If you have questions regarding cognates or courses eligible to be used in individualized cognates, please log in to Navigate to schedule time to speak with your academic advisor.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religious Studies REL |
104 | Atheism: Doubts and Debates | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
105 | Asian Religions: Transforming the Self | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
105 | Asian Religions: Transforming the Self | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
109 | Anthropology of Religion | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
109 | Anthropology of Religion | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
111 | Introduction to the Bible: Tanakh, Old Testament | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
119 | Courses taken at other institutions with no direct equivalents. | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring, Summer | 1/4 |
| Religious Studies REL |
121 | Introduction to the New Testament | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
131 | Religion in America | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring, Summer | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
139 | Course taken at other institutions with no direct equivalents | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring, Summer | 1/4 |
| Religious Studies REL |
151 | Religion and Moral Choices | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
151 | Religion and Moral Choices | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
159 | Courses taken at other institutions with no direct equivalents | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring, Summer | 1/4 |
| Religious Studies REL |
161 | Religion and Medicine: Health Care as Spiritual Practice | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
181 | Asian Religions | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
219 | Courses taken at other institutions with no direct equivalent | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring, Summer | 1/4 |
| Religious Studies REL |
231 | Jewish Civilization and Intro to Judaism, Jews, and Jewishness from Abraham to Wonder Woman | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
232 | A Global History of Christianity | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
232 | A Global History of Christianity | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
234 | Jerusalem in the Time of Jesus - An Archaeological Odyssey | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring, Summer | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
234 | Jerusalem in the Time of Jesus - An Archaeological Odyssey | People and Society | Fall, Spring, Summer | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
235 | African American Religion | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
235 | African American Religion | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
236 | Cults and New Religious Movements in America | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
236 | Cults and New Religious Movements in America | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
238 | Holy War and Toleration in Western Religious Traditions | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
238 | Holy War and Toleration in Western Religious Traditions | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
239 | Transfer Credits | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring, Summer | 1/4 |
| Religious Studies REL |
240 | Pilgrims, Shrines, Crusades and Saint in Spain | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
242 | Religion in Revolutionary History | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring, Summer | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
244 | Sacred Space | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
244 | Sacred Space | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
250 | Spiritual, Not Religious: Spirituality in the 21st Century | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
252 | Religion and Human Sexuality | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
252 | Religion and Human Sexuality | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
253 | Cognitive Science and Religion | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
255 | Religion and Sports: From the Ancients to the Present | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
259 | Transfer Credits | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring, Summer | 1/4 |
| Religious Studies REL |
261 | Religion, Health, and Human Suffering | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
271 | Introduction to Islam | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
281 | Introduction to Buddhism | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
281 | Introduction to Buddhism | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
288 | Chinese Religions: Confucian, Daoist, Buddhist, and Popular Traditions | Arts and Humanities | Spring Odd Years | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
288 | Chinese Religions: Confucian, Daoist, Buddhist, and Popular Traditions | People and Society | Spring Odd Years | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
291 | Introduction to Hinduism | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
301 | Ancient Greece | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
302 | The Hellenistic Age | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
303 | The Roman Republic | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
304 | The Roman Empire | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| Religious Studies REL |
305 | The Ancient Near East: Religion and Culture | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
