The Pillars provide exposure to broad areas of knowledge that students will encounter throughout their lives. All students must successfully complete one approved course from each of six areas.
- Aesthetic Expression (AE)
- Civic Life (CL)
- Global Experiences (GE)
- The Human Condition (HC)
- Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning (QS)
- The Scientific Process (SP)
Randolph-Macon is dedicated to the full development of a student’s skills in written communication. Therefore, all students must successfully complete at least one pillar course that is designated as writing attentive (WA).
Aesthetic Expression (AE)
The following list of courses have been approved for application to the Aesthetic Expression (AE) requirement.*
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ARTH 201 | The History of Art I (HU) | 3 |
| ARTH 202 | The History of Art II (HU) | 3 |
| ARTH 211 | Art and Archaeology of Egypt and the Ancient Near East (HU) | 3 |
| ARTH 212 | Prehistoric Aegean Cultures (HU) | 3 |
| ARTH 213 | Greek Art and Archaeology (HU) | 3 |
| ARTH 214 | Bronze and Iron Age Europe (HU) | 3 |
| ARTH 215 | Roman Art (HU) | 3 |
| ARTH 219 | Images of Women in Ancient Art (HU) | 3 |
| ARTH 222 | Baroque Art (HU) | 3 |
| ARTH 223 | Revolutions in 19th Century European Art (HU) | 3 |
| ARTH 224 | Modern Art (HU) | 3 |
| ARTH 240 | Women in the Arts (HU) | 3 |
| ASTU 270 | East Asian Visual Culture (HU) | 3 |
| CHIN 234 | Chinese Cinema (HU) | 3 |
| CHIN 235 | Chinese Theatre (HU) | 3 |
| CHIN 238 | Modern Chinese Literature (HU) | 3 |
| CLAS 202 | Ancient Drama (HU) | 3 |
| CLAS 205 | Ancient Women Writers (HU) | 3 |
| CLAS 211 | Art and Archaeology of Egypt and the Ancient Near East (HU) | 3 |
| CLAS 212 | Prehistoric Aegean Cultures (HU) | 3 |
| CLAS 213 | Greek Art and Archaeology (HU) | 3 |
| CLAS 214 | Bronze and Iron Age Europe (HU) | 3 |
| CLAS 215 | Roman Art (HU) | 3 |
| CLAS 216 | Art of the Great Empires of Rome and Byzantium (HU) | 3 |
| CLAS 217 | The Art and Architecture of Ancient Athletic Games (HU) | 3 |
| CLAS 219 | Images of Women in Ancient Art (HU) | 3 |
| ENGL 205 | Dangerous Women: Romance Book Heroines in the Modern Age (HU) | 3 |
| ENGL 206 | Alternative Richmond (HU) | 3 |
| ENGL 211 | British Literary Traditions I (HU) | 3 |
| ENGL 231 | Introduction to Poetry (HU) | 3 |
| ENGL 233 | Introduction to Short Story (HU) | 3 |
| ENGL 253 | 20th Century American Literature (HU) | 3 |
| FILM 210 | Introduction to Film (HU) | 4 |
| FILM 243 | History of American Film (HU) | 4 |
| FILM 244 | Introduction to International Film (HU) | 4 |
| FILM 252 | History of Documentary Film (HU) | 4 |
| FILM 253 | History of American Independent Film (HU) | 4 |
| FILM 254 | New Turkish Cinema (HU) | 4 |
| FILM 261 | Writing for Film (HU) | 3 |
| FILM 262 | Filmmaking (HU) | 3 |
| FILM 263 | Documentary Filmmaking (HU) | 3 |
| FILM 340 | The Cinema of Alfred Hitchcock (HU) | 4 |
