Frequently Asked Questions about Gen Ed

• Students admitted between Fall 2009 and Summer 2010 with high school graduation date in calendar year of 2009 and 2010, regardless the number of transfer credits (0-90 transfer credits)
• Students admitted between Fall 2009 and Summer 2010 with high school graduation date in calendar year of 2008 or earlier with 14 or less transfer credits
• All students admitted in Fall 2010 or later regardless high school graduation date or number of transfer credits

• All students admitted in Summer 2009 or earlier
• Students admitted between Fall 2009 and Summer 2010 with high school graduation date in calendar year of 2008 or earlier with 15 or more transfer credits

Students must earn a C- or better to successfully complete Gen Ed requirements.

No, you do not. Students who have already completed English 1002/1012 will be waived from taking Analytical Reading & Writing.

No, you do not. Gen Ed accepts a course equivalent to English 1002/1012 with at least 3 credits as a substitute to Analytical Reading & Writing.

Yes, you do. Students who need to retake an English composition course can do so by taking the a Gen Ed Analytical Reading & Writing course. See the equivalency list below:

Students who have already completed IH 1196 and still need to complete the IH 1297 requirement can complete IH 0851 OR 0852. Students can earn credits for both the IH course and the corresponding Mosaic course. For example, students who completed IH 1196 and earned 3 credits can opt to take IH 0851 (Mosaic I) and earn an additional 3 credits.

Yes, you do. Students who need to retake an IH course can do so by taking a Gen Ed Mosaic I or II course. See the equivalency list below:

Students who wish to replace a previous grade of an IH course with a Mosaic course must complete the Gen Ed Substitute Course Repeat Form with an academic advisor. Contact the Academic Advising Center in order to schedule an advising appointment.

The number of Math course(s) students need to complete varies depending on their admissions semester and year, applicable transfer credits if any, and major requirements. Students majoring in International Business Studies will be waived from Core / Gen Ed math requirement due to a series of quantitative courses required in the major.

Also, see How to Determine Gen Ed or Core.

Core Students

Gen Ed Students

No, you do not. Since students majoring in International Business Studies are required to take a series of quantitative reasoning courses, they are waived from GQ requirement

Students may take any Gen Ed Quantitative Literacy course or any course designated as a Quantitative Reasoning Skills B (QB) course to complete the QB requirement.

Students who previously earned a grade below C- with Math 1011 can use Math 0823 or 0824 to replace a grade and satisfy the QA requirement. Those students need to fill out the Gen Ed Substitute Course Repeat Form with an academic advisor. Contact the Academic Advising Center in order to schedule an advising appointment.

Continuing BBA students who earned below C- with Statistics 1001 must repeat the same course for major requirement. International Business Studies students must retake an appropriate course from BSIBS required sequence after consulting with Major Coordinator or Academic Advising Center.

Most students may be able to take any two Gen Ed Quantitative Literacy courses to complete the QA and your QB requirements under Core. Please consult with an academic advisor for information specific to your declared or probable major.

Students who have been placed into Math 0701 must complete the course with at least C- in order to take a further GQ course.

Yes, it will. From Fall 2009, all majors will require two Writing Intensive (WI) courses. Students declaring their major in or after Fall 2009 will follow the new writing-intensive requirements as designated by the major. Students who declared a major in or before Summer 2009 will follow the Core writing-intensive requirements.

Students following Gen Ed are required to complete two writing-intensive courses as designated by their major in addition to Analytical Reading & Writing, and the two-course sequence offered by Mosaic (Intellectual Heritage).

Students following Core writing-intensive requirements are required to complete three writing-intensive courses in addition to College Composition (or Analytical Reading & Writing), the two course sequence offered by Intellectual Heritage (or Mosaic).

A transferred WI course will NOT count toward the WI requirement under the new system. You will still be required to complete two WI courses included in the respective major requirements in addition to the Gen Ed requirements. A transferred WI course will count as an elective and may also count toward the required number of credits necessary for the degree.

Yes, you may. Contact the Academic Advising Center for replacement options that are currently available. Since the process is not automatic, students must facilitate Gen Ed Substitute Course Repeat Form with an academic advisor. Contact AAC to schedule an appointment. Equivalency table is available for students review.

The repeat course, however, may not be used to satisfy multiple areas of Core.

All Gen Ed students must take at least one Global/World Society (GG) course. There may be additional requirements based upon your major. Check GG requirement page for more details.