Academy Class Options
Fall 2025 Course Options
If you are looking for online options, we highly recommend GEAR UP Rising Phoenix students select courses from the below Academy course first before searching the UW-Green Bay Schedule of Classes.
| Course Name, Credits, & Number | Course Description | Class of 2026 GEAR UP Rising Phoenix AAS Requirement/Gen Ed | Class of 2027 GEAR UP Rising Phoenix AAS Requirement/Core |
|---|---|---|---|
ENGLISH 212: Intro to Creative Writing | A first course focused on the analysis, understanding, appreciation, and techniques of writing poetry and fiction, as well as other genres at the discretion of the instructor. | Humanities | Creative & Artistic Inquiry |
ENV SCI 102: Intro to Environmental Science | Examines the interrelationships between people and their biophysical environment, including the atmosphere, water, rocks and soil, and other living organisms. The scientific analysis of nature and the social and political issues of natural resource use. | Natural Science | Scientific Methods & Inquiry |
FNS 225: Intro to First Nations Studies | This introductory course to First Nations Studies. Course focuses on the history, culture, sovereignty, and contemporary status of Indigenous Nations in the Great Lakes region. The course offers Indigenous cultural contexts through both information and class structure. The Indigenous core value of personal sovereignty is practiced in the course through the application of respect, reciprocity, and relationship. | Ethnic Studies Perspective | Ethnic Studies |
| HISTORY 206: History of the United States from 1865 to Present 3 credits Course Number: 1556 | This course explores the history of the United States since 1865, with attention to politics, society, economy, and culture. Likely topics to be considered include: the African-American freedom struggle during Reconstruction and the Jim Crow era; the conquest of the trans-Mississippi west; industrialization and labor conflict; immigration; the expansion of American military and economic power around the world, including participation in the First World War, the Second World War, and the global Cold War; the growth of state power; urbanization and suburbanization; feminism, women's rights, civil rights, and other social movements; and the rise of conservatism since the 1970s. | Humanities | Elective |
| HUM BIOL 215: Personal Health & Wellness 3 credits Course Number: 2745 | Theoretical and practical knowledge about health and wellness, with experiential exercises to heighten awareness of one's own values, attitudes, and abilities toward healthy living. | Sustainability | Human Society and Behavior |
| HUM BIOL 217: Human Disease & Society 3 credits Course Number: 2752 | Impact of diseases in humans. Emphasizes the major diseases, their causes, individual effects, historical significance, and methods of control. | Biological Science, Global Culture, or Sustainability Perspective | Global Perspective |
| MUSIC 224: Popular Music Since 1955 3 credits Course Number: 2833 | Evolution of popular music since 1955 and its relationship to society, especially rock music in the 1960's and early 1970's, the period of greatest stylistic expansion and also the period in which the music was most intimately intertwined with its social milieu. | Fine Arts | Creative & Artistic Inquiry |
| NUT SCI 242: Food & Nutritional Health 3 credits Course Number: 1157 | Food and Nutritional Health emphasizes and evaluates the practical personal application of nutritional concepts in promoting a healthy diet and lifestyle. | Biological Science | Information Literacy |
| PSYCH 102: Intro to Psychology 3 credits Course Number: 1686 | Understanding of behavior from psychophysiological, cognitive, social and clinical perspectives; important issues, methods and findings in the study of psychological processes. | Social Science | Human Society & Behavior |
| PSYCH 203: Intro to Lifespan Development 3 credits Course Number: 1669 | Human development from conception through death: physical development, social and emotional development, and psychological development. Topics may also include personality development, the development of language, intellectual development and creativity, and the process of human learning. | Social Science | Elective |
All Class of 2027 students will enroll in First Year Seminar and First Year Writing and will then be able to choose from additional courses listed above.
| Course Name, Credits, & Number | Course Description | AAS Graduation Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| COMM SCI 198: First Year Seminar 3 credits | This First Year Seminar class uses student development theory as the lens for understanding how you can effectively manage new situations, emotions, and personal growth to succeed in college. The course focuses on how to successfully transition to college and access academic, social, and career development tools that will enhance your educational experience. We will focus on self-assessment, career and major exploration, action planning, self-care, networking skills, and leadership and social opportunities that can enrich the college experience. | First Year Seminar |
| WF 100: First Year Writing 3 credits Course Numbers 2372-2378 | Emphasis on writing as a process and on techniques used in academic writing. Also emphasizes essay structure, informative writing and persuasive writing, and locating, evaluating, integrating, and citing source material, including multimodal sources. Reviews conventions of paragraph and sentence structure, punctuation, grammar, and usage as needed. | English Competency |