| FILM 345 | Major Filmmakers (HU) | 4 |
| FILM 361 | Writing for Film II (HU) | 3 |
| FLET 227 | German Cinema (HU) | 4 |
| FLET 232 | Japanese Literature (HU) | 3 |
| FLET 238 | Modern Chinese Literature (HU) | 3 |
| FLET 239 | Traditional Japanese Literature (HU) | 3 |
| FREN 356 | Survey of French Literature II (HU) | 3 |
| GERM 245 | Conversation and Film:The Context of the Two Wars (HU) | 3 |
| GERM 315 | The German Novelle (HU) | 3 |
| GSWS 347 | Gender and Film (HU) | 4 |
| HISP 252 | Masters of Spanish Literature & Culture (HU) | 3 |
| HISP 253 | Spain as a Cultural Crossroad (HU) | 3 |
| HONR 112 | The Key of Remembrance (HU) | 3 |
| HONR 125 | Turkish German Cinema (HU) | 4 |
| HONR 130 | Food and Politics in American Art and Culture (HU) | 3 |
| HONR 136 | King Arthur in Literature and Popular Culture (HU) | 3 |
| HONR 137 | Defining the Classical Style (HU) | 3 |
| HONR 177 | Snow White and the Seven Genres (HU) | 3 |
| JAPN 232 | Japanese Literature in Translation (HU) | 3 |
| JAPN 239 | Traditional Japanese Literature (HU) | 3 |
| MUSC 101 | Understanding Music (HU) | 3 |
| MUSC 208 | Fundamentals of Conducting (HU) | 3 |
| MUSC 210 | Concert Choir (HU) | 1 |
| MUSC 214 | Wind Ensemble (HU) | 1 |
| MUSC 216 | Jazz Improvisation Lab (HU) | 1 |
| MUSC 217 | Symphony Orchestra (HU) | 1 |
| MUSC 244 | Music of the Francophone World (HU) | 3 |
| MUSC 246 | Instrumental Music on Location (HU) | 3 |
| MUSC 247 | Music in New Orleans (HU) | 3 |
| MUSC 262 | Music in American Film (HU) | 4 |
| MUSC 275 | History of Jazz (HU) | 3 |
| MUSC 311 | Chamber Singers (HU) | 1 |
| RELS 211 | Hebrew Bible/Old Testament (HU) | 3 |
| RELS 212 | The New Testament: History and Literature (HU) | 3 |
| RELS 215 | The Bible and Film (HU) | 3 |
| RELS 218 | Biblical Short Stories (HU) | 3 |
| SPAN 241 | Reading in Spanish (HU) | 3 |
| SPAN 351 | Introduction to Literature of Spain (HU) | 3 |
| SPAN 353 | Spain as a Cultural Crossroad (HU) | 4 |
| SPAN 356 | Introduction to Latin-American Literature (HU) | 3 |
| SPAN 357 | Regional Approaches to Topics in Modern Latin American Lit & Film (HU) | 3 |
| STAR 241 | Drawing Principles (HU) | 3 |
| STAR 243 | Painting (HU) | 3 |
| STAR 246 | Printmaking (HU) | 3 |
| THEA 111 | Introduction to Theatre (HU) | 3 |
| THEA 112 | Introduction to Acting (HU) | 3 |
| THEA 113 | Fundamentals of Dance (HU) | 3 |
| THEA 115 | Introduction to Improvisation (HU) | 3 |
| THEA 210 | Theatre for Social Change (HU) | 3 |
| THEA 211 | Acting I (HU) | 4 |
| THEA 215 | Introduction to Directing (HU) | 4 |
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From among the courses used to satisfy the Pillar requirements, all students must successfully complete at least one course designated as arts/humanities (HU), at least one designated as social/behavioral science (SS), and at least one designated as natural science/mathematics (NS).
