Cultural Studies Courses

The Humanities & Sciences Curriculum Subcommittee is responsible for designating courses as Cultural Studies and maintaining the Cultural Studies approved list of courses. The following criteria guide Cultural Studies designation decisions: courses with cultural studies designation give attention to diversity topics including cultural, spiritual, ethnic, gender, and sexual orientation diversity in order to prepare students to provide culturally competent care. Cultural studies courses also prepare students to practice in global and multicultural environments. The Humanities & Sciences Curriculum Subcommittee also reviews cultural, diversity, and global studies requirements at other institutions. If the committee deems another institution’s requirement as being comparable to our cultural studies requirement and a student has transfer-eligible credit for a course that meets the comparable requirement, the Registrar’s office may accept the transfer credit in fulfillment of the cultural studies requirement.

When a program requires that students complete 3 credit hours in a course with a cultural studies designation, it is recommended that students complete a course which will satisfy the cultural studies requirement , as well as, another general education requirement.