The following courses have been approved by the associated academic departments and colleges to be offered as part of the WWU in the High School Program during Academic Year 2025-26.
Each course listed below includes a link to the formal catalog description, which includes additional course information on requirements and prerequisites.
Biology
BIOL 101: Introduction to Biology w/ Lab (4 Credits)
WWU GUR: Natural Sciences – Lab (LSCI)
Prerequisites: None
BIOL 101 Catalog Description
Business
BUS 200: Introduction to Business in Society (4 Credits)
WWU GUR: Social Sciences (SSC)
Prerequisites: None
BUS 200 Catalog Description
Chemistry
CHEM 161: General Chemistry I with Lab (5 Credits)
WWU GUR: Natural Sciences – Lab (LSCI)
Prerequisites: MATH 114 or suitable math assessment score
CHEM 161 Catalog Description
CHEM 162: General Chemistry II with Lab (5 Credits)
WWU GUR: Natural Sciences – Lab (LSCI)
Prerequisites: CHEM 161
CHEM 161 Catalog Description
Computer Science
CSCI 101: Computers & Applications with Lab (4 Credits)
WWU GUR:
Prerequisites: None
CSCI 101 Catalog Description
CSCI 102: Computer-Mediated Communications (4 Credits)
WWU GUR: Communication Block B (BCOM)
Prerequisites: Basic computer literacy
CSCI 102 Catalog Description
CSCI 103: Introduction to Computer Game Development (4 Credits)
WWU GUR: Qualitative and Symbolic Reasoning (QSR)
Prerequisites: Basic computer literacy, use of keyboard and mouse
CSCI 103 Catalog Description
CSCI 140: Programming Fundamentals in C++ with Lab (4 Credits)
WWU GUR: Qualitative and Symbolic Reasoning (QSR)
Prerequisites: MATH 112 or higher or suitable math assessment score or instructor permission
CSCI 103 Catalog Description
Diversity, Recruitment, & Retention
DRR 109: Introduction to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (4 Credits)
WWU GUR: Social Sciences (SSC)
Prerequisites: None
DRR 109 Catalog Description
English
ENG 238: Society Through Its Literature (5 Credits)
WWU GUR: Humanities (HUM)
Prerequisites: None
ENG 238 Catalog Description
Engineering
ENGR 101: Engineering, Design, and Society w/ Lab (3 Credits)
WWU GUR: Comparative, Gender, and Multicultural Studies-Block B (BCGM)
Prerequisites: None
ENGR 101 Catalog Description
Environmental Studies
ENVS 115: Hope and Agency in a Climate Altered World (3 Credits)
WWU GUR: Social Sciences (SSC)
Prerequisites: None
ENVS 115 Catalog Description
ENVS 203: Physical Geography (4 Credits)
WWU GUR: Natural Sciences – Lab (LSCI)
Prerequisites: Minimum of one university-level natural science GUR
ENVS 203 Catalog Description
ENVS 204: Human Geography (4 Credits)
WWU GUR: Social Sciences (SSC)
Prerequisites: None
ENVS 204 Catalog Description
Environmental Sciences
ESCI 101: Environmental Studies: A Scientific Approach (3 Credits)
WWU GUR: Natural Sciences – Non-Lab (SCI)
Prerequisites: None
ESCI 101 Course Description
Ethnic Studies
ETHN 201: Introduction to Ethnic Studies (5 Credits)
WWU GUR: Comparative, Gender, and Multicultural Studies-Block B (BCGM)
Prerequisites: None
ETHN 201 Course Description
ETHN 202: Introduction to Native American and Indigenous Studies (5 Credits)
WWU GUR: Comparative, Gender, and Multicultural Studies-Block B (BCGM)
Prerequisites: None
ETHN 202 Course Description
ETHN 203: Introduction to Latinx Studies (5 Credits)
WWU GUR: Comparative, Gender, and Multicultural Studies-Block B (BCGM)
Prerequisites: None
ETHN 203 Course Description
ETHN 204: Introduction to African American Studies (5 Credits)
WWU GUR: Comparative, Gender, and Multicultural Studies-Block B (BCGM)
Prerequisites: None
ETHN 204 Course Description
Finance
FIN 215: Personal Finance (4 Credits)
WWU GUR: Social Sciences (SSC)
Prerequisites: None
FIN 215 Course Description
Geology
GEOL 101: Introduction to Geology (4 Credits)
WWU GUR: Natural Sciences – Lab (LSCI)
Prerequisites: MATH 107 or MATH 112 with concurrency or higher or suitable math assessment score
GEOL 101 Course Description
Leadership Studies
LDST 100: Leading Responsibly (2 Credits)
WWU GUR: Social Sciences (SSC)
Prerequisites: None
LDST 100 Catalog Description
LDST 101: Introduction to Leadership Studies (5 Credits)
WWU GUR: Social Sciences (SSC)
Prerequisites: None
LDST 101 Catalog Description
Mathematics
MATH 107: Mathematical Reasoning and Its Applications: Math & Society (4 Credits)
WWU GUR: Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning (QSR)
Prerequisites: Math Department Review and Approval.
MATH 107 Catalog Description
MATH 108: Math Applications & Reasoning (4 Credits)
WWU GUR: Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning (QSR)
Prerequisites: Math Department Review and Approval.
MATH 108 Catalog Description
MATH 114: Precalculus I (5 Credits)
WWU GUR: Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning (QSR)
Prerequisites: Math Department Review and Approval.
MATH 114 Catalog Description
MATH 115: Precalculus II (5 Credits)
WWU GUR: Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning (QSR)
Prerequisites: MATH 114 with a C- or better.
MATH 115 Catalog Description
MATH 124: Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (5 Credits)
WWU GUR: Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning (QSR)
Prerequisites: Math Department Review and Approval.
MATH 124 Catalog Description
MATH 125: Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (5 Credits)
WWU GUR: Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning (QSR)
Prerequisites: MATH 124.
MATH 125 Catalog Description
MATH 240: Introduction to Statistics (4 Credits)
WWU GUR: Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning (QSR)
Prerequisites: Math Department Review and Approval.
MATH 240 Catalog Description
Spanish
SPAN 103: Elementary Spanish (5 Credits)
WWU GUR: Communication Block B (BCOM)
Prerequisites: SPAN 102 or a score of 150-199 on the Spanish Placement Test.
SPAN 103 Course Description
SPAN 104: Review of Elementary Spanish (5 Credits)
WWU GUR: Communication Block B (BCOM)
Prerequisites: Two years of high school Spanish recommended.
SPAN 104 Course Description
Urban Environmental Planning & Policy
UEPP 202: Introduction to Sustainability and Society (3 Credits)
WWU GUR: Social Sciences (SSC)
Prerequisites: None
UEPP 202 Catalog Description
Current course descriptions, university policies and procedures, and student rights and responsibilities are maintained in Western’s Catalog. A summary of Western’s general education requirements (General University Requirements – GURs) can be found on the Registrar’s Office webpage.
