Historical Perspective - 3 hours

• HY 201 - History of the United States I *
• HY 202 - History of the United States II *
• HY 210 - World Civilization I *
• HY 211 - World Civilization II *
• HY 220H - Honors World Civilization I *
• HY 221H - Honors World Civilization II *
• HYPO 380 - Area Studies *

World Understanding Learning Portal Electives - 6 hours

• Choose from any course in the World Understanding Learning portal (outlined in this section) not already applied in the Liberal Education or choose from the courses below:

• AY 101 - Introduction To Anthropology *
• BA 207 - Macroeconomics *
• BA 223 - Principles of Leadership *
• BA 316 - Legal Environment of Business *
• BA 330 - Cultural Diversity in the Business Environment *
• BA 417 - Ethics in Business and Government *
• ED 208 - School and Society *
• ED 250 - Introduction to Multicultural Education *
• EH 202 - Asian and African Literature *
• EH 203 - Varied Voices in American Literature *
• GS 200 - Introduction to Gender Studies *
• GS 300 - Gender and the Global Environment *
• GY 201 - Introduction to Geography *
• HN 220H - Honors Seminar: World Understanding *
• HS 350 - Global Health Perspectives *
• HY 205 - Women in US History *
• HY 206 - Women in US History II *
• HY 240 - Crises in Modern History *
• HY 322 - Genocides in History *
• HYPO 307 - Women & Minorities in Contemporary History & Politics *
• ID 420 - Interior Design Business Principles and Ethics *
• MG 301 - Management Principles *
• MM 101 - Introduction to Mass Communication *
• MM 200 - Diversity in Media *
• MM 332 - Media Philosophy and Ethics *
• OT 311 - Clinical Reasoning Seminar 1 *
• PH 222 - Introduction to Ethics *
• PH 230 - History of Philosophy *
• PO 101 - American Government *
• PO 111H - Honors American Government *
• PO 333 - Law and Society *
• SY 101 - Introduction To Sociology *
• SY 150 - Exploring Chinese Culture: A Sociological Perspective *
• IC 151 - International Biological Field Studies *
• IC 151L - International Biological Field Studies Lab *
• IC 210 - Spirituality and Society *
• IC 215 - The Creative Mind *
• IC 220 - Impact of Individual Choices *
• IC 225 - Artscience
• IC 303 - Green Space: Development, Need & Impact *
• IC 310 - Going for Gold: Olympic Pursuit of the Extraordinary *

Mathematics - 3 hours

Course taken will depend upon math placement of the student.

• MS 101 - College Algebra *
• MS 111 - Pre-Calculus/Trigonometry *
• MS 210 - Calculus and Analytical Geometry *

Science - 7-8 hours

• BY 105 - Human Biology *
• BY 111 - Biological Science I * (majors)
• BY 111H - Honors Biological Science I *
• BY 112 - Biological Science II * (majors)
• BY 112H - Honors Biological Science II *
• BY 115H - Honors Human Biology *
• BY 200 - Environmental Biology I *
• BY 201 - Environmental Biology II *
• BY 206 - Microbiology *
• BY 209 - Human Anatomy & Physiology I *
• BY 210 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II *
• BY 212H - Honors Environmental Biology II *
• BY 212L - Honors Environmental Biology II Lab *
• BY 300 - Applied Kinesiology *
• BY 451 - Senior Biology International Field Studies *
• BY 340 - Island Microcosms *
• CY 103 - Principles of Chemistry *
• CY 110 - Forensic Science *

• May take the lab CY 110L for lab science credit

• CY 121 - General Chemistry I *
• CY 122 - General Chemistry II *
• PS 100 - Physical Science *
• PS 104 - Earth Science *
• PS 110 - Physical Geography w/ Lab *
• PS 111 - Meteorology/Climatology w/ Lab *
• PS 112 - Astronomy w/ Lab *
• PS 121 - General College Physics I *
• PS 122 - General College Physics II *
• PS 123 - General College Physics III *
• PS 180 - Cities and the Environment *
• PY 101 - Introduction to Psychology *

