University Core Requirements

Area Requirements are general education requirements: if you are seeking a baccalaureate degree, you must complete 12 credit hours in each of the three areas. Courses in the following lists have been approved to satisfy the core requirements. All courses are not available each semester. Check Schedule of Classes for availability. A grade of 'C-' or higher is required in any course used to fulfill a core requirement.

Approved Area I Arts and Humanities Core Courses at Boise State University
Art ART - Art ART 100 Introduction to Art ARTHIST - Art History ARTHIST 101,102 Survey of Western Art I and II
ENGL - English ENGL 216 Cultural Exchange in Transnational Literature Diversity) ENGL 257 Western World Literature ENGL 258 Western World Literature ENGL 267 Survey of British Literature to 1790 ENGL 268 Survey of British Literature: 1790 to Present ENGL 277 Survey of American Literature: Beginning to Civil War ENGL 278 Survey of American Literature: Civil War to Present
ENGR - Engineering ENGR 102 The Ethical Dimensions of Technology (Diversity)
HUM - Humanities HUM 207, 208 Introduction to Humanities
MODERNLANGUAGES (All courses listed satisfy the Diversity requirement) ARABIC ARABIC 101, 102 Elementary Arabic I and II ARABIC 201, 202 Intermediate Arabic I and II ASL - American Sign Language ASL 101, 102, 201, 202 American Sign Language I, II, III and IV BASQUE BASQUE 101, 102 Elementary Basque I and II BASQUE 201, 202 Intermediate Basque I and II CHINESE, CHINESE 101, 102 Elementary Mandarin Chinese I & II CHINESE 201, 202 Intermediate Mandarin Chinese I & II FRENCH FRENCH 101, 102 Elementary French I and II FRENCH 201, 202 Intermediate French I and II GERMAN GERMAN 101, 102 Elementary German I and II GERMAN 201, 202 Intermediate German I and II JAPANESE JAPANESE 101, 102 Elementary Japanese I and II JAPANESE 201, 202 Intermediate Japanese I and II SPANISH SPANISH 101, 102 Elementary Spanish I and II SPANISH 108 Intensive Elementary Spanish SPANISH 111-112 Elementary Spanish 101A and B SPANISH 113-114 Elementary Spanish 102A and B SPANISH 201 Intermediate Spanish I SPANISH 202 or SPANISH 203 Intermediate Spanish II
MUS - Music MUS 100 Introduction to Music MUS 101 Survey of Western Art Music
PHIL - Philosophy PHIL 101 Introduction to Philosophy PHIL 201 Introduction to Logic
THEA - Theatre Arts THEA 101 Introduction to Theatre THEA 220 Cinema History and Aesthetics
Approved Area II Social Sciences Core Courses at Boise State University
ANTH - Anthropology ANTH 101 Physical Anthropology ANTH 102 Cultural Anthropology (Diversity) ANTH 103 Introduction to Archeology
CJ - Criminal Justice CJ 103 Introduction to Law and Justice
COMM - Communication COMM 101 Fundamentals of Speech Communication COMM 112 Reasoned Discourse
ECON - Economics ECON 201 Principles of Macroeconomics ECON 202 Principles of Microeconomics
ED-CIFS - Curriculum, Instruction, and Foundational Studies ED-CIFS 201 Foundations of Education (Diversity)
GEOG - Geography GEOG 100 Introduction to Geography GEOG 102 Cultural Geography (Diversity)
HIST - History HIST 101, 102 History of Western Civilization HIST 111, 112 U.S. History HIST 121 Eastern Civilizations (Diversity) HIST 201, 202 Problems in Western Civilization HIST 211, 212 Problems in U.S. History If you have received credit in HIST 101 and HIST 102, you cannot take HIST 201 or HIST 202. Likewise, if you have received credit for HIST 111 or HIST 112, you cannot take HIST 211 or HIST 212.
POLS - Political Science POLS 101 American National Government POLS 141 Contemporary Political Ideologies (Diversity) POLS 231 International Relations (Diversity)
PSYC - Psychology PSYC 101 General Psychology
SOC - Sociology SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology (Diversity) SOC 102 Social Problems (Diversity) SOC 230 Introduction to Multi-ethnic Studies (Diversity)
SOCWRK - Social Work SOCWRK 101 Introduction to Social Welfare
Approved Area III Natural Science and Mathematics Core Courses at Boise State University
BIOL - Biology BIOL 100 Concepts of Biology BIOL 107 Introduction to Human Biology BIOL 109 (BOT 109) Plants and Society (Diversity) BIOL 191, 192 General Biology I & II BIOL 227, 228 Human Anatomy and Physiology
CHEM - Chemistry CHEM 100 Concepts of Chemistry CHEM 101, 102 Essentials of Chemistry CHEM 111, 112 General Chemistry CHEM 115 Materials Science Chemistry If you receive credit for CHEM 102 Essentials of Chemistry II or CHEM 112 General Chemistry II, you cannot count CHEM 100 Concepts of Chemistry, toward the core requirements.
ENGR - Engineering ENGR 100 Energy for Society GEOS - Geosciences GEOS 100 Fundamentals of Geology GEOS 101 Environmental Geology GEOS 102 Historical Geology If you have earned credits in a geology course other than GEOS 100 Fundamentals of Geology, you cannot enroll in GEOS 100. In addition, you cannot enroll in GEOS 100 if you are an earth science major planning to take an 8-hour sequence in geology or a nonscience major planning to take an 8-hour sequence in geology.
MATH - Mathematics MATH 124 Introduction to Mathematical Thought MATH 130 Finite Mathematics MATH 143 College Algebra MATH 147 Precalculus MATH 160 Survey of Calculus MATH 170 Calculus I MATH 175 Calculus II MATH 187 Discrete and Foundational Mathematics I MATH 254 Applied Statistics with Computers MATH 257 Geometry and Probability for Teachers
PHYS - Physics PHYS 101 Introduction to Physics PHYS 104 Planets and Astrobiology PHYS 105 Stars and Cosmology PHYS 111, 112 General Physics PHYS 211-211L Physics I with Calculus and Lab PHYS 212-212L Physics II with Calculus and Lab PHYS - Physical Science PHYSCI 100 Foundations of Physics - Images and Color PHYSCI 101 Foundations of Physics - Motion and Force PHYSCI 102 Foundations of Physics - Electrical and Thermal Phenomena
A grade of C- or higher is required in any course used to fulfill a core requirement.