General Education Requirements (GERs) for Baccalaureate Degrees
General Education Requirements (GERs) provide students with a common educational experience in order to provide a foundation for further study and broaden the educational experience of every degree-seeking student. They are designed to promote an elevation of the student’s level in basic college-level skills (Tier 1), a breadth of exposure to traditional academic disciplines (Tier 2), and an understanding of how to integrate and apply knowledge to an evolving world (Tier 3).
Courses
- ACCT A452 — Auditing 3 Credits
- ANTH A101 — Introduction to Anthropology 3 Credits
- ANTH A111 — Ancient Civilizations 3 Credits
- ANTH A200 — Alaska Native Cultures 3 Credits
- ANTH A202 — Cultural Anthropology 3 Credits
- ANTH A205 — Biological Anthropology 3 Credits
- ANTH A205L — Biological Anthropology Laboratory 1 Credit
- ANTH A210 — Linguistic Anthropology 3 Credits
- ANTH A211 — Archaeology 3 Credits
- ANTH A211L — Archaeology Laboratory 1 Credit
- ANTH A390A — Arctic and Subarctic Cultures 3 Credits
- ANTH A452 — Culture and Human Biodiversity 3 Credits
- ANTH A454 — Culture and Ecology 3 Credits
- ANTH A455 — Culture and Health 3 Credits
- ANTH A461 — Decolonizing Methodologies 3 Credits
- ANTH A464 — Culture and Globalization 3 Credits
- ANTH A490D — Topics in the Contemporary North 3 Credits
- ART A160 — Art Appreciation 3 Credits
- ART A261 — History of Western Art I 3 Credits
- ART A262 — History of Western Art II 3 Credits
- ART A270 — Beginning Alaska Native Art 3 Credits
- ART A370 — Intermediate Alaska Native Art 3 Credits
- ART A470 — Advanced Alaska Native Art 3 Credits
- ART A491 — Senior Seminar 3 Credits
- ASL A101 — Elementary American Sign Language I 4 Credits
- ASL A102 — Elementary American Sign Language II 4 Credits
- ASL A201 — Intermediate American Sign Language I 4 Credits
- ASL A202 — Intermediate American Sign Language II 4 Credits
- ASTR A103 — Solar System Astronomy 3 Credits
- ASTR A103L — Solar System Astronomy Laboratory 1 Credit
- ASTR A104 — Stars, Galaxies and Cosmology 3 Credits
- ASTR A104L — Stars, Galaxies and Cosmology Laboratory 1 Credit
- ATA A492 — Air Transportation System Seminar 3 Credits
- BA A151 — Business Foundations 3 Credits
- BA A201 — Introduction to Alaska Native Business 1 Credit
- BA A202 — Alaska Native Organizations 3 Credits
- BA A290A — Alaska Native Business Practices 1-3 Credits
- BA A376 — Management Information Systems 3 Credits
- BA A401 — Alaska Native Corporation Business Management 3 Credits
- BA A402 — Alaska Native Corporation Leadership 3 Credits
- BA A403 — Inside the Boardroom of Alaska Native Organizations 1 Credit
- BA A490B — Selected Topics in Alaska Native Corporations 1-3 Credits
- BIOL A100 — Human Biology 3 Credits
- BIOL A102 — Introductory Biology 3 Credits
- BIOL A103 — Introductory Biology Laboratory 1 Credit
- BIOL A108 — Principles and Methods in Biology 6 Credits
- BIOL A111 — Human Anatomy and Physiology I 3 Credits
- BIOL A111L — Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab 1 Credit
- BIOL A112 — Human Anatomy and Physiology II 3 Credits
- BIOL A112L — Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab 1 Credit
- BIOL A178 — Introduction to Oceanography 3 Credits
- BIOL A179 — Introduction to Oceanography Laboratory 1 Credit
- BIOL A200 — Introduction to Complexity 3 Credits
- BIOL A452 — Human Genome 3 Credits
- BIOL A456 — Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos 3 Credits
- BIOL A473 — Conservation Biology 3 Credits
- BIOL A474 — Ecotoxicology 3 Credits
- BIOL A481 — Marine Biology 3 Credits
- CE A438 — Design of Civil Engineering Systems 3 Credits
- CEL A292 — Introduction to Civic Engagement 3 Credits
- CHEM A103 — Introduction to General Chemistry 3 Credits
- CHEM A103L — Introduction to General Chemistry Laboratory 1 Credit
- CHEM A104 — Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry 3 Credits
