All students enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program must successfully complete a minimum of 35 semester hours of approved General Studies courses. The required distribution of General Studies courses among the core areas and awareness areas is described below. It is important to note that 35 semester hours must be taken in the five core areas. Each student also must take courses that satisfy two of the three awareness areas. Note, however, that the awareness area requirement does not mean that the student must exceed 35 hours.
Many courses concurrently satisfy a core requirement and an awareness area requirement.
Although a course may satisfy a core area requirement and an awareness area requirement concurrently, a course may not be used to concurrently satisfy requirements either in two core areas or in two awareness areas, even if it is approved for those areas. First-Year Composition is a university requirement of all students that is separate from and in addition to General Studies. Students transferring from other approved institutions of higher education ordinarily are given General Studies credit, hour for hour, for work done in those institutions insofar as it is equivalent in content to General Studies courses at this university. College and School Requirements Colleges and schools may require their students to take specific courses to satisfy the General Studies requirement. In some instances, the number of semester hours exceeds the minimum 35 semester hours because of the required college or school courses.