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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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology PSY |
210 | Social Psychology Prerequisite: C- or higher in PSY 110 |
People and Society | Fall, Spring, Summer | 3/3 |
| Psychology PSY |
220 | Introduction to Psychobiology Prerequisite: C- or higher in PSY 110 |
People and Society | Fall, Spring, Summer | 3/3 |
| Psychology PSY |
220 | Introduction to Psychobiology Prerequisite: C- or higher in PSY 110 |
STEM | Fall, Spring, Summer | 3/3 |
| Psychology PSY |
225 | Introduction to Evolutionary Psychology | People and Society | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Psychology PSY |
225 | Introduction to Evolutionary Psychology | STEM | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Psychology PSY |
230 | Child and Adolescent Development Prerequisite: C- or higher in PSY 110 |
People and Society | Fall, Spring, Summer | 3/3 |
| Psychology PSY |
230 | Child and Adolescent Development Prerequisite: C- or higher in PSY 110 |
STEM | Fall, Spring, Summer | 3/3 |
| Psychology PSY |
235 | Learning and Behavior | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Psychology PSY |
240 | Psychopathology Prerequisite: C- or higher in PSY 110 |
STEM | Fall, Spring, Summer | 3/3 |
| Psychology PSY |
240 | Psychopathology Prerequisite: C- or higher in PSY 110 |
People and Society | Fall, Spring, Summer | 3/3 |
| Psychology PSY |
250 | Cognitive Psychology Prerequisite: C- or higher in PSY 110 |
People and Society | Fall, Spring, Summer | 3/3 |
| Psychology PSY |
250 | Cognitive Psychology Prerequisite: C- or higher in PSY 110 |
STEM | Fall, Spring, Summer | 3/3 |
| Psychology PSY |
260 | Personality Psychology Prerequisite: C- or higher in PSY 110 |
People and Society | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Psychology PSY |
272 | Science and Pseudoscience Prerequisite: C- or higher in PSY 110 |
People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Psychology PSY |
275 | Special Topics Prerequisite: C- or higher in PSY 110 |
People and Society | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Psychology PSY |
290 | Introduction to Research Methods Prerequisite or Corequisite: C- or Higher in PSY 110 |
People and Society | Fall, Spring, Summer | 3/3 |
| Psychology PSY |
291 | Introduction to Biobehavioral Statistics Prerequisite: PSY Major or PSY Minor or NEU major, and C- or higher in PSY 110, and MTH 101 or higher |
People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Psychology PSY |
291 | Introduction to Biobehavioral Statistics Prerequisite: PSY Major or PSY Minor or NEU major, and C- or higher in PSY 110, and MTH 101 or higher |
STEM | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Psychology PSY |
292 | Introduction to Biobehavioral Statistics Section B Prerequisite: C- or higher in MTH 101 or higher |
People and Society | Fall, Spring, Summer | 3/3 |
| Psychology PSY |
292 | Introduction to Biobehavioral Statistics Section B Prerequisite: C- or higher in MTH 101 or higher |
STEM | Fall, Spring, Summer | 3/3 |
| Psychology PSY |
307 | Advancing Mind-Body Health, Healing and Performance Pre-Requisites: 2.5 GPA, 9 credits in PSY including PSY 110 |
People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Psychology PSY |
310 | Attitudes and Persuasion Prerequisite: 2.5 GPA, 9 credits in PSY including PSY 110, PSY 290 OR 291 OR 292. |
People and Society | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Psychology PSY |
311 | Emotion Prerequisite: 2.5 GPA, 9 credits in PSY including PSY 110, PSY 290 OR 291 OR 292. |
People and Society | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Psychology PSY |
312 | Psychology of Gender Prerequisite: 2.5 GPA, 9 credits in PSY including PSY 110, PSY 290 OR 291 OR 292. |
People and Society | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Psychology PSY |
313 | Romantic Relations Prerequisite: 2.5 GPA, 9 credits in PSY including PSY 110, PSY 290 OR 291 OR 292. |
People and Society | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Psychology PSY |
320 | Psychology of Drugs and Behavior Prerequisite: 2.5 GPA, 9 credits in PSY including PSY 110, PSY 290 OR 291 OR 292. |
People and Society | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Psychology PSY |
325 | Sex and Evolution Prerequisite: 2.5 GPA, 9 credits in PSY including PSY 110, PSY 290 OR 291 OR 292. |
