIO 245	Science Writing
Writing Studies	WTS 120L	Introduction to Critical Interpretation
Writing Studies	WTS 184A	Beginning Creative Writing: Multiple Genre
Writing Studies	WTS 186A	Beginning Creative Writing: Poetry
Writing Studies	WTS 240E	Ethics and Rhetoric: Writing Arguments on Contemporary Issues

Upper-Division Writing Requirement Courses

Anthropology	ANTH 314	Principles of Forensic Anthropology
Anthropology	ANTH 402	Advanced Anthropological Statistics
Anthropology	ANTH 451	Cultural Resource Management
Anthropology	ANTH 455	Artifact Analysis
Chemistry	CHEM 334	Chemical Literature and Scientific Writing
Communication Studies	COMM 377	Rhetoric, Nature, Environmentalism
Communication Studies	COMM 455	Rhetorical Criticism and Theory
Communication Studies	COMM 480	The Rhetorical Construction of "Woman"
Communication Studies	COMM 481	The Rhetoric of U.S. Women's Activism, 1960 - present
Computer Science	CS 415	Computer Ethics and Society
Dance	DAN 494	Junior/Senior Dance Seminar
English	ENLT 337	African American Literature
English	ENLT 338	Montana Literature
English	ENLT 353	Milton
English	ENLT 355	British Romantic Literature
English	ENLT 369	Advanced Studies in the Novella and Short Fiction
English	ENLT 371	Literature & the Environment
English	ENLT 373	Topics in Postcolonial Studies
English	ENLT 401	Capstone Seminar in Literature
Environmental Studies	EVST 305L	The Environmental Vision
Environmental Studies	EVST 487	Globalization, Justice and the Environment
Geosciences	GEOS 320	Global Water Cycle
Geosciences	GEOS 499	Senior Thesis
Health & Human Performance	HHP 301	Instructional Strategies in Secondary Physical Education
Health & Human Performance	HHP 450	Analytical and Communication Techniques
Health & Human Performance	HHP 372	Rehab of Athletic Injuries
History	HIST 437	The Dynamics of Diplomacy
Journalism	JOUR 331	Public Affairs Reporting
Journalism	JOUR 333	Magazine Freelance Writing
Journalism	JOUR 415	Feature Writing
Linguistics	LING 473	Language and Culture
Linguistics	LING 484	North American Indigenous Languages and Linguistics
Math	MATH 406	History of Mathematics
Math	MATH 499	Senior Thesis
MCLL	JPNS 311	Classical Japanese Literature in English Translation
MCLL	JPNS 312	Japanese Literature from Medieval to Modern Times
MCLL	JPNS 431	Postwar Japanese Literature
MCLL	MCLG 494	Seminar in Russian Studies
Music	MUS 424	Music of the 20th Century to the Present
Music	MUS 436	Topics in Music History
Music	MUS 437	Cultural Studies in Music
NAS	NAS 494	Capstone Reading Course
Pharmacy Practice	PHAR 550	Drug Literature Evaluation
Physics	PHYS 330	Methods of Communicating Physics
Psychology	PSYC 320	Advanced Psychological Research Methods
Psychology	PSYC 400	History and Systems of Psychology
Sociology	SOC 438	Seminar in Crime and Deviance
Sociology	SOC 441	Capstone: Inequality and Social Justice
Sociology	SOC 460	Capstone in Rural & Environmental Change
Wildlife Biology	WBIO 408	Advanced Fisheries Science
Wildlife Biology	WBIO 470	Conservation of Wildlife Populations
Wildlife Biology	WBIO 497	Senior Thesis

General Education Conversion Guidelines

General Education requirements have been revised by the University for the 2009-2010 academic year. Students who entered the University prior to Fall 2009 and are meeting their General Education requirements under an earlier catalog can consult the table below. It shows the correspondence between the new General Education system and the prior requirements.

New GenEd	Old GenEd
Groups	Competencies
I. Writing	Writing Proficiency
II Mathematics	Mathematical Literacy
IIIa. Modern & Classical Languages	Modern & Classical Languages
IIIb. Symbolic Systems	Symbolic Systems
	Perspectives
IV. Expressive Arts (A)	1. Expressive Arts (A)
V. Literary & Artistic Studies(L)	2. Literary & Artistic Studies (L)
VI. Historical & Cultural Studies (H)	3. Historic and Cultural Studies (H)
VII. Social Sciences (S)	4. Social Sciences (S)
VIII. Ethics & Human Values (E)	5. Ethical and Human Values (E)
IX. American & European Perspectives (Y)	(No prior equivalent)
X. Indigenous & Global Perspectives (X )	Non-Western
XI. Natural Sciences (N)	6. Natural Sciences (N)

There are several important changes in the transition to the new General Education system:

1) Writing, math, languages, and symbolic systems are now listed as numbered Groups, rather than as separate Competencies. In addition students must complete the mathematical literacy requirement by the time they have earned 30 credits, if not; they must register for a mathematical science course every semester until they have completed the requirement.

2) Students generally will fulfill the Modern and Classical Language requirement (Group IIIa). The Symbolic Systems Option (Group IIIb) is allowed for students who have selected specific majors which have been granted an exception. These majors are listed below. Students in these majors must meet the Group III requirement by completing the symbolic systems course or courses required by their major (see page xx in the Catalog).