Civic Life (CL)
The following list of courses have been approved for application to the Civic Life (CL) requirement.*
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ARTH 210 | Origins of Civilization (HU) | 3 |
| BUSN 230 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Innovation (SS) | 3 |
| CHIN 236 | Chinese Popular Culture (HU) | 3 |
| CLAS 210 | Origins of Civilization (HU) | 3 |
| COMM 201 | Introduction to Communication Studies (SS) | 3 |
| CRIM 200 | Introduction to Criminology (SS) | 3 |
| CRIM 233 | Introduction to Policing (SS) | 3 |
| CRIM 243 | Drugs and Crime (SS) | 3 |
| CSEC 121 | Privacy and Security (NS) | 3 |
| ECON 201 | Principles of Microeconomics (SS) | 3 |
| ECON 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics (SS) | 3 |
| EDUC 102 | Comparative Education (SS) | 3 |
| EDUC 310 | Teaching English Language Learners (SS) | 3 |
| ENGL 251 | American Literary Traditions I (HU) | 3 |
| ENGL 252 | Making Multicultural America (HU) | 3 |
| ENGL 255 | Introduction to African-American Literature (HU) | 3 |
| EVST 213 | Environmental Ethics (HU) | 3 |
| FREN 232 | Contemporary France: Society, Culture, and Conversation (HU) | 3 |
| HISP 305 | Spanish in the US (HU) | 3 |
| HIST 209 | African American History to 1865 (HU) | 3 |
| HIST 210 | African-American History since 1865 (HU) | 3 |
| HIST 211 | The United States to 1865 (HU) | 3 |
| HIST 212 | The U.S. Since 1865 (HU) | 3 |
| HIST 213 | Virginia History (HU) | 3 |
| HIST 218 | Protest and Dissent in American History (HU) | 3 |
| HIST 239 | Introduction to Public History (HU) | 3 |
| HIST 244 | 19th Century Germany & Europe (HU) | 3 |
| HONR 105 | The Revolution of 2020 (SS) | 3 |
| HONR 108 | Trust and Social Cohesion (HU) | 3 |
| HONR 116 | Road Trip!: Going Places in American Literature (HU) | 3 |
| HONR 124 | The Economics of Planet Earth (SS) | 3 |
| HONR 126 | Parks and Civic Life (HU) | 3 |
| HONR 127 | Women in Computer Science and Technology (NS) | 3 |
| HONR 128 | Ethics of Technology and Privacy (NS) | 3 |
| HONR 129 | Democracy Reform in the US (SS) | 3 |
| HONR 140 | Religion & the Founding Fathers (SS) | 3 |
| HONR 148 | Lock Them Up! Mass Incarceration US (SS) | 3 |
| HONR 151 | Exploring Banned Books (SS) | 3 |
| HONR 154 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Innovation (SS) | 3 |
| JAPN 260 | Contemporary Japan (HU) | 3 |
| JOUR 201 | American Media History (HU) | 3 |
| JOUR 202 | Media and Society (HU) | 3 |
| MUSC 150 | Defining and Defending Music (HU) | 3 |
| NUIP 115 | Nursing Profession & Health Systems (SS) | 3 |
| PHIL 213 | Environmental Ethics (HU) | 3 |
| PHIL 216 | Organizational & Professional Ethics (HU) | 3 |
| PHIL 234 | A Skeptic's Guide to College (HU) | 3 |
| PSCI 101 | Introduction to Politics (SS) | 3 |
| PSCI 102 | American Government and Politics (SS) | 3 |
| RELS 217 | The Bible in America (HU) | 3 |
| RELS 237 | Christian Ethics (HU) | 3 |
| RELS 254 | Religion in America (HU) | 3 |
| RELS 324 | Contemporary American Religion (HU) | 3 |
| SOCI 212 | Sociology of the Family (SS) | 3 |
| SOCI 217 | Social Problems (SS) | 3 |
| SOCI 221 | Childhood and Society (SS) | 3 |
| SOCI 247 | Social Inequality (SS) | 3 |
| SOCI 250 | Data Ethics (SS) | 3 |
| SOCI 340 | Gender, Sex and Society (SS) | 3 |
| SOCI 342 | Race and Ethnic Relations (SS) | 3 |
| SPAN 242 | Spanish for Social Justice (HU) | 3 |
| SPAN 256 | Spanish Service Learning: Latinos in the U.S. (HU) | 3 |
| SPAN 301 | Spanish for Business (HU) | 3 |
| SPAN 303 | Spanish for the Medical and Healthcare Professions (HU) | 3 |
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From among the courses used to satisfy the Pillar requirements, all students must successfully complete at least one course designated as arts/humanities (HU), at least one designated as social/behavioral science (SS), and at least one designated as natural science/mathematics (NS).