- CHEM A104L — Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry Laboratory 1 Credit
- CHEM A105 — General Chemistry I 3 Credits
- CHEM A105L — General Chemistry I Laboratory 1 Credit
- CHEM A106 — General Chemistry II 3 Credits
- CHEM A106L — General Chemistry II Laboratory 1 Credit
- CHEM A441 — Principles of Biochemistry I 3 Credits
- CHEM A456 — Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos 3 Credits
- CHEM A474 — Ecotoxicology 3 Credits
- CM A450 — Construction Management Professional Practice 3 Credits
- COMM A111 — Fundamentals of Oral Communication 3 Credits
- COMM A235 — Small Group Communication 3 Credits
- COMM A237 — Interpersonal Communication 3 Credits
- COMM A241 — Public Speaking 3 Credits
- COMM A255 — Organizational Communication 3 Credits
- COMM A280 — Communication Theories in Action 3 Credits
- COMM A305 — Intercultural Communication 3 Credits
- COMM A345 — Communication and Gender 3 Credits
- COMM A412 — Persuasion 3 Credits
- CSCE A470 — Computer Science and Engineering Capstone Project 3 Credits
- DH A424 — Community Dental Health II 3 Credits
- DN A155 — Survey of Alaska Native Nutrition 3 Credits
- DN A325 — Food & Nutrition in Modern Alaska 3 Credits
- DN A415 — Community Nutrition 3 Credits
- DNCE A170 — Dance Appreciation 3 Credits
- DNCE A370 — Interdisciplinary Dance Studies: Issues and Methods 3 Credits
- ECON A101 — Principles of Microeconomics 3 Credits
- ECON A102 — Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Credits
- ECON A120 — Introduction to Economic Analysis 3 Credits
- ECON A210 — Environmental Economics and Policy 3 Credits
- ECON A256 — Introduction to Behavioral Economics 3 Credits
- ECON A492 — Seminar in Economic Research 3 Credits
- EDEC A105 — Introduction to the Field of Early Childhood Education 3 Credits
- EDFN A300 — Philosophical and Social Context of American Education 3 Credits
- EDFN A304 — Comparative Education 3 Credits
- EDFN A478 — Issues in Alaska Native Education, K-12 3 Credits
- EE A438 — Design of Electrical Engineering Systems 3 Credits
- ENGL A120 — Reasoning, Thinking, and Discourse 3 Credits
- ENGL A121 — Introduction to Literature 3 Credits
- ENGL A200 — Global Literature and Culture 3 Credits
- ENGL A203 — British Narratives of Power and Global Change 3 Credits
- ENGL A205 — Literary Narratives that Shaped the United States 3 Credits
- ENGL A245 — Alaska Native Literatures 3 Credits
- ENGL A467 — The History and Future of Global English 3 Credits
- ENGL A478 — Public Science Writing 3 Credits
- ENGL A479 — Advanced Studies in Literature 3 Credits
- ENGL A490C — Topics in Native Literatures 3 Credits
- ENVI A211 — Environmental Science: Systems and Processes 3 Credits
- ENVI A212 — Living on Earth: Introduction to Environmental Studies 3 Credits
- FREN A101 — Elementary French I 4 Credits
- FREN A102 — Elementary French II 4 Credits
- FREN A201 — Intermediate French I 4 Credits
- FREN A202 — Intermediate French II 4 Credits
- GEO A460 — Geomatics Capstone Project 3 Credits
- GEOG A101 — Local Places/Global Regions: An Introduction to Geography 3 Credits
- GEOG A111 — Discovering Alaska and Earth's Physical Geography: From Weather to Glaciers 3 Credits
- GEOG A111L — Discovering Alaska and Earth's Physical Geography: From Weather to Glaciers Laboratory 1 Credit
- GEOG A390A — Selected Topics in Global Geography 3 Credits
- GEOG A470 — Environmental Policy and Regulation in Alaska 3 Credits
- GEOL A111 — Planet Earth 3 Credits
- GEOL A111L — Planet Earth Laboratory 1 Credit
- GEOL A115 — Dangerous Earth 3 Credits
- GEOL A115L — Dangerous Earth Laboratory 1 Credit
- GEOL A178 — Introduction to Oceanography 3 Credits
- GEOL A221 — Journey Through Time 4 Credits
- GEOL A361 — Earth Resources and Society 3 Credits
- GEOL A468 — Geomicrobiology 3 Credits
- GER A101 — Elementary German I 4 Credits
- GER A102 — Elementary German II 4 Credits
- GER A201 — Intermediate German I 4 Credits
- GER A202 — Intermediate German II 4 Credits
- HA A495 — Hospitality Administration Internship 6 Credits
