General Education Requirements
Competencies
Competencies must be completed within the student’s first 30 credits.
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♦ Basic College Mathematics
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♦ Reading Comprehension
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♣ General Education Categories (34-35 credits total)
FYS, W-I, and OC courses must be completed within the student’s first 30 credits. Courses used to satisfy the general education requirements of the university must be taken from a minimum of six different academic disciplines. First Year Seminar and Level I Written Communications courses are exempt from this restriction. Courses may not be used to fulfill both major discipline and general education requirements.
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♦FYS
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First Year Seminar (Required of all freshmen and transfers with fewer than 15 transfer credits) |
3 credits |
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♦W-I
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Written Communication Level I |
3 credits |
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♦OC
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Oral Communication |
3 credits |
| PGR |
Personal Growth and Responsibility |
3 credits |
| CEA |
Creative Expression and Appreciation |
3 credits |
| HP |
The Human Past |
3 credits |
| CS |
Contemporary Society |
3 credits |
| WC |
World Cultures |
3 credits |
| #SR |
Scientific Reasoning Laboratory Course |
4 credits |
| Any Scientific Reasoning Course |
3-4 credits |
| QR |
Quantitative Reasoning |
3 credits |
‡ Written Communication (Level II and Level III)
Courses taken for Written Communication Level II and III may be used to satisfy requirements anywhere else in a student’s program of study where they may apply. Credits will be counted in the area where they apply.
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Written Communication - Level II |
| W-III |
Written Communication - Level III |
# Scientific Reasoning General Education category courses do not have to be a sequence or be from the same discipline.
Additional Information and Notes
♥ Students may choose to use support courses to satisfy general education categories, but may not be required to do so. Note: If a course is used to satisfy two or more requirements (for example, a support course and Scientific Reasoning requirement), the credits are counted in only one place. Using a course to satisfy more than one requirement does not reduce the credit total required for graduation.
♣ Courses used to satisfy the general education requirements of the university must be taken from a minimum of six different academic disciplines. First Year Seminar and Level I Written Communications courses are exempt from this restriction. Courses may not be used to fulfill both major discipline and general education requirements.
# These Scientific Reasoning General Education Category courses do not have to be a sequence or be from the same discipline.
‡ Level II and Level III Written Communications Courses may be used to satisfy requirements anywhere else in a student’s program of study where they may apply. The credits are counted only in one area.
† The department recommends that all majorstake economic electives when offered since limited enrollment requires that some courses be offered only every two years. See Chairperson for additional information.
¶ The department recommends related minors in Computer Science, Geography, History, Mathematics, Political Science, Sociology and Urban Studies.
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