Accounting & Finance

Anthropology

Biochemistry

Chemistry

Communication Studies

Computer Science

Curriculum & Instruction
Division of Biological Sciences

Economics

Forestry

Geography

Geoscience

Health and Human Performance

Information Systems & Technology

Management & Marketing

Mathematics

Music majors in the following degrees:

Bachelor of Music Education-BME
Bachelor of Music in Composition/Music Technology-BM
Bachelor of Music Specialization in Instrumental Performance-BM
Bachelor of Music Specialization in Piano Performance and Pedagogy-BM
Bachelor of Music Specialization in Piano Performance-BM

Pharmacy

Psychology

Recreation Management
Resource Conservation

Sociology

Wildland Restoration

Wildlife Biology

3) Two new General Education Groups have been created. These are Group IX American & European Perspectives and Group X Indigenous and Global Perspectives.

a. Group X is similar to the Non-Western requirement included in the former Historic & Cultural Studies perspective.

b. Students graduating under the former General Education requirements (catalogs prior to 2009-2010) are not obligated to take Group IX and X courses. In order to fulfill the former Non-Western requirement, they are encouraged to select a course from the new Indigenous and Global Perspective (Group X).

As in the past, to be used for General Education, a course must be listed as approved in the Catalog and in the Class Schedule for the semester in which a student registers for it. Students graduating under the prior General Education system should contact their advisor to ensure that a specific course meets those requirements.

General Education

Preamble

The University of Montana-Missoula's General Education Program provides a broad academic base that supports both undergraduate learning ~~both~~ at The University of Montana-Missoula ~~as well as~~ and continued learning following graduation. While the General Education Program offers students considerable flexibility in selecting courses, it has a set of common educational objectives for all students.

In accordance with the mission of The University of Montana- Missoula, these objectives are to develop competent and humane individuals who are informed, ethical, literate, and engaged citizens of local and global communities. Students should become acquainted with issues facing contemporary society, participate in the creative arts, develop an understanding of science and technology, cultivate an appreciation of the humanities, and examine the history of different American and global cultures. Upon completion of the general education requirements students should be able to articulate ideas verbally and in writing, understand and critically evaluate tangible and abstract concepts, and employ mathematical and other related skills appropriate to a technologically focused society.

In summary, the General Education Program is designed to provide a high quality intellectual foundation that accommodates all UM students whether in liberal arts or professional programs. This foundation will be reinforced, expanded, and refined as students continue through their course of study. Students are encouraged to prepare for productive roles in their chosen fields by cultivating civic awareness vital to the greater community and a democratic society. The acquired skills will allow students to examine critically the human experience and achieve genuine confidence in their knowledge and abilities. For the General Education Program to accomplish its goals, students must assume primary responsibility for their growth and education.

General Education Requirements

To ~~receive~~ earn a baccalaureate degree, all students must complete successfully, in addition to any other requirements, the following General Education Requirements. (Students who have completed an approved lower-division general education program at an approved Montana institution of higher education should refer to the catalog section on General Education for Transfer Students ~~section of this catalog~~.)

All courses taken to satisfy General Education Requirements must be taken for a traditional letter grade and must be C- or better.

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Students are cautioned that approved courses may change from year to year. To be used for General Education credit, a course must be listed as approved in the Class Schedule for the semester a student registers for it.

General Education Framework and Credit Requirements

Group I: English Writing Skills Composition course (ENEX 101, WTS 101, ENEX 200 or an equivalent) One designated Writing Course Take and pass the Writing Proficiency Assessment (WPA) Upper-Division Writing Requirement (as specified by major department)	Credits 0-3 3 0 1-3
Group II: Mathematics	3
Group III: Modern and Classical Languages or Symbolic Systems A two semester language sequence is the default option (test out provisions apply). Students in majors granted exceptions may substitute a symbolic systems course or courses. The list of programs granted exceptions and their alternative options are found in the listing of those majors.	0-10 or 3-6
Group IV: Expressive Arts	3
Group V: Literary and Artistic Studies	3
Group VI: Historical and Cultural Studies	3
Group VII: Social Sciences	3
Group VIII: Ethics and Human Values	3
Group IX: American and European Perspectives	3
Group X: Indigenous and Global Perspectives	3
Group XI: Natural Sciences One Natural Science course must include a laboratory experience.	6
Total	*28-49

*Some courses satisfy more than one group (see list at the end of this section).

Group I: English Writing Skills

The ability to write effectively is fundamental to success in academic, professional, and civic endeavors. Specifically, a student should be able to:

Use writing to learn and synthesize new concepts;
Produce focused writing that is developed, logical, and organized;
Compose written documents that are appropriate for a given audience, purpose, and context;
Revise written documents based on constructive feedback;
Develop competence in information literacy, information technology and digital literacy;
Use discipline-specific style and citation conventions;
Demonstrate appropriate English language usage.

Students must satisfy the following four requirements in order:

Composition course ( ENEX 101, WTS 101, ENEX 200 or an equivalent);
One approved writing course;
The Upper-Division Writing Proficiency Assessment (WPA), to be taken between 45-70 credits;
The upper-division writing requirement for the major.

Composition Course. All students must complete ENEX 101, WTS 101, ENEX 200, or an equivalent composition course with a grade of C-minus or better. Students with Language and Composition AP scores of 4 or better are exempted from this requirement.

Entering students are placed into WTS 100D, WTS or ENEX 101, or ENEX 200 based on their standardized test scores. Students placed into WTS 100D are provided an opportunity to challenge their placement with specific scores. Students placing into ENEX 200 may choose to take ENEX 101 instead.

One Writing Course. All students, unless exempted, must pass an approved writing course (chosen from the following list of approved courses) before attempting the WPA. Students are exempted from this requirement by transferring more than 27 semester credits at the time of their initial registration at the University.

