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General Education Requirements for Students Enrolling as Freshmen in the Fall of 2018 or Later
Curriculum Area | Number of Courses | Number of Credits Earned | Fulfilling the Requirement |
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Writing | 2 courses | 6 credits | One course (CW) or exemption (see Writing Program) and one upper level 3-credit course in your major department |
Basic Mathematics | 1 course | 0–3 credits | One course (R1) or a passing score on the Tier 1 Math Exemption Exam |
Analytic Reasoning | 1 course | 3 credits | One course (R2) |
Biological & Physical World | 2 courses | 8 credits | One course (BS) and one course (PS) |
Social World & Diversity | 4 courses | 16 credits |
One course in AL/AT (or in AL/ATDU or AL/ATDG), one course HS (or in HSDU or HSDG), one course SB (or SBDU or SBDG), and one course (AL, AT, SB, I, or SI or any of these in combination with DU or DG). Students must take one course with DU designation and one course with DG designation. Either a DU or a DG course must be taken during the student’s first year on campus. |
Integrative Experience | Three 1 credit modules | 3 credits | Choose 3: Microbio 494PI, 494SI, 494BI, 494DI, 494FI, 494GI, 494MI, 494NI, 494 QI, 494VI |
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