Global Experiences (GE)
The following list of courses have been approved for application to the Global Experiences (GE) requirement.*
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ARTH 227 | African and Oceanic Art (HU) | 3 |
| ARTH 228 | Asian Art (HU) | 3 |
| ASTU 290 | Introduction to Asian Studies (HU) | 3 |
| ASTU 291 | Contemporary East Asia (HU) | 3 |
| BUSN 390 | The Industrial Revolution and Early Management in Great Britain (SS) | 3 |
| CLAS 101 | The Ancient Mediterranean World (HU) | 3 |
| CLAS 229 | Ancient Identities (HU) | 3 |
| CLAS 250 | Greek History (HU) | 3 |
| CLAS 252 | The Hellenistic World (HU) | 3 |
| GSWS 202 | Sex and Culture (SS) | 3 |
| HISP 245 | Introduction to Hispanic Studies (HU) | 3 |
| HISP 251 | Spain: A Cultural Culinary Road Trip (HU) | 3 |
| HISP 265 | Borderlands in the Hispanic World (HU) | 3 |
| HISP 372 | The Two Spains (HU) | 3 |
| HIST 251 | Colonial Latin America (HU) | 3 |
| HIST 252 | Modern Latin American History (HU) | 3 |
| HIST 260 | East Asia to 1650 (HU) | 3 |
| HIST 262 | Global Women in WWII (HU) | 3 |
| HIST 271 | Middle East 500-1400 (HU) | 3 |
| HIST 272 | The Modern Middle East (HU) | 3 |
| HIST 299 | A History of the Atlantic World, 1400-1800 (HU) | 3 |
| HONR 110 | Japanese Religion (HU) | 3 |
| HONR 119 | The Female Self in Lorca's Drama (HU) | 3 |
| JAPN 292 | Japanese Film as History:The Works of Kurosawa Akira (HU) | 3 |
| JAPN 294 | Traditional Japanese Civilization (HU) | 3 |
| JAPN 295 | Modern Japan (HU) | 3 |
| MUSC 240 | World Music (HU) | 3 |
| MUSC 242 | The Music of Brazil (HU) | 3 |
| NUIP 120 | Caring for Hispanic Populations (SS) | 3 |
| NURS 201 | Emergency Response to Japan’s Great East Earthquake & Tsunami (SS) | 3 |
| NURS 210 | Walking in the Footsteps of Florence Nightingale (SS) | 3 |
| PHIL 212 | Ethics (HU) | 3 |
| PHIL 220 | Philosophy East and West (HU) | 3 |
| PHIL 228 | China from Confucius to Communism (HU) | 3 |
| PHIL 252 | Modern & Postmodern Philosophy (HU) | 3 |
| PSCI 321 | International Relations (SS) | 3 |
| RELS 221 | World Religions: Indian, Buddhist, Chinese, Japanese (HU) | 3 |
| RELS 223 | Hinduism: History, Teachings, Practice (HU) | 3 |
| RELS 225 | Buddhism: History, Teachings, Practice (HU) | 3 |
| RELS 227 | Islam (HU) | 3 |
| RELS 228 | New Religious Movements (HU) | 3 |
| RELS 235 | Religious Ethics (HU) | 3 |
| RELS 248 | Religions of Japan:Land of Kami, Land of Buddhas (HU) | 3 |
| RELS 271 | Women and Religion (HU) | 3 |
| RELS 321 | Religion and Literature (HU) | 3 |
| SOCI 202 | Sex and Culture (SS) | 3 |
| SOCI 215 | Cultural Anthropology (SS) | 4 |
| SOCI 240 | Indigenous Peoples and the Environm (SS) | 3 |
| SOCI 328 | Environmental Anthropology (SS) | 3 |
| SOCI 331 | Peoples of Latin America (SS) | 3 |
| SOCI 393 | Human Rights: Culture and Conflict (SS) | 3 |
| SPAN 371 | Spain's Civilization (HU) | 3 |
| SPAN 373 | Contemporary Spanish Culture through Film and Music (HU) | 3 |
| SPAN 376 | Latin-American Civilization (HU) | 3 |
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From among the courses used to satisfy the Pillar requirements, all students must successfully complete at least one course designated as arts/humanities (HU), at least one designated as social/behavioral science (SS), and at least one designated as natural science/mathematics (NS).
