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The General Education Program
The mission of the General Education program is to foster competencies and perspectives that enrich and enhance our life experiences. Liberal arts education at the University of Northern Colorado extends beyond the teaching and learning of vocational skills and the acquisition of specialized knowledge. The program provides skills and abilities which strengthen an individual's capacity to both make a living and to have a satisfying life. It promotes an understanding of the circumstances and events which may not have shaped our personal development but that may exert a strong influence on the ability of others to read, hear, or understand our viewpoints.
The skills component of General Education fosters growth in critical thinking, computational ability, self-expression in written, oral and graphic forms and physical competence. All of these skills improve your ability to understand or develop new ideas and to present them to others.
The content component of General Education deals with the complexity and integrated nature of knowledge. It focuses on the paradigms and patterns of inquiry of many disciplines and the fundamentally multidisciplinary character of true understanding. The many different approaches to subject matter and problem-solving practiced in the humanities, the social sciences, the natural sciences and mathematics all contribute to an appreciation of diversity and the value of inquiry. The interdisciplinary, multicultural and international courses provide a grounding in the wealth of human experience and the necessity of taking this diversity into account throughout our lives.
Collectively, the skills and content components of the General Education program provide the framework for lifelong learning and personal growth. They provide an understanding of and perspective on our history, current events and future challenges. This foundation increases the ability of students to apply the knowledge acquired in major, minor and other parts of their education program more effectively.
The courses included in General Education program represent a variety of disciplines, but are designed to help all students reach some common goals. Each of the seven categories in General Education has its own set of criteria, which all courses offered in that category must meet. Each category of courses also has its own set of student performance expectations. As you complete your general education courses your achievement of these expectations will be assessed. In turn, you are provided with the opportunity to comment on the effectiveness of the courses in helping you meet the performance expectations.
The requirements in the Skills Areas are intended to help you to develop:
- Correct and effective use of the English language in generating writing in a variety of formats.
- The ability to gather and interpret information from a variety of sources, including computerized retrieval systems.
- Numerical, statistical and algebraic skills required for the understanding and investigation of real world problems.
- The ability and confidence to interpret numerical and graphical data.
- Appropriate use of technology in support of mathematical studies.
- Successful strategies for group participation in physical activity.
- Skills and techniques necessary for participation in physical activity.
- Knowledge that will help you to enhance and maintain your personal fitness and health.
The requirements in the Content Areas are intended to help you to:
- Understand the historical frameworks of and interactions between diverse disciplines.
- Understand and apply research techniques from different disciplines. You will collect, organize and interpret data using current technology.
- Assess the validity of diverse sources of information.
- Understand Western and non-Western cultures and values.
- Understand the perspectives, contributions and concerns of different ethnic, gender and age groups.
- Be able to identify important issues involved in human welfare and survival.
Requirements. The General Education Program at UNC requires a minimum of 40 semester credit hours selected from three skill areas and four content areas.
At least 30 credit hours of these shall be taken in content areas four through seven.
Skills Areas
Category 1. Composition (6 credit hours minimum)
Two courses, one that must be College Composition (ENG 122). The other course can be chosen from among the Intermediate Composition courses listed.
