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Course Options &
Requirements

Course Option Categories


For the purpose of meeting option requirements, the university categorizes its courses as follows:

  • Arts/Humanities
  • (All Language courses can count for credit as Arts/Humanities courses)
  • Art History (MACS)
  • Greek and Roman Studies (GRST, GRHS, GREK)
  • Dramatic Art (DRAM)
  • English and Creative Writing (ENGL)
  • Film (FILM)
  • General Courses, Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (GART) **
  • Intercultural Studies (INCS)
  • Music-Academic Studies (MUSC)
  • Music-Performance Studies (MUSP)
  • Philosophy (PHIL)
  • Visual Arts (VSAR)
  • Women's and Gender Studies* (WGST)

Here's a list of courses available for you to take in Arts/Languages/Social Science/Science

*The following Women's and Gender Studies courses may be taken for Arts credit: WGST-1600, WGST-1200, WGST-1300, WGST-2300, WGST-2190, WGST-2360, WGST-2700, WGST-3590, and WGST-3850.

**The following course may be taken for Arts credit: ANZO-1600.

  • Arabic (ARAB)
  • French (FREN)
  • German (GRMN)
  • Ancient Greek (GREK)
  • Italian(ITLN)
  • Latin (LATN)
  • Spanish (SPAN)
  • Hebrew (JWST)

Here's a list of courses available for you to take in Arts/Languages/Social Science/Science

Note: Courses in all languages listed above that may be used to satisfy language requirements include: XXXX-1000, XXXX-1010, XXXX-1020, XXXX-2000, XXXX-2010, XXXX-2020, XXXX-3000, XXXX-3010. All French Studies courses count as language requirements. ARAB-1100 and ARAB-1110 also count as language requirements. All other courses in any language listed above count only as Arts courses.

  • Anthropology (SACR)
  • Communication, Media and Film (CMAF)
  • Economics (ECON) ***
  • General Courses, Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (SOSC) *
  • Human Geography (HUGR)
  • History (HIST)
  • Interdisciplinary Arts and Science courses (ARSC)
  • Labour Studies (WORK)
  • Political Science (POLS)
  • Psychology (PSYC)
  • Social Work (SWRK)
  • Sociology (SACR)
  • Women's and Gender Studies (WGST) **

Here's a list of courses available for you to take in Arts/Languages/Social Science/Science

* The following courses may be taken for Social Science credit: ANZO-1600, ESTU-1000 and ESTU-2100.

** (WGST-1600, WGST-1200, WGST-1300, WGST-2300, WGST-2190, WGST-2700, WGST-3590, and WGST-3850 can satisfy either a Social Science or an Arts requirement.)

***All Economics courses will be permitted to satisfy either Science or Social Science requirements.

  • Biology (BIOL)
  • Biochemistry (BIOC)
  • Chemistry (CHEN)
  • Computer Science (COMP)
  • Economics (ECON)***
  • Environmental Science (ESCI)
  • Forensic Sciences (FRSC)
  • General Courses, Faculty of Science (SCIE)
  • Mathematics (MATH)
  • Physics (PHYS)
  • Statistics (STAT)
  • Women's and Gender Studies (WGST)**

Here's a list of courses available for you to take in Arts/Languages/Social Science/Science

** Women's and Gender Studies WGST-2500 will satisfy either a Social Science or a Science requirement.

***All Economics courses will be permitted to satisfy either Science or Social Science requirements.


Note: For students in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences the following Nursing courses will satisfy a Science requirement: NURS-3510, and NURS-3910.


If you’re having a hard time figuring out which courses to take or if you’re not sure if you’re on the right track reach out to us for help. Talk to an academic advisor if you have program specific questions, and for general inquiries you can ask.UWindsor.

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Understanding Course Codes

All courses have a unique code made up ofthe subject code and the catalogue number.

How to read course codes

Subject Code Listing

 

More about course codes

Registration Guides


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Course Registration Webinars


Looking to learn more about how to register for courses?

Attend one of these sessions to learn how to choose and register for courses, get answers to your questions from Academic Advisors, and receive tips for academic success.

  • Monday, June 8 @ 2 PM EST
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  • Friday, June 12 @ 2 PM EST
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UWindsor Prep Program

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  • Short, non-credit prep-courses designed to refresh students’ skills and provide a taste of what classes will bring in the fall
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  • Each course is designed to provide a review of grade 12 curriculum and build the skills students will need in first-year classes

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