Undergraduate General Education Requirements

All Undergraduate degree programs offered by the University require general education coursework, intended to build a broad range of knowledge and skills that serve as the foundation for academic and professional success. Students are required to take courses from each of the following distribution areas:
  • University Studies
  • Composition
  • Mathematics
  • Humanities
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Natural Sciences
Students may choose courses from within each area as long as they fulfill the distribution area, minimum General Education credit hours, and any requirements specified for their degree level and program (for program specific requirements see below and courses listed in the Courses: General Education sections of each degree program requirements page.

University Studies

3 Courses / 13.5 Credits Required
UNIV 103Academic and Professional Success

4.5

UNIV 106Technology and Information Literacy

4.5

UNIV 109Interpersonal Communication

4.5

Composition

2 Courses / 9 Credits Required
ENGL 106English Composition I

4.5

ENGL 107English Composition II

4.5

Humanities

2 Courses / 9 Credits Required
HIST 105U.S. History

4.5

HUMA 215Topics in Cultural Studies

4.5

PHIL 201Introduction to Philosophy

4.5

Mathematics

1 Course / 4.5 Credits Required*
MATH 125General College Mathematics

4.5

*Students in the Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT) degree program are required to satisfy 2 Mathematics course requirements (9 credits). The additional Mathematics course, MATH 133, is taken in place of the General Education Elective.

Natural Sciences

2 Courses / 9 Credits Required
SCIE 208Cells, Clones, Clots and Cocaine: The Secrets of Life Science

4.5

SCIE 210Environmental Science

4.5

Social and Behavioral Sciences

2 Courses / 9 Credits Required
ECON 220Microeconomics

4.5

ECON 224Macroeconomics

4.5

SSCI 206Aspects of Psychology

4.5

SSCI 210Sociology

4.5

NOTE: Students enrolled in the degree programs below are required to take ECON 220 Microeconomics and ECON 224 Macroeconomics to fulfill the Social and Behavioral Sciences requirement.
  • Associate of Arts in Business Administration (AABA)
  • Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
  • Bachelor of Healthcare Management (BHCM)

General Education Elective

1 Course / 4.5 Credits Required*

Select any additional General Education course from the categories above.
NOTE: Students in certain degree programs are required to take a specific General Education course as outlined below in place of the General Education Elective.
  • Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT) students are required to take MATH 133 in place of the General Education elective.
  • Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Management (BHCM) - Gerontology Management Specialization students are required to take SSCI 210 Sociology in place of the General Education Elective.