University Catalog 2024-2025

GEP U.S. Diversity

Note: This requirement applies only to students matriculated prior to Fall 2023. Students matriculated Fall 2023 should use the GEP U.S. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion requirement.

Requirement (1 course, 0 additional credit hours)

  • Choose one course from the university approved GEP U.S. Diversity course list.
  • Courses on additional GEP course lists that satisfy the U.S. Diversity co-requisite will have a “USD” co-requisite indicator next to the course.
  • Special Note:  If a student changes a General Education course except for HES courses from a letter grade to credit-only (S/U), then the course will not satisfy the GEP requirements.  Consult your academic advisor if you have questions.

Double-counting

  • A course taken to satisfy another GEP category may also be used to satisfy the U.S. Diversity co-requisite if the course also exists on the university approved GEP co-requisite course list.

Rationale

The study of diversity in the United States provides students the opportunity to consider questions of difference and culture, identity and community, privilege and oppression, and power and responsibility in our nation, and to gain an understanding of how these issues affect both individuals and communities.

Category Objectives

Each course in U.S. Diversity will provide instruction and guidance that help students to achieve at least 2 of the following:

  1. Analyze how religious, gender, ethnic, racial, class, sexual orientation, disability, and/or age identities are shaped by cultural and societal influences;
  2. Categorize and compare historical, social, political, and/or economic processes producing diversity, equality, and structured inequalities in the U.S.;
  3. Interpret and evaluate social actions by religious, gender, ethnic, racial, class, sexual orientation, disability, and/or age groups affecting equality and social justice in the U.S.;
  4. Examine interactions between people from different religious, gender, ethnic, racial, class, sexual orientation, disability, and/or age groups in the U.S.
AFS 241Introduction to African American Studies3HUM, USD, I, USD
AFS 248Survey of African-American Literature3HUM, USD, I, USD
AFS 260History of Jazz3VPA
AFS 305Racial and Ethnic Relations3SS, USD, I, USD
AFS 343African American Religions3HUM, USD, I, USD
AFS 344Leadership in African American Communities3IP, USD, , I
AFS 345Psychology and the African American Experience3USD, , I
AFS 346Black Popular Culture3USD, , HUM, USD
AFS 372African-American History Through the Civil War, 1619-18653HUM, USD, I, USD
AFS 373African-American History Since 18653HUM, USD, I, USD
AFS 375African American Cinema3USD, I, USD
AFS 380Black Feminist Theory3USD, I, USD
AFS 448African-American Literature3HUM, USD, I, USD
AFS 455History of the Civil Rights Movement3HUM, USD, I, USD
AFS 548African-American Literature3HUM, USD, I, USD
AFS 555History of the Civil Rights Movement3HUM, USD, I, USD
ALS 103Freshman Transitions and Diversity in Agriculture & Life Sciences1
ALS 303Transfer Transitions and Diversity in Agriculture & Life Sciences1
ANT 254Language and Culture3USD, , SS, USD
ANT 310Native Peoples and Cultures of North America3SS, USD, I, USD
ARS 346Black Popular Culture3USD, , HUM, USD
BIO 440The Human Animal: An Evolutionary Perspective3USD, I, USD
CNR 110CNR First-year Advancement Seminar1USD, I, USD
COM 292Language, Communication, and Culture3SS, USD, I, USD
COM 392International and Crosscultural Communication3GK, SS
COM 417Communication & Race3USD, , I
COS 110Exploring Issues of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Sciences1
DAN 230The Horton Dance Technique and Legacy3USD, I, USD, VPA
DAN 261Hip-hop Dance II1HES
DAN 324U.S. Concert Dance History3USD, I, USD, VPA
ECD 225Foundations of Cultural Competence3GK, HUM, USD, I, USD
ECD 310Caldwell Fellows Honors Seminar: Foundations in Self-Development3
ECI 305Equity and Education3IP, USD, , I
ED 100Intro to Education2
ENG 248Survey of African-American Literature3HUM, USD, I, USD
ENG 249Native American Literature3USD, I, USD, HUM
ENG 265American Literature I3HUM, USD, I, USD
ENG 266American Literature II3HUM, USD, I, USD
ENG 305Women and Literature3HUM, USD, I, USD
ENG 342Literature of Space and Place3USD, , I, IP, HUM
ENG 375African American Cinema3USD, I, USD
ENG 410Studies in Gender and Genre3HUM, USD, I, USD
ENG 448African-American Literature3HUM, USD, I, USD
ENG 466Transatlantic Literatures3HUM, USD, I, USD
ENG 470American Literature, Twentieth Century and Beyond3HUM, USD, , I
ENG 476Southern Literature3HUM, USD, I, USD
ENG 548African-American Literature3HUM, USD, I, USD
ENV 250Diversity and Environmental Justice3IP, USD, , I
HI 253Early American History3HUM, USD, , I
HI 254Modern American History3USD, I, USD, HUM
HI 320Religion in American History3HUM, USD, , I
HI 346The Civil War Era in Popular Culture3HUM, IP, USD, I, USD
