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)
HIS 367 Contemporary America Arts and Humanities Fall 3/3
HIS 368 Nature and the Environment in American History Arts and Humanities Spring 3/3
HIS 368 Nature and the Environment in American History People and Society Spring 3/3
HIS 369 Introduction to Urban America Arts and Humanities Fall 3/3
HIS 369 Introduction to Urban America People and Society Fall 3/3
HIS 370 Storied Pasts: 19th Century U.S. History and Literature Arts and Humanities Spring 3/3
HIS 370 Storied Pasts: 19th Century U.S. History and Literature People and Society Spring 3/3
HIS 371 Immigration, Race and Ethnicity in American History Arts and Humanities Fall 3/3
HIS 371 Immigration, Race and Ethnicity in American History People and Society Fall 3/3
HIS 372 The Sixties Arts and Humanities Fall 3/3
HIS 373 The Civil Rights Movement Arts and Humanities Spring 3/3
HIS 373 The Civil Rights Movement People and Society Spring 3/3
HIS 374 History of Feminism Arts and Humanities Fall 3/3
HIS 374 History of Feminism People and Society Fall 3/3
HIS 376 American Legal and Constitutional History Arts and Humanities Spring 3/3
HIS 376 American Legal and Constitutional History People and Society Spring 3/3
HIS 377 Sport in American History Arts and Humanities Fall 3/3
HIS 377 Sport in American History People and Society Fall 3/3
HIS 379 History of the Old South (1607-1861) Arts and Humanities Fall, Spring 3/3
HIS 379 History of the Old South (1607-1861) People and Society Fall, Spring 3/3
HIS 380 The New South (since 1877) Arts and Humanities By Announcement Only 3/3
HIS 380 The New South (since 1877) People and Society By Announcement Only 3/3
HIS 381 History of Florida Arts and Humanities By Announcement Only 3/3
HIS 381 History of Florida People and Society By Announcement Only 3/3
HIS 382 Ideas and Culture in Early American History Arts and Humanities Spring 0/3
HIS 382 Ideas and Culture in Early American History People and Society Spring 0/3
HIS 383 Ideas and Culture in Modern United States History Arts and Humanities Fall 3/3
HIS 383 Ideas and Culture in Modern United States History People and Society Fall 3/3
HIS 384 Modern LGBTQ+ History People and Society Fall, Spring 3/3
HIS 385 US Empire Before 1914 Arts and Humanities By Announcement Only 3/3
HIS 385 US Empire Before 1914 People and Society By Announcement Only 3/3
HIS 388 The Vietnam War Arts and Humanities By Announcement Only 3/3
HIS 388 The Vietnam War People and Society By Announcement Only 3/3
HIS 389 Nineteenth-Century Europe: Barricades, Borders, and Bourgeoisie Arts and Humanities Fall 3/3
HIS 389 Nineteenth-Century Europe: Barricades, Borders, and Bourgeoisie People and Society Fall 3/3
HIS 390 Europe after Hitler Arts and Humanities Spring 3/3
HIS 390 Europe after Hitler People and Society Spring 3/3
HIS 391 The History of Everyday Life Arts and Humanities Spring 3/3
HIS 391 The History of Everyday Life People and Society Spring 3/3
HIS 392 Transfer Credits Arts and Humanities Fall, Spring, Summer 1/5
HIS 393 Transfer Credits Arts and Humanities Fall, Spring, Summer 1/5
HIS 394 Transfer Credits Arts and Humanities Fall, Spring, Summer 1/5
HIS 395 World War I Arts and Humanities Spring 3/3
HIS 395 World War I People and Society Spring 3/3
HIS 396 Special Topics Arts and Humanities By Announcement Only 3/3
HIS 398 Burritos Are Not Mexican: Mexico and Its Society, 1800-2000 Arts and Humanities Fall, Spring 3/3
HIS 398 Burritos Are Not Mexican: Mexico and Its Society, 1800-2000 People and Society Fall, Spring 3/3
HIS 412 Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr: A Call to Civic Engagement Arts and Humanities By Announcement Only 3/3
HIS 412 Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr: A Call to Civic Engagement People and Society By Announcement Only 3/3
HIS 447 Global History of Communism Arts and Humanities By Announcement Only 3/3