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Foundations of Knowledge and Learning Core Curriculum

Program Requirements

The Core is divided into two parts:

1. 36 credit hours (usually 12 courses) of lower-level General Education courses, usually completed by the end of your sophomore year.
2. 6 credit hours (usually 2 courses) of upper-level course requirements, usually taken during the junior or senior year.

1. To fulfill the General Education portion of the Core Curriculum, you will need to take:

• 6 credit hours of English Composition, consisting of Composition I and Composition II
• 3 credit hours of Fine Arts
• 6 credit hours of Humanities
• 3 credit hours of Human and Cultural Diversity in a Global Context
• 6 credit hours of Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning
• This requirement can be fulfilled by either taking 6 credit hours of approved Mathematics courses OR
• Three credit hours of approved Mathematics coursework along with 3 credit hours of approved Quantitative Reasoning coursework. One of these courses must have either the MAC or MGF prefix.
• 3 credit hours of Physical Sciences
• 3 credit hours of Life Sciences
• 6 credit hours of Social and Behavioral Sciences
• 6 credit hours of the above coursework must be completed in Human Historical Context and Process courses. See FAQ for more details.

2. To fulfill the upper-level requirement of the core curriculum, you will need to take:

• at least 1 Writing Intensive course (3 credit hours)
• at least 1 Capstone course (3 credit hours)

An upper-level course may fulfill a requirement within your major while also fulfilling a requirement in the Core Curriculum. Check with your departmental advisor for details.