Online Options for General Education Requirements

The following courses are available through UW Educational Outreach online learning. You may use these courses to complete the Arts and Sciences general education requirements. There are restrictions on the number of online learning courses that can count toward a UW degree, so be sure to check with your adviser before enrolling.

English Composition (C)  |  Foreign Language  |  Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning (QSR)  |  Areas of Knowledge, Group I: VLPA  |  Areas of Knowledge, Group II: I&S  |  Areas of Knowledge, Group III: NW

ENGLISH COMPOSITION (C)

• English:
• ENGL 281: Intermediate Expository Writing

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FOREIGN LANGUAGE
You must complete through the 3rd quarter of foreign language to complete the foreign language requirement. (You must receive a grade of 2.0 or higher in the third quarter to complete this requirement)

• French:
• FRENCH 101, 102, 103: Elementary French
• Spanish:
• SPANISH 121,122,123: Elementary Spanish

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QUANTITATIVE AND SYMBOLIC REASONING (QSR)

• Astronomy:
• ASTR 101: Introduction to Astronomy
• Economics:
• ECON 200: Introduction to Microeconomics
• ECON 201: Introduction to Macroeconomic
• Linguistics:
• LING 200: Introduction to Linguistic Thought
• Statistics:
• STAT 220: Basic Statistics
• STAT 311: Elements of Statistical Methods

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AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE

GROUP I: Visual, Literary and Performing Arts (VLPA)

• English Literature:
• ENGL 200: Reading Literature
• ENGL 283: Beginning Verse Writing
• ENGL 284: Beginning Short Story Writing
• ENGL 310: The Bible as Literature
• ENGL 333: English Novel: Early and Middle 19th Century
• ENGL 349: Fantasy
• ENGL 353: American Literature: Later 19th Century
• ENGL 477: Children's Literature
• Linguistics:
• LING 200: Introduction to Linguistic Thought
• Communication:
• COM 202: Introduction to Communication II
• COM 484: Cultural Codes in Communication

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GROUP II: Individuals and Societies (I&S)

• American Ethnic Studies:
• AES 489: Ethnicity, Gender and Communication
  (This course is the same as COM 489 or WOMEN 489. Thus, you can only get credit for taking this class once under any of the above course numbers.)
• Communication:
• COM 201: Introduction to Communication I
• COM 202: Introduction to Communication II
• COM 304: The Press and Politics in the United States (Same as POL S 304)
• COM 440: Mass Media Law (Same as POL S 461)
• COM 484: Cultural Codes in Communication
• COM 489: Ethnicity, Gender and Communication (Same as AES 489 & WOMEN 489)
• Economics:
• ECON 200: Introduction to Microeconomics
• ECON 201: Introduction to Macroeconomics
• Geography:
• GEOG 102: World Regions
• Linguistics:
• LING 200: Introduction to Linguistic Thought
• History:
• HSTAA 101: Survey of the History of the US
• HSTAA 432: History of Washington and the Pacific Northwest
• HSTAS 423/SISEA 423: History of Modern Japan
• Political Science:
• POLI SCI 304: The Press and Politics in the US
• POLI SCI 461: Mass Media Law
• Psychology:
• PSYCH 101: Introduction to Psychology
• PSYCH 203: Introduction to Personality and Individual Differences
• PSYCH 206: Human Development
• Religion:
• RELIG 202: Introduction to World Religions: Eastern Traditions
• International Studies:
• SIS 123: Introduction to Globalization
• Sociology:
• SOC 110: Survey of Sociology
• SOC 352: The Family
• SOC 371: Criminology
• SOC 364: Women in the Social Structure

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GROUP III: The Natural World (NW)

• Astronomy:
• ASTR 101: Astronomy
• Atmospheric Science:
• ATM S 101: Atmospheric Sciences
• Oceanography:
• OCEAN 101: Survey of Oceanography
• Psychology:
• PSYCH 202: Biopsychology
• Statistics:
• STAT 220: Basic Statistics
• STAT 311: Elements of Statistical Methods
  (You may only take one of the above Statistics courses to receive credit.)