2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog

General Education Requirement Table

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS Required of new or transfer students arriving at GU with fewer than 60 credits. Required of transfer students entering with 60 or more credits but no Associates degree. Required of transfer students with an Associates or Bachelors degree.
Course ID/Title Credits B.A. B.S., B.S.E, B.S.W. B.A. B.S., B.S.E., B.S.W. B.S. (DC) B.A. B.S., B.S.E., B.S.W. B.S. (DC) B.S. (UTEP)
Required Courses
UNIV 101 Foundations of Liberal Arts
3
X X
THEO 110 Christian Thought and Life 3 X X
THEO 310 Liberal Arts and Christian Thought 3 X X LEAD 306 X X LEAD 306 UNIV 407
UNIV 301 Science and Christianity 3 X X X X X X X X UNIV 407
ENGL 105 Writing and Critical inquiry 3 X X X X X
PHED 103 Wellness 3 X X X X X
UNIV 401 Senior Seminar 0-3 X X X X X X X X X
Required Areas of Study
Activity Class 1 X X X X X
Biblical Studies 3 X X X X X        
Creative and Performing Arts 2 X X X X X
Global Foundations 0-3 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2 X 2
Humanities 3 X X X X X
Quantitative Reasoning 3-4 X X X X X
Physical or Life Lab Science 3-4 X X X X X
Social Science or Business Management 3 X X X X X
Upper Division Writing Intensive Course 0 X 3 X 3 X 3 X 3 X 3 X 3 X 3 X 3 X 3
Bachelor of Arts Requirements
World Language 6 X 1 X 1
Humanities4 3 X X
Humanities4 3 X X
TOTAL GENERAL EDUCATION CREDITS 45 33 42 30 30 6 6 6 4
Upper Division Credits Required 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30
TOTAL DEGREE CREDITS 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120 120
  1. Students may fulfill the world language requirement by demonstrating proficiency on an examination or by taking college coursework.
  2. Minimum credits assumes that the requirement was met with a zero credit experience.
  3. This course should be fulfilled within major requirements.
  4. B.A. majors must complete a History, Literature, and Philosophy course.
Individual courses that fulfill the Required Areas of Study categories may need to be tweaked as course objectives are matched to SLOs. ISAAC and then Faculty Assembly will approve all changes before they go into effect.