Upper-Division Writing Proficiency Assessment (WPA). All students (including transfer students) who have completed the composition course requirement, the writing course requirement (unless exempted), and at least 45 semester credits must take the WPA.
The WPA consists of a two-hour proctored examination written in response to a text released two weeks prior to the examination date. The assessment is offered six times annually. Information on the assessment and copies of the text are available at:
http://umt.edu/writingcenter/upperdivisionwritingproficiencyexam.htm

Students must pass the WPA in order to graduate. The assessment is designed to ensure that the student is prepared for the writing required in upper-division major courses. Students are advised to satisfy the writing proficiency assessment prior to completing the upper-division writing requirement in their major.

Students should note the following:

Students must take the assessment after 45 but no later than 70 credits.
Transfer students may take the assessment concurrently with either their writing course or the writing requirement(s) in their major.

Upper-Division Writing Requirement. All students must meet the approved upper-division writing requirements specified by their majors. Students should seek specific information about the upper-division writing requirements in their major in the section of the catalog where information about their chosen major is given.

Students cannot use the same writing course to meet both the approved writing course requirement and the upper-division writing requirement.

The following courses are designated as approved writing courses for 2009-2010. Students are cautioned that approved courses may change from year to year. To be used for General Education, a course must be listed as approved in the catalog and in the Class Schedule for the semester a student registers for it.

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There will be additional writing courses approved next week.

AAS 450	Prayer and Civil Rights
AASC 167H	Nature and Society
ART 203L	Introduction to Art Criticism
ART 368	Latin American Art
ART 384	Renaissance Art
C&I 287	Business Communication
COMM 410	Communication in Personal relationships
CRT 122E	Ethics and Information Technology
ECON 440 (ECNS 433)	Economics of the Environment
ENEX 200	Advanced Composition
ENLT 120L	Introduction to Critical Interpretation
ENLT 201	Introduction to Literary Studies
FOR 220	Technical Writing
HIST 300	The Historian's Craft
JOUR 270	Reporting
NAS 200	Native American Studies Research and Writing Methods
PHIL 300E	Moral Philosophy
UNC 270	Critical Writing II
WBIO 245	Science Writing
WTS 120L	Introduction to Critical Interpretation
WTS 184A	Beginning Creative Writing: Multiple Genre
WTS 186A	Beginning Creative Writing: Poetry
WTS 240E	Ethics and Rhetoric: Writing Arguments on Contemporary Issues

Group II Mathematics

Mathematical literacy implies an appreciation of the beauty of mathematics, an ability to apply mathematical reasoning, and an understanding of how mathematics and statistics are used in many arenas. Mathematical literacy may be attained through the study of the properties of numbers, mathematical modeling, geometry, data analysis and probability, with the overarching goal of learning mathematical reasoning and problem solving

Mathematical literacy cannot be achieved in a single course. However, for the purposes of general education, the mathematical literacy requirement can be met by any one of the following:

1) achieving a grade of C-or better in one of the following courses which address different aspects of mathematical literacy: Math 107, 109, 111, 112, 117, 121, 130, or a mathematics course of 3 or more credits for which one of these is a prerequisite.

2) achieving a score of 50 or better on the CLEP College Algebra Test, the CLEP College Precalculus Test, or the CLEP College Mathematics Test.

3) passing the Mathematical Literacy Examination administered by the Department of Mathematical Sciences. To qualify to take the Mathematical Literacy Examination, a student must have achieved a score of 630 or better on the SAT Math exam or a score of 28 or better on the ACT Math exam. A student may take the Mathematical Literacy Examination only once. Further details are available from the Department of Mathematical Sciences.

Students must complete the mathematical literacy requirement by the time they have earned 30 credits; if not, they must register for a mathematical sciences course every semester until they have completed the requirement. Because many other courses at the university assume some mathematical literacy, it is strongly recommended that all students complete their mathematical literacy requirement as soon as possible.

Upon completion of the mathematical literacy requirement, a student will be able to effectively apply mathematical or statistical reasoning to a variety of applied or theoretical problems.

Group III: Modern and Classical Language

Students must complete successfully the second semester of a Modern and Classical Language at the University of Montana. Courses encompass the comprehensive study of a natural language other than written or spoken contemporary English.

Upon completion of the Modern and Classical Languages sequence, students will have a basic functional knowledge of a second natural language sufficient to:

read and write if the language is classical, such as Latin;
speak and aurally comprehend, if the language does not have a written tradition, such as Salish;
perform all four skills (speaking, aural comprehension, reading, and writing) if the language is modern and has a written tradition, such as Japanese or French.
demonstrate both receptive (visual comprehension) and expressive (manual production) proficiency if the language is American Sign Language.

ARAB 101	Elementary Standard Arabic
ARAB 102	Elementary Modern Standard Arabic
CHIN 101	Elementary Chinese I
CHIN 102	Elementary Chinese II
FREN 101	Elementary French I
FREN 102	Elementary French II
GERM 101	Elementary German
GERM 102	Elementary German
GRK 101	Elementary Greek I
GRK 102	Elementary Greek II
ITAL 101	Elementary Italian I
ITAL 102	Elementary Italian II
JPNS 101	Elementary Japanese I
JPNS 102	Elementary Japanese II
LAT 101	Elementary Latin
LAT 102	Elementary Latin
RUSS 101	Elementary Russian I
RUSS 102	Elementary Russian II
SPAN 101	Elementary Spanish
SPAN 102	Elementary Spanish
*ENIR 101	Elementary Irish One
*ENIR 102	Elementary Irish Two
* ENIR 103	Elementary Irish Three

* Three 3 credit courses of Irish are required to fulfill the general education requirement

Students may satisfy the requirement by demonstrating equivalent skill in any of these or other languages in testing administered by the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures.