- HIST A101 — Western Civilization Before 1650 3 Credits
- HIST A102 — Europe in the Modern World 3 Credits
- HIST A104 — History Matters! 3 Credits
- HIST A121 — The Making of East Asian Civilization 3 Credits
- HIST A122 — East Asia in the Modern World 3 Credits
- HIST A131 — History of the United States I 3 Credits
- HIST A132 — History of the United States II 3 Credits
- HIST A325 — Northeast Asia in 21st Century 3 Credits
- HIST A330 — Russia in East Asia 3 Credits
- HIST A341 — History of Alaska 3 Credits
- HIST A346 — History of Native Peoples of United States and Canada 3 Credits
- HIST A390 — Themes in World History 3 Credits
- HIST A427 — Post-Soviet Culture and Society 3 Credits
- HNRS A192 — Honors Seminar: Enduring Books 3 Credits
- HNRS A292 — Honors Seminar in Social Science 3 Credits
- HNRS A390 — Selected Topics Honors Seminar 3 Credits
- HS A492 — Senior Seminar: Contemporary Health Policy 3 Credits
- HUM A211 — Introduction to Humanities I 3 Credits
- HUM A212 — Introduction to Humanities II 3 Credits
- HUMS A254 — Finding My Way Home: Place Identity & Historical Trauma 3 Credits
- HUMS A321 — Diversity Issues in Human Services Practice 3 Credits
- HUMS A496 — Human Services Integrative Capstone 3 Credits
- INTL A101 — Local Places/Global Regions: An Introduction to Geography 3 Credits
- INTL A325 — Northeast Asia in 21st Century 3 Credits
- JPC A104 — Media Literacy 3 Credits
- JPC A403 — Communications and Media Research 3 Credits
- JPC A492 — JPC Capstone Seminar 3 Credits
- JPN A101 — Elementary Japanese I 4 Credits
- JPN A102 — Elementary Japanese II 4 Credits
- JPN A201 — Intermediate Japanese I 4 Credits
- JPN A202 — Intermediate Japanese II 4 Credits
- JUST A110 — Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 Credits
- JUST A175 — Introduction to Juvenile Justice 3 Credits
- JUST A251 — Theories of Crime and Criminal Offending 3 Credits
- JUST A355 — Rural Justice 3 Credits
- JUST A430 — Homelessness and Crime 3 Credits
- JUST A432 — Crime Analysis and Mapping 3 Credits
- JUST A434 — Police-Community Relations 3 Credits
- JUST A460 — Justice in Crisis 3 Credits
- JUST A463 — Biosocial Criminology 3 Credits
- KIN A384 — Cultural and Psychological Aspects of Health and Physical Activity 3 Credits
- LANG A390 — Selected Topics in Crosscultural Explorations and Perspectives 3 Credits
- LEGL A101 — Introduction to Law 3 Credits
- LEGL A312 — Race, Equal Protection and the Law 3 Credits
- LEGL A443 — Civil Liberties 3 Credits
- LEGL A449 — Jurisprudence and Legal Theory 3 Credits
- LEGL A485 — Tribal Courts and Alaska Native Rights 3 Credits
- LING A101 — How Language Works 3 Credits
- LING A467 — The History and Future of Global English 3 Credits
- LSSS A111 — Cultural Foundations of Human Behavior 3 Credits
- MATH A104 — Technical Mathematics 3 Credits
- MATH A113 — Numbers and Society 3 Credits
- MATH A115 — Art of Mathematics 3 Credits
- MATH A121 — Applied College Algebra 3 Credits
- MATH A151 — College Algebra for Calculus 4 Credits
- MATH A152 — Trigonometry 3 Credits
- MATH A155 — Precalculus 5 Credits
- MATH A221 — Applied Calculus for Managerial and Social Sciences 3 Credits
- MATH A251 — Calculus I 4 Credits
- MATH A251F — F.A.T. Calculus I 6 Credits
- MATH A252 — Calculus II 4 Credits
- MATH A252F — F.A.T. Calculus II 6 Credits
- MATH A253 — Calculus III 4 Credits
- MATH A420 — Historical Mathematics 3 Credits
- MBIO A468 — Geomicrobiology 3 Credits
- ME A438 — Design of Mechanical Engineering Systems 3 Credits
- MEDT A302 — Clinical Laboratory Education and Management 4 Credits
- MUS A100 — History of Rock & Pop 3 Credits
- MUS A110 — Popular Songwriting 3 Credits
- MUS A121 — Music Appreciation 3 Credits
- MUS A215 — Music of Alaska Natives and Indigenous Peoples of Northern Regions 3 Credits
- MUS A216 — World Indigenous Music 3 Credits
- MUS A218A — Alaska Native Drummaking Techniques: Athabascan and Southeast Style 3 Credits