The Human Condition (HC)
The following list of courses have been approved for application to The Human Condition (HC) requirement.*
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ARTH 200 | Controversies, Crimes, and Misdemeanors in Art History (HU) | 3 |
| ARTH 225 | American Art (HU) | 3 |
| ARTH 226 | African American Art (HU) | 3 |
| ASTR 235 | Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Astronomy (NS) | 3 |
| BLST 201 | Introduction to Black Studies (HU) | 3 |
| CLAS 203 | Mythology (HU) | 3 |
| CLAS 224 | Ancient Cult and Worship (HU) | 3 |
| CRIM 224 | Deviant Behavior and Social Control (SS) | 3 |
| CRIM 322 | Criminological Theory (SS) | 4 |
| CRIM 334 | A Time to Kill and Kill Again: What Makes a Serial Killer Tick (SS) | 3 |
| CRIM 363 | Human Trafficking (SS) | 3 |
| CRIM 393 | Human Rights:Sanctions & Survivors (SS) | 3 |
| ENGL 202 | Midnight Tales (HU) | 3 |
| ENGL 203 | Boys Don't Cry (HU) | 3 |
| ENGL 204 | Reading Disability (HU) | 3 |
| ENGL 212 | British Literary Traditions II (HU) | 3 |
| ENGL 230 | Poetry and the Human Experience (HU) | 3 |
| ENGL 232 | The Play's the Thing! An Intro to Drama (HU) | 3 |
| FILM 275 | Cinemas of Francophone Africa (HU) | 3 |
| GSWS 101 | Introduction to Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies (HU) | 3 |
| HIST 111 | World History I (HU) | 3 |
| HIST 112 | World History II (HU) | 3 |
| HIST 215 | The Sixties (HU) | 3 |
| HIST 219 | Sports in American History (HU) | 3 |
| HIST 220 | US Ethnicity and Immigration (HU) | 3 |
| HIST 221 | Modern US Women’s History (HU) | 3 |
| HIST 231 | History of Western Medicine (HU) | 3 |
| HIST 238 | Black Autobiography and History (HU) | 3 |
| HIST 241 | History of England to 1714 (HU) | 3 |
| HIST 242 | Modern Britain (HU) | 3 |
| HIST 245 | Royal France (HU) | 3 |
| HIST 246 | Six Wives of Henry VIII (HU) | 3 |
| HIST 249 | The Lives of Wives (HU) | 3 |
| HIST 256 | The History of Witchcraft (HU) | 3 |
| HIST 263 | Women & Gender in Chinese History (HU) | 3 |
| HIST 339 | Women of the Black Freedom Movement (HU) | 3 |
| HONR 103 | Heroes or Villains:A Forensic Journey in the world of the famous (HU) | 3 |
| HONR 104 | Gender-based Violence in the Ancient World (HU) | 3 |
| HONR 107 | Mortality and Memorialization in Literature (HU) | 3 |
| HONR 113 | Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology (HU) | 3 |
| HONR 114 | The History of Scientific Thought from Pythagoras to the Principia (HU) | 3 |
| HONR 115 | Theology of Martin Luther King Jr (HU) | 3 |
| HONR 117 | The Art of Facilitation (SS) | 3 |
| HONR 133 | Seminar in Political Leadership (SS) | 3 |
| HONR 149 | Discerning Learning and Achievement (SS) | 3 |
| HONR 152 | Human Suffering and the Problem of Evil (HU) | 3 |
| HONR 156 | Speculative Technologies and their Real-world Counterparts (NS) | 3 |
| JAPN 270 | Weird Japan (HU) | 3 |
| PHIL 251 | History of Western Philosophy: Ancient (HU) | 3 |
| PHIL 255 | Ancient Art of Happiness (HU) | 3 |
| PHIL 260 | Philosophy of Religion (HU) | 3 |
| PHIL 272 | Reason and Revelation (HU) | 3 |
| PSYC 116 | Psychology of Intelligence and Learning (SS) | 3 |
| PSYC 126 | Psychobiology of Happiness (SS) | 3 |
| PSYC 129 | Biopsychology and the Law: Neuroscience and Crime (SS) | 3 |
| PSYC 130 | Lifespan Development (SS) | 3 |
| PSYC 140 | Psychology of Illusion (SS) | 3 |