International students from non English speaking countries may satisfy this requirement by presenting a TOEFL score of 580 or greater, or by successful completion of ESL/LING 250 or 450, or by presenting a department approved application for degree.

Group III: Exceptions to the Modern and Classical Language requirement - Symbolic Systems

The majors listed below have been granted exceptions to the Modern and Classical Language requirement. Students graduating in any one of these majors may substitute the symbolic system course or courses designated by the major.

Each of these courses presents the foundations of a symbolic system, defined as a relationship that maps real-world objects, principles and doctrines with abstractions of the real-world.

Symbolic systems facilitate communication in specialized ways but do not comprise a spoken or written language by which members of a culture typically communicate with each other.

Upon completion of a symbolic systems course or courses, students will be able to:

demonstrate an understanding of the symbols and the transformations of the system
relay and interpret information in terms of the given symbolic system.
apply creative thinking using the symbolic system in order to solve problems and communicate ideas;

Major	Symbolic Systems Course(s)
Accounting & Finance	MATH 241
Anthropology	ANTH 401 or FOR 201 or MATH 241 or SOC 202 or PSYC 220
Biochemistry Biochemistry / Health Profession Option	MATH 152 MATH 150
Chemistry	One course in Mathematical Science at 150 level or above
Communication Studies	MATH 241 or PSYC 220 or SOC 202 or HHP 486
Computer Science	CS 131 and CS 132
Curriculum & Instruction	MATH 131
Division of Biological Sciences	MATH 150 or MATH 152
Economics	MATH 241 and either MATH 150 or MATH 152 or MATH 153
Forestry	MATH 150
Geography	MATH 241
Geoscience	MATH 150 or MATH 152
Health and Human Performance	C&I/HHP 486 or MATH 241 or PSYC 220 or SOC 202 or WBIO 210
Management Information Systems	MATH 241
Management & Marketing	MATH 241
Mathematics	MATH 152, or any course for which it is a prerequisite
Music- Bachelor of Music Education Bachelor of Music in Composition/Music Technology Bachelor of Music Specialization in Instrumental Performance Bachelor of Music Specialization in Piano Performance and Pedagogy Bachelor of Music Specialization in Piano Performance	MUS 111, 112, 137 & 138
Pharmacy	MATH 150 and (MATH 241 or PSYCH 220 or SOC 202)
Psychology	PSYC 220
Recreation Management	MATH 241 or FOR 201 or SOC 202
Resource Conservation	Math 241 or WBIO 240 or FOR 201 or SOC 202
Sociology	SOC 202 or PSYC 220 (for double majors) or MATH 241
Wildland Restoration	(MATH 150 or MATH 152) and (Forestry 201 or WBIO 240 or Math 241)
Wildlife Biology	MATH 150 or higher and WBIO 240 or two Math courses 150 and Higher

Students are advised that most courses meeting the symbolic systems exception have prerequisites, as indicated in the chart below:

Course	Title	Pre-requisite(s)
ANTH 401	Anthropological Data Analysis	College algebra or consent of instructor
CS 131	Fundamentals of Computer Science I	Computer programming experience in a language such as BASIC, Pascal, C, etc.; coreq., MAT 100D or consent of instr. CS 102 highly recommended as prereq. or coreq
CS 132	Fundamentals of Computer Science II	CS 131; coreq., MATH 121 or consent of instr
C&I 486	Statistical Procedures in Education	MATH 117 or equiv. or consent of instr
FOR 201	Forest Biometrics	MTH 117 or MATH 121 or equivalent
HHP 486	Statistical Procedures in Education	MATH 117 or equiv. or consent of instr
MATH 131	Mathematics for Elementary Teachers	MATH 130
MATH 150	Applied Calculus	Appropriate placement score or one of MATH 111,112 or 121
MATH 152	Calculus I	MATH 112 or 121 or appropriate placement score
MATH 241	Statistics	MATH 117 or consent of instructor
MATH 444	Statistical Methods	One year of college mathematics including MATH 117 or equiv. course in probability or consent of instr
MUS 111	Theory I	Coreq., MUS 137
MUS 112	Theory II	MUS 111
MUS 137	Aural Perception I	Coreq., MUS 111
MUS 138	Aural Perception II	MUS 137
MUS 162	Language of Music II	MUS 161
PSYC 220	Psychological Statistics	PSYC 100S, 120: MATH 117, 150 or 152
SOC 202	Social Statistics	MATH 117 or consent of instructor
WBIO 240	Introduction to Biostatistics	Calculus and consent of instructor

Group IV: Expressive Arts (A)

Expressive Arts courses are activity-based and emphasize the value of learning by doing in an artistic context.

Upon completion of an Expressive Arts course, students will be able to:

express themselves in the making of an original work or creative performance;
understand the genres and/or forms that have shaped the medium; and
critique the quality of their own work and that of others.

