UMUC Europe - General Education Requirements

Note: Courses applied to general education requirements may not be applied toward major, minor, or elective requirements and may not be taken pass/fail.

A. Communications (12 credits)

ENGL 101/101X (3 credits)
Must be completed within first 18 credits Placement test required. May not be earned through credit by examination.

Another writing course (3 credits)
All 3-credit COMM courses (except COMM 300, 379A, 380, 400, 486A, and 486B); ENGL102, 278F, 291, 294, 303, 391/391X, 485; and JOUR 201 apply.

A third course in writing or speech (3 credits)
All COMM and SPCH courses (except 486A and 486B); and ENGL 102, 278F, 281/281X, 291, 294, 303, 384, 391/391X, 485; and JOUR 201 apply.

An upper-level intensive writing course (3 credits)
ENGL 391/391X; COMM 393/393X, and 394/394X apply
May not be earned through credit by examination.

No more than 3 credits of writing credit may be earned through credit by examination.

B. Arts and Humanities (6 credits)

One 3-credit course that offers a historical perspective (any 3-credit ARTH or HIST course except ARTH 100).

One 3-credit course chosen from the following disciplines: ARTH, ARTT, ASTD (check course description for applicability), HIST, HUMN, MUSC, PHIL, THET, dance, literature, or foreign language.

The two courses must be in different disciplines.

C. Behavioral and Social Sciences (6 credits)

One course each in two of the following disciplines:
AASP (AASP 201 only), ANTH, ASTD (not all apply), BEHS, CCJS, ECON, GEOG, GERO, GVPT, PSYC, SOCY, or WMST (WMST 200 only). Not all CCJS and GERO courses apply.

D. Biological and Physical Sciences (7 credits)

A science lecture course (3 credits) with related laboratory course (1 credit)
or A science course combining lecture and laboratory (4 credits).

Any other science course (3 credits)

Courses from the following disciplines satisfy both requirements: ASTR, BIOL, CHEM, GEOL, NSCI, PHYS, biotechnology, botany, entomology, general science, and zoology.

E. Mathematics (3 credits)

MATH 103, MATH 106, MATH 107, or a course at or above the level of college algebra. Must be completed within first 18 credits with UMUC. Placement test required.

NOTE: Either MATH 115 or both MATH 107 and MATH 108 are required for computer science and environmental management majors, as well as the mathematics focus within the general studies major. Students should refer to the specific major for recommendations or requirements.

F. Interdisciplinary or Emerging Issues (7 credits)

One course (LIBS 150) in information literacy and research methods (1 credit), which must be completed within first 18 credits with UMUC.

A total of 6 credits in computing courses as follows:

IFSM 201 or CMST 303 (3 credits).
An additional computing course appropriate to the academic major (3 credits).

Students should refer to the specific major for requirements or recommendations. Unless otherwise specified, lower-level or upper-level courses in CMIS, CMIT, CMSC, CMST, and IFSM; ACCT 326; and LGST 360 and 363A apply.

NOTE: IFSM 300 or ACCT 326 is required for business-related majors.

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