| PSYC 145 | Health Psychology (SS) | 3 |
| PSYC 200 | Introduction to Psychology (SS) | 4 |
| RELS 105 | Introduction to Religion (HU) | 3 |
| RELS 213 | Life and Teaching of Jesus (HU) | 3 |
| RELS 214 | Life and Letters of Paul (HU) | 3 |
| RELS 216 | Sex, Gender, and the Bible (HU) | 3 |
| RELS 219 | The Book of Revelation (HU) | 3 |
| RELS 222 | World Religions: Judaic, Christian, Islamic (HU) | 3 |
| RELS 229 | Native American Religions (HU) | 3 |
| RELS 230 | Judaism (HU) | 3 |
| RELS 231 | Christianity (HU) | 3 |
| RELS 232 | History of Christianity from the Early Church to the Protestant Refo (HU) | 3 |
| RELS 233 | History of Christianity from the Protestant Reformation to Present (HU) | 3 |
| RELS 246 | Jewish and Christian Identities in Ancient Israel/Palestine (HU) | 3 |
| RELS 251 | The Holocaust (HU) | 3 |
| RELS 258 | African-American Religion (HU) | 3 |
| RELS 260 | Religions and the Natural Environment (HU) | 3 |
| RELS 262 | Religion and Science (HU) | 3 |
| RELS 274 | Women and Christianity (HU) | 3 |
| RELS 275 | Liberation Theology (HU) | 3 |
| RELS 311 | Prophecy in Ancient Israel (HU) | 3 |
| SOCI 200 | Foundations of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology (SS) | 3 |
| SOCI 220 | Linguistic Anthropology (SS) | 3 |
| SOCI 225 | Introduction to Black Studies (SS) | 3 |
| SOCI 324 | Social Perspectives on Motherhood (SS) | 3 |
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From among the courses used to satisfy the Pillar requirements, all students must successfully complete at least one course designated as arts/humanities (HU), at least one designated as social/behavioral science (SS), and at least one designated as natural science/mathematics (NS).
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning (QS)
The following list of courses have been approved for application to the Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning (QS) requirement.*
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 201 | Accounting for Non-Majors (SS) | 3 |
| CSCI 106 | Exploring Quantitative Analysis (NS) | 3 |
| CSCI 111 | Introduction to Computer Science (NS) | 4 |
| DATA 110 | Mathematical Foundations of Data Science (NS) | 3 |
| HONR 111 | 3D Printing (NS) | 3 |
| HONR 131 | Introduction to Systems Biology (NS) | 3 |
| HONR 135 | Infinity! (NS) | 3 |
| HONR 147 | Making Mathematics (NS) | 3 |
| HONR 150 | Recreational Mathematics (NS) | 3 |
| MATH 105 | Introduction to Finite Math (NS) | 3 |
| MATH 106 | Introduction to Optimization (NS) | 3 |
| MATH 107 | Introduction to Math Modeling (NS) | 3 |
| MATH 111 | Introduction to Statistics (NS) | 3 |
| MATH 113 | Introduction to Statistics (NS) | 3 |
| MATH 120 | Introductory Logic (NS) | 3 |
| MATH 131 | Calculus I (NS) | 4 |
| MATH 132 | Calculus II (NS) | 4 |
| MATH 203 | Multivariable Calculus (NS) | 4 |
| MATH 213 | Elementary Linear Algebra (NS) | 3 |
| MATH 220 | Discrete Mathematics (NS) | 3 |
| SPAN 335 | Structure & Symbols of Spanish (HU) | 3 |
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From among the courses used to satisfy the Pillar requirements, all students must successfully complete at least one course designated as arts/humanities (HU), at least one designated as social/behavioral science (SS), and at least one designated as natural science/mathematics (NS).
