General Education Course Assessment
Approved Gen Ed Assessment Plans
All general education assessment plans approved by the General Education Requirements Committee (GERC) are listed below by Gen Ed Objective. The links will open a Google Doc in a new window. Viewing access is restricted to ISU users.
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- ENGL 1101 & 1101P Writing and Rhetoric I (& I Plus)
- ENGL 1102 Writing and Rhetoric II
- HONS 1101 Honors Humanities I
- COMM 1101 Fundamentals of Oral Communication
- EDMT 2270 Teaching K-8 Mathematics I
- EDMT 2271 Teaching K-8 Mathematics II
- MATH 1123, 1127, 1130, 1153, 1160, 1170, 2256, 2257 Mathematics in Modern Society; The Language of Mathematics; Finite Mathematics; Statistical Reasoning; Survey of Calculus; Calculus I; Structure of Arithmetic for Elementary School Teachers; Structure of Geometry and Probability for Elementary School Teachers
- MATH 1143 Pre-Calculus I: Algebra
- MATH 1147 Precalculus
- MGT 2216 Business Statistics
- RCET 1372 Calculus for Electronics
- TGE 1140 Survey of Applied Mathematics
Humanities
- ENGL 1115, 1126, 1175, 2257, 2258 Major Themes in Literature; Art of Film I; Literature and Ideas; Survey of World Literature I; Survey of World Literature II
- ENGL 2215 Survey of World Mythology
- HONS 1102 Honors Humanities II
- PHIL 1101 Introduction to Philosophy
- PHIL 1103 Introduction to Ethics
- TGE 1257 Applied Ethics in Technology
Fine Arts
- ART 1100 Introduction to Art
- ART 1101 Survey of Art History I
- ART 1102 Survey of Art History II
- CMP 2250/ART 2210 History and Appreciation of Photography
- DANC 1105, DANC 2205, MUSI 1100, MUSI 1106, MUSI 1108, MUSI 1109, THEA 1101 Survey of Dance; Dance in Modern Era; Introduction to Music; American Music; World of Music; Survey of Jazz; Survey of Theatre
- MUSI 1105 Survey of Rock Music
Foreign Languages
- ARBC 1101 Elementary Arabic I
- ARBC 1102 Elementary Arabic II
- CHNS 1101-1102 Elementary Chinese I & II
- CSD 1151/1151L American Sign Language I, and Lab
- CSD 1152/1152L American Sign Language II, and Lab
- FREN 1101-1102 Elementary French I & II
- GERM 1101-1102 Elementary German I & II
- JAPN 1101-1102 Elementary Japanese I & II
- LANG 1101-1102 Elementary [Foreign Language] I & II
- RUSS 1101-1102 Elementary Russian I & II
- SHOS 1101-1102 Elementary Shoshoni I & II
- SPAN 1101-1102 Elementary Spanish I & II
- ANTH 2230/2230L Biological Anthropology, and Lab
- BIOL 1100 Concepts Biology
- BIOL 1101/1101L Biology I, and Lab
- BIOL 2227/2227L Human Anatomy & Physiology 1, and Lab
- CE 1140 Environmental Sustainability and Climate
- CHEM 1100 Concepts of Chemistry
- CHEM 1101 Introduction to Chemistry
- CHEM 1102, 1103 Essentials of Organic and Biochemistry, and Lab
- CHEM 1111/1111L General Chemistry I, and Lab
- CHEM 1112/1112L General Chemistry II, and Lab
- GEOL 1100 The Dynamic Earth
- GEOL 1100L The Dynamic Earth Lab
- GEOL 1101 Physical Geology
- GEOL 1101L Physical Geology Lab
- NTD 2239 Nutrition
- PHYS 1100 Essentials of Physics
- PHYS 1101 Elements of Physics
- PHYS 1101L Elements of Physics Lab
- PHYS 1111 General Physics I
- PHYS 1112 General Physics II
- PHYS 1113 General Physics I Lab
- PHYS 1114 General Physics II Lab
- PHYS 1152 Descriptive Astronomy
- PHYS 1153 Descriptive Astronomy Lab
- PHYS 2211 Engineering Physics I
- PHYS 2212 Engineering Physics II
- PHYS 2213 Engineering Physics I Lab
- PHYS 2214 Engineering Physics II Lab
- ANTH 1100 Discover Anthropology
- ANTH 1102 Cultural Anthropology
- ECON 1100, 2201, 2202 Economic Issues; Principles of Macroeconomics; Principles of Microeconomics
- EDUC 1110 Education and Schooling in the U.S.
- HIST 1101, 1102 World History I; World History II
- HIST 1105, 1106 Foundations of Europe; Modern Europe
- HIST 1111, 1112 U.S. History I; U.S. History II
- GLBL 2203 International Organizations Today: Conflicts and Cooperation
- POLS 1101 American National Government
- PSYC 1101 Introduction to Psychology (revised 11/23)
- SOC 1101 Introduction to Sociology
- SOC 1102 Social Problems
- SOWK 1101 Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare
- TGE 1150 Applied Social Sciences in the Workplace
- ANTH/ENGL/GLBL 1107 Nature of Language
- CMP 2205 Argumentation
- CS 1181 Computer Science & Programming I
- GEOL 1107 Real Monsters
- HIST 1100 History in Film
- HIST 1118, 1120 U.S. History & Culture; Themes in World History
- INFO 1181 Informatics & Programming I
- PHIL 2201 Introduction to Logic
- PHIL 2250 Contemporary Moral Problems
- PHIL 2260 Philosophy of Life and Death -- Plan forthcoming
- POLS 1102 Introduction to Politics: Critical Thinking and Analysis
- SOC 2248 Critical Analysis of Social Diversity
- THEA 1118, 2251 Oral Interpretation of Literature; Fundamentals of Acting
- ANTH 2237 Peoples & Cultures of the Old World
- ANTH 2238 Peoples & Cultures of the New World
- ANTH 2239 Latino Peoples & Cultures
- ANTH/HIST 2258 Native American History
- CE/ME 1150 Engineering Marvels and Civilizations - plan forthcoming
- CSD 2210 Human Communication, Differences, and Disorders thru Literature & Media
- CSD 2256 Deaf Culture and Community
- EDUC 2204 Families Community Culture
- ENGL 2210, ENGL/ANTH 2212 American Cultural Studies; Introduction to Folklore & Oral Tradition
- GLBL 2202 The World Today: Introduction to Global Issues
- GLBL 2207 Contemporary European Culture
- GLBL 2208 Cultures of the Spanish Speaking World
- GLBL 2209 Cultures of East Asia
- GLBL 2270 World Regional Geography and Cultures
- HCA 1115 Global Health Systems - plan forthcoming
- HIST 2201, 2251, 2252, 2254, 2255 Women in U.S. History; Latin American History & Culture; Asian History & Culture; Middle East History & Culture; African History & Culture
- PHIL 2210 Introduction to Asian Philosophies
- POLS 2231 Introduction to Comparative Politics
- SCPY 1001 Psychology of Diversity and Learning in Schools
- SOC 2201 Introduction to Gender and Sexuality Studies
Foreign Languages
- ANTH/SHOS 2201-2202 Intermediate Shoshoni I & II
- CHNS 2202-2202 Intermediate Chinese I & II - plan forthcoming
- JAPN 2201-2202 Intermediate Japanese I & II
- RUSS 2201-2202 Intermediate Russian I & II
- SPAN 2201-2202 Intermediate Spanish I & II
- SPAN 2221 Spanish for Heritage Speakers - plan forthcoming