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Beginning in Fall 2021, UM students can fulfill the Areas of Knowledge general education requirement by creating an individualized cognate. Only courses (UM as well as transfer courses) with an Area of Knowledge course attribute in CaneLink can be used in an individualized cognate. All three courses in an individualized cognate must have the appropriate Area of Knowledge course attribute. Courses used in an individualized cognate cannot be double counted toward any other degree requirement. An individualized cognate must be a minimum of 3 courses (9 credit hours). Individualized cognates use the following academic plan codes: AT_0080 (Arts & Humanities), PS_0070 (People & Society), and ST_0026 (STEM). For information on thematic cognates, use the cognate search engine.
Below is a searchable list of current courses that can be used in an individualized cognate.
NOTE: The course a student takes to fulfill the quantitative skills proficiency requirement cannot be double counted by including it in an individualized cognate. Also courses with a grade of CR (except for test credits that are accepted with a UM equivalency from AP, IB, GCE, Cambridge Pre-U, CAPE, and CLEP programs) cannot be used to fulfill general education or other degree requirements like individualized cognates.
| Subject | Course No. | Course Title | Area of Knowledge Designation | Typically Offered | Credits (Min/Max) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHM | 104 | Chemistry for the Health Sciences II | STEM | Spring | 3/3 |
| CHM | 105 | Chemistry for the Health Sciences I (Laboratory) | STEM | Fall | 1/1 |
| CHM | 106 | Chemistry for the Health Sciences II (Laboratory) | STEM | Spring | 1/1 |
| CHM | 110 | Chemical Problem Solving | STEM | Fall, Spring, Summer | 3/3 |
| CHM | 111 | Principles of Chemistry I | STEM | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| CHM | 112 | Principles of Chemistry II | STEM | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| CHM | 113 | Chemistry Laboratory I | STEM | Fall, Spring, Summer | 1/1 |
| CHM | 114 | Chemistry Laboratory II | STEM | Fall, Spring, Summer | 1/1 |
| CHM | 121 | Principles of Chemistry | STEM | Fall, Spring, Summer | 4/4 |
| CHM | 151 | Chemistry for Engineers | STEM | Spring | 3/3 |
| CHM | 153 | Chemistry Laboratory for Engineers | STEM | Spring | 1/1 |
| CHM | 160 | Being a Scientist | STEM | Spring | 3/3 |
| CHM | 201 | Organic Chemistry I (Lecture) | STEM | By Announcement Only | 3/4 |
| CHM | 202 | Organic Chemistry II (Lecture) | STEM | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| CHM | 205 | Chemical Dynamics Laboratory | STEM | Fall, Spring, Summer | 1/1 |
| CHM | 206 | Organic Reactions and Synthesis Laboratory | STEM | Fall, Spring, Summer | 2/2 |
| CHM | 207 | Chemical Dynamics and Organic Synthesis Laboratory | STEM | Fall | 2/2 |
| CHM | 214 | Quantitative Analytical Chemistry | STEM | Fall | 3/3 |
| CHM | 221 | Introduction to Structure and Dynamics | STEM | Fall, Spring, Summer | 4/4 |
| CHM | 222 | Organic Reactions and Synthesis | STEM | Fall, Spring, Summer | 4/4 |
| CHM | 316 | Instrumental Analytical Chemistry | STEM | Spring | 3/3 |
| CHM | 317 | The Chemistry of Food and Taste. | STEM | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| CHM | 320 | Instrumental Methods in Chemistry and Biochemistry | STEM | Spring | 2/2 |
| CHM | 331 | Physical Chemistry for Premedical Students | STEM | Spring | 3/3 |
| CHM | 360 | Physical Chemistry I (Lecture) | STEM | Fall | 3/3 |
| CHM | 364 | Physical Chemistry (Laboratory I) | STEM | Fall | 1/1 |
| CHM | 365 | Physical Chemistry II (Lecture) | STEM | Spring | 3/3 |
| CHM | 401 | Environmental Chemistry | STEM | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| CHM | 441 | Inorganic Chemistry (Lecture) | STEM | Spring | 3/3 |
| CHM | 442 | Inorganic Chemistry (Laboratory) | STEM | Spring | 1/1 |
| CHM | 464 | Physical Chemistry (Laboratory II) | STEM | Spring | 1/1 |
| CHM | 520 | Physical Organic Chemistry | STEM | Spring | 3/3 |
| CHM | 522 | Synthetic Organic Chemistry | STEM | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| CHM | 524 | Supramolecular Chemistry | STEM | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| CHM | 525 | Structural Organic Chemistry | STEM | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| CHM | 526 | CHM523 Medicinal Chemistry | STEM | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| CHM | 535 | Molecular and Supramolecular Photochemistry | STEM | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| CHM | 541 | Principles of Bonding and Reactivity in Inorganic Chemistry | STEM | Fall | 3/3 |
| CHM | 553 | Modern Quantum Chemistry | STEM | Fall | 3/3 |
| CHM | 565 | Principles of Spectroscopic Techniques | STEM | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| CHM | 575 | Principles of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Multidimensional Spectroscopy | STEM | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| CHM | 591 | Topics in Chemistry | STEM | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| CHM | 592 | Topics in Chemistry | STEM | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| CIM | 101 | Internet, Media, and Society | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| CIM | 102 | Interaction Design | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| CIM | 102 | Interaction Design | STEM | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| CIM | 104 | Introduction to Game Studies | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| CIM | 121 | Prototyping | Arts and Humanities | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| CIM | 121 | Prototyping | STEM | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| CIM | 202 | User Experience Design | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
