General Education Program Provisions, Requirements, and Courses
 

The General Education (GE) course framework represents a balanced menu of courses designed to enhance core skill sets, including synthesis and analysis of information; problem solving through structures, organizations and systems; understanding of global/cultural and historical contexts; research; and effective communication skills. Students must satisfy the University's assessment requirements to document their acquisition of these core skill sets and their level of achievement of the University's GE student learning outcomes.

Provisions and Requirements

1. The General Education program requires the successful completion of 33 semester hours in the following areas:
   1. English (Composition) - 6 semester hours
   2. History - 3 semester hours
   3. Humanities - 3 semester hours
   4. Global Studies - 3 semester hours
   5. Literature - 3 semester hours
   6. Health/Wellness - 2 semester hours
   7. Mathematics - 6 semester hours
   8. Social Science - 3 semester hours
   9. Natural Science and Lab - 4 semester hours
2. Students may use one course simultaneously to satisfy a requirement for general education and their major discipline; however students may not use one course to satisfy more than one general education course requirement.
3. The minimum grade required for successful completion of English 110/112 and English 111/113 (Composition I and II) is “C.”
4. Departments (majors) may choose courses from the limited menus or allow students to choose.

ENGLISH

GLOBAL STUDIES

HISTORY

HUMANITIES

LITERATURE

MATHEMATICS

Science

SOCIAL SCIENCE

Wellness/Health