General Education Requirements
Competencies
Competencies must be completed within the student’s first 30 credits.
♦ 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.
♦FYS
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First Year Seminar (Required of all freshmen and transfers with fewer than 15 transfer credits) |
3 credits |
♦W-I
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Written Communication Level I |
3 credits |
♦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) and Diversity, Power Dynamics and Social Justice
Courses taken for Written Communication Level II, Level III and Diversity, Power Dynamics and Social Justice 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.
W-II |
Written Communication - Level II |
W-III |
Written Communication - Level III |
DPDS |
Diversity, Power Dynamics and Social Justice |
♥ 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 and Diversity, Power Dynamics and Social Justice 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.
♦ General Education categories to be completed with the first 30 credits. Exceptions in the timing of these courses will be made for transfer students.
Additional Information and Notes
¶ To satisfy the Professional Skills requirement:
a) Elementary foreign language 101-102 for two languages or complete the University Foreign Language Requirement
Or, Choose any TWO courses from TWO of the following course groups:
b) Writing and Communications: COM 201, COM 202, ENL 310, ENL 311, ENL 317.
c) Business and Management: BUS 170, BUS 340, MGT 231, MIS 201, MIS 310, ACC 106, ACC 202
d) Digital Media and Web Design: ART 284, ART 303, ART 314, ART 324, ART 410.
e) Information Technology: ITC 117, ITC 121, ITC 132, ITC 146, ITC 181, ITC 241
f) Art History: ART 232, ART 233, ART 234, ART 236, ART 332, ART 333, ART 334A.