Western Wyoming Community College
Rock Springs, WyomingWestern Wyoming Community College is an award-winning, public, and accredited institution located in Rock Springs, Wyoming. Established in 1959, the College serves southwestern Wyoming with 10 Outreach locations spanning 29,574 square miles. Affordability, small class sizes, and employees who care, earn Western distinction with students. Western is where learners enter with passion, and leave with purpose
Last Updated: 2021-11-05
Passport Block
Earning the Interstate Passport at Western Wyoming Community College meets all the requirements of Western's General Education requirements and enables students to meet all or nearly all the general education requirements at other institutions participating in the Interstate Passport Network.
The Western Wyoming Community College Passport Block was developed in conjunction with an update to our General Education curriculum. This revision of requirements was conducted and approved by both faculty and administrative committees for implementation in the Fall of 2022.
Approval of General Education and Passport courses is overseen by a faculty led curriculum committee. Faculty interested in approving a course for General Education and Passport must submit a proposal that demonstrates why the course is needed in the block and how Passport/General Education outcomes are addressed and assessed within the course.
To fulfill the learning outcomes in this area, students must earn a C or better in the following course.
Oral Communication CoursesCourses in Oral Communication Courses | ||||
Required | Online Option Available | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Title |
✔ | ✔ | COMM | 2010 | Public Speaking |
To fulfill the learning outcomes in this area, students must earn a C or better in one of the following courses. Students who test out of ENGL 1010 must choose another course in the Written Communication list.
Written Communication Courses
Courses in Written Communication Courses | ||||
Required | Online Option Available | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Title |
✔ | ✔ | ENGL | 1010 | English Composition I |
✔ | ENGL | 1020 | English Composition II | |
✔ | ENGL | 2005 | Writing in Technology and the Sciences | |
To fulfill the learning outcomes in this area, students must earn a C or better in one of the following courses.
Courses in Quantitative Literacy | ||||
Required | Online Option Available | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Title |
✔ | MATH | 1000 | Problem Solving | |
✔ | MATH | 1400 | College Algebra | |
✔ | MATH | 1405 | Trigonometry | |
✔ | MATH | 2200 | Calculus I | |
✔ | MATH | 2205 | Calculus II | |
Students must achieve the learning outcomes in both the life and physical sciences, and must earn a C or better in the course(s). Students may do this by taking one course from Group 1 which meets both life and physical science learning outcomes OR students may take two courses to achieve the natural science learning outcomes: one course from Group 2 (Life Science) and one from Group 3 (Physical Science). All science courses require a laboratory to be taken with the course. Please refer to Western's college catalog for information regarding the appropriate laboratory to be taken with each course.
Group 1: Life and Physical Science
Courses in Group 1: Life and Physical Science | ||||
Required | Online Option Available | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Title |
✔ | BIOL | 1002 | Discovering Science | |
Courses in Group 2: Life Science Only | ||||
Required | Online Option Available | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Title |
ANTH | 1100 | Biological Anthropology | ||
✔ | BIOL | 1003 | Current Issues in Biology | |
✔ | BIOL | 1006 | Biology for Non-Stem Majors | |
✔ | BIOL | 1010 | General Biology | |
Courses in Group 3: Physical Science Only | ||||
Required | Online Option Available | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Title |
✔ | CHEM | 1000 | Introductory Chemistry | |
CHEM | 1020 | General Chemistry I | ||
✔ | GEOL | 1100 | Physical Geology | |
PHSY | 1310 | College Physics I | ||
PHYS | 1050 | Concepts of Physics | ||
PHYS | 1110 | General Physics I | ||
To fulfill the learning outcomes in this area, students must earn a C or better in one of the following courses.
Courses in Human Cultures Courses | ||||
Required | Online Option Available | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Title |
✔ | ANTH | 1200 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | |
✔ | ART | 2020 | Art History II | |
✔ | COMM | 1005 | Intercultural Communication | |
✔ | CRMJ | 1001 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | |
✔ | ECON | 1010 | Macroeconomics | |
✔ | ENGL | 2340 | Native American Literature | |
✔ | G&R | 1050 | Introduction to Natural Resources | |
✔ | MUSC | 1000 | Introduction to Music | |
✔ | POLS | 1200 | Non-Western Political Cultures | |
✔ | PSYC | 1000 | General Psychology | |
✔ | SOC | 1000 | Sociological Principles | |
✔ | SOWK | 2000 | Introduction to Social Work | |
✔ | SPAN | 1010 | First Year Spanish I | |
✔ | SPAN | 1020 | First Year Spanish II | |
✔ | SPAN | 2030 | Second Year Spanish I | |
✔ | SPAN | 2040 | Second Year Spanish II | |
✔ | THEA | 2010 | Theatrical Backgrounds in Drama | |
To fulfill the learning outcomes in this area, students must earn a C or better in one or two of the following courses based on the program in which a student is enrolled.
