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Undergraduate Major Unit Requirements - WIM Courses

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Writing in the Major (WIM) Courses

You can consult the applicable department section of this policy, or VPUE's WIM courses website for additional information regarding WIM courses. Please note, you should always consult your department to ensure the course you intend to take will satisfy the WIM requirement.

SCHOOL

MAJOR

2019-20 WIM COURSES

2020-21 WIM COURSES

2021-2022 WIM COURSES

Earth Sciences

Earth Systems

EARTHSYS 149, EARTHSYS 177C (COMM 177C), EARTHSYS 191, ENVRES 245

EARTHSYS 149, EARTHSYS 177C, COMM 177C, EARTHSYS 191, ENVRES 245

EARTHSYS 149, EARTHSYS 177C, COMM 177C, EARTHSYS 191, ENVRES 245, BIOHOPK 47

Earth Sciences

Energy Resources Engineering

ENERGY 199

ENERGY199

ENERGY199

Earth Sciences

Geological and Environmental Sciences

GEOLSCI 150

GEOPHYS 199, GEOLSCI 150

GEOPHYS 199, GEOLSCI 150

Earth Sciences

Geophysics

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GEOPHYS 199 GEOLSCI 150

GEOPHYS 199

Engineering

Aeronautics and Astronautics

AA 190

AA 190

AA 190

Engineering

Architectural Design

CEE 32B, CEE 32D, CEE 100, CEE 102W, CEE 136

CEE 100, CEE 32B, CEE 102W, CEE 136

CEE 100, CEE 32B, CEE 136

Engineering

Atmosphere/Energy

HUMBIO 3B, BIOE 131, COMM 120W, CEE 100, CEE 102W

CEE 100, CEE 32B, CEE 102W, CEE 136

CEE 100, CEE 102W, CEE 136

Engineering

Bioengineering

BIOE 131, ETHICSOC 131X

BIOE 212, BIOMEDIN 212, CS 272, GENE 212, BIOE 131

BIOE 212, BIOMEDIN 212, CS 272, GENE 212, BIOE 131

Engineering

Biomechanical Engineering

ENGR 199W, ME 112

BIOE 131, ENGR 199W

BIOE 131, ENGR 199W

Engineering

Biomedical Computation

BIOE 212, BIOMEDIN 212, CS 272, GENE 212 BIOE 131, ENGR 199W

BIOE 212, BIOMEDIN 212, CS 272, GENE 212 BIOE 131, ENGR 199W 

BIOE 212, BIOMEDIN 212, CS 272, GENE 212 BIOE 131, ENGR 199W, CS 191W 

Engineering

Chemical Engineering

CHEMENG 185A

CHEMENG 185A

CHEMENG 185A

Engineering

Civil Engineering

CEE 100, CEE 136 (CEE 236, PUBLPOL 130, PUBLPOL 230, URBANST 130)

CEE 100, CEE 32B, CEE 102W, CEE 136

CEE 100

Engineering

Computer Science

CS 181W, CS 182W, CS 191W, CS 194W, CS 210B, CS 294W

CS 181W, CS 182W, CS 191W, CS 194W, CS 210B, CS 294W

CS 181W, CS 182W, CS 191W, CS 194W, CS 210B, CS 294W

Engineering

Electrical Engineering

EE 109, EE 133, EE 153, EE 168, EE 191W, EE 264W, EE 267W, CS 194W

EE 109, EE 134, EE153, EE 168, EE191W, EE264W, EE267W, CS 194W

EE 109, EE 134, EE 153, EE 168, EE 191W, EE 264W, EE 267W, CS 194W

Engineering

Engineering Physics

AA 190, BIOE 131 (ETHICSOC 131X), CS 181W, CS 182W, EE 134, EE 155, ENGR 199W, MATSCI 161, MATSCI 164, PHYSICS 107

AA 190, BIO 131 (ETHICSOC 131X), CS 181W, CS 182W, EE 134, EE 155, ENGR 199W, MATSCI 161, MATSCI 164, PHYSICS 191, ENGR 102W (CEE 102W)

