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: Fall 2026 Term

Subject Course No. Course Title Area of Knowledge Designation Typically Offered Credits (Min/Max)
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
HIS 447 Global History of Communism People and Society By Announcement Only 3/3
HIS 501 Studies in African History Arts and Humanities Fall, Spring 3/3
HIS 511 Studies in Asian History Arts and Humanities Fall, Spring 3/3
HIS 515 Studies in Chinese History Arts and Humanities Fall, Spring 3/3
HIS 531 Studies in European History Arts and Humanities Fall, Spring 3/3
HIS 534 Studies in Ancient History Arts and Humanities Fall, Spring 3/3
HIS 535 The History of Rivers Arts and Humanities Fall, Spring 3/3
HIS 535 The History of Rivers People and Society Fall, Spring 3/3
HIS 536 Studies in Medieval History Arts and Humanities Fall, Spring 3/3
HIS 538 Studies in Early Modern European History Arts and Humanities Fall, Spring 3/3
HIS 551 Studies in Latin American History Arts and Humanities Fall, Spring 3/3
HIS 553 Studies in Colonial Latin American History Arts and Humanities Fall, Spring 3/3
HIS 554 Studies in Modern Latin American History Arts and Humanities Fall, Spring 3/3
HIS 561 Studies in United States History Arts and Humanities Fall, Spring 3/3
HIS 564 Studies in American Intellectual and Cultural History Arts and Humanities Fall, Spring 3/3
HIS 565 Studies in American Political and Diplomatic History Arts and Humanities Fall, Spring 3/3
HIS 565 Studies in American Political and Diplomatic History People and Society Fall, Spring 3/3
HIS 569 Studies in African-American History Arts and Humanities Fall, Spring 3/3
HIS 569 Studies in African-American History People and Society Fall, Spring 3/3
HIS 570 Studies in Public History Arts and Humanities Fall, Spring 3/3
HIS 570 Studies in Public History People and Society Fall, Spring 3/3
HIS 591 Studies in Comparative History Arts and Humanities Fall, Spring 3/3
HIS 592 Transfer Credits Arts and Humanities Fall, Spring, Summer 1/5
HIS 593 Transfer Credits Arts and Humanities Fall, Spring, Summer 1/5
HIS 594 Transfer Credits Arts and Humanities Fall, Spring, Summer 1/5
HIS 595 Studies in Visual History Arts and Humanities Fall, Spring 3/3
INS 101 Global Perspectives People and Society Fall, Spring 3/3
INS 102 Global Economics People and Society Fall, Spring 3/3
INS 103 World in Crisis People and Society Fall, Spring, Summer 3/3
INS 201 Globalization and Change in World Politics People and Society Fall, Spring, Summer 3/3
INS 202 INS Methodology People and Society Fall, Spring 3/3
INS 210 INS Topics People and Society Fall, Spring, Summer 3/3
INS 310 Advanced Topics in INS People and Society Fall, Spring, Summer 3/3
INS 311 Advanced Topics in INS II People and Society Fall, Spring, Summer 3/3
INS 319 Empire: Global Legacies Arts and Humanities Fall, Spring 3/3
INS 319 Empire: Global Legacies People and Society Fall, Spring 3/3
INS 320 Global Economics II People and Society By Announcement Only 3/3
INS 321 International Development People and Society Fall, Spring, Summer 3/3
INS 322 Economics of Development and the Environment People and Society Fall 3/3
INS 324 The History of Zionism Arts and Humanities By Announcement Only 3/3