- ENG 122 College Composition (3)
- ANT 315 Life History and Culture (3)
- BA 205 Business Communications (3)
- AFS 305 Survey of African American Literature (3)
- ENG 123 College Research Paper (3)
- ENG 223 Writing with Sources (3)
- ENG 225 Communications on a Theme (3)
- ENG 227 Technical Writing (3)
- MUS 152 Writing and Scholarship in the Performing and Visual Arts (3)
- PHIL 101 Critical Thinking and Writing (3)
- SCI 291 Scientific Writing (3)
Category 2. Mathematics (3 credit hours minimum)
One course, chosen from among these listed courses:
- MATH 120 Mathematics and Liberal Arts (3)
- MATH 124 College Algebra (4)
- MATH 125 Plane Trigonometry (3)
- MATH 127 Elementary Functions (4)
- MATH 131 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (4)
- MATH 175 Topics in Finite Mathematics (3)
- STAT 150 Introduction to Statistical Analysis (3)
- STAT 250 Statistics for Health Sciences (3)
Category 3. Physical Activity (1 hour minimum)
Lifetime and Leisure Skills
- PE 100 Basketball (1)
- PE 101 Flag Football (1)
- PE 102 Soccer (1)
- PE 103 Softball (1)
- PE 104 Volleyball (1)
- PE 110 Badminton (1)
- PE 111 Bowling (1)
- PE 113 Fly Fishing/Trap Shooting (1)
- PE 114 Golf (1)
- PE 115 In-Line Skating (1)
- PE 116 Water Safety Instructor (2)
- PE 117 Racquetball (1)
- PE 118 Swimming (1)
- PE 119 Tennis (1)
- PE 125 Backpacking and Hiking (1)
- PE 126 Canoeing (1)
- PE 127 Cross-Country Skiing (1)
- PE 128 Cycling (1)
- PE 129 Downhill Skiing (1)
- PE 130 Kayaking (1)
- PE 131 Orienteering (1)
- PE 132 Challenge Ropes Course (1)
- PE 133 Scuba Diving (1)
- PE 134 Self Defense (1)
- PE 135 Rock Climbing (1)
- PE 145 Activity for Stress Management (1)
- PE 146 Aerobics (1)
- PE 147 Aquacize (1)
- PE 148 Exercise and Weight Control (1)
- PE 149 Fitness and Conditioning (1)
- PE 150 Jogging and Walking (1)
- PE 152 Swimming Conditioning (1)
- PE 153 Weight Training (1)
Dance and Movement Activities:
- DNCE 166 Beginning Ballet (2)
- DNCE 167 Ballroom Dance (1)
- DNCE 168 Ethnic Dance (1)
- DNCE 170 Jazz Dance (1)
- DNCE 171 Modern Dance (1)
- DNCE 173 Self-Awareness with Movement (1)
- DNCE 175 Tap Dance (1)
- PE 169 Gymnastics (1)
- PE 174 Social Dance (1)
Content Areas
Category 4. Arts and Letters (6 credit hours minimum)
Two courses from two different areas with two different prefixes within the overall category:
- ART 181 History of Art I (4)
- ART 182 History of Art II (4)
- ART 190 Art Appreciation (3)
- ART 210 Ceramics for Non-Art Majors (3)
- ART 290 Visual Thinking and Visual Images (3)
- DNCE 454 Dance History and Philosophy (2)
- ENST 385 Art and the Environment (2)
- GEP 101 Antiquity and the Classical Age (3) - (may be used to meet the requirement in Fine Arts or History or Literature or Philosophy)
- GEP 102 Evolutions of Cultures (3) - (may be used to meet the requirement in Fine Arts or History or Literature or Philosophy)
- GEP 103 The Modern World (3) - (may be used to meet the requirement in Fine Arts or History or Literature or Philosophy)
- HUM 120 Introduction to Film (3)
- MIND 181 Great Traditions of Asia: India, China and Japan (3) - (may be used to meet the requirement in Fine Arts or History or Literature)
- MIND 288 Contemporary Arts Connections (3)
- MIND 297 Creativity in the Arts (3)
- MT 330 History of Musical Theatre (3)
- MUS 140 Introduction to Music (3)
- MUS 204 Music Fundamentals and Experiences (3)
- MUS 241 Perceiving the Arts (3)
- MUS 243 History of Music I (3)
- MUS 244 History of Music II (3)
- MUS 246 Music in American History and Culture (3)
- MUS 340 Survey of History and Literature of Jazz (3)
- THEA 130 Introduction to the Theatre (3)
- THEA 330 History of Theatre I (3)
- THEA 331 History of Theatre II (3)
- CHIN 101 Beginning Chinese (5)
- CHIN 102 Elementary Chinese II (5)
- CHIN 201 Intermediate Chinese I (3)
- CHIN 202 Intermediate Chinese II (3)
- FR 101 Elementary French I (4)
- FR 102 Elementary French II (4)
- FR 201 Intermediate French I (3)
- FR 202 Intermediate French II (3)
- GER 101 Elementary German I (4)
- GER 102 Elementary German II (4)
- GER 201 Intermediate German I (3)
- GER 202 Intermediate German II (3)
- JAPN 101 Beginning Japanese (5)
- JAPN 102 Elementary Japanese II (5)
