Program: General Education Core Curriculum - Northern Vermont University

Creative Audience (1 credit)

All entering NVU-Johnson students must complete two semesters of Creative Audience at 0.5 credits each, for a total of 1 credit. Students attend four events each semester from a wide variety of offerings to complete this requirement. (Note: This applies only to students whose home campus is NVU-Johnson.)

First-Year Seminar (3 credits)

Students entering with 15 or fewer credits must take a First-Year Seminar from the following list of courses:

(Course Type: NFYS)

Course #	Course Title	NVU-Johnson	NVU-Lyndon
AHS 1330	FYS: Being Here on Purpose	X
ARH 1030	FYS: Art and Ethics	X
ART 1035	Visual Arts Seminar		X
ART 1080	FYI: iMe	X
ART 1180	FYS: Art of Social Imagination…	X
ART 2007	FYS: Comix Go Legit: Graphic Novels	X
ATM 1060	New Student Seminar in Atmospheric Sciences		X
BIO 1050	FYS: Pretty or Nasty: World of Cosmetics	X
BUS 1080	FYS: Globalize It?	X
COM 1035	New Student Seminar in Journalism and Communications		X
DAN 1210	FYS: If I Can’t Dance, Keep Your Revolution	X
EDU 1015	FYS: The Common Book for the Common Good	X
EDU 1025	Introduction to the Major		X
ENG 1090	FYS: The Vampyre in Western Culture	X
ENG 1330	FYS: Language of Film	X
ENG 1430	FYS: Nature Writing	X
ENG 1360	FYS: DYSTOPIA: Cautionary Tales …	X
ENG 1420	FYS: Journaling: Writing in New Territory	X
ENG 1440	FYS: Thinking Globally	X
ENG 2355	FYS: Tradition & Identity in Contemporary Literature	X
HIS 1030	FYS: Hidden History of Vermont	X
HUM 1020	Cultivating the Cross-Cultural Mind	X
INT 1020	Entering an Academic Community		X
MAT 1090	FYS: Mathematical Puzzles Through History	X
MBI 1025	First-Year Music Seminar		X
MUS 1045	FYS: Songwriting for Beginners	X
MUS 1160	FYS: Music and Culture of New Orleans	X
OEL 1090	FYS: Deep Survival - Wilderness Lessons for a Complex World	X
OEL 1095	OEL First Year Seminar		X
PSY 1025	First-Year Seminar: Up With New Students		X
SSC 1040	Intro. to Social Sciences		X
SSC 1050	FYS: A Call to Action	X
XSC 1025	New Student Seminar in Exercise Science		X

Communicating in the World: Written Expression (6 credits)

Course #	Course Title	NVU-Johnson	NVU-Lyndon
ENG 1071	College Writing	X
ENG 1072	Exposition & Anlaysis	X
ENG 1081	Writing & Reading Strategies for College		X
ENG 1082	Academic Inquiry		X

For NVU-Johnson students, successful completion of ENG 1031 and ENG 1032 can be substituted for ENG 1071.

Mathematics and Computing in the World (6 credits)

(Course Type: NMCW)

Course #	Course Title	NVU-Johnson	NVU-Lyndon
CIS 1090	Problem Solving with Computers		X
CIS 2060	Programming with FORTRAN		X
CIS 2271	JAVA Programming		X
MAT 1020	Intermediate Algebra	X	X
MAT 1060	Problem Solving with Math		X
MAT 1080	Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning	X
MAT 1221	Finite Mathematics	X	X
MAT 1410	Pre-Calculus	X	X
MAT 1531	Calculus I	X	X
MAT 2010	Number Systems		X
MAT 2021	Statistics	X	X

Natural and Physical Worlds (4 credits)

(Course Type: NNPW)