HI 360U.S. Agricultural History3HUM, USD, I, USD
HI 365The American West3HUM
HI 366Native American History3HUM, USD, I, USD
HI 369Sexuality in U.S. History3HUM, USD, I, USD
HI 372African-American History Through the Civil War, 1619-18653HUM, USD, I, USD
HI 373African-American History Since 18653HUM, USD, I, USD
HI 382History of Capitalism in America3IP, HUM, USD, I, USD
HI 385Introduction to Public History3HUM
HI 445Early American Borderlands3HUM
HI 446Topics in Civil War and Reconstruction3USD, , I, HUM
HI 447Women in America to 18903HUM, USD, I, USD
HI 448American Women in the Twentieth Century3HUM, USD, I, USD
HI 449U.S. Labor to 19003
HI 450U.S. Labor Since 19003USD, I, USD
HI 455History of the Civil Rights Movement3HUM, USD, I, USD
HI 462Southern History since the Civil War3HUM, USD, I, USD
HI 545Early American Borderlands3HUM
HI 546Topics in Civil War and Reconstruction3USD, , I, HUM
HI 547Women in America to 18903HUM, USD, I, USD
HI 548American Women in the Twentieth Century3HUM, USD, I, USD
HI 549U.S. Labor to 19003
HI 555History of the Civil Rights Movement3HUM, USD, I, USD
HI 562Southern History since the Civil War3HUM, USD, I, USD
HON 290Honors Special Topics - Humanities/US Diversity3HUM
HON 297Honors Special Topics - Interdisciplinary Perspectives/US Diversity3IP
HON 310The Creative Process in Science: Realities, Comparisons, and Culture Perceptions3IP
HON 352Self, Schooling, and the Social Order: A Critical Examination3SS
HSS 392International and Crosscultural Communication3GK, SS
IDS 210Introduction to American Studies3IP, USD, I, USD
IDS 220The Science and Art of Happiness3IP, GK
IPUS 295Interdisciplinary Perspectives and U.S. Diversity Special Topics2-3IP
IS 250Globalizing North Carolina3IP, USD, I, USD
LPS 302Diversity and Leadership in the Public Sector3USD, I, USD
M 100Personal and Professional Identity Development1
MUS 210Introduction to Popular Music: 1950s-1970s3VPA
MUS 211Introduction to Popular Music: 1980s-Present3VPA
MUS 260History of Jazz3VPA
NTR 210Introduction to Community Food Security3IP
PHI 319Black Political Philosophy3HUM, USD, I, USD
PHI 320Philosophy of Race3USD, , HUM, USD
PRT 238Diversity and Inclusion in Recreation and Sport3USD, I, USD
PS 303Race in U.S. Politics3SS, USD, I, USD
PS 306Gender and Politics in the United States3SS, USD, I, USD
PS 309Equality and Justice in United States Law3SS, USD, I, USD
PS 313Criminal Justice Policy3USD, , I
PS 418Gender Law and Policies3USD, I, USD
PSY 345Psychology and the African American Experience3USD, , I
PSY 406Psychology of Gender3SS, USD, , I
REL 320Religion in American History3HUM, USD, , I
REL 323Religious Cults, Sects, and Minority Faiths in America3HUM, USD, I, USD
REL 343African American Religions3HUM, USD, I, USD
REL 423Religion and Politics in America3HUM, USD, , I
SLC 350Leadership and Negotiation3IP
SOC 202Principles of Sociology3USD, , I, SS
SOC 203Current Social Problems3USD, , I, SS
SOC 203ACurrent Social Problems3USD, , I, SS
SOC 204Sociology of Family3SS, USD, I, USD
SOC 207Language and Society3IP, SS, USD, I, USD
SOC 211Community and Health3SS, USD, I, USD
SOC 304Gender and Society3SS, USD, I, USD
SOC 305Racial and Ethnic Relations3SS, USD, I, USD
SOC 307Sociology of Immigration3SS
STS 210Women and Gender in Science and Technology3IP, USD, I, USD
SW 201Introduction to Social Work4USD, I, USD
SW 260Introduction to Gerontology: An Interdisciplinary Field of Practice3IP
SW 290The Development of Social Welfare and Social Work in the U.S.3USD, , IP, USD
SW 307Social Welfare Policy: Analysis and Advocacy3SS, USD, I, USD
SW 310Human Behavior Theory for Social Work Practice3SS
SW 312Multicultural Social Work3USD, I, USD
SW 425Hunger and Homelessness3
SW 525Hunger and Homelessness3
USC 100Transition into a Diverse Community1
USC 240Leadership and Coalition Building in Diverse Communities3
WGS 200Introduction to Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies3USD, I, USD
WGS 204Sociology of Family3SS, USD, I, USD
WGS 210Women and Gender in Science and Technology3IP, USD, I, USD
WGS 215Abolitionist Futures3IP, USD, I, USD
WGS 220Men and Masculinity3USD, I, USD
WGS 304Gender and Society3SS, USD, I, USD
WGS 305Women and Literature3HUM, USD, I, USD
WGS 306Gender and Politics in the United States3SS, USD, I, USD
WGS 380Black Feminist Theory3USD, I, USD
WGS 406Psychology of Gender3SS, USD, , I
WGS 410Studies in Gender and Genre3HUM, USD, I, USD
WGS 418Gender Law and Policies3USD, I, USD
WGS 447Women in America to 18903HUM, USD, I, USD
WGS 448American Women in the Twentieth Century3HUM, USD, I, USD
WGS 492Theoretical Issues in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies3HUM
WGS 547Women in America to 18903HUM, USD, I, USD
WGS 548American Women in the Twentieth Century3HUM, USD, I, USD
WL 436Culture, Community, and Language: Advocating for Multilingual Learners3USD, I, USD
WL 536Culture, Community, and Language: Advocating for Multilingual Learners3USD, I, USD