General Education Distribution Requirements: 18-19 Credits
The purpose of the distribution requirement is to provide attainment of the Intellectual Breadth and Lifelong Learning outcome by developing in students the intellectual breadth needed by all citizens in a complex, multicultural and technological global civilization. To meet this requirement, students must satisfactorily complete three courses, typically total nine to ten credit hours, in each of two content areas that are OUTSIDE the major area of study. The three distribution content areas are: (1) Humanities and Fine Arts, (2) Social Sciences, and (3) Life and Physical Sciences and Analytical Thinking. Students automatically satisfy one distribution area when they complete their major course requirements. Please see the listing “Majors and their Distribution Area Assignments” later in this section to see the Major Distribution content areas that are satisfied within the major area of study. See the Faculty Senate General Education web page for an updated listing of the courses satisfying the content areas designated below at https://www.unlv.edu/provost/gen-ed/distribution.
The major department or college will also decide what training in computer literacy is needed, or incorporate such training in other coursework for the major.
The distribution content areas are:
Humanities and Fine Arts
Two courses (three credits each) from two different humanities areas and one introductory or appreciation course (three credits) from a fine arts area. Courses used to satisfy the First-Year Seminar, Second-Year Seminar, English Composition or Constitution requirements may not be used to satisfy Humanities distribution requirements.
- Humanities courses (6 credits) will be selected from any literature course offered by ENG; any foreign language offered by the WLC; any HIST course; any AAS course cross-listed with history; any PHIL course (except PHIL 102 , 105 , or 114 ); AAD 201 /201D ; COM 101 , 211 , 216 ; GWK 300 , HON 115 , any WMST course cross-listed with another Humanities course.
- A Fine Arts course (3 credits) will be selected from AAE 100 ; AAI 100 ; ART 101 , 107 , 135 , 160 , 211 , 212 , 216 , 260 , 261 ; DAN 101 , 103 , 104 , 166 /AAS 166 ; FILM 100 , 110 ; LAND 100 ; MUS 101 , 121 , 125 , 129 , 134 ; or THTR 100 , 105 , 124 , 175 .
Life and Physical Sciences and Analytical Thinking
Two courses from the life and physical sciences (at least one of which must be a laboratory course), typically for a total of seven credits, and one three-credit course in analytical thinking.
Social Sciences
One course each from three different fields for a total of nine (9) credits. Courses used to satisfy the Constitutions requirement may not be used to meet Social Sciences distribution requirements.
- Social Science Courses (9 credits) will be selected from any AAS course (except AAS courses cross-listed with DAN, ENG, or HIST); any ANTH course (except 102 ); CED 117 ; CEE 307 ; CFT 150 , 350 , 360 ; COM 102 ; CRJ 104 , 270 , 435 , 436 , 438 , 469 ; any ECON course (except 261 , 262 , 441 ); HON 206 ; JOUR 107 , 111 , 112 ; LAS 101 ; PBH 165 , 429 , 435 ; any PSC course (excluding those cross-listed with Humanities and Fine Arts); any PSY course (except 210 and 406 ); EPY 303 ; SW 101 ; any SOC course (except 404 ); or any WMST course (excluding those cross-listed with Humanities and Fine Arts). All statistics courses are excluded.
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