AA 190, BIO 131 (ETHICSOC 131X), CS 181W, CS 182W, EE 134, EE 153, EE 155, ENGR 199W, MATSCI 161, MATSCI 164, PHYSICS 191, ENGR 102W (CEE 102W)

Engineering

Environmental Systems Engineering

CEE 100, CEE 136 (CEE 236, PUBLPOL 130, PUBLPOL 230, URBANST 130)

CEE 100, CEE 32B, CEE 102W, CEE 136

CEE 100, CEE 102W, CEE 136, BIOE 131, COMM 120W, EARTHSYS 191M

Engineering

Management Science and Engineering

MS&E 108

MS&E 108

MS&E 108

Engineering

Material Science and Engineering

MATSCI 161, MATSCI 164

MATSCI 161, MATSCI 164

MATSCI 160, MATSCI 161, MATSCI 164

Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

ME 170A, ME 170B

ME 170A, ME 170B

ME 170A, ME 170B

Engineering

Product Design

ME 216B ME 216C

ME 115C, ME 216B, ME 216C

ME 115C, ME 216B, ME 216C

Humanities & Sciences

African and African American Studies

AFRICAAM 200X

AAAS 153P, AFRICAAM 200X

AAAS 153P, AFRICAAM 200X

Humanities & Sciences

American Studies

AMSTUD 160

AMSTUD 160

AMSTUD 160

Humanities & Sciences

Anthropology

ANTHRO 90B

ANTHRO 90B

ANTHRO 90B

Humanities & Sciences

Archaeology

ARCHLGY 103

ARCHLGY 103

ARCHLGY 103

Humanities & Sciences

Art History

ARTHIST 294

ARTHIST 294, FILMSTUDI 101/302

ARTHIST 294, FILMSTUDI 101/302

Humanities & Sciences

Art Practice (Studio)

ARTHIST 294

ARTHIST 294, FILMSTUDI 101/302

ARTSTUDI 201

Humanities & Sciences

Asian American Studies

CSRE 200X, CSRE 201X

CSRE 200X

CSRE 200X

Humanities & Sciences

Biology

BIO 46, BIO 47, BIO 107 (HUMBIO 136), BIO 168, BIO 196A, BIO 197WA, BIO 199W, BIOHOPK 172H

BIO46, BIO199W, BIO197WA, BIO168, BIO47, BIOHOPK 175H

BIO 46, BIO 47, BIO 168, BIO 196A, BIO199W, BIO197WA, BIOHOPK 47, BIOHOPK 175H

Humanities & Sciences

Chemistry

CHEM 134

CHEM 131

CHEM 131

Humanities & Sciences

Chicana/o-Latina/o Studies

CSRE 200X, CSRE 201X

CSRE 200X

CSRE 200X

Humanities & Sciences

Chinese

CHINA 111

CHINA 111

CHINA 111

Humanities & Sciences

Classics

CLASSICS 150 (Formerly CLASSGEN 176)

