General Education

Through the Arts and the Letters requirements, students appreciate the artistic, literary, and intellectual achievements of human cultures and strengthen their ability to analyze, interpret and draw justifiable implications from readings and artistic works such as music or painting. One course approved for the Civilization 2 requirement may also count for either the Arts or Letters requirement at the same time if an Arts, Letters, or Civilization 2 course has not already been counted for the Global and Cultural Awareness requirement under the Citizenship category. These are two incidents when a GE course can double-count (i.e., satisfy two requirements), and the student has to choose which way the specific course will do so. For example, an Arts-focused Civilization 2 course that is approved for Global and Cultural Awareness cannot count for Global and Cultural Awareness, Civilization 2, and the Arts requirements. The course is only allowed to satisfy two of the requirements. Details are noted in the current class schedule.

Requirement Rationale Statements for All University Core Courses