Spring 2026: 

NOTE: This schedule is for planning purposes, and is subject to change. CRN's will be updated as they are available.
Course Title Course Name Pre-Requisites Credits CORE LS Category 
LS 499-801/802 Senior Capstone Senior Standing, final year 4 R Capstone
CLS 201US - 801 Knowledge & Community 30+ Transfer credits 3 US CORE
MUSI 307-801/802 World Music None 3 IA Fine Arts
LS 391 -803/804 Narrative Film None 3   Fine Arts
New PHOT 154 Exploring Digital Photography None 3 IA Fine Arts
GH 327-801/802 Translating Global Cinema WRIT 101 and/or consent of instructor 3   Fine Arts or Humanities
LS 451-801/802 Film, Photos, & Culture None 3   Fine Arts or Humanities
FILM 101 -898 Undertanding Film and Media None 3 IH Fine Arts or Humanities
SPNS 102-801/802 Elementary Spanish II SPNS 101 or Language Placement 3 D Foreign Language
GRMN 101-801/802 Elementary German I  Language Placement 3   Foreign Language
LS 101-801/802 Ways of Knowing: Curiosity Cat None 3 US Humanities
LS 301-803/804 Big Ideas in Comics  None 1   Humanities
LS 301-805/806  Food, War, & Migration None 3   Humanities
LS 350-801/802 Literature Review/ Theory/Pract None 3   Humanities
LS 411-801/802 Sustainable Cities None 3   Humanities
RLST 223-801/802 Sacrifice, Rite, Ritual None 3   Humanities
RLST 321-801/802 Religion & Gender Any RLST or PHL course 3   Humanities
AS 403D Monsoon Asia None 3   Humanities
LS 391- 801/802 American Fur Trade  None 3   Humanities 
WRIT 101W - 801/802 College Writing 1 Writing placement 3 W Humanities 
HSTR 221IH God-Past, Puzzle, Present None 3 IH Humanities 
ENSC 272CS-801/802 Water Resources Sophmore Standing 3 CS Natural Science
NUTR 221CS-801/802 Human Nutrition None 3 CS Natural Science
ERTH 101-801/802 Earth Science Systems None 4 IN Natural Science
ERTH 303-801/802 Weather & Climate ERTH 101 3   Natural Science
NUTR 351-801/802 Nutrition and Society NUTR 221CS 3   Natural Science
ANTY 375-801/802 Anthropology of Humans & Environ. ANTY 221IS 3   Social Science
PSCI 348-801/802 Multicultural Politics in US Sophomore standing, or consent of instructor 3   Social Science
SOCI 359-801/802 Crime, Justice, & Media SOCI 101 or 110IS 3   Social Science
HDFS 101IS-803 Indivi and Family Development: Lifespan None 3 IS Social Science
SOCI 221IS - 801 Criminal Justice System None 3 IS Social Science

Fall 2025: August 20 - December 11, 2025

NOTE: This schedule is for planning purposes, and is subject to change. CRN's will be updated as they are available.

**CRN's are for sections restricted to Liberal Studies Online Students

Rubric # CORE CRN  Course Instructor Credit Liberal
Studies Requirement
AMST 202 RA 22097 The Arts in America David Charles 3 Fine Arts
CHTH 435   22093 Human Response to Stress Genevieve Cox 3 Natural Science
ERTH 101 IN 22370 Earth System Sciences Robyn Gotz 4 Natural Science
GRMN 102 D 23014 Elementary German II Liana McKelvy 3

Humanities/

Language
HSTA 334   23958 Myth, Memory & Monuments Jennifer Hill 3

Humanities
HSTR 346   22802 Modern India Holly Grether 3

Humanities
LS 301   24697 Science in Cinema John Townsend-Mehler 1

Humanities or Natural Science
LS 305   23920 Ways of Seeing

Jenny

Hatchadorian

 3

Humanities or

Fine Arts
LS 402   23299 From the Closet to the Courts: Contraception in America Jennifer Hill 3

Humanities or Social Sciences
LS 411   25773 Sustainable Cities Daniel Short 3

Humanities
LS 452   22430 This is Your Brain on Art and Music Heather Hardester 3

Wild Card - Nat Sci, Soc Sci, Fine Arts, or Hum
LS 499 R contact  Jenny to register  Senior Project Jennifer Hill 4 Senior Project
M 105 Q 23918 Contemporary Mathematics TBD 3 Natural Science
NUTR 221 CS 22095 Human Nutrition Janet Gamble 3 Natural Science
NUTR 321   22428 Nutrition in the Life Cycle

Cailyn Gillis

 3 Natural Science
PSCI 302   23887 Media and Politics

Jessi Bennion

 3

Social Science
RLST 207 IH 22800 Myth and Belief Holly Grether 3 Humanities
SOCI 359   24726 Crime, Justice, Media Johnson-Palomaki, Sarah 3 Social Science
SPNS 101   22094 Elementary Spanish I Loa, Charo 3

Language/

Humanities

 Summer 2025

First 6-week Session: May 18 - June 29, 2025

*note that both courses are offered the first summer session. There are no courses in second session.

Summer 2024 Liberal Studies Online Course Offerings
Session Rubric # CORE CRN Course Title Instructor Credit

Liberal Studies Requirement
First Session                
  LS 402   10900
Contraception Through the Ages
Jennifer Hill 3 Wild Card - Nat Sci, Soc Sci, Fine Arts, or Hum
  CHTH 414   10080 Health and Culture: A Global Perspective TBD 3 Natural Science

Past Liberal Studies Distance Course Offerings

 

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