CLASSICS 150, ARCHLGY 103

CLASSICS 84, CLASSICS 150

Humanities & Sciences

Communication

COMM 104W, COMM 120W (COMM 220, AMSTUD 120), COMM 177SW (COMM 277S), COMM 186W

COMM 104W, COMM 120W, COMM 137W, COMM 177SW, COMM 186W

COMM 104W, COMM 137W, COMM 177SW, COMM 186W

Humanities & Sciences

Comparative Literature

COMPLIT 101

COMPLIT 101

COMPLIT 101

Humanities & Sciences

Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity

CSRE 200X, CSRE 201X, EDUC 199A

CSRE 200X

CSRE 200X

Humanities & Sciences

East Asian Studies

CHINA 111, JAPAN 138, KOREA 120

CHINA 111, JAPAN 138, KOREA 121

CHINA 111, JAPAN 138, KOREA 121

Humanities & Sciences

Economics

ECON 101

ECON 101

ECON 101

Humanities & Sciences

English

ENGLISH 162W

ENG 5A, ENG 5B, ENG 5C, ENG 5D, ENG 5E, ENG 5F, ENG 5G, ENG 5H

ENG 5I, ENG 5J, ENG 5K, ENG 5L, ENG 5M, ENG 5N, ENG 5O, ENG 5P, ENG 5Q

Humanities & Sciences

Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

FEMGEN 157, AMSTUD 160, ANTHRO 90B

FEMGEN 151, AMSTUD 160, ANTHRO 90B

FEMGEN 105, FEMGEN 157, AMSTUD 160, ANTHRO 90B, LINGUIST 150

Humanities & Sciences

Film and Media Studies

FILMSTUD 101

FILMSTUD 101, FILMSTUD 302

FILMMEDIA 101, FILMMEDIA 301

Humanities & Sciences

French

FRENCH 129, FRENCH 130, FRENCH 133

FRENCH 129, FRENCH 131, FRENCH 133

FRENCH 129, FRENCH 131

Humanities & Sciences

German Studies

GERMAN 116

GERMAN 116

GERMAN 116

Humanities & Sciences

History

HISTORY 209S

HISTORY 209S

HISTORY 209S

Humanities & Sciences

Human Biology

HUMBIO 2B, HUMBIO 3B, HUMBIO 4B

HUMBIO 2B, HUMBIO 3B, HUMBIO 4B

HUMBIO 2B, HUMBIO 3B, HUMBIO 4B (all 3 courses 2B, 3B and 4B must be taken to satisfy WIM)

Humanities & Sciences

Iberian and Latin American Cultures

ILAC 277, ILAC 278A

ILAC 136, ILAC 157, ILAC 161

ILAC 136, ILAC 157, ILAC 161

Humanities & Sciences

International Relations

INTNLREL 110C, INTNLREL 110D (Note: POLISCI 110X and POLISCI 110Y do not satisfy the WIM Requirement), INTNLREL 140A, INTNLREL 140C* (Note: INTNLREL 140C must be taken for 5 units) INTNLREL 174, INTNLREL 200B, INTNLREL 103F

INTNLREL 103F, INTNLREL 110C, INTNLREL 110D, INTNLREL 140C, INTNLREL 168W, INTNLREL 174,  INTNLREL 200B,  HIST 103F, HIST 201C, POLISCI 110C, POLISCI 110D, INTNLREL 158/POLISCI 148 

INTNLREL 103F, INTNLREL 110C, INTNLREL 140A, INTNLREL 140C, INTNLREL 168W, INTNLREL 174,  INTNLREL 200B,  HIST 103F, HIST 201C, POLISCI 110C, INTNLREL 158/POLISCI 148 

Humanities & Sciences

Italian

ITALIAN 128

ITALIAN 128

ITALIAN 189

Humanities & Sciences

Japanese

JAPAN 138

JAPAN 138

JAPAN 138

Humanities & Sciences

Jewish Studies

CSRE 200X, CSRE 201X

CSRE 200X

CSRE 200X

Humanities & Sciences

Linguistics

LINGUIST 121B, LINGUIST 130A

LINGUIST 121B, LINGUIST 130A

LINGUIST 121B, LINGUIST 130A, LINGUIST 150

Humanities & Sciences

Mathematical and Computational Science

CS 181W, MATH 109, MATH 110, MATH 120, MATH 171, STATS 155

MATH 109, MATH 110, MATH 120, MATH 171, CS 181W, CS 182W, STATS 155

MCS 120, MATH 109, MATH 110, MATH 120, MATH 171, CS 181W, CS 182W, STATS 155

Humanities & Sciences

Mathematics

MATH 101, MATH 109, MATH 110, MATH 120, MATH 171

MATH 109, MATH 110, MATH 120, MATH 171, MATH 101

MATH 109, MATH 110, MATH 120, MATH 171, MATH 101

Humanities & Sciences

Music

3 from the following: MUSIC 144M, MUSIC 146N (MUSIC 246N, FRENCH 260A), MUSIC 147J, MUSIC 251