COM 160A	Oral Communication
COM 217A	Oral Interpretation of Literature
WTS 184A	Beginning Creative Writing: Multiple Genres
WTS 185A	Beginning Creative Writing: Fiction
WTS 186A	Beginning Creative Writing: Poetry
ART 123A	Visual Language: Drawing
ART 125A	Visual Language: 2-D Design
ART 129A	Ceramics for Non-Majors
ART 135A	Three Dimensional Fundamentals
ART 314A	Elementary School Art
ART 324A	Drawing Studio Seminar
COMM 111A	Introduction to Public Speaking
DAN 100A	Modern Dance I
DAN 104A	Ballet I
DAN 107A	Jazz Dance I
DAN 108A	Dance Forms I
DAN 200A	Modern Dance II
DAN 201A	Beginning Composition
DAN 204A	Ballet II
DAN 207A	Jazz Dance II
DRAM 103A	Introduction to Theatre Design
DRAM 106A	Theatre Production I: Running Crew
DRAM 107A	Theatre Production I: Construction Crew
DRAM 111A	Acting for Non - Majors
DRAM 112A	Acting for Non - Majors II
DRAM 216A	Production Acting I
ENCR 210A	Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction
ENCR 211A	Introduction to Creative Writing: Poetry
ENCR 212A	Introduction to Creative Writing: Nonfiction
ENCR 312A	Creative Writing: Nonfiction
MAR 111A	Integrated Digital Art
MAR 112A	Intro to Non-Lin Editing
MUS 100A	Performance Study
MUS 104A	Marching Band
MUS 107A	Choral Ensembles
MUS 108A	Orchestras
MUS 110A	Concert Bands
MUS 113A	Opera Theatre
MUS 114A	UM Jazz Bands
MUS 115A	Piano In Class I
MUS 116A	Piano In Class II
MUS 118A	Singing for Non-Majors
MUS 147A	Beginning Folk Guitar
MUS 150A	Chamber Ensembles

Group V: Literary and Artistic Studies (L)

In these courses, students develop familiarity with significant works of artistic representation, including literature, music, visual art, and/or performing arts. Through this experience, students enhance their analytical skills and explore the historical, aesthetic, philosophical, and cultural features of these works.

Upon completion of a Literary and Artistic Studies course, students will be able to:

analyze works of art with respect to structure and significance within literary and artistic traditions, including emergent movements and forms; and
develop coherent arguments that critique these works from a variety of approaches, such as historical, aesthetic, cultural, psychological, political, and philosophical.

WTS 120L	Introduction to Critical Interpretation
WTS 121L	Introduction to Poetry
ART 100L	Art Appreciation
ART 203L	Introduction to Art Criticism
DAN 234L	Dance in Cinema
DAN 335L	World Dance
DRAM 101L	Theatre Appreciation
DRAM 220L	Dramatic Literature (Script Analysis)
ENCR 110L	Montana Writers Live!
ENFM 180L	Introduction to Film
ENLT 120L	Introduction to Critical Interpretation
ENLT 121L	Introduction to Poetry
ENLT 217L	British Literature: Medieval to Renaissance
ENLT 218L	British Literature: Enlightenment to Romanticism
ENLT 219L	British Literature: Victorian to Contemporary
ENLT 224L	American Literature to 1865
ENLT 225L	American Literature since 1865
ENLT 227L	Film as Literature, Literature as Film
ENLT 349L	Medieval Literature
ENLT 350L	Chaucer
ENLT 338L	Montana Literature
ENLT 372L	Gay and Lesbian Studies
EVST 305L	Environmental Vision
LS 151L	Introduction to Humanities
LS 327L	Gender and Sexuality in English Fiction
LS152L	Introduction to Humanities
MCLG 155L	Survey of Classical Literature
MCLG 160L	Classical Mythology
GERM 222L, LS 282L, MCLG 222L	The German Cinema
MCLG 251L	The Epic
MCLG 252L	Greek Drama: Politics on Stage
MCLG 306L, LS 306L	Introduction to 19th Century Russian Literature
MCLG 307L, RUSS 307L, LS 307L	Introduction to 20th Century Russian Literature
MCLG 313L	Classical Chinese Poetry in Translation
MCLG 314L	Traditional Chinese Literature in English Translation
MCLG 332L	Introduction to Multicultural Literature in Germany
MAR U 101L	Intro to Media Arts
MUS 132L	History of Jazz
MUS 133L	History of Rock and Roll
MUS 134L	The Art of Western Music
MUS 135L	Introduction to Music Literature

Group VI: Historical and Cultural Studies (H)

These courses present the historical or cultural contexts of ideas and institutions, and examine cultural development or differentiation in the human past. They are foundational in that they are wide-ranging in chronological, geographical, or topical focus, or in that they introduce students to methods of inquiry specific to a particular discipline.

Upon completion of a Historical and Cultural Studies course, students will be able to:

synthesize ideas and information with a view to understanding the causes and consequences of historical developments and events;
evaluate texts or artifacts within their historical and/or cultural contexts;
analyze human behavior, ideas, and institutions within their respective historical and/or cultural contexts.