People and Society | Spring | 3/3 |
| Psychology PSY |
330 | Psychology of Language Development Prerequisite: 2.5 GPA, 9 credits in PSY including PSY 110, PSY 290 OR 291 OR 292. |
People and Society | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Psychology PSY |
345 | Child Psychopathology Prerequisite: 2.5 GPA, 9 credits in PSY including PSY 110, AND PSY 290 OR 291 OR 292, AND PSY 230 OR 240 |
People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Psychology PSY |
355 | Psychology of Thinking and Learning in Children Prerequisite: 2.5 GPA, 9 credits in PSY including PSY 110, PSY 290 OR 291 OR 292. |
People and Society | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Psychology PSY |
356 | Psychology of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Prerequisite: 2.5 GPA, 9 credits in PSY including PSY 110, PSY 290 OR 291 OR 292. |
People and Society | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Psychology PSY |
360 | Personality Theory Prerequisite: 2.5 GPA, 9 credits in PSY including PSY 110, PSY 290 OR 291 OR 292. |
People and Society | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Psychology PSY |
370 | Psychology of Human Sexual Behavior Prerequisite: 2.5 GPA, 9 credits in PSY including PSY 110, PSY 290 OR 291 OR 292. |
People and Society | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Psychology PSY |
371 | Stress Management Prerequisite: 2.5 GPA, 9 credits in PSY including PSY 110, PSY 290 OR 291 OR 292. |
People and Society | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Psychology PSY |
372 | Applied Behavior Analysis Prerequisite: 2.5 GPA, 9 credits in PSY including PSY 110, PSY 290 OR 291 OR 292. |
People and Society | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Psychology PSY |
375 | Special Topics Prerequisite: 2.5 GPA, 9 credits in PSY including PSY 110, PSY 290 OR 291 OR 292. |
People and Society | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Psychology PSY |
390 | Intermediate Research Methods and Biobehavioral Statistics Prerequisite: 2.5 GPA, 9 credits in PSY including PSY 110, PSY 290, AND PSY 291 OR 292; OR NEU major. |
People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Psychology PSY |
390 | Intermediate Research Methods and Biobehavioral Statistics Prerequisite: 2.5 GPA, 9 credits in PSY including PSY 110, PSY 290, AND PSY 291 OR 292; OR NEU major. |
STEM | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Psychology PSY |
391 | Tests and Measurements Prerequisite: 2.5 GPA, 9 credits in PSY including PSY 110, PSY 290, AND PSY 291 OR 292; OR NEU major. |
People and Society | Spring Odd Years | 3/3 |
| Psychology PSY |
391 | Tests and Measurements Prerequisite: 2.5 GPA, 9 credits in PSY including PSY 110, PSY 290, AND PSY 291 OR 292; OR NEU major. |
STEM | Spring Odd Years | 3/3 |
| Psychology PSY |
425 | Psychobiology Prerequisite: 2.5 GPA, 12 credits in PSY including PSY 110, PSY 290 OR 291 OR 292; OR NEU Major. |
People and Society | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Psychology PSY |
425 | Psychobiology Prerequisite: 2.5 GPA, 12 credits in PSY including PSY 110, PSY 290 OR 291 OR 292; OR NEU Major. |
STEM | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Psychology PSY |
427 | Psychoneuroimmunology Prerequisite: 2.5 GPA, 12 credits in PSY including PSY 110, PSY 290 OR 291 OR 292; OR NEU Major. |
People and Society | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Psychology PSY |
427 | Psychoneuroimmunology Prerequisite: 2.5 GPA, 12 credits in PSY including PSY 110, PSY 290 OR 291 OR 292; OR NEU Major. |
STEM | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Psychology PSY |
474 | Special Topics Prerequisite: 2.5 GPA, 12 credits in PSY including PSY 110, PSY 290 OR 291 OR 292. |
People and Society | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
101 | Introduction to Religion | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring, Summer | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
102 | Problem of God | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
102 | Problem of God | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
103 | One God: Judaism, Christianity, Islam | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
103 | One God: Judaism, Christianity, Islam | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