- MUS A218B — Alaska Native Drummaking Techniques: Inupiaq and Yup'ik Style 3 Credits
- MUS A224 — History of Jazz 3 Credits
- MUS A331 — Form and Analysis 3 Credits
- MUS A356 — Yup'ik Music and Dance Ensemble 3 Credits
- NS A411 — Population Health Integrative Capstone 3 Credits
- NS A430 — Rural Health Care 3 Credits
- NS A475 — Nursing Integrative Capstone 3 Credits
- OSH A460 — Economic Value of Safety 3 Credits
- PHIL A101 — Introduction to Logic 3 Credits
- PHIL A103 — Introduction to World Philosophies and Religions 3 Credits
- PHIL A201 — Introduction to Philosophy 3 Credits
- PHIL A211 — Ancient and Medieval Philosophy 3 Credits
- PHIL A212 — Early Modern Philosophy 3 Credits
- PHIL A301 — Ethics 3 Credits
- PHIL A305 — Professional Ethics 3 Credits
- PHIL A313 — Eastern Philosophy and Religion 3 Credits
- PHIL A314 — Abrahamic Religions 3 Credits
- PHIL A490A — Selected Topics in Ethics, Community, and Society 3 Credits
- PHYS A101 — Physics of Sports 3 Credits
- PHYS A123 — College Physics I 3 Credits
- PHYS A123L — College Physics I Laboratory 1 Credit
- PHYS A124 — College Physics II 3 Credits
- PHYS A124L — College Physics II Laboratory 1 Credit
- PHYS A211 — General Physics I 3 Credits
- PHYS A211L — General Physics I Laboratory 1 Credit
- PHYS A212 — General Physics II 3 Credits
- PHYS A212L — General Physics II Laboratory 1 Credit
- PHYS A456 — Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos 3 Credits
- PM A486 — Project Management Capstone 3 Credits
- PS A101 — Introduction to American Government 3 Credits
- PS A102 — Introduction to Political Science 3 Credits
- PS A311 — Comparative Politics 3 Credits
- PS A313 — Tribes, Nations and Peoples 3 Credits
- PS A325 — Northeast Asia in 21st Century 3 Credits
- PS A331 — Political Philosophy 3 Credits
- PS A332 — History of Political Philosophy I: Classical 3 Credits
- PS A333 — History of Political Philosophy II: Modern 3 Credits
- PS A345 — Alaska Government and Politics 3 Credits
- PS A346 — Alaska Native Politics 3 Credits
- PS A492 — Senior Seminar in Politics 3 Credits
- PSY A111 — Introduction to Psychology 3 Credits
- PSY A150 — Lifespan Development 3 Credits
- PSY A200 — Introduction to Behavior Analysis 3 Credits
- PSY A370 — Behavioral Neuroscience 3 Credits
- PSY A465 — Cross-Cultural Psychology 3 Credits
- RUSS A101 — Elementary Russian I 4 Credits
- RUSS A102 — Elementary Russian II 4 Credits
- RUSS A201 — Intermediate Russian I 4 Credits
- RUSS A202 — Intermediate Russian II 4 Credits
- SOC A101 — Introduction to Sociology 3 Credits
- SOC A201 — Social Problems and Solutions 3 Credits
- SOC A202 — Social Institutions 3 Credits
- SOC A490A — Senior Sociology Seminar 3 Credits
- SPAN A101 — Elementary Spanish I 4 Credits
- SPAN A102 — Elementary Spanish II 4 Credits
- SPAN A201 — Intermediate Spanish I 4 Credits
- SPAN A202 — Intermediate Spanish II 4 Credits
- STAT A200 — Elementary Statistics 3 Credits
- STAT A253 — Applied Statistics for the Sciences 4 Credits
- STAT A308 — Intermediate Statistics for the Sciences 3 Credits
- SWK A106 — Introduction to Social Welfare 3 Credits
- SWK A243 — Diversity, Equity and Inclusion through Community Service Learning 3 Credits
- SWK A439 — Social Welfare: Policies and Issues 3 Credits
- TECH A453 — Capstone Project 3 Credits
- THR A111 — Theatre Appreciation 3 Credits
- THR A121 — Fundamentals of Acting 3 Credits
- THR A211 — Theatre History to 1700 3 Credits
- THR A212 — Theatre History Since 1700 3 Credits
- THR A215 — Contemporary Plays 3 Credits
- THR A492 — Seminar in Theatre or Dance 3 Credits
- URS A121 — Methods of Inquiry 3 Credits
- WRTG A111 — Writing Across Contexts 3 Credits
- WRTG A211 — Writing and the Humanities 3 Credits
- WRTG A212 — Writing and the Professions 3 Credits
- WRTG A213 — Writing and the Sciences 3 Credits
- WRTG A214 — Arguing Across Contexts 3 Credits
- WSGS A200 — Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies 3 Credits
- WSGS A201 — Introduction to Gender and Sexuality Studies 3 Credits