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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.
The courses below are currently effective for the: Spring 2027 Term| Subject | Catalog No. | Course Title | Area of Knowledge Designation | Typically Offered | Credits (Min/Max) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecosystem Science and Policy ECS |
374 | Topics in Environmental Policy | People and Society | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Ecosystem Science and Policy ECS |
375 | Topics in Environment and the Humanities | Arts and Humanities | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Ecosystem Science and Policy ECS |
377 | Topics in Environmental Economics and Development | People and Society | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Ecosystem Science and Policy ECS |
379 | Special Topics in Ecosystem Science and Policy | People and Society | By Announcement Only | 1/1 |
| Ecosystem Science and Policy ECS |
391 | Studies in Ecosystem Science and Policy | People and Society | By Announcement Only | 1/4 |
| Ecosystem Science and Policy ECS |
392 | Studies in Ecosystem Science and Policy | People and Society | By Announcement Only | 1/4 |
| Ecosystem Science and Policy ECS |
393 | Studies in Ecosystem Science and Policy | People and Society | By Announcement Only | 1/4 |
| Ecosystem Science and Policy ECS |
394 | Studies in Ecosystem Science and Policy | People and Society | By Announcement Only | 1/4 |
| Ecosystem Science and Policy ECS |
395 | Studies in Ecosystem Science and Policy | People and Society | By Announcement Only | 1/4 |
| Ecosystem Science and Policy ECS |
403 | Interdisciplinary Approaches | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Ecosystem Science and Policy ECS |
403 | Interdisciplinary Approaches | STEM | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Ecosystem Science and Policy ECS |
432 | Ecology in the Galapagos | STEM | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Ecosystem Science and Policy ECS |
433 | Conservation in Practice | People and Society | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Ecosystem Science and Policy ECS |
433 | Conservation in Practice | STEM | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Ecosystem Science and Policy ECS |
485 | Political Ecology of the Galapagos | People and Society | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Ecosystem Science and Policy ECS |
485 | Political Ecology of the Galapagos | STEM | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Ecosystem Science and Policy ECS |
572 | Special Topics in ECS | People and Society | By Announcement Only | 0/3 |
| General Engineering EGN |
123 | Computing and Digital Solutions for the future | STEM | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| General Engineering EGN |
181 | Resilience | STEM | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| General Engineering EGN |
381 | Climate Challenges: Integrating Science, Health and Engineering | STEM | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
201 | World Literary Masterpieces I | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring, Summer | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
202 | World Literary Masterpieces II | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring, Summer | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
205 | Jewish Literature | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
209 | Creative Writing | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring, Summer | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
210 | Literary Themes and Topics | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring, Summer | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
211 | English Literature I | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring, Summer | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
212 | English Literature II | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring, Summer | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
213 | American Literature I | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring, Summer | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
214 | American Literature II | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring, Summer | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
215 | English and American Literature by Women | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
215 | English and American Literature by Women | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
219 | CW Beginning Mixed Genre Workshop | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
220 | Introduction to Poetry | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
221 | Introduction to Fiction | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
240 | Literature and Medicine | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
240 | Literature and Medicine | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
241 | Art of the Con: Con Artists, Tricksters, and Card Sharks in U.S. Literature and Culture | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
241 | Art of the Con: Con Artists, Tricksters, and Card Sharks in U.S. Literature and Culture | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
242 | Literature and Law | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
242 | Literature and Law | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
243 | Contemporary American Migrations | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
244 | Contemporary Disaster Fiction | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
244 | Contemporary Disaster Fiction | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
245 | The Circle of Knowledge: Science and the Humanities | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
245 | The Circle of Knowledge: Science and the Humanities | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
247 | Afrofuturism | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
247 | Afrofuturism | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
249 | Literature and the Environment | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
250 | Studies in English | Arts and Humanities | 1/5 | |
| English and Creative Writing ENG |
251 | Studies in English | Arts and Humanities | 1/5 |
