Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice
Updated: April 14, 2026
The following courses satisfy the Diversity: Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice (DEISJ) requirements for the General Education program. A course can fulfill another domain area when an additional domain name is listed along with DEISJ (or Diversity for the Legacy program).
| Approved General Education Courses | Legacy Program (Prior to Fall 23 Entry) | Current Program (Entry to OW in Fall 23 or later) |
|---|---|---|
| AS1282 Introduction to African-American Studies (Previously AS2282) | Diversity | DEISJ |
| AS1512 Introduction to Women's Studies | Humanities / Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| AS2202 Contemporary U.S. Society | Social Science / Diversity | Social Science / DEISJ |
| AS2252 U.S. Social Movements (Previously AS3252) | American Experience / Diversity | US History & Civic Engagement / DEISJ |
| AS2262 African-American History I (Previously AS3262) | American Experience / Diversity | US History & Civic Engagement / DEISJ |
| AS2263 African-American History II (Previously AS3263) | American Experience / Diversity | US History & Civic Engagement / DEISJ |
| AS2640 Introduction to US Latina/o History | American Experience / Diversity | US History & Civic Engagement / DEISJ |
| AS3215 Crime, Protest & Policing | American Experience / Diversity | US History & Civic Engagement / DEISJ |
| AS3222 History of City & Suburbs | Diversity | DEISJ |
| AS3270 Africa in the Americas | Diversity | DEISJ |
| AS3000 Feminism, Bodies, Power {dual listed with WS3000} | Diversity | DEISJ |
| AS3462 A History of Women in the U.S. | American Experience w/Regents Exam 85 or higher {Prior to Fall 2014} / American Experience {Fall 2014-} / Diversity | US History & Civic Engagement / DEISJ |
| AS3842 African-Americans & the Mass Media | Diversity | DEISJ |
| AS3852 Women & the Media | Diversity | DEISJ |
| AS4000 Civil Rights and Congress I | Diversity | DEISJ |
| AS4001 Civil Rights and Congress II | Diversity | DEISJ |
| AS4218 Civil War & Reconstruction | Humanities / Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| AS4250 Immigration Today | Diversity | DEISJ |
| AS4252 Immigration History | American Experience w/Regents Exam 85 or higher / Diversity | US History & Civic Engagement / DEISJ |
| AS4402 History of the Family in the U.S. | American Experience w/Regents Exam 85 or higher / Diversity | US History & Civic Engagement / DEISJ |
| AS4432 History of the Women’s Movement | Diversity | DEISJ |
| AS4715 African American thought and Culture | Diversity | DEISJ |
| BU4110 Organizational Behavior & Management | Diversity | DEISJ |
| CR3092 Victimology (Previously CR4092) | Diversity | DEISJ |
| CR3117 Policing Bodies | Social Science / Diversity | Social Science / DEISJ |
| ED3820 Foundations of Special Education | Diversity {Fall 2017-} | DEISJ |
| EL2214 Literature & Liberation | Part 2 of Writing Proficiency with a grade of C or higher / Diversity | Communication Written and Oral / DEISJ |
| EL2222 Women's Voices | Part 2 of Writing Proficiency with a grade of C or higher / Diversity | Communication Written and Oral / DEISJ |
| EL3500 Literature Across Culture I | Humanities / Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| EL3510 Literature Across Culture II | Humanities / Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| EL3700 Survey of World Literature | Humanities / Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| EL3811 Survey of African-American Literature {not in the Catalog} | Diversity | DEISJ |