*Students who use ENGL 1020 or ENGL 2005 to fulfill the witten communication requirement must choose other courses from this list.
Critical Thinking Courses
Courses in Critical Thinking Courses | ||||
Required | Online Option Available | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Title |
✔ | ACCT | 2010 | Principles of Accounting I | |
✔ | ART | 2010 | Art History I | |
CHEM | 1030 | General Chemistry II | ||
✔ | COMM | 1030 | Interpersonal Communication | |
✔ | COMM | 2090 | Introduction to Persuasion | |
✔ | CRMJ | 2400 | Criminology | |
✔ | CRMJ | 2420 | Juvenile Justice | |
✔ | EDFD | 1101 | Introduction to Education | |
✔ | EDFD | 2020 | Foundations of Education | |
✔ | ENGL | 1020 | English Composition II | |
✔ | ENGL | 2005 | Writing in Technology and the Sciences | |
✔ | HLED | 1140 | Nutrition | |
✔ | KIN | 1015 | Applied Fitness | |
✔ | KIN | 2130 | Fundamentals of Exercise Science | |
✔ | STAT | 2010 | Business Statistics | |
✔ | STAT | 2050 | Fundamentals of Statistics | |
✔ | STAT | 2070 | Statistics for Social Science | |
To fulfill the learning outcomes in this area, students must earn a C or better in one or two of the following courses based on the program in which a student is enrolled.
Courses in Creative Expression Courses | ||||
Required | Online Option Available | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Title |
ART | 2090 | Printmaking I | ||
✔ | ART | 2145 | Digital Photography I | |
ART | 2410 | Ceramics I | ||
✔ | DANC | 1450 | Tap Dance I | |
✔ | DANC | 1480 | Jazz Dance I | |
✔ | ENGL | 2040 | Creative Writing | |
✔ | ENGL | 2050 | Creative Writing: Prose I | |
ES | 1070 | Solid Modeling I | ||
✔ | MUSC | 1270 | Voice I | |
MUSC | 1400 | Collegiate Chorale | ||
MUSC | 1410 | Vocal Ensemble | ||
THEA | 1100 | Beginning Acting | ||
THEA | 1200 | Introduction to Stage Design | ||
To fulfill the learning outcomes in this area, students must earn a C or better in one or two of the following courses based on the program in which a student is enrolled.
Teamwork and Value Systems
Courses in Teamwork and Value Systems | ||||
Required | Online Option Available | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Title |
✔ | HMDV | 1005 | First Year Success | |
PEAC | 1297 | Whitewater Rafting | ||
PEAC | 1298 | Snowshoeing | ||
PEAC | 1308 | Hike & Fish | ||
PEAC | 1309 | Hike-Camp-Fish | ||
PEAC | 1387 | Indoor Rock Climbing | ||
To fulfill the learning outcomes in this area, students must earn a C or better in one of the following courses.
Courses in Human Societies and the Individual | ||||
Required | Online Option Available | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Title |
✔ | HIST | 1211 | US History to 1865 | |
✔ | HIST | 1221 | US History from 1865 | |
✔ | HIST | 1251 | Wyoming History | |
✔ | POLS | 1000 | American and Wyoming Government | |
Program Highlights
Western offers a wide variety of associate degree programs, certificates, and bachelor programs. These are designed to assist students successfully transfer to a universtiy or to confidently enter the workforce.
Western's learning programs, including our online programs are highly ranked in the state and the nation by SmartAsset, Affordable Colleges Online, and Best Value Schools.
Contact Info
Institutional Liaison: Aaron Jensen
Contact for Students: Peg Larson
Interstate Passport is based at the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, a 501c3 regional compact, located in Boulder, Colorado.
Funded in part by Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Lumina Foundation.
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