General Education Requirements

General Education requirements for all degrees:

• A minimum of 30 general education credits are required for the Bachelor of Applied Science, Associate of Arts, and Associate of Science Degrees.
• A minimum of 15 general education requirements are required for the Associate of Applied Science Degree.

Western Experience

Requirements

       Western Experience is a General Education Requirement for AA and AS programs

Students must complete 1-2 credits from the following:

Courses

• CMAP 1700 - Word Processing Basics: Credits: 1  
• CMAP 1750 - Excel Basics Credits: 1  
• CMAP 1886 - Microsoft Outlook Credits: 1   
• ES 1000 - Orientation to Engineering Study Credits: 1  
• HMDV 1005 - 1st Year Success Credits: 1  
• HMDV 1015 - Choosing Happiness Credits: 1  
• IMGT 1000 - Intro to Virtual Reality Credits: 1  
• PEAC 1287 - Rock Climbing I Credits: 1  
• PEAC 1299 - Beginning Backpacking Credits: 1  
• PEAC 1308 - Hike and Fish Credits: 1  
• PEAC 1309 - Hike-Camp-Fish Credits: 2  
• PEAC 1387 - Indoor Rock Climbing Credits: 1  

Oral Communication

Requirements

Oral Communication is a General Education Requirement for AA, AS, and BAS programs

Students must complete a minimum of 3 credits from the following:

Courses

• COMM 1030 - Interpersonal Communication Credits: 3  
• COMM 2010 - Public Speaking Credits: 3  
• COMM 2090 - Intro to Persuasion Credits: 3   
• MGT 4010 - Supervisory and Employee Communications Credits: 3  
• OEAC 1240 - Leave No Trace Training and Land Ethics Credits: 3  

Written Communications

Requirements

Written Communication is a General Education Requirement for AA, AS, and BAS programs

Students must take a minimum of 3 credits from the following:

Courses

• BADM 3010 - Business and Professional Writing Credits: 3  

• ENGL 1010 - English Composition I Credits: 3    

Quantitative Literacy

Requirements

Quantitative Literacy is a General Education Requirement for all programs (AA, AS, AAS, and BAS)

Students must complete 3-5 credits from the following:

Courses

• MATH 1000 - Problem Solving Credits: 3  
• MATH 1100 - Number and Operations for Elementary School Teachers Credits: 3  
• MATH 1400 - College Algebra Credits: 3  
• MATH 1405 - Trigonometry Credits: 3  
• MATH 1450 - Algebra and Trigonometry Credits: 5  
• MATH 2200 - Calculus I Credits: 4  
• MATH 2350 - Business Calculus Credits: 4  

Natural Sciences

Requirements

Natural Sciences is a General Education Requirement for AA and AS programs

Students must complete 4 credits from groups 1 or 2. If students complete a course from group 2, a course from group 3 must also be completed, for a total of 8 credits:

Group 1 - Combined Physical & Life Science 

• BIOL 1000 - Principles of Biology Credits: 4  
• BIOL 1003 - Current Issues in Biology Credits: 4  

Group 2 - Life Science

• BIOL 1010 - General Biology Credits: 4  

Group 3 - Physical Science

• CHEM 1000 - Introductory Chemistry Credits: 4  
• CHEM 1020 - General Chemistry I Credits: 4  
• GEOL 1100 - Physical Geology Credits: 4  
• PHYS 1050 - Concepts of Physics Credits: 4  
• PHYS 1110 - General Physics I Credits: 4  
• PHYS 1310 - College Physics I Credits: 4   

Human Cultures

Requirements

Human Cultures is a General Education Requirement for AA, AS, and BAS programs.

Students must take a minimum of 3 credits from the following:

Courses

• ANTH 1200 - Intro to Cultural Anthropology Credits: 3  
• ART 2010 - Art History I Credits: 3  
• ASL 1010 - American Sign Language I Credits: 4  
• COMM 1005 - Intercultural Communication Credits: 3  
• CRMJ 1001 - Intro to Criminal Justice Credits: 3  
• ECON 1010 - Macroeconomics Credits: 3  
• EDFD 2020 - Foundations of Education Credits: 3  
• ENGL 2250 - Women in Literature Credits: 3  
• ENGL 2340 - Native American Culture and Literature Credits: 3  
• GEOG 1050 - Intro to Natural Resources Credits: 3  
• POLS 1200 - Non-Western Political Cultures Credits: 3  
• PSYC 1000 - General Psychology Credits: 3  
• SOC 1000 - Sociological Principles Credits: 3  
• SOWK 2000 - Intro to Social Work Credits: 3  
• SPAN 1010 - First Year Spanish I Credits: 4  
• SPAN 1020 - First Year Spanish II Credits: 4  
• THEA 2010 - Theatrical Backgrounds Drama I Credits: 3  