The Scientific Process (SP)
The following list of courses have been approved for application to The Scientific Process (SP) requirement.*
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ARCH 221 | Archaeological Methods and Theory (NS) | 4 |
| ASTR 101 | Introductory Astronomy (NS) | 4 |
| BIOL 121 | Foundations of Experimental Biology (NS) | 4 |
| BIOL 126 | Insects and Humans (NS) | 4 |
| BIOL 127 | Cell Biology for the Citizen (NS) | 4 |
| BIOL 129 | The Human Machine (NS) | 4 |
| BIOL 133 | Health and Immunity (NS) | 4 |
| BIOL 151 | Biological Diversity (NS) | 4 |
| BIOL 175 | Experimental Field and Laboratory Ecology (NS) | 4 |
| CHEM 117 | Drugs and the Body (NS) | 4 |
| CHEM 118 | The Chemistry of Food and Cooking (NS) | 4 |
| CHEM 125 | Chemistry and Crime:From Sherlock Holmes to Today's Courtroom (NS) | 4 |
| CHEM 130 | Environmental Chemistry (NS) | 4 |
| CHEM 210 | Introduction to College Chemistry (NS) | 4 |
| CHEM 215 | Principles of Chemistry (NS) | 4 |
| CHEM 220 | Basic Inorganic Chemistry (NS) | 4 |
| CHEM 230 | Quantitative Chemical Analysis (NS) | 4 |
| EVST 101 | Introduction to Environmental Science (NS) | 4 |
| EVST 105 | Environmental Problem Solving I (NS) | 4 |
| HONR 106 | Our Green Allies (NS) | 4 |
| HONR 118 | Exploring Virginia's Environment (NS) | 4 |
| HONR 120 | Chemistry & Art in the Ancient World-How Did They Do That? (NS) | 4 |
| HONR 142 | Human Origins and Ecology (NS) | 4 |
| HONR 144 | Energy and Electricity: Resources and Technology (NS) | 4 |
| HONR 145 | Physics and the Atomic Age (NS) | 4 |
| HONR 153 | Molecular Gastronomy: Artistically Scientific Cooking (NS) | 4 |
| PHYS 105 | A Hitchhiker's Guide to Physics (With Apologies to Douglas Adams) (NS) | 4 |
| PHYS 110 | Physics of Light (NS) | 4 |
| PHYS 151 | Introductory Physics (NS) | 4 |
| PHYS 152 | Introductory Physics (NS) | 4 |
| PHYS 210 | Digital Electronics (NS) | 4 |
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From among the courses used to satisfy the Pillar requirements, all students must successfully complete at least one course designated as arts/humanities (HU), at least one designated as social/behavioral science (SS), and at least one designated as natural science/mathematics (NS).
