Course Descriptions
Frequency of Course Offerings
The following characters are noted in the course description to indicate the terms in which the class is typically offered. When Occasionally or Infrequent is present, this indicates that the course is offered infrequently or not offered in regular term intervals. For example, it may be offered one year in the summer and another in the fall or not offered annually. These notations may be used for planning, but should not be relied upon for a guarantee of availability. Students should consult CougarNet each term to explore the courses available for the term.
- F — Fall
- aF — Alternating Fall
- S — Spring
- aS — Alternating Spring
- M — Summer
- aM — Alternating Summer
Designations Used in Course Descriptions
Some courses listed in this section of the catalog will fulfill general education requirements. The following abbreviations, when listed with the course description, indicate how the course may be used to meet general education requirements. The specific components of the Lincoln Program are:
Foundations
All students are required to take five (5) Foundations courses which develop competencies in written and oral communication, logic, and quantitative literacy that form the bases of information literacy and scientific literacy.
- [FQR] Foundations/Quantitative Reasoning
- [FRA] Foundations/Reasoning & Argumentation
- [FSPC] Foundations/Oral Communication
- [FW1] Foundations/Written Expression 101
- [FW2] Foundations/Written Expression 102
Breadth Areas
All students are required to take six (6) Breadth courses (one from each of the following areas) which provide the opportunity to explore the breadth of human knowledge by introducing students to the principles, substance, and methodology of disciplines beyond their major. These courses are distributed across six Breadth Areas: Fine and Performing Arts, Humanities, Information and Communication in Society, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Social Sciences.
- [BFPA] Breadth Fine and Performing Arts
- [BHUM] Breadth Humanities
- [BICS] Breadth Information and Communication in Society
- [BLS] Breadth Life Sciences
- [BPS] Breadth Physical Sciences
- [BSS] Breadth Social Sciences
Interdisciplinary Studies
All students are required to take one (1) course with an Interdisciplinary Studies attribute to foster awareness of the interrelationships among branches of human knowledge.
- [IS] Interdisciplinary Studies
Experiences
Experience Health [EH]: All students are required to take a course or complete an approved project or activity that explores at least one component of health: physiological, psychological (including emotional and spiritual health aspects), or social.
Experience Laboratory [EL]:All students are required to take a laboratory course in order to develop scientific literacy that helps shape informed citizens.
Experience U.S. Race, Gender, and Equity [ERGU]: All students are required to take a course or complete an approved project or activity that introduce students to the ideas, history, values, and/or creative expressions of diverse groups within the United States, as well as issues of inequality, inequity, and social change among various groups, with an aim of developing racial, gender, and cultural literacy, and appreciation of differences as well as commonalities among people, a critical awareness of how structural and cultural forces have shaped inequality.
Experience Global Cultures, Race, and Equity Education [EREG]: All students are required to take a course or complete an approved project or activity that will introduce students to societal and cultural characteristics, issues, or levels of organization as exhibited by societies and cultures in countries other than in the United States, and must focus on diversity and include issues of inclusion, inequality, inequity, and social change.
For additional resources on general education requirements, please visit: siue.edu/registrar/services/graduation/general-education-guides.shtml.