Creative Expression

Requirements

       Creative Expression is a General Education Requirement for AA and AS programs

Students must complete a minimum of 3 credits from the following:

Courses

• ART 1150 - Black and White Film Photography I Credits: 3  
• ART 2145 - Digital Photography I Credits: 3  
• ART 2210 - Painting I Credits: 3  
• ART 2410 - Ceramics I Credits: 3  
• COMM 1045 - Oral Interpretation of Literature Credits: 3  
• DANC 1450 - Beginning Tap Dance I Credits: 2  
• DANC 1480 - Beginning Jazz Dance I Credits: 2   
• EDEL 2170 - Art in the Elementary School Credits: 3  
• ENGL 2040 - Creative Writing: Credits: 3  
• ENGL 2050 - Creative Writing: Fiction I Credits: 3  
• ENGL 2080 - Creative Writing: Poetry I Credits: 3  
• ES 1070 - Solid Modeling I Credits: 3  
• ITEC 2360 - Teaching and Learning with Educational Technology Credits: 3  
• KIN 1110 - Exploring Mindbody Movement Credits: 3  
• THEA 1100 - Acting I Credits: 3  

Human Societies and the Individual

Requirements

        Human Societies is a General Education Requirement for all programs (AA, AS, AAS, BAS)

Wyoming state law § 21-9-102 requires all students to have instruction on the United States Constitution and the Wyoming Constitution to earn a degree from Western. Students taking a history or political science course outside of the State of Wyoming must complete the additional POLS 1100 Wyoming Government to fulfill this requirement.

Students must complete a minimum of 3 credits from the following:

Courses

• HIST 1211 - US to 1865 Credits: 3  
• HIST 1221 - US from 1865 Credits: 3  
• HIST 1251 - Wyoming History Credits: 3  
• POLS 1000 - American and Wyoming Government Credits: 3  
• POLS 1100 - Wyoming Government Credits: 1  

Critical Thinking Courses

Requirements

Critical Thinking is a General Education Requirement for AA, AS, and BAS programs

Students must complete 3-7 credits from the following:

Courses

• ACCT 2010 - Principles of Accounting I Credits: 4  
• ART 2020 - Art History II Credits: 3  
• CHEM 1030 - General Chemistry II Credits: 4  
• COMM 1050 - Conflict Resolution Credits: 3   
• CRMJ 2400 - Criminology Credits: 3  
• EDCI 2440 - Classroom Management Credits: 2  
• EDUC 1501 - Effective Substitute Teaching Credits: 2  
• ENGL 1020 - English Composition II Credits: 3  
• ENGL 2005 - Writing in Technology and the Sciences Credits: 3  
• ENGL 2019 - Writing Studies Credits: 3  
• ES 1060 - Intro to Engineering Problem Solving Credits: 3  
• HLED 1006 - Personal Health Credits: 3  
• HLED 1141 - Nutrition Credits: 3  
• KIN 1009 - Applied Fitness Credits: 3  
• KIN 2130 - Fundamentals of Exercise Science Credits: 4  
• OEAC 1222 - Wilderness First Aid and Survival Credits: 3  
• STAT 2010 - Business Statistics Credits: 4  
• STAT 2050 - Fundamentals of Statistics Credits: 4  
• STAT 2070 - Statistics for Social Science Credits: 4  
• THEA 2790 - Stage Management Credits: 3  

Computer Technology for Business

Requirements

Computer Technology for Business is a General Education Requirement for AAS and BAS programs

Students must complete a minimum of 3 credits from the following:

Courses

• CMAP 1200 - Computer Information Systems Credits: 3  

Business Communication (AAS and BAS)

Requirements

Business Communication is a General Education Requirement for AAS and BAS programs

Students must complete a minimum of 3 credits from the following:

Courses

• BADM 1020 - Business Communication Credits: 3