Boise State’s University Foundations curriculum anchors the more focused study done within each major to a broader educational foundation. The goal: to enhance your capacity to learn, create, and evolve—at school and throughout your life. The courses listed are the individual online class options available through Boise State Online. If you are interested in being a fully online student, you may also complete all the University Foundations requirements through the Online Degree Pathway. For a complete list of Foundations of the Discipline courses, see the University Foundations course list in the undergraduate catalog.
Course List
Foundations of Written Communication (FW)
6 credits required
- ENGL 101 Writing and Rhetoric I
- ENGL 101P Writing and Rhetoric Plus
- ENGL 102 Writing and Rhetoric II
Foundations of Humanities (FH)
3-4 credits required
- ASL 101 American Sign Language I
- ASL 102 American Sign Language II
- BOSNIAN 101 Elementary Bosnian I
- ENGL 175 Literature and Ideas
- ENGLIT 217 Mythology
- HUM 207 Introduction to Humanities
- JAPANESE 101 Elementary Japanese I
- KOREAN 101 Elementary Korean I
- KOREAN 102 Elementary Korean II
- PHIL 101 Introduction to Philosophy
- PHIL 102 Great Thinkers
- PHIL 103 Introduction to Ethics
- SPAN 101 Elementary Spanish I
- SPAN 102 Elementary Spanish II
- SPAN 201 Intermediate Spanish I
- SPAN 202 Intermediate Spanish II
- STEM-ED 220 Philosophical Perspectives on Science and Mathematics
Foundations of Natural, Physical, and Applied Sciences (FN)
7-8 credits required in two different disciplines (at least one with a lab)
- ANTH 103 Introduction to Archaeology
- ANTH 104 Biological Anthropology
- ANTH 104L Biological Anthropology Lab
- ANTH 105 Evolution and Human Behavior
- BIOL 100 Concepts of Biology
- BIOL 107 Introduction to Human Biology
- BIOL 191 Biology I: Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology
- BIOL 227 Human Anatomy and Physiology I
- CHEM 100 Concepts of Chemistry
- CHEM 101 Introduction to Chemistry
- CHEM 101L Introduction to Chemistry Lab
- CHEM 111 General Chemistry I
- CHEM 111L Introduction to Chemistry Lab
- ENGR 100 Energy for Society
- ENGR 100L Energy for Society Lab
- ENVSTD 121 Introduction to the Environment
- GEOS 101 Global Environmental Science
- GEOS 201 Introduction to Oceanography
- MSE 101 Introduction to Materials Engineering
Foundations of Mathematics (FM)
3-4 credits required
- MATH 123 Math in Modern Society
- MATH 133 Elementary Models with Functions
- MATH 143 College Algebra
- MATH 149 Precalculus: Function for Business
- MATH 153 Statistical Reasoning
- MATH 160 Survey of Calculus
- MATH 170 Calculus I
- MATH 254 Statistical Methods
University Foundations
6 credits required
Foundations of Social Sciences (FS)
6 credits required from two separate fields
- ANTH 102 Social-Cultural Anthropology
- ANTH 216 Magic, Witchcraft and Religion
- ECON 201 Principles of Macroeconomics
- ECON 202 Principles of Microeconomics
- ED-CIFS 201 Education, Schooling and Society
- ED-ESP 223 Child Growth and Development
- GEOG 101 Introduction to Geography
- GEOG 102 Cultural Geography
- GEOG 200 The Global Neighborhood
- HIST 101 World History I
- HIST 102 World History II
- HIST 111 United States History I
- HLTH 110 Introduction to Health Science and Public Health
- POLS 101 American National Government
- PSYC 101 Introduction to Psychology
- SOC 101 How Society Really Works: An Introduction to Sociology
- SOC 102 Social Problems
- SOC 105 Racism and Antiracism
- SOC 230 Introduction to Ethnic Studies
- SOCWRK 101 Introduction to Social Welfare
Foundations of Arts (FA)
3 credits required
- ART 100 Introduction to Art
- FILM 220 Cinema History and Aesthetics
- MUSI 100 Introduction to Music
- THEA 101 Introduction to Theatre
Foundations of Oral Communication (FC)
3 credits required
- COMM 101 Fundamentals of Oral Communication
- SOC 122 Sociological Communication