Individualized Cognate Courses

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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: Summer 2026 Term

Subject Course No. Course Title Area of Knowledge Designation Typically Offered Credits (Min/Max)
GSS 344 Gender and Politics People and Society Spring 3/3
GSS 345 Religion and Gender People and Society By Announcement Only 3/3
GSS 347 Issues in Reproductive Medicine People and Society By Announcement Only 3/3
GSS 348 Mental Illness, Gender, and Psychiatry People and Society Fall, Spring, Summer 3/3
GSS 350 Special Topics in Gender and Sexuality Studies People and Society Fall, Spring 3/3
GSS 361 Gender and Language Arts and Humanities By Announcement Only 3/3
GSS 361 Gender and Language People and Society By Announcement Only 3/3
GSS 370 Special Topics in Gender and Sexuality Studies: People and Society People and Society By Announcement Only 3/3
GSS 405 Gender and Sexuality in Cultural Context People and Society Fall, Spring 3/3
GSS 410 Gender, Sex, and the Law People and Society By Announcement Only 3/3
GSS 420 Interpreting Bodies Arts and Humanities By Announcement Only 3/3
GSS 420 Interpreting Bodies People and Society By Announcement Only 3/3
GSS 450 Special Topics in Gender and Sexuality Studies People and Society Fall, Spring 3/3
GSS 469 LGBTI Politics People and Society By Announcement Only 3/3
GSS 471 Sex Babies and the State People and Society By Announcement Only 3/3
HAI 201 Intermediate Haitian Creole I Arts and Humanities Fall 3/3
HAI 201 Intermediate Haitian Creole I People and Society Fall 3/3
HAI 202 Intermediate Haitian Creole II Arts and Humanities Spring 3/3
HAI 202 Intermediate Haitian Creole II People and Society Spring 3/3
HAI 295 Transfer Credit Arts and Humanities Fall, Spring, Summer 1/3
HAI 395 Transfer Credit Arts and Humanities Fall, Spring, Summer 1/3
HAI 495 Transfer Credit Arts and Humanities Fall, Spring, Summer 1/3
HCS 202 Introductory Statistics in Health Care STEM Fall, Spring 3/3
HCS 212 Human Anatomy STEM Fall, Spring, Summer 3/3
HCS 215 Principles of Systemic Physiology STEM Fall, Spring, Summer 3/3
HCS 352 Biological Principles of Public Health STEM Fall 3/3
HCS 355 Global Nutrition People and Society By Announcement Only 3/3
HCS 465 Public Health Statistics and Data Management STEM Fall 3/3
HEB 201 Intermediate Hebrew I Arts and Humanities Fall 3/3
HEB 202 Intermediate Hebrew II Arts and Humanities Spring 3/3
HEB 295 Transfer Credit Arts and Humanities Fall, Spring, Summer 1/3
HEB 395 Transfer Credit Arts and Humanities Fall, Spring, Summer 1/3
HEB 495 Transfer Credit Arts and Humanities Fall, Spring, Summer 1/3
HIS 101 History of the United States, I (to 1877) Arts and Humanities Fall 3/3
HIS 101 History of the United States, I (to 1877) People and Society Fall 3/3
HIS 102 History of the United States, II (since 1877) Arts and Humanities Spring 3/3
HIS 102 History of the United States, II (since 1877) People and Society Spring 3/3
HIS 121 Emperors, Shoguns, and Concubines: East Asia, Origins-1800 Arts and Humanities Fall, Spring 3/3
HIS 122 The Dragon and the Rising Sun: East Asia, 1800-Present Arts and Humanities Fall, Spring 3/3
HIS 131 Europe from Antiquity to 1600: An Expanding World Arts and Humanities Fall, Spring, Summer 3/3
HIS 131 Europe from Antiquity to 1600: An Expanding World People and Society Fall, Spring, Summer 3/3
HIS 132 Europe 1648 to the Present Arts and Humanities Fall, Spring, Summer 3/3
HIS 132 Europe 1648 to the Present People and Society Fall, Spring, Summer 3/3
HIS 140 The British Empire: Rise, Fall and Afterlife Arts and Humanities Fall, Spring 3/3
HIS 161 Aztec Princesses, Spanish Conquistadors, and Pirates of the Caribbean: Latin America to 1810 Arts and Humanities Fall 3/3
HIS 162 History of Modern Latin America (1800-present) People and Society Fall, Spring 3/3
HIS 162 History of Modern Latin America (1800-present) Arts and Humanities Fall, Spring 3/3
HIS 192 Studies in History Arts and Humanities By Announcement Only 1/5
HIS 193 Studies in History Arts and Humanities By Announcement Only 1/5
HIS 194 Studies in History Arts and Humanities By Announcement Only 1/5