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Requirements of General Education:

Fundamental Studies
Distributive Studies
Big Question (formerly I-Series)
Diversity
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Fundamental Studies

15 credits / 5 courses

  • Academic Writing FSAW = 3 credits
  • Professional Writing FSPW = 3 credits
  • Oral Communication FSOC = 3 credits
  • Math FSMA = 3 credits 
  • Analytic Reasoning FSAR = 3 credits
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Distributive Studies

25 credits / 8 courses

  • Natural Sciences DSNS / DSNL - 7 credits
  • History and Social Science DSHS - 6 credits
  • Humanities DSHU - 6 credits
  • Scholarship In Practice DSSP - 6 credits
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Big Question (formerly I-Series)

6 credits, 2 courses

 

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Diversity

4 to 6 credits / 2 courses

2 Understanding Plural Societies courses
or 1 Understanding Plural Societies course AND 1 Cultural Competence course

Diversity requirements

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