WMU Essential Studies Equivalencies by Category

Level 1: Foundations

Inquiry and Engagement

• ES 2800: Human Flourishing and the Pursuit of Happiness - 42640
• HSV 2250: Lifespan Development - 43735, 42981
• PHIL 2000: Intro to Philosophy - 40720
• PSCI 2000: National Government - 44925

Oral and Digital Communication

• BUS 1750: Business Enterprise - 41251, 41812
• COM 1040: Public Speaking - 40586
• PHIL 1100: Inquiry, Argument, and Debate - 42804

Quantitative Literacy

• ACTY 2100: Intro to Financial Accounting and Analysis - 43560
• ECON 2010: Principles of Microeconomics - 42259
• MATH 1160: Finite Math - 43991
• MATH 1220: Calculus I - 40366, 43726

Writing

• BCM 1420: Intro to Business Communication - 43623
• ENGL 1050: Foundations in Communication - 43480
• IEE 1020: Technical Communication - 41909, 41904, 41910, 41907

Level 2: Exploration and Discovery

Artistic Theory and Practice

• ENGL 2660: Writing Fiction and Poetry - 43594
• HNRS 3202: Modernism in Art and Literature - 42166
• HNRS 4104: Modern Horror Cinema - 44934

Personal Wellness

• ADA 2250: Drug Use - Personal and Social Impact - 41206
• COM 1700: Interpersonal Communication - 43434
• ENGL 3080: Quest for Self - 43342
• FCS 2660: Personal Nutrition - 43875
• HOL 2801: Health and Well Being - 41571

Science and Technology

• CIS 2500: Data Analytics for Business - 43616
• HNRS 2701: Research On and With AI - 45038
• PSY 1000: General Psychology - 42801
• PSY 1400: Introduction to Behavior Analysis - 41470
• STAT 2160: Introductory Statistics - 43959

Science Literacy with a Lab

• CHEM 1100: General Chemistry I - 43182, 43183
• CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I Lab - 40406, 40408, 40409, 40410, 42631

Societies and Cultures

• HNRS 2501: Thinking with Rivers - 44077
• HNRS 3203: Utopian and Dystopian Fiction - 42179
• HNRS 3303: The Vietnam War in Rock and Soul - 44455

World Language and Culture

• HNRS 2500: Politics of Genocide - 41363

Level 3: Connections

Local and National Perspectives

• BLS 3050: Intro to Adults with Disabilities - 42526
• HNRS 3301: Jazz, Blues, & the Harlem Renaissance - 42448
• HNRS 4300: The Broken Horizon: Labor, Literature, and the American Landscape (1910–1940) - 44981
• HNRS 4300: The Anxious Generation: The Impact of Social Media on American Society - 44487

Global Perspectives

• ART 3330: Pottery for the People - 43979
• FCS 3150: Global Ecology of the Family - 41276, 43876
• HNRS 3400: Where the Streets Speak: The Living History of Querétaro, Mexico - 44454

Required Content Areas

Diversity and Inclusion

• BLS 3050: Intro to Adults with Disabilities - 42526
• FCS 3150: Global Ecology of the Family - 41276, 43876
• HNRS 3301: Jazz, Blues, & the Harlem Renaissance - 42448
• HNRS 4300: The Broken Horizon: Labor, Literature, and the American Landscape (1910–1940) - 44981
• HNRS 4300: The Anxious Generation: The Impact of Social Media on American Society - 44487

Planetary Sustainability Requirement

• CHEM 1100: General Chemistry I - 43182, 43183
• CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I Lab - 40409, 40408, 42631, 40406, 40410
• FCS 2660: Personal Nutrition - 43875