General Education Connecting Writing with Agriculture and Life Sciences, UCRT

Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2026-2027. Learn more about University Academic Regulation 3.1.

Total Hours: 18 

15 or more hours encompassing at least 3 different General Education designated courses plus any (Q) designated MATH or STAT course or Composition I (ENGL 1113 or ENGL 1313)
Trailhead Courses
ENTO 2003Insects and Society (N)3
ENGL 2513Introduction to Creative Writing (H)3
Subtotal6
Central Trail Courses
Choose at least 6 hours from at least 2 pools of General Education designated courses6
(H) Designated Course
Science, Technology and American Culture (H)
Media and the Environment (H)
Science Fiction (H)
History of Science (H)
Environmental Ethics (H)
(N) Designated Courses
Biology for the Informed Citizen (N)
Insects in Global Public Health (N)
Climate Change and Humanity (N)
Climate Change and Humanity (N)
Integrative Biology: The Mind (N)
(S) Designated Courses
Cultural Anthropology (GS)
Food and the Human Environment (GS)
Environmental Sociology (S)
(F) Designated Courses
Writing the Short Story (F)
Poetry Writing: Free Verse and Formal (F)
Writing Flash Nonfiction (F)
(L) Designated Courses
Introduction to Natural History (LN)
Introduction to Entomology (LN)
Subtotal6
(Q) Designated Course or Composition I
Any (Q) Designated MATH or STAT course or ENGL 1113 or ENGL 13133
Subtotal3
Summit Course/Experience
Choose one of the following:3
Writing as a Profession (H)
Global Approaches to Ecological Storytelling (G)
Science, Literature, and Culture (H)
Subtotal3
Total Hours18