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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.
Core Area* Requirement
English Composition view courses 6 credit hours
Fine Arts view courses 3 credit hours
Humanities view courses 6 credit hours
Human and Cultural Diversity in a Global Context view courses 3 credit hours
Mathematics view courses 6 credit hours OR 3 credit hours
Quantitative Reasoning view courses   3 credit hours
Natural Science - Physical view courses 3 credit hours
Natural Science - Life view courses 3 credit hours
Social and Behavioral Sciences view courses 6 credit hours
* - Six credit hours of the above coursework must be completed in Human Historical Context and Process courses. See FAQ for more details.

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

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

You must receive a minimum grade of "C-" in each course and an overall grade of 2.0 to fulfill any core requirement in either the core curriculum or the Capstone Experience. S/U grades are not acceptable for USF FKL courses.

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.



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