General Education

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General Requirement

For all programs each course used to satisfy the General Education Program must be completed with a grade of C- or better. Elementary and Secondary Education Majors must achieve a grade of C- or higher in all General Education courses and all other degree requirements that are General Education courses.

Whenever possible, freshman students should complete foundational courses, WRIT 101 and Mathematics (M/STAT), during their first year of enrollment. Transfer courses used to substitute for any UMW General Education core class must be taken from an ACE accredited institution and approved in advanced by the appropriate academic department.

Credit Requirements

Written and Oral Communication: 4 Credits

WRIT 101 - College Writing I 4 Credit(s)

Mathematics: 4 Credits

Any 100-level or higher M (math) or STATS course 4 Credit(s)

Behavioral & Social Sciences: 4 Credits

Select 1 course from the following:

Any 100 or 200 level course from ANTY/GPHY/PSCI/PSYX/SOCI 4 credit(s)

excludes PSCI 250

Any 100 or 200 level course from ECNS 4 credit(s)
EDEC 247 - Child & Adolescent Growth & Development 4 Credit(s)
HTH 110 - Personal Health & Wellness 4 Credit(s)
HTH 220 - Human Sexuality 4 Credit(s)

History: 4 Credits

Any 100 or 200 level HSTA or HSTR course 4 Credit(s)

(excludes HSTR 200)

Humanities: Expressive Arts: 4 Credits

Select 4 credits from the following:

Any 100 or 200 level ARTZ course 4 Credit(s)
CRWR 240 - Introduction to Creative Writing Workshop 4 Credit(s)
MART 226 - Introduction to Digital Media 2 -D 4 Credit(s)
MUSI 103 - Fundamentals of Musical Creation 4 Credit(s)
MUSI 114 - Band: UMW Concert Band 1 Credit(s) (4 credits required)
MUSI 147 - Choral Ensemble: UMW 1 Credit(s) (4 credits required)
MUSI 152 - Voice in Class 4 Credit(s)
PHOT 154 - Exploring Digital Photography 4 Credit(s)
THTR 101 - Introduction to Theatre 4 Credit(s)
THTR 120 - Introduction to Acting I 4 Credit(s)
THTR 202 - Stagecraft I 4 Credit(s)
THTR 203 - Stagecraft II: Scenery and Props 4 Credit(s)
THTR 205 - Theatre Workshop II 1-2 Credit(s) (4 credits required)
THTR 276 - Play Production 4 Credit(s)

Humanities: Literary & Artistic Studies: 4 Credits

Select 1 course from the following:

Any 100 or 200 level LIT course Credit(s) 4 credits
Any 100 or 200 level PHL course 4 credits
ARTH 160 - Global Visual Culture 4 Credit(s)
ARTH 200 - Art of World Civilization I 4 Credit(s)
ARTH 201 - Art of World Civilization II 4 Credit(s)
COMX 217 - Oral Interpretation of Literature 4 Credit(s)
MUSI 132 - History of Rock & Roll 4 Credit(s)
MUSI 134 - Hip Hop: Beats, Rhymes, Culture 4 Credit(s)
MUSI 202 - Introduction to Music Literature 4 Credit(s)
PSCI 250 - Introduction to Political Theory 4 Credit(s)

Natural Sciences: 8 Credits

Select 2 courses/8 credits from the following:

Two 100 or 200 level courses from two of the following categories: ASTR; BIO-; CHMY; GEO; NUTR; PHSX; WILD; ENSC 121 or ENSC 180 .

General Education Total Credits: 32

Native American Content

The following courses meet the course requirements of BOR Policy 303.5 http://www.mus.edu/borpol/bor300/303-5.pdf.

GPHY 121 - Human Geography 4 Credit(s)
GPHY 246 - Geography of North America 4 Credit(s)
HSTA 101 - American History I 4 Credit(s)
HSTA 102 - American History II 4 Credit(s)
HSTA 215 - Post-World War II America 4 Credit(s)
LIT 285 - Mythologies 4 Credit(s)
PHL 101 - Introduction to Philosophy: Reason & Reality 4 Credit(s)
PSCI 210 - Introduction to American Government 4 Credit(s)
PSCI 250 - Introduction to Political Theory 4 Credit(s)