Course #	Course Title	NVU-Johnson	NVU-Lyndon
ATM 1010	Elementary Meteorology		X
ATM 1030	Elementary Oceanography		X
ATM 1211	Survey of Meteorology I		X
BIO 1210	Introduction to Biology	X	X
BIO 1211	Introduction to Biology: Ecology & Evolution	X	X
BIO 1212	Introduction to Biology: Cells & Genetics Basis	X	X
BIO 2011	Anatomy & Physiology I	X	X
BIO 4320	Sustainable Food Systems I		X
CHE 1023	Outline of General Chemistry		X
CHE 1031	General Chemistry I	X	X
CHE 1055	General, Organic, and Biochemistry	X
CHE 2020	Introduction to Environmental Chemistry		X
ENV 1050	Introduction to Earth Science	X
ENV 1080	Introduction to Environmental Science		X
ENV 2040	Introduction to Environmental Restoration		X
ENV 2060	Energy, Environment, and Society		X
GEY 1111	Introduction to Geology I		X
GEY 2112	Introduction to Geology II		X
PHY 2010	Introduction to Electrictiy and Electronics		X
PHY 2031	Fundamentals of Physics I	X	X
PHY 2061	Classics Physics I		X
XSC 2050	Human Gross Anatomy		X

Being in the World: Society and Behavior (6 credits)

(Course Type: NBEW)

Course #	Course Title	NVU-Johnson	NVU-Lyndon
ANT 3050	Culture, Ecology, and Health		X
ANT 3070	Ecotourism		X
BUS 2015	Fundamentals of Management in Business	X	X
BUS 2140	Personal Finance	X	X
BUS 2230	Principles of Marketing	X	X
BUS 3125	Business Practices & Civic Engagement	X	X
BUS 3240	Global Business	X	X
BUS 3350	Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship		X
CRJ 1010	Introduction to Criminal Justice (J)	X
CRJ 1010	Introduction to Criminal Justice (L)		X
CRJ 2010	Law Enforcement in America		X
CRJ 2020	American Judicial Process		X
CRJ 2050	Criminology		X
CRJ 2230	Introduction to Criminal Law	X
CRJ 2510	Criminal Law		X
CRJ 3210	Punishment and Corrections		X
CRJ 3220	International Criminal Justice		X
DAN 1030	Body Awareness	X
DAN 3032	Body Awareness II	X
ECO 2060	Survey of Economics	X	X
EDU 2360	Perspectives on Learning	X
ENG 1280	Fundamentals of Public Speaking		X
ENG 2052	News Publishing	X
ENG 2085	Public Relations, Advertising, and Marketing		X
ENG 3022	Advanced News Publishing	X
ENG 3025	Media and Society		X
HIS 3550	The Islamic World		X
JOU 1010	Introduction to Media Communication		X
MBI 1360	Introduction to the Music Industry		X
OEL 1080	Leadership and Small Group Dynamics	X	X
PHI 1040	Introduction to Ethics	X
PHI 1050	Ethical Practice		X
PHI 1060	Logic and Creative Thinking		X
POS 1010	Introduction to Political Science	X	X
POS 1020	American Politics and Government	X	X
POS 1030	Comparative Government	X	X
POS 2010	Observation of the Legislative Process	X
POS 2040	International Relations	X	X
POS 2050	International Economics and Politics	X
POS 3050	Environmental Ethics and Politics	X
POS 3060	Vermont Politics	X	X
POS 3210	Canadian Politics	X
POS 3220	Genocide: Inhumanity Across the Ages	X
POS 3430	Government and Politics in Russia and Post-Soviet States		X
PSY 1010	Introduction to Psychology	X	X
PSY 2040	Social Psychology	X
PSY 2070	Developmental Psychology	X	X
PSY 2120	Human Sexuality		X
PSY 3210	Perspectives on Death and Dying		X
SOC 1010	Introduction to Sociology (J)	X
SOC 1010	Introduction to Sociology (L)		X
SOC 3050	Gender and Society (J)	X
SOC 3050	Gender and Society (L)		X
SOC 3250	To War and Back	X

Creativity in the World: Art and Aesthetics (6 credits)

(Course Type: NCRW)

