Academy Class Options
Spring 2026 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
ART 102: History of the Visual Arts | Survey of the visual arts: Paleolithic to the late Gothic period. | Fine Arts | Creative & Artistic Inquiry |
COMM 102: Introduction to Communication | Introduction to Communication is an entry-level course providing majors and non-majors with an overview of communication as a practical, personal, and professional discipline. The course not only provides a grounding in critical and strategic verbal and nonverbal communication forms, but also explores how meaning is made, the power of rhetoric, and engages with professional communication disciplines from positions of both career exploration and critical analysis. The course also provides an introductory overview of media and information literacy, ethics, and how changes in communication technology require adaptive decoding. | Elective | Information Literacy |
| ENGLISH 104: Introduction to Literature 3 credits Course Number: 1962 | The distinctive characteristics of poetry, plays, short stories and the novel, intended to help students understand, appreciate and enjoy literature ranging from the classic to the contemporary. | Humanities & Writing Emphasis | Human Culture and Values |
ENGLISH 212: Introduction 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 & Writing Emphasis | Creative and Artistic Inquiry |
| FIN 182: Introduction to Personal Finance 3 credits Course Number: 2723 | The Personal Financial Planning course is designed to provide students across all majors with fundamentals of personal finance. Topic coverage includes cash management (spending plan, “budget”), credit management, insurance protection & purchases, employee benefit analysis & selection, long-term savings & investments, tax planning, and identity theft protection. Participants apply a systematic process that evaluates their personal financial situation, develops goals, and creates a plan to meet their goals. | Elective | Elective |
| HUM BIOL 215: Personal Health & Wellness 3 credits Course Number: 1111 | 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 Perspective | Human Society and Behavior |
| HUM STUD 213: Ethnic Diversity in America Past and Present - Race and Ethnicity in the US 3 credits Course Number: 2037 | This course is intended to highlight the diverse cultures and experiences that have shaped the American landscape. We will focus our attention on the experiences of African Americans, First Nations people, and Latinx and Latin Americans, Hmong refugees and Hmong Americans. By the end of the course, we will have a greater understanding and awareness of the diversity of the American population; and the process of identity formation for these individuals/groups, particularly in opposition to stereotypes and discrimination. | Ethnic Studies Perspective | Ethnic Studies |
| MATH 100: Math Appreciation 3 credits Course Number: 1521 | An exploration of the exciting, rich, practical, historical, and creative nature of mathematics, while emphasizing reasoning skills and problem-solving abilities. Core material includes probability/statistics, rational and irrational numbers, infinity, and additional topics chosen from other areas of modern mathematics. | Quantitative Literacy & Math Competency | Quantitative Reasoning |
| NUT SCI 242: Food and Nutritional Health 3 credits Course Number: 1182 | Food and Nutritional Health emphasizes and evaluates the practical personal application of nutritional concepts in promoting a healthy diet and lifestyle. | Biological Sciences | Information Literacy |
| PHILOS 101: Introduction to Philosophy 3 credits Course Number: 2070 | This course will acquaint you with some of the more interesting topics and methodologies in Philosophy. Our principal focus is to learn to identify and evaluate philosophical arguments, which we will do by considering topics that circle our endeavor to grasp and understand ultimate reality. Here are some of the questions we will ask: Does the mind exist apart from the body? Do we have free Will? Is life inherently meaningful? Is moral value something that humans alone possess, or is it present in the world around us? Is there such a thing as a 'good' human life? | Humanities | Human Culture and Values |
| POL SCI 101: American Government and Politics 3 credits Course Number: 2089 | The institutions and political processes of American National government and the nature of political analysis; the Constitution, ideological and cultural bases of American politics; the role of political parties, elections and interest groups; policy-making processes in the Congress, the presidency and courts. | Social Science | Human Society and Behavior |
| PSYCH 102: Introduction to Psychology 3 credits Course Number: 2126 | 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 and Behavior |
| PSYCH 203: Introduction to Lifespan Development 3 credits Course Number: 2107 | 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 |
| SOCIOL 101: Introduction to Sociology 3 credits Course Number: 2207 | Major sociological concepts and ideas and their application to contemporary societies. | Social Science | Elective |
| WF 100: First Year Writing 3 credits Course Number: 2828 | 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 | English Competency |
All Class of 2027 students will enroll in Research and Rhetoric and will then be able to choose from additional courses listed above.
| Course Name, Credits, & Number | Course Description | AAS Graduation Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| WF 105: Research and Rhetoric 3 credits Course Numbers 2337-2343 | Further instruction and practice in the rhetorical techniques and types of writing covered in WF 100, but with greater emphasis on rhetorical and critical analysis; may also include elements such as original research and the conventions of writing for specific academic communities. | English Competency |