AAS 161H	Introduction to African American Studies
AAS 262H	African American History to 1865
AAS 263H	African American History since 1865
ANTH 101H	Introduction to Anthropology
ANTH 103H	Food and Culture
ANTH 106H	The Silk Road
ANTH 251H	Foundation of Civilization
ANTH 252H	Archaeological Wonders of the World
ANTH 351H	Archaeology of North America
ANTH 354H	Mesoamerican Prehistory
AASC 167H	Nature and Society
ART 150H	Art of World Civilization: Ancient to Medieval Art
ART 151H	Art of World Civilization: Early Modern to Contemporary Art
DRAM 320H UG	Theatre History I
DRAM 321H UG	Theatre History II
DRAM 336H /ART 336H	History of Architectural Design, Pre-History to 1850
COMM 250H	Introduction to Rhetorical Theory
EVST167H	Nature & Society
HIST 104H/107H	European Civilization to 1715
HIST 105H/108H	Modern Europe
HIST 151/154H	The Americans: Conquest to Capitalism & Honors
HIST 152H	The Americans: 1877 to the Present
HIST 155H	Honors The Americans: 1877 to the Present
HIST 286H	Colonial Latin America
HIST 287H	Modern Latin America
HIST 330H	European International Relations
HIST 331H	Foreign Relations of the Great Powers
HIST 334H	War, Peace, and Society
LS 119H	Historical Perspective on Women
LS 161H	Introduction to Asian Humanities
GERM 303H, LSH 321H, MCLG 330H	German Culture, Beginnings to 1900
GERM 304H, LS 322H, MCLG 331H	German Culture, 1900 to the Present
JPNS 210H	Japanese Culture and Civilization
MCLG 100H	Introduction to Latin American Studies
MCLG 105H, RUSS 105H, LS 105H	Introduction to Russian Culture
MCLG 211H	Chinese Culture and Civilization
MCLG 360H, ART 380H, LS 340H	Ancient Greek Civilization and culture
MUS 136H	Music of the Worlds People
MUS 324H	History of Music I
MUS 325H	History of Music II
NAS 100H	Introduction to Native American Studies
PHIL 240H	History and Philosophy of Science
RELS 210H	Introduction to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament and the History of Ancient Israel
RELS 232H	Buddhism

Group VII: Social Sciences (S)

Social science courses describe and analyze human social organization and interaction, employing social data at a broad scale with statistical relevance, experimental data on individuals or groups, or qualitative data based on observation and discourse.

Upon completion of a Social Sciences course, students will be able to:

Describe the nature, structure, and historical development of human behavior, organizations, social phenomena, and/or relationships;
use theory in explaining these individual, group, or social phenomena; and/or
understand, assess, and evaluate how conclusions and generalizations are justified based on data

ANTH 102S	Race and Minorities
ANTH 220S	Comparative Social Organization
ANTH 250S	Introduction to Archaeology
BUS 103S	Principles of Business
BUS 160S	Issues in Sustainability
COM 150S	Interpersonal Communication
COM 260S	Survey of Children's Communication
COMM 110S	Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
COMM 202S	Nonverbal Communication
COMM 230S	Organizational Communication
ECON 100S	Introduction to Political Economy
ECON 111S	Introduction to Microeconomics
ECON 112S	Introduction to Macroeconomics
EVST 477S	Environmental Justice Issues and Solutions
GEOG 101S	Introduction to Human Geography
GEOG 103S	Geography of World Regions
GEOG 201S	Montana
GEOG 315S	Economic Geography of Rural Areas
IS 100S	Introduction to Business
LING 270S	Introduction to Linguistics
MGMT 340S	Management and Organizational Behavior
PSC 100S	Introduction to American Government
PSC 120S	Introduction to Comparative Government
PSY 100S	Introduction to Psychology
PSY 110S	Organizational Psychology
PSYC 100S	Introductory Psychology
PSYC 240S	Child and Adolescent Development
PSYC 260S	Fundamentals of Learning
PSYC 265S	Cognition
PSYC 330S	Abnormal Psychology
PSYC 335S	Fundamentals of Clinical Psychology
PSYC 350S	Social Psychology
PSYC 351S	Psychology of Personality
RECM 110S	Introduction to Parks, Recreation & Tourism
RECM 217S	Wildland Recreation Management
RSCN 121S	Nature of Montana
RSCN 370S	Wildland Conservation Policy and Governance
SOC 110S	Principles of Sociology
SOC 130S	Sociology of Alternative Religions
SOC 212S	Southeast Asian Culture and Civilization
SOC 220S	Race, Gender, and Class
SOC 230S	Criminology
SOC 275S /WS 275S	Gender and Society
WGS 263S	Introduction to Women's & Gender Studies

Group VIII: Ethics and Human Values (E)

Ethics and Human Values courses familiarize students with one or more traditions of ethical thought. These courses rigorously present the basic concepts and forms of reasoning that define and distinguish each tradition. The focus of these courses may be on one or more of these traditions, or on a concept such as justice or the good life as conceptualized within one or more of these traditions, or on a professional practice within a particular tradition.

Upon completion of an Ethics and Human Values course, students will be able to:

1. correctly apply the basic concepts and forms of reasoning from the tradition or professional practice they studied to ethical issues that arise within those traditions or practices;

2. analyze and critically evaluate the basic concepts and forms of reasoning from the tradition or professional practice they studied.

ANTH 385E	Indigenous Peoples and Global Development
C&I 407E	Ethics and Policy Issues
CHEM 334E	Chemical Literature and Scientific Writing
CRT 122E	Ethics and Information Technology
FOR 489E	Ethics and Management of Public Lands
GEOS 304E	Science and Society
HC 320E	Research Portfolio Seminar
HHP 475E	Legal & Ethical Issues in the Health & Exercise Professions
HIST 226E	Terrorism from the French Revolution to Today
HIST 334E	War, Peace, and Society
HIST 335E	International Human Rights
HIST 460E	Problems of Peace and Security
MED 280E	Ethics in the Health Professions
MGMT 320E	Business Ethics
NAS 301E	American Indian Religion and Philosophy
NAS 303E	Ecological Perspectives of Native Americans
PHAR 514E	CASE Studies in Pharmacy Ethics
PHIL 200E	Ethics: Great Traditions
PHIL 201E	Political Ethics
PHIL 202E	Ethics and the Environment
PHIL 223E	Business and Ethics
PHIL 300E	Moral Philosophy
PSC 150E	Introduction to Political Theory
RELS 381E	Comparative Ethics
SCI 220E	Technology, Ethics and Society
SW 410E	Ethics and the Helping Professions
WTS 240E	Rhetoric and Ethics: Writing Arguments about Contemporary Issues

Group IX: American and European Perspectives (Y)

These courses present a critical introduction to the antecedents, principles, institutions, cultures, traditions and legacies of the United States and Europe.

