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 & Level III) and Diversity, Power Dynamics & 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 & 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 & 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 Notes
* Students who are double majoring in WLC and International Business may count the following Business courses towards Section C of this flowsheet BUS 370, MGT 472, BUS 473, MGT 345, MKT 445, FIN 350.