CEEN Guide for Social and Behavioral Sciences / Humanities and Fine Arts /Diversity Courses and Academic Policies

April 18, 2008

UNIVERSITY GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTSTo ensure that each graduate of UNO possesses certain academic skills, experiences the breath of a

liberal education and develops an appreciation for the cultural diversity that exists in the nation and the world,the faculties of the several colleges have adopted the University general education requirements indicatedhere. These requirements became effective with the beginning of the Fall Semester of 1990. They apply toall students who enter, re-enter, or transfer to UNO as of that semester or subsequently. These requirements,however, are not necessarily applicable to students in the UNL-administered Colleges of AgriculturalSciences and Natural Resources, Architecture, Education and Human Sciences, and Engineering. Studentsshould contact these colleges to determine applicable requirements.

Since colleges have the authority to prescribe additional requirements in the following areas, studentsshould work closely with their advisers in selecting courses to meet all applicable degree requirements. Fundamental Academic Skills Total 15 hours

• English and Writing - nine hours , to include:

English, six hours, including English

1160 or equivalent.

(Students can “test out” of this University

requirement; however, some colleges /

departments require six hours of course work in

English as part of their requirements.)

One additional three-hour writing course

relevant to the student’s college/major.

• Mathematics 1310 or equivalent - 3 hours.

(Students can “test out” of this University

requirement; however, some

colleges/departments may require that a more

advanced mathematics course be completed.)

• Public Speaking - three hours

May be satisfied by Speech 1110, 2120,

3120, 3130 or 3140.

Distributed Requirements Total 30 hours

• Natural and Physical Sciences - minimum eight

hours, including one laboratory course.

• Humanities and Fine Arts - minimum eight hours

• Social and Behavioral Sciences - minimum eight

hours

Cultural Diversity Total Six Hours

• U.S. racial or Hispanics minority groups -

minimum three hours

The remaining three hours of this requirement

can be satisfied with another three hours in

minority studies, course work in women’s

studies or course work with an international or

foreign focus. The cultural diversity

requirement may be satisfied in whole or in part

by course work in the major, course work taken

to fulfill the University distribution requirement

or by electives.

The above is a copy of the UNO General Educationrequirements taken from the 2007-2008Undergraduate Catalog. Applicability to CEENstudents is as follows:

Fundamental Academic Skills: English and Writing: Covered in requiredCEEN curricula. ENGR 3000 (or English Dept.equivalent) is utilized to meet writing requirement. Mathematics: Covered in required CEENcurricula. Public Speaking: Covered in requiredCEEN curricula.

Distribution Requirements:Note equal division of humanities vs. social

sciences in the requirements. The listing on thereverse side may be used in the determination ofhumanities vs. social sciences if necessary. TheCEEN curricula credit hours for these categoriesexceed the minimum hours required by theUniversity.

Cultural Diversity:ENGR 4960, Science, Technology and

Civilization will satisfy three of the required hoursand will also count as three hours in humanities. The additional three hours must satisfy the U.S.racial or Hispanics minority groups requirement.

Listing approved on October 26, 2006.

NOTE: The following approved course listings are NOT valid for students who entered a CEEN program prior to the Fall semester of 2006.

Approved Courses in Social & Behavioral Sciences

Anthropology: all courses except 3910.

Black Studies: 1000, 1220, 1340, 1400, 1950, 2000, 2130, 2210, 3030, 3120, 3140, 3200, 3500, 3650, 3850, 4090, 4880.

Broadcasting: 4310, 4350.

Economics: all courses.

Education: 2010, 2020, 2030.

Journalism: 1500, 4430, 4500, 4900, 4910.

Geography: 1000, 1020, 2000, 3030, 3060, 3070, 3080, 3130, 3230, 3240, 3330, 3930, 4010, 4020, 4120, 4140, 4150, 4160, 4230, 4530, 4900.

Goodrich: 2110, 2120.

Horticulture: 2000.

International Studies: 2130, 4140.

Latino/Latin American Studies: 1000, 1010.

Political Science: all courses.

Psychology: all courses.

Social Sciences: 2000, 2100.

Sociology: all courses except 2130.

Speech: 2010, 2410, 3520, 3750, 4140, 4170, 4190, 4510, 4520, 4530, 4540, 4550.

Women Studies: 1950, 2010, 3130, 3750, 4150.

Approved Courses in Humanities & Fine Arts

Architecture: 1060

Art: 1010, 2040, 2050, 2060, 2070, 2080, 3150, 3760, 3770, 3780, 4700, 4710, 4720, 4730, 4750, 4770, 4780, 4810, 4830, 4850, 4860, 4870, 4880, 4890, 4900.

Black Studies: 1050, 1260, 2100, 2120, 2260, 2350, 2360, 2410, 2420, 2430, 2510, 2730, 2830, 2900, 3000, 3750, 3920, 3950, 3980, 3990, 4000, 4260, 4500, 4700.

Broadcasting: 2310, 4380.

College of IS&T: 3110.

Engineering: 4690 (required), 4900.

English: all courses except 1050, 1090, 1100, 1150,

1154, 1160, 1164, 2160, 2400, 2420 and all writing topic courses including 2000, 3000, 3980, 4960 and 4980.

Foreign Languages: all courses except 3030, 3040, 4610, 4900.

Goodrich: 1110.

History: all courses.

Humanities: all courses.

Journalism: 4010, 4410, 4420.

Latino/Latin American Studies: 1020.

Music: 1070, 1080, 1090, 1100, 2550, 2560, 2570, 4090, 4530.

Native American Studies: 1100.

Philosophy: all courses.

Religion: all courses.

Speech: 1710, 4110.

Theater: 1010, 1050, 1090, 2810, 2820, 4710, 4720, 4730, 4830.

Women Studies: 2020, 3120, 3250, 3490, 3580, 4040, 4060, 4250, 4260, 4270.

Writer’s Workshop: 1010.

CEEN students must have at least one (3 credit hours) of the cultural diversity courses listed below.

Approved Cultural Diversity Courses United States Racial or Hispanic Minority

Anthropology: 3220(s), 4220(s), 4230(s).

Art: 2040(h), 4700(h).

Black Studies: 1000(s), 1220(s), 1260(h), 1400(s),

1950(s), 2000(s), 2100(h), 2210(s), 2260(h), 2360(h),

2410(h), 2420(h), 2430(h), 2510(h), 2730(h), 2830(h),

3000(h), 3120(s), 3200(s), 3650(s), 3850(s), 3920(h), 3950(h), 4090(s), 4500(h).

Education: 2030(s).

English: 2230(h), 2260(h), 2350(h), 2360(h), 2470(h), 3100(h), 4230(h).

Goodrich: 1110(h).

History: 4400(h).

Latino/Latin American Studies: 1010(s), 1020(h).

Music: 1070(h), 1100(h), 4090(h).

Native American Studies: 1100(h).

Political Science: 3120(s), 3140(s).

Religion: 3020(h).

Sociology: 3900(s).

Spanish: 4050(h), 4180(h).

IMPORTANT ACADEMIC POLICIES

1) Grades in all courses must be “C” or better.

2) No course in the College can be repeated more than once.

3) No more than three courses in the College with a grade less than "C-" can be repeated.

4) Cumulative GPA of 2.40 or better must be maintained to enroll in new courses in the College.