CGS Curriculum

The information below represents all courses offered through the College of General Studies liberal arts program. Please note that students are required to complete 10 of the 12 courses listed below. Upon completion of the CGS program, students must have completed the following:

Social Sciences: 3 courses total (CGS SS 104, and choose 2 from CGS SS 103, SS 201, and SS 202)
Humanities: 3 courses total (CGS HU 104, and choose 2 from CGS HU 103, HU 201, and HU 202)
Rhetoric: 2 courses total (CGS RH 103 and CGS RH 104)
Natural Sciences: 2 courses total (CGS NS 201 and CGS NS 202)*

CGS students will have space to take at least one elective towards their major or an area of academic interest during the Fall and Spring terms. Students should consult with their CGS academic advisor for guidance on elective and CGS course selection as is related to their long-term degree plans.

	First Year	Sophomore Year
Social Sciences SS 104 is required and is taken during the summer semester. Students select at least two additional SS courses and will work with their academic advisor to determine course selection.	SS 103: Politics, Economies, and Social Change in the West: The Ancient World Through the Enlightenment	SS 104 (required): Politics, Economies, and Social Change in the West: The Industrial Revolution to the Digital Revolution	SS 201: Radicals, Rebels, and Revolutionaries: Agents of Global Change	SS 202: American Foreign Policy Since World War II
Humanities HU 104 is required and is taken during the summer semester. Students select at least two additional HU courses and will work with their academic advisor to determine course selection.	HU 103: Literature & Art from the Ancient World to the Enlightenment	HU 104 (required): Literature & Art from the Industrial Revolution to the Digital Revolution	HU 201: History of Ethics	HU 202: Modern and Applied Ethics
Rhetoric RH 103 and RH 104 are required and are taken during your first year.	RH 103 (required): Rhetorical Practices From the Ancient World to Enlightenment	RH 104 (required): Rhetorical Practices From the Industrial Revolution Through the Digital Revolution
Natural Science* NS 201 and NS 202 are required and are taken during your sophomore year.			NS 201 (required): Biology I	NS 202 (required): Human and Global Ecology

First Year

Sophomore Year

Term 1 (Spring)
Boston

Term 2 (Summer)
London or Boston

Term 1 (Fall)
Boston

Term 2 (Spring)
Boston

Social Sciences

SS 104 is required and is taken during the summer semester. Students select at least two additional SS courses and will work with their academic advisor to determine course selection.

SS 103:

Politics, Economies, and Social Change in the West: The Ancient World Through the Enlightenment

SS 104 (required):

Politics, Economies, and Social Change in the West: The Industrial Revolution to the Digital Revolution

SS 201:

Radicals, Rebels, and Revolutionaries: Agents of Global Change

SS 202:

American Foreign Policy Since World War II

Humanities

HU 104 is required and is taken during the summer semester. Students select at least two additional HU courses and will work with their academic advisor to determine course selection.

HU 103:

Literature & Art from the Ancient World to the Enlightenment

HU 104 (required):

Literature & Art from the Industrial Revolution to the Digital Revolution

HU 201:

History of Ethics

HU 202:

Modern and Applied Ethics

Rhetoric

RH 103 and RH 104 are required and are taken during your first year.

RH 103 (required):

Rhetorical Practices From the Ancient World to Enlightenment

RH 104 (required):

Rhetorical Practices From the Industrial Revolution Through the Digital Revolution

Natural Science*

NS 201 and NS 202 are required and are taken during your sophomore year.

NS 201 (required):

Biology I

NS 202 (required):

Human and Global Ecology

*Students in certain science majors may be permitted to substitute required science courses for one or both of the CGS Natural Science courses. Students should refer to the CGS Academic Pathways and their CGS academic advisor for further guidance.