• May take the lab PY 101L for lab science credit

• PY 111H - Honors Introduction to Psychology *

Reasoning 3-4 hours

• AH 417 - Aesthetics and Criticism *
• BA 203 - Critical & Creative Thinking *
• BY 115H - Honors Human Biology *
• BY 200 - Environmental Biology I *
• BY 201 - Environmental Biology II *
• BY 212H - Honors Environmental Biology II *
• BY 212L - Honors Environmental Biology II Lab *
• HN 240H - Honors Seminar: Scientific and Analytic Curiosity *
• ID 275 - Interior Design - Process *
• ID 275L - Interior Design - Process Lab *
• MS 205 - Introduction to Statistics *
• OT 485 - Qualitative Research *
• PH 205 - Introduction to Philosophy *
• PH 220 - Logic and Critical Thinking *
• PH 300 - Philosophy of Science *
• PH 302 - Philosophy of Art *
• IC 151 - International Biological Field Studies *
• IC 151L - International Biological Field Studies Lab *
• IC 210 - Spirituality and Society *
• IC 215 - The Creative Mind *
• IC 220 - Impact of Individual Choices *
• IC 225 - Artscience
• IC 303 - Green Space: Development, Need & Impact *
• IC 310 - Going for Gold: Olympic Pursuit of the Extraordinary *

Fine Arts or Literature - 3 hours

• AH 100 - Art Appreciation *
• AH 214 - Art History Special Topics *
• AH 323 - Art History I *
• AH 324 - Art History II *
• AR 314 - Visual Media *
• DA 100 - Dance Appreciation *
• DA 304 - Dance History II *
• DA 305 - Modern Dance Technique
• DA 390 - Special Topics in Dance *
• EH 201 - Western World Literature *
• EH 210 - British Literature before 1700 *
• EH 211 - British Literature after 1700 *
• EH 220 - American Literature before 1865 *
• EH 221 - American Literature after 1865 *
• EH 221H - Honors American Literature after 1865 *
• EH 331 - Southern Literature *
• EH 341 - Shakespeare *
• EH 380 - Interdisciplinary Topics in Literature *
• EH 390 - Special Topics in Literature *
• FM 305 - History of Fashion *
• GR 307 - Graphic Design History *
• ID 308 - History of Interiors and Architecture I *
• MC 101 - World Music Appreciation *
• MC 323 - History of Music I *
• MC 324 - History of Music II *
• MM 100 - Film Appreciation *
• TH 100 - Theatre Appreciation *
• TH 221 - Theatre History I *
• TH 222 - Theatre History II *
• TH 323 - History of the Musical Theatre *

Lifetime Fitness - 3 hours

• Women’s College students must have one hour of Lifetime Fitness (LF) or Leisure Sports (LS) or Dance (DA); one hour of Women’s Health (WH); and one hour of any P.E. (LS/LF/DA/or WH).
• Evening and Weekend or Online students may transfer in the above or take HS 105 (3 hours) while at Brenau
• Nursing and Dance majors have specific Lifetime Fitness requirements. Please see those major sections for information.

• DA 101 - Ballet Technique *
• DA 102 - Ballet Technique *
• DA 105 - Modern Dance Technique *
• DA 106 - Modern Dance Technique *
• DA 108 - Jazz Dance Technique *
• DA 109 - Jazz Dance Technique *
• DA 118 - Ethnic Dance *
• DA 119 - Tap Dance *
• DA 121 - Pilates Conditioning *
• DA 122 - Pilates Conditioning *
• DA 214 - Intermediate Tap Dance *
• DA 221 - Intermediate Pilates Conditioning *
• DA 222 - Intermediate Pilates Conditioning *
• HS 105 - Healthy Lifestyle Habits *
• LF 101 - Aerobics *
• LF 105 - Fitness Swimming/Fitness Walking *
• LF 109 - Personal Fitness/Weight Training *
• LF 112 - Karate *
• LS 103 - Bowling/Billiards *
• LS 104 - Golf *
• LS 106 - Tennis *
• WH 101 - Drug Abuse/Alcoholism *
• WH 102 - Exercise Science *
• WH 103 - First Aid: Responding to Emergencies *
• WH 104 - Human Sexuality *
• WH 105 - Self Defense *
• WH 106 - Healthy Habits *

Artistic and Creative Imagination Portal Elective - 3 hours

• Choose from any course in the Artistic and Creative Imangination Portal not already applied in the Liberal Education or choose from the courses below. Courses listed in the Physical Education section may not be used as a portal elective.