| EL4000 Native American Literature | Humanities / Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| EL4010 The Harlem Renaissance | Humanities / Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| EL4015 Multi-Ethnic Literatures of the U.S. | Humanities / Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| EL4020 Asian American Literature | Humanities / Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| EL4030 Women & Narrative | Humanities / Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| EL4040 Black Women Writers | Humanities / Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| EL4050 Lesbian & Gay Literature | Humanities / Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| EL4070 Topics in African-American Literature | Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| EL4080 Extraordinary Bodies: Disability Studies in Literature | Humanities / Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| EL4090 The Afro-American Novel | Humanities / Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| EL4091 Afro-American Poetry & Plays | Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| EL4560 Multicultural British Literature | Humanities / Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| EL4600 Literature of India | Humanities / Diversity {Spring 2026-} | Humanities / DEISJ {Spring 2026-} |
| EL4630 Latin American Literature | Humanities / Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| EL4690 PopLit | Humanities / Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| EL4695 The literature of Wonder and Display | Humanities / Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| FY1000 Ethics of Engagement | Humanities {Fall 2015- } / Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| HI3006 Environmental Ethics | Humanities {Spring 25-} / Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| HI3610 America's African Heritage | Diversity | DEISJ |
| HI3710 Contemporary Philosophical Issues | Humanities / Diversity {Spring 25- } | Humanities / DEISJ {Spring 25-} |
| HI3752 Ethics | Humanities / Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |
| HI3452 Women in the Medieval Europe | Western Tradition / Diversity | World History & Global Awareness / DEISJ |
| HI4420 Women & Witchcraft | Diversity | DEISJ |
| HI4650 The History of African Enslavement | Diversity | DEISJ |
| IR3120 History of American Labor Relations | American Experience / Diversity | US History & Civic Engagement / DEISJ |
| IR3300 Collective Bargaining & Grievance Procedure | Diversity | DEISJ |
| IR3330 Women, Minorities & Work {dual listed with WS3585} | Diversity | DEISJ |
| ML2601 Intro to Latin & Spanish Language Media | Foreign Languages / Humanities / Diversity | World Languages / Humanities / DEISJ |
| ML3700 Digital Media in the Spanish World | Foreign Languages / Humanities / Diversity | World Languages / Humanities / DEISJ |
| ML3310 Chicano/a Cultural Studies | Foreign Languages / Diversity {Fall 2016-} | World Languages / DEISJ |
| ML3410 Latino Writers in the United States | Humanities / Diversity | World History & Global Awareness / Humanities / DEISJ |
| ML4450 Hispanic Women Writers | Humanities / Diversity | World History & Global Awareness / Humanities / DEISJ |
| ML4630 Latin American Literature | Humanities / Diversity | World History & Global Awareness / Humanities / DEISJ |
| PE1650 The Politics of Comics | Creativity & The Arts / Diversity | The Arts / DEISJ |
| PE3160 Ethnicity and Race in Global Perspective {Previously Ethnopolitics in the World} | Diversity {Fall 2022-} | DEISJ |
| PE3690 City & Suburb: Political Action and change | Diversity | DEISJ |
| PE3750 Politics of Race & Class | Social Science / Diversity | Social Science / DEISJ |
| PE4409 Urban Economics | Social Science / Diversity | Social Science / DEISJ |
| PE4450 The Politics of Gender and Sexuality in the U.S. | Diversity | DEISJ |
| PE4659 Law & Civil Rights | Diversity | DEISJ |
| PH2000 Introduction to Public Health | Social Science / Diversity | Social Science / DEISJ |
| PH2450 Human Sexuality {dual listed with WS2785} | Diversity | DEISJ |
| PH2900 Black Lives Matter: Health Inequities in the US | American Experience / Diversity | US History & Civic Engagement / DEISJ |
| PH3600 Intro to Social Determinants of Health (Previously Intro to Health & Society) (Previously HS3600) {dual listed as WS3785} | Diversity | DEISJ |
| PH3750 Mass Incarceration: A Public Health Crisis | Diversity / American Experience {never officially approved by SUNY for American History Category I} | US History & Civic Engagement / DEISJ |