Writing Attentive (WA)
The following list of courses have been approved for application to the Writing Attentive (WA) requirement.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ARTH 201 | The History of Art I | 3 |
| ARTH 202 | The History of Art II | 3 |
| ARTH 210 | Origins of Civilization | 3 |
| ARTH 211 | Art and Archaeology of Egypt and the Ancient Near East | 3 |
| ARTH 214 | Bronze and Iron Age Europe | 3 |
| ARTH 222 | Baroque Art | 3 |
| ARTH 223 | Revolutions in 19th Century European Art | 3 |
| ARTH 224 | Modern Art | 3 |
| ARTH 225 | American Art | 3 |
| ARTH 226 | African American Art | 3 |
| ARTH 228 | Asian Art | 3 |
| ARTH 240 | Women in the Arts | 3 |
| BIOL 121 | Foundations of Experimental Biology | 4 |
| BIOL 127 | Cell Biology for the Citizen | 4 |
| CHIN 238 | Modern Chinese Literature | 3 |
| CLAS 210 | Origins of Civilization | 3 |
| CLAS 211 | Art and Archaeology of Egypt and the Ancient Near East | 3 |
| CLAS 214 | Bronze and Iron Age Europe | 3 |
| CLAS 229 | Ancient Identities | 3 |
| CSEC 121 | Privacy and Security | 3 |
| ENGL 202 | Midnight Tales | 3 |
| ENGL 203 | Boys Don't Cry | 3 |
| ENGL 204 | Reading Disability | 3 |
| ENGL 205 | Dangerous Women: Romance Book Heroines in the Modern Age | 3 |
| ENGL 206 | Alternative Richmond | 3 |
| ENGL 211 | British Literary Traditions I | 3 |
| ENGL 212 | British Literary Traditions II | 3 |
| ENGL 230 | Poetry and the Human Experience | 3 |
| ENGL 231 | Introduction to Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL 232 | The Play's the Thing! An Intro to Drama | 3 |
| ENGL 233 | Introduction to Short Story | 3 |
| ENGL 251 | American Literary Traditions I | 3 |
| ENGL 252 | Making Multicultural America | 3 |
| ENGL 253 | 20th Century American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 255 | Introduction to African-American Literature | 3 |
| EVST 105 | Environmental Problem Solving I | 4 |
| FILM 275 | Cinemas of Francophone Africa | 3 |
| FILM 361 | Writing for Film II | 3 |
| FLET 238 | Modern Chinese Literature | 3 |
| FREN 356 | Survey of French Literature II | 3 |
| GERM 245 | Conversation and Film:The Context of the Two Wars | 3 |
| GERM 315 | The German Novelle | 3 |
| HISP 265 | Borderlands in the Hispanic World | 3 |
| HIST 211 | The United States to 1865 | 3 |
| HIST 212 | The U.S. Since 1865 | 3 |
| HIST 219 | Sports in American History | 3 |
| HIST 260 | East Asia to 1650 | 3 |
| HIST 262 | Global Women in WWII | 3 |
| HIST 263 | Women & Gender in Chinese History | 3 |
| HIST 271 | Middle East 500-1400 | 3 |
| HIST 272 | The Modern Middle East | 3 |
| HIST 299 | A History of the Atlantic World, 1400-1800 | 3 |
| HONR 112 | The Key of Remembrance | 3 |
| HONR 116 | Road Trip!: Going Places in American Literature | 3 |
| HONR 118 | Exploring Virginia's Environment | 4 |
| HONR 119 | The Female Self in Lorca's Drama | 3 |
| HONR 124 | The Economics of Planet Earth | 3 |
| HONR 126 | Parks and Civic Life | 3 |
| HONR 128 | Ethics of Technology and Privacy | 3 |
| HONR 130 | Food and Politics in American Art and Culture | 3 |
| HONR 133 | Seminar in Political Leadership | 3 |
| HONR 136 | King Arthur in Literature and Popular Culture | 3 |
| HONR 154 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Innovation | 3 |
| HONR 177 | Snow White and the Seven Genres | 3 |
| PHIL 252 | Modern & Postmodern Philosophy | 3 |
| PSCI 101 | Introduction to Politics | 3 |
| RELS 311 | Prophecy in Ancient Israel | 3 |
| SOCI 240 | Indigenous Peoples and the Environm | 3 |
| SOCI 328 | Environmental Anthropology | 3 |
| SPAN 241 | Reading in Spanish | 3 |
| SPAN 242 | Spanish for Social Justice | 3 |
| SPAN 351 | Introduction to Literature of Spain | 3 |
| SPAN 356 | Introduction to Latin-American Literature | 3 |
| SPAN 357 | Regional Approaches to Topics in Modern Latin American Lit & Film | 3 |
| SPAN 371 | Spain's Civilization | 3 |
| SPAN 373 | Contemporary Spanish Culture through Film and Music | 3 |
| SPAN 376 | Latin-American Civilization | 3 |