• BA 107 - Personal Finance *
• ED 206 - Developmental Psychology *
• EH 200 - Mythology: Sacred Stories, Human Lives *
• HN 230H - Honors Seminar: Artistic and Creative Understanding *
• HS 102 - Careers in the Helping Professions *
• MK 315 - Marketing Principles
• NG 340 - Health Promotion, Risk Reduction, & Disease Prevention *
• PH 207 - World Religions *
• PH 217H - Honors World Religions *
• PH 304 - Philosophy of Religion *
• PH 314H - Honors Philosophy of Religion *
• PY 102 - Personal and Social Awareness *
• PY 202 - Survey of Human Growth and Development *
• PY 203 - Human Sexuality *
• IC 151 - International Biological Field Studies *
• IC 151L - International Biological Field Studies Lab *
• IC 210 - Spirituality and Society *
• IC 215 - The Creative Mind *
• IC 220 - Impact of Individual Choices *
• IC 225 - Artscience
• IC 303 - Green Space: Development, Need & Impact *
• IC 310 - Going for Gold: Olympic Pursuit of the Extraordinary *

Writing - 6 hours

• EH 101 - Written Communication *
• or  EH 111H - Honors English I *
• EH 102 - Reading and Research Writing *
• or  EH 112H - Honors English II *

Speaking - 3 hours

• EH 103 - Oral Communication *
• MM 105 - Effective Interpersonal Communication *
• SP 108 - Fundamentals of Speech *

Modern Language - 3-6 hours

• Women’s College Students must have six hours of a new modern language (not studied in high school) -or- three hours of a continued modern language through the 201 level -or- three hours of an applied modern language. Please see the placement information section for specific guidelines.
• Evening and Weekend Studies and Online Studies students must have three hours of modern language at any level.
• International Students will exempt the Moder Language requirement with a TOEFL score of 500 or above.

• CH 101 - Conversational Chinese I *
• CH 102 - Conversational Chinese II *
• CH 201 - Intermediate Chinese I *
• CH 202 - Intermediate Chinese II *
• CH 215 - Applied Chinese
• FH 101 - Elementary French I *
• FH 102 - Elementary French II *
• FH 201 - Intermediate French I *
• FH 202 - Intermediate French II *
• FH 215 - Applied French
• IN 101 - Elementary Italian I *
• IN 102 - Elementary Italian II *
• IN 215 - Applied Italian
• SH 101 - Elementary Spanish I w/ Lab *
• or  SH 111 - Elem Spanish for Health Care Personnel I w/ Lab *
• SH 102 - Elementary Spanish II w/ Lab *
• or  SH 112 - Elem Spanish for Health Care Personnel II w/ Lab *
• SH 201 - Intermediate Spanish I w/ Lab *
• or  SH 211 - Intermediate Spanish for Healthcare Personnel *
• SH 202 - Intermediate Spanish II w/ Lab *
• SH 215 - Applied Spanish
• SH 300 - Directed Independent Study
• SH 301 - Advanced Conversation and Composition w/ Lab *
• SH 303 - Hispanic Civilization and Culture *
• SH 390 - Special Topics in Spanish w/ Lab *
• FH 300 - Directed Independent Study
• FH 301 - Advanced Conversation and Composition *
• FH 303 - Francophone Civilization and Culture *

Communication and Langauge Fluency Portal Elective - 3 hours

Choose from any course in the Communication and Language Fluency portal not already applied in the Liberal Education or choose from the courses below.

Note: Women’s College students may apply a 100 level language as a portal elective only for a language not used to meet the liberal education Modern Language requirement. Evening and Weekend and Online Studies students may use a 100 level language to satisfy the portal elective requirement.

• BA 306 - Business Communications *
• EH 245 - Women’s Literary Studies *
• EH 360 - Introduction to Creative Writing *
• CS 100 - Integrated Computer Competency *
• GR 160 - Introduction to Graphic Design *
• and  GR 160L - Introduction to Graphic Design Lab *
• GR 207 - Digital Graphic Design *
• and  GR 207L - Digital Graphic Design Lab *
• HN 210H - Honors Seminar: Communication & Language Fluency *
• LE 300 - Conflict Resolution *
• MM 215 - Persuasion *
• MM 320 - Communication Theory *
• IC 151 - International Biological Field Studies *
• IC 151L - International Biological Field Studies Lab *
• IC 210 - Spirituality and Society *
• IC 215 - The Creative Mind *
• IC 220 - Impact of Individual Choices *
• IC 225 - Artscience
• IC 303 - Green Space: Development, Need & Impact *
• IC 310 - Going for Gold: Olympic Pursuit of the Extraordinary *