| PH3800 Medical Sociology {dual listed as SY3750} | Social Science / Diversity | Social Science / DEISJ |
| PH4610 Women & Health (Previously HS4610) | Diversity | DEISJ |
| PH4700 Medical Anthropology (Previously HS4700) {not offered 2020- } | Diversity | DEISJ |
| PH4750 Aging & Social Policy (Previously HS4750) | Diversity | DEISJ |
| PY2340 Community Psychology {not offered 2020- } | Social Science / Diversity | Social Science / DEISJ |
| PY2530 Psychology of Prejudice | Social Science / Diversity | Social Science / DEISJ |
| PY2720 Psychology of Gender | Social Science / Diversity | Social Science / DEISJ |
| PY2730 The Psychology of Peoples of African Descent {not offered 2020- } | Social Science / Diversity | Social Science / DEISJ |
| PY3230 Adulthood & Aging | Social Science / Diversity | Social Science / DEISJ |
| PY3710 Psychology and Social Justice | Diversity | DEISJ |
| PY3740 Psychology of Latinos {not offered 2020- } | Social Science / Diversity | Social Science / DEISJ |
| PY3750 Psychology of Asian Americans | Social Science / Diversity | Social Science / DEISJ |
| PY4230 Psychobiology of Aging | Diversity | DEISJ |
| PY4720 Psychology of Women | Diversity | DEISJ |
| PY4730 African-American Family Dynamics | Diversity | DEISJ |
| SY2222 The Work of Caring | Social Science / Diversity | Social Science / DEISJ |
| SY2800 Race, Class, Gender, Sexuality | Social Science / Diversity | Social Science / DEISJ |
| SY3280 Social Inequality (Previously SY4280) | Diversity | DEISJ |
| SY3700 Family & Society | Social Science / Diversity | Social Science / DEISJ |
| SY3750 Medical Sociology (Previously SY4750) {dual listed with PH3800} | Social Science / Diversity | Social Science / DEISJ |
| SY3800 Race & Ethnicity (Previously Sociology of Minorities) | Social Science / Diversity | Social Science / DEISJ |
| SY3900 Social Movements (Previously SY4900) | American Experience / Diversity | US History & Civic Engagement / DEISJ |
| SY4810 Law & Justice | Diversity | DEISJ |
| SY4830 Gender & Society | Social Science / Diversity | Social Science / DEISJ |
| SY4850 Urban & Suburban Sociology | Social Science / Diversity | Social Science / DEISJ |
| WS1000 Intro to Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies {dual listed with AS1512} | Humanities {Fall 24-} / Diversity {Fall 24-} | Humanities / DEISJ {Fall 24-} |
| WS1540 The Politics of Comics {dual listed with PE1650} | The Arts / Diversity | The Arts / DEISJ |
| WS2110 US Social Movements {dual listed with AS2252} | American Experiences / Diversity {Fall 24-} | US History & Civic Engagement / DEISJ {Fall 24-} |
| WS2285 Care & Care Work {dual listed with SY2222} | Social Science / Diversity | Social Sciences / DEISJ |
| WS2340 Women's Voices {dual listed with EL2222} | Part 2 of Writing Proficiency with a grade of C or higher / Diversity | Communication Written and Oral / DEISJ |
| WS2785 Human Sexuality {dual listed with PH2450} | Diversity | DEISJ |
| WS2885 Psychology of Gender {dual listed with PY2720} | Social Science / Diversity | Social Science / DEISJ |
| WS2295 Race, Class, Gender & Sexuality {dual listed with SY2800} | Social Science / Diversity | Social Science / DEISJ |
| WS3000 Feminism, Bodies, Power {dual listed with AS3000} | Diversity | DEISJ |
| WS3120 History of Women in the US {dual listed with AS3462} | American Experiences / Diversity {Fall 24-} | US History & Civic Engagement / DEISJ {Fall 24-} |
| WS3150 Women & Media {dual listed with AS3852} | Diversity | DEISJ |
| WS3295 Family & Society {dual listed with SY3700} | Social Science / Diversity | Social Science / DEISJ |
| WS3585 Women, Minorities, Workplace {dual listed with IR3330} | Diversity | DEISJ |
| WS3785 Social Determinants of Health {dual listed with PH3600} | Diversity | DEISJ |
| WS3940 Sex, Gender & Technology | Social Science / Diversity | Social Science / DEISJ |
| WS4295 Gender & Society {dual listed with SY4830} | Social Science / Diversity | Social Science / DEISJ |
| WS4340 Women & Narrative {dual listed with EL4030} | Humanities / Diversity | Humanities / DEISJ |