Course #	Course Title	NVU-Johnson	NVU-Lyndon
ART 1011	Drawing I	X
ART 1011	Drawing I		X
ART 1015	Art Foundations		X
ART 1410	Digital Photography		X
ART 2030	Decorative Arts		X
ART 2055	Onsite Sketching		X
ART 2110	Introduction to Digital Media	X
ART 2115	Digital Arts		X
ART 2121	Calligraphy I		X
ART 2211	Painting I	X
ART 2241	Painting I		X
ART 2251	Sculpture I	X
ART 2251	Sculpture I		X
ART 2301	Photography I	X	X
ART 2301	Photography		X
ART 3060	Book Arts		X
ART 3210	Puppetry		X
CIN 1060	Cinema Production I		X
DAN 1010	Fundamentals of Dance	X
DAN 1111	Modern Dance	X
DAN 2131	Ballet	X
DAN 3020	Intermediate Ballet: Technique & History	X
DAN 3112	Intermediate Modern Dance: Technique &History	X
DES 2030	Fundamentals of Web Design		X
ENG 2101	Creative Writing	X
ENG 2130	Introduction to Writing Poetry		X
ENG 2140	Introduction to Writing Fiction		X
ENG 2155	Multimedia Storytelling		X
ENG 3010	Advanced Composition and Rhetoric		X
ENG 3110	Creative Writing Workshop		X
ENG 3135	Writing Lyric: Form and Theory		X
ENG 3145	Writing Narrative: Form and Theory		X
ENV 2025	Nature Photography	X
HIS 3445	History of Soviet/Russian Cinema and TV		X
INT 3150	Godel/Escher/Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid	X
MAT 3040	Geometrical Reasoning	X
MUS 1041	Class Piano I		X
MUS 1042	Class Piano II		X
MUS 1030	Music Fundamentals	X
MUS 1085	Elements of Music		X
MUS 1231	Music Theory I	X
MUS 1431	Music Theory I and Ear Training		X
MUS 2070	Basic Songwriting		X
MUS 2340	Class Instruction in Voice		X
MUS 2341	Class Guitar I		X
MUS 3260	Music Theater Workshop	X
RUS 2010	Mystery of Russian Soul and Culture		X
THA 1040	Interpreting Contemporary Dramatic Literature (L)		X
THA 1040	Interpreting Contemporary Dramatic Literature (J)	X
THA 1041	Introduction to Theater Arts (J)	X
THA 1041	Introduction to Theater Arts (L)		X
THA 2080	Theatre Arts in The Dramatic Format		X
THA 2121	Acting I (J)	X
THA 2121	Acting I (L)		X
THA 2122	Acting II (J)	X
THA 2122	Acting II (L)		X
THA 3030	Theater for Young Audiences	X
THA 3210	Introduction to Directing	X
THA 3211	Directing I		X

Diversity in the World: History and Culture (6 credits)

(Course Type: NDVW)

