Gen Ed for Students Matriculating Before 2009

I. Basic Literacy Requirements

• RPW 110 (first year, second semester)
• RPW 210 (second year, first semester)

• Any mathematics course except M 118 taught by the A&S math department

• Foreign Language OR Oral Communication and Computer Skills
  • Students must complete:
    • through the second level of a Foreign Language (110-111)
    • OR
    • CMM 115 and a CS course.

II. Breadth and Integration: Distribution Requirements

• Humanities

  • Philosophy (PHI 110)
  • World History (HIS 100 or HIS 101)
  • Literature (ENG 140 or LIT in For. Lang.)
  • Additional Humanities
    • If Humanities Majors: either AUCW or AUCC and additional English Literature, History, Literature in a Foreign Language or Philosophy (except PHI 220)
    • If Other Major: AUCW and AUCC 

• Arts

  • If Arts Major:
    • Two courses from Art History (ART), Music (HLM), Cinema (CIN), or Drama (DRA)
  • Other Majors except B.S.:
    • AUCA and additional course in Art History (ART), Music (HLM), Cinema (CIN), or Drama (DRA)
  • B.S. majors:
    • only AUCA course

• Social Sciences

  • American Government (POL 100)
  • Social Science Majors:
    • Two courses from the Social Sciences (EC, POL, PSY, SOC)
  • Other Majors:
    • One AUCS course and an additional EC, POL, PSY or SOC

• Natural Sciences:

  • If Science major:
    • Two 4-credit laboratory sciences courses
  • Other Majors:
    • One 4 credit AUCT course and one 4-credit laboratory science

III. Exploration and Breadth

• Two writing-intensive courses at the 200, 300, or 400 level (indicated by W following the course code, e.g., CMM 250W)