Upon completion of an American and European Perspective course, students will be able to:

Demonstrate informed and reasoned understanding of American and/or European historical and contemporary behavior, ideas, institutions, and culture; and
Analyze and evaluate what is distinctive and significant about the American and/or European experience and legacy.

ANTH 102Y	Race and Minorities
ART 151Y	Art of World Civilizations II: Renaissance to Modern
ART 389Y	American Art
ENLT 120Y	Interlocution to Critical Interpretation
ENLT 121Y	Introduction to Poetry
ENLT 219Y	British Literature: Victorian to Contemporary
HIST 104/107Y	European Civilization to 1715
HIST 105/108Y	Modern Europe
HIST 151/154Y	The Americans: Conquest to Capitalism & Honors
HIST 152/155Y	The Americans: 1877 to the Present
HIST 330Y	European International Relations: Origins of the State System to 1870
HIST 331Y	Foreign Relations of the Great Powers
MCLG 105Y, RUSS 105Y, LS 105Y	Introduction to Russian Culture
MCLG 231Y, GERM 362Y, LS 221Y	Germanic Mythology and Culture
MCLG 330Y/ GERM 303Y/ LS 321Y	German Culture, Beginnings to 1900
MCLG 331Y/ GERM 304Y/LS 322Y	German Culture, 1900 to Present
MUS 324Y	History of Music I
MUS 325Y	History of Music II
PHIL 252Y	History of Modern Philosophy
PHL 251Y	History of Ancient Philosophy
PSC 100Y	Introduction to American Government

Group X: Indigenous and Global Perspectives (X)

This perspective instills knowledge of diverse cultures in comparative and thematic frameworks. Students are encouraged to cultivate ways of thinking that foster an understanding of the complexities of indigenous cultures and global issues, past and present. Students will learn how geographically and culturally separate parts of the world are linked by various, multiple interactions.

Indigenous studies focus upon "first peoples" and their descendants who derive their cultural communal identities from their long-standing and/or historical habitation of particular places. These courses foster an appreciation for indigenous peoples, their histories and cultures, and their struggles both to maintain their ways of life and gain equal positions in world spheres of power and change.

Global studies investigate how societies and nations interact through human endeavor and /or natural processes. These courses encourage students to relate their knowledge of particular parts of the world, with their individual identities, and to larger trends and issues that affect multiple societies and environments. These include regional, national, and even transnational cultural flows, as well as a multiplicity of environmental processes and economic relationships.

Upon completion of an American and European Perspective course, students will be able to:

place human behavior and cultural ideas into a wider (global/indigenous) framework, and enhance their understanding of the complex interdependence of nations and societies and their physical environments;
demonstrate an awareness of the diverse ways humans structure their social, political, and cultural lives; and
analyze and compare the rights and responsibilities of citizenship in the 21^st century including those of their own societies and cultures.

ANTH 101X	Introduction to Anthropology
ANTH 103X	Food and Culture
ANTH 106X	The Silk Road
ANTH 220X	Comparative Social Organization
ANTH 251X	Foundation of Civilization
ANTH 252X	Archaeological Wonders of the World
ANTH 323X	Native Peoples of Montana
ANTH 330X	Peoples and Cultures of the World
ANTH 341X	Contemporary Issues of American Indians
ANTH 351X	Archaeology of North America
ANTH 352X	Archaeology of Montana
ANTH 354X	Mesoamerican Prehistory
ANTH 357X	Archaeology of the Southwestern United States
ANTH 385X	Indigenous Peoples and Global Development
ANTH 388X	Native American Health and Healing
ART 150X	Art of World Civilization: Ancient to Medieval Art
COMM 251X	International and Development Communication
DAN 335X	World Dance
ECON 350X	Economic Development
GEOG 207X	Africa
GEOG 213X	The Middle East
HIST 286X	Colonial Latin America
HIST 287X	Modern Latin America
HIST 335X	International Human Rights
LING 375X	Endangered Languages
MCLG 100X	Introduction to Latin American Studies
MUS 136X	Music of the Worlds People
NAS 100X	Introduction to Native American Studies
NAS 318X	History of American Indian Affairs from 1890
NAS 201X	Indian Culture as Expressed Through Language
NAS 202X	Oral and Written Traditions
NAS 210X	Native American Sports and Games
NAS 231X	Indigenous Worldview Perspectives
NAS 301X	American Indian Religion and Philosophy
NAS 303X	Ecological Perspectives of Native Americans
NAS 316X	History of American Indian Affairs to 1776
NAS 317X	History of American Indian Affairs in the 19th Century
NAS 318X	History of Indian Affairs from 1890
NAS 324X	Indians of Montana
NAS 400X	Tribal Sovereignty
NAS 429X	Gender Issues in Native American Studies
PSC 130X	Introduction to International Relations
RECM /FOR 345X	Sustaining Human Society and the natural Environment
SOC 212X	Southeast Asian Culture and Civilization

Group XI: Natural Science

These courses present scientific conclusions about the structure and function of the natural world, and demonstrate or exemplify scientific questioning and validation of findings.

Upon completion of a Natural Science course, a student will be able to:

understand the general principles associated with the discipline(s) studied;
understand the methodology and activities scientists use to gather, validate and interpret data related to natural processes;
detect patterns, draw conclusions, develop conjectures and hypotheses, and test them by appropriate means and experiments;
understand how scientific laws and theories are verified by quantitative measurement, scientific observation, and logical/critical reasoning; and
understand the means by which analytic uncertainty is quantified and expressed in the natural sciences.

