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    • Basic Math and Analytic Reasoning (R1, R2)
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Basic Math (R1) and Analytic Reasoning (R2)

Professor writing math exercises on the blackboard

Basic Math (R1) and Analytic Reasoning (R2)

Biological (BS) and Physical (PS) World

A faculty member and a student working together in a lab at UMass Amherst

Biological (BS) and Physical (PS) World

Social World (AT, AL, HS, SB, I, SI, DU, DG)

Rare books displayed in the Arthur F. Kinney Center for Renaissance Studies in 2019.

Social World (AT, AL, HS, SB, I, SI, DU, DG)

Integrative Experience (IE)

Students working in a lab at UMass Amherst.

Integrative Experience (IE)

Note: While part of the general education requirements, College Writing (CW) and Junior Year Writing (JYW) are overseen by the Writing Council. 

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