MUSIC 251, MUSIC 147J, MUSIC 146N, MUSIC 143J

MUSIC 141J, MUSIC 146N, MUSIC 147J,

Humanities & Sciences

Native American Studies

CSRE 200X, CSRE 201X

CSRE 200X

CSRE 200X

Humanities & Sciences

Philosophy

PHIL 80

PHIL 80

PHIL 80

Humanities & Sciences

Philosophy and Religious Studies

PHIL 80 or RELIGST 290

PHIL 80 or RELIGST 290

PHIL 80 or RELIGST 290

Humanities & Sciences

Physics

PHYSICS 107

PHYSICS 191

PHYSICS 191

Humanities & Sciences

Political Science

POLISCI 103, POLISCI 120C, POLISCI 121, POLISCI 236S, POLISCI 299A

POLISCI 103, POLISCI 110C, POLISCI 110D, POLISCI 120C, POLISCI 121, POLISCI 148, POLISCI 236S, POLISCI 299A

POLISCI 103/ETHICSOC 171/POLISCI 336S, POLISCI 110C/INTNLREL 110C, POLISCI 120C, POLISCI 148, POLISCI 236S, POLISCI 299A

Humanities & Sciences

Psychology

PSYCH 164, PSYCH 175, PSYCH 180

PSYCH 150, PSYCH 164, PSYCH 175, PSYCH 180

PSYCH 138, PSYCH 150, PSYCH 164, PSYCH 175, PSYCH 180

Humanities & Sciences

Public Policy

PUBLPOL 106 (ECON 154), CEE 136 (CEE 236, PUBLPOL 130, PUBLPOL 230, URBANST 130), PUBLPOL 154, PUBLPOL 156, PUBLPOL 200H

PUBLPOL 106, ECON 154, PUBLPOL 154, PUBLPOL 156

PUBLPOL 106, ECON 154, PUBLPOL 154, PUBLPOL 156, PUBLPOL 200H

Humanities & Sciences

Religious Studies

RELIGST 290

RELIGST 290

RELIGST 290

Humanities & Sciences

Science, Technology, and Society

STS 191W, COMM 104W, COMM 120W, HISTORY 140A, EARTHSYS 177C

STS 191W, BIOE 131, COMM 120W, COMM 137W, COMM 177SW, COMM 186W, CS 181W, CS 182W, EARTHSYS 177C, HISTORY 140A

STS 191W, BIOE 131, COMM 137W, COMM 177SW, COMM 186W, CS 181W, CS 182W, EARTHSYS 177C, HISTORY 140A

Humanities & Sciences

Slavic Languages and Literatures

SLAVIC 145

SLAVIC 146

Check with department

Humanities & Sciences

Sociology

SOC 202, SOC 204

SOC 202, SOC 204

SOC 202, SOC 204

Humanities & Sciences

Spanish

ILAC 277

ILAC 277

ILAC 277

Humanities & Sciences

Symbolic Systems

PHIL 80

PHIL 80

PHIL 80

Humanities & Sciences

Theater and Performance Studies

TAPS 11, TAPS 154G

DANCE 11,  TAPS 153P, TAPS 264S

TAPS 11/DANCE 11,  TAPS 151T, TAPS 153H, TAPS 153P, TAPS 154G, TAPS 167H, TAPS 264S, AAAS 153P

Humanities & Sciences

Urban Studies

URBANST 202A, URBA

URBANST 202A, URBANST 203

URBANST 202A, URBANST 203