Course #	Course Title	NVU-Johnson	NVU-Lyndon
ANT 1010	Introduction to Cultural Anthropology	X
ANT 1030	Introduction to Anthropology		X
ANT 3010	Native Societies of America		X
ANT 3020	Religion, Culture & Alternate Realities	X
ANT 3030	Comparative Cultures		X
ANT 3060	Ethnocuisine		X
ANT 3310	Myth, Magic, & Religion		X
ANT 3820	Anthropology Fieldwork		X
ARH 2010	Survey of Western Traditions in Art	X
ARH 2011	Survey of Western Art I		X
ARH 2012	Survey of Western Art II		X
ARH 2060	Survey of Non-Western Traditions in Art	X
ARH 2070	History of Photography		X
ARH 3110	The Spiritual in Non-Western Art	X
ART 1045	Visual Narrative		X
DAN 2010	Folk Dance	X
DAN 3010	The Renaissance Spirit	X
DAN 3180	Folk Dance II	X
DAN 3210	The Emporer Ain’t Naked: History Western European Fashion/Social Dance	X
EDU 2365	The Ecology of the Human Experience: Development, Culture, & Identity	X
ENG 1310	Introduction to Literature (J)	X
ENG 1310	Introduction to Literature (L)		X
ENG 2250	Critical Approaches		X
ENG 2281	Survey of English Literature I	X
ENG 2282	Survey of English Literature II	X
ENG 2290	Survey of British Literature & Culture		X
ENG 2325	Survey of American Literature & Culture		X
ENG 2390	World Literature: Explorations		X
ENG 2535	Genre Survey		X
ENG 2540	Global English: Forms, Roles, and Issues		X
ENG 2545	Literature and Culture Survey		X
ENG 3090	QE: Horse & Human Culture	X
ENG 3385	Genre Seminar		X
ENG 3545	Literature and Culture Seminar		X
FLM 1055	Film Analysis and Appreciation		X
FLM 2015	History of Cinema I		X
FLM 2025	History of Cinema II		X
FLM 3010	Auteur Filmmakers Seminar		X
FLM 3320	Film and Culture Seminar		X
FLM 3610	Film Studies Seminar		X
FLM 4010	Theory of Cinema		X
FRE 1111	French I	X	X
FRE 1112	Intermediate French	X	X
HIS 1011	Western Civilization I		X
HIS 1020	Comparative Civilizations		X
HIS 1111	World History I	X
HIS 1112	World History II	X
HIS 1211	American History I	X	X
HIS 1212	American History II	X	X
HIS 2240	Survey of Eurasia		X
HIS 3155	Sports in American History		X
HIS 3165	Vermont History	X	X
HIS 3280	The History of American Recording Industry		X
HIS 3310	18th & 19th Centuries Europe		X
HIS 3330	Europe Since 1914		X
HIS 3440	Modern Russia		X
HIS 3530	Modern East & Southeast Asia		X
HIS 3540	Modern South Asia		X
HIS 3550	The Islamic World		X
HUM 3125	Religions of the World	X
HUM 3150	People and Cultures of the Middle East & Northern Africa	X
HUM 3160	African Culture	X
INT 3210	The Holocaust: An Interdisciplinary Approach	X
JOU 2160	History of Journalism		X
MAT 3010	History of Mathematics		X
MUS 1175	History of Western Music: A Survey		X
MUS 2280	Drumming Across Cultures		X
MUS 2740	Music Studies Seminar		X
MUS 3031	History of Western Music I	X
MUS 3032	History of Western Music II	X
MUS 3040	Jazz in America	X
MUS 3050	Social History of Rock & Roll	X
MUS 3220	History of the Blues	X
MUS 3330	Worlds of Music	X	X
MUS 3350	Music of the Americas		X
OEL 1010	Leisure and Tourism in Society	X	X
PHI 1010	Introduction to Philosophy	X
PHI 2050	Nature, Science, and Technology		X
PHI 2090	Popular Culture and Philosophy		X
PHI 3065	Philosophy of Film and TV		X
PHI 3140	Art Theory and Criticism		X
PSY 3025	History of Modern Psychology		X
PSY 3090	Lifespan Across Cultures		X
RUS 1011	Russian I		X
RUS 1012	Russian II		X
SCI 4010	History of Science		X
SCI 4110	History of Agriculture		X
SPA 1011	Spanish I	X	X
SPA 1012	Spanish II	X	X
SSC 3820	Global Studies Fieldwork		X
THA 3010	Shakespeare:  On the Stage & On the Page	X

Enriched Course in Climate Change, Sustainability, or Social Justice (3-4 credits)

(Course Type: NCCSE)

Course #	Course Title	NVU-Johnson	NVU-Lyndon
ATM 1020	Introduction to Climate Change		X
ATM 2062	Survey of Climate and Statistics II		X
ATM 2210	Geophysical & Human Interactions		X
BUS 1360	Introduction to Sustainability	X
CRJ 2220	Environmental Justice		X
ENV 1040	Introduction to Oceanography	X
ENV 1090	Introduction to Weather, Climate, and Climate Change	X
ENV 1110	Introduction to Environmental Problems	X
ENV 2080	The Anthropocene	X
ENV 2090	Sustainable Living		X
GEO 1010	Introduction to Geography	X	X
GEY 1111	Introduction to Geology I		X
MRM 2130	Wilderness Mind		X
PSY 4180	Exploring Race and Challenging Racism in the U.S.		X
SCI 1030	The Life, Earth, and Physical Sciences		X
SCI 1070	Food for Thought		X
SOC 3020	Environment and Society	X

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