Courses without a laboratory experience:

ANTH 210N	Introduction to Physical Anthropology
ANTH 211N	Human Genetics
ANTH 286N	Survey of the Forensic Sciences
ASTR 131N	Elementary Astronomy I
ASTR 132N	Elementary Astronomy II
BIOL 106N	Elementary Medical Microbiology
BIOL 108N	Diversity of Life
BIOL 121N	Introductory Ecology
BIOL 130N	Evolution and Society
BIOL 135N	Biology of Yellowstone Hot Springs
BIOL 201N	Montana Wildlife
BMED 145N	Introduction to Cancer Biology
CHEM 151N	General and Inorganic Chemistry
CHEM 152N	Organic and Biological Chemistry
CSD 221N	Fundamentals of Acoustics: Applications in Speech, Hearing & Language
EVST 101N	Environmental Science
FOR/RSCN 271N	Wilderness Ecology
GEOG 102N	Introduction to Physical Geography
GEOG 322N UG	Weather and Climate
GEOS 100N	General Geology
GEOS 103N	Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Natural Hazards
GEOS 105N	Oceanography
GEOS 108N	Climate Change, Past and Future
HHP 236N	Nutrition
PHAR 110N	Use and abuse of Drugs
PHYS 111N	Fundamentals of Physics I
PHYS 112N	Fundamentals of Physics II
PHYS 141N	Relativity: From Galileo to Einstein and Beyond
PHYS 211N	Fundamentals of Physics with Calculus I
PHYS 212N	Fundamentals of Physics with Calculus II
PSYC 270N	Fundamentals of Biological Psychology
SCN 100N	Issues in Biology
SCN 175N	Integrated Physical Science
WBIO 105N	Wildlife and People

Courses with a laboratory experience:

ASTR 134N	Elementary Astronomy Laboratory I
ASTR 135N	Elementary Astronomy Laboratory II
ASTR 142N	The Evolving Universe: Theories and Observation
BIOL 100N	The Science of Life
BIOL 109N	Diversity of Life Laboratory
BIOL 110N	Principles of Biology
BIOL 120N	General Botany
CHEM 101N	Consumer Chemistry
CHEM 154N	Organic and Biological Chemistry Laboratory
CHEM 161N	College Chemistry
CHEM 162N	College Chemistry II
FOR 210N	Introductory Soils
FOR 241N	Dendrology
GEOS 101N	General Geology Laboratory
GEOS 106N	The History of Life
PHYS 113N	Physics Laboratory I
PHYS 114N	Physics Laboratory II
PHYS 213N	Physics Laboratory I with Calculus
PHYS 214N	Physics Laboratory II with Calculus
SCI 225N	General Science: Physical and Chemical Science
SCI 226N	General Science: Earth and Life Science
SCN 201N	Human Anatomy & Physiology I
SCN 202N	Human Anatomy & Physiology II

Courses that satisfy more than one Group are listed below:

		General Education Group
Course Number	Course Title	I	II	IIIb	IV (A)	V (L)	VI (H)	VII (S)	VIII (E)	IX (Y)	X (X)
AASC 167	Nature and Society	x					x
ANTH 101	Introduction to Anthropology						x				x
ANTH 102	Race and Minorities							x		x
ANTH 103	Food and Culture						x				x
ANTH 106	The Silk Road						x				x
ANTH 251	Foundation of Civilization						x				x
ANTH 252	Archaeological Wonders of the World						x				x
ANTH 351	Archaeology of North America						x				x
ANTH 354	Mesoamerican Prehistory						x				x
ANTH 385	Indigenous Peoples and Global Development								x		x
ART 151	Art of World Civilizations II: Renaissance to Modern						x			x
ART 150	Art of World Civilization: Ancient to Medieval Art						x				x
ART 203	Introduction to Art Criticism	x				x
CRT 122	Ethics and Information Technology	x							x
DAN 335	World Dance					x					x
ENLT 120	Introduction to Critical Interpretation	x				x
HIST 104/107	European Civilization to 1715						x			x
HIST 105/108	Modern Europe						x			x
HIST 151/154	The Americans: Conquest to Capitalism & Honors						x			x
HIST 152/155	The Americans: 1877 to the Present						x			x
HIST 286	Colonial Latin America						x				x
HIST 287	Modern Latin America						x				x
HIST 330	European International Relations: Origins of the State System to 1870						x			x
HIST 331	Foreign Relations of the Great Powers						x			x
HIST 335	International Human Rights								x		x
MATH 150	Applied Calculus		x	x
MATH 152	Calculus I		x	x
MATH 241	Statistics		x	x
MATH 444	Statistical Methods		x	x
MCLG 105, RUSS 105, LS 105	Introduction to Russian Culture						x			x
MUS 136	Music of the Worlds People						x				x
MUS 324	History of Music I						x			x
MUS 325	History of Music II						x			x
NAS 100	Introduction to Native American Studies						x				x
NAS 301	American Indian Religion and Philosophy								x		x
NAS 303	Ecological Perspectives of Native Americans								x		x
PHIL 300	Moral Philosophy	x							x
WTS 120	Introduction to Critical Interpretation	x				x
WTS 184	Beginning Creative Writing: Multiple Genre	x			x
WTS 186	Beginning Creative Writing: Poetry	x			x
WTS 240	Rhetoric and Ethics: Writing Arguments about Contemporary Issues	x							x

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