General Education Requirements
Competencies
 Competencies must be completed within the student’s first 30 credits.
    |   ♦ Basic College Mathematics   |  
  |   ♦ Reading Comprehension   |  
  
 ♣ 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   |  First Year Seminar (Required of all freshmen and transfers with fewer than 15 transfer credits) |  3 credits |  
  |   ♦W-I   |  Written Communication Level I |  3 credits |  
  |   ♦OC   |  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 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.