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Dec 06, 2025
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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
General Education Curriculum
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All degree-seeking students shall complete a minimum of 35 semester hours of general education courses. The number of hours to be completed in each academic area is listed below. Note that some specific course options may be restricted by students’ major requirements.
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English (6 hours)
Fulfilled by completing the following two courses: Fine Arts/Humanities (9 hours)
(see note 4 below) World Literature/Philosophy Choice (3 hours)
Fulfilled by completing one of the following courses: Fine Arts/Humanities Choice (6 hours)
Fulfilled by completing two of the following courses (may only include one course in Art and one course in Music): Mathematics (3-5 hours)
Fulfilled by completing one of the following courses: Biological Science Choice (4 hours)
Fulfilled by completing one of the following lecture and lab course combinations (see note 5 below): Physical Science Choice (4 hours)
Fulfilled by completing one of the following lecture and lab course combinations: Social Science (9 hours)
(see note 4 below) World History Choice (3 hours)
Fulfilled by completing one of the following courses (see note 1 below): U.S. History/Government Choice (3 hours)
Fulfilled by completing one of the following courses (see note 2 below): Social Science Choice (3 hours)
Fulfilled by completing one of the following courses: Notes:
- All degree candidates are required to complete one three-hour course in world history by taking HIST 1003 - World History I , HIST 1013 - World History II , or equivalent.
- All degree candidates are required to complete one three-hour course in United States history or government by taking HIST 2013 - United States History I , HIST 2023 - United States History II , PSCI 2003 - American Government: National , or equivalent.
- MATH 1053 - Mathematical Literacy can only fulfill the mathematics general education requirement if it is a terminal math requirement for a degree. It cannot fulfill the mathematics general education requirement for any major that requires MATH 1023 - College Algebra .
- Students majoring in Engineering, Engineering Science, or Mechanical Engineering may substitute three hours of fine arts/humanities and three hours of social science courses with higher math and/or additional science courses to fulfill these general education requirements.
- Students majoring in Engineering, Engineering Science, or Mechanical Engineering may substitute an alternate science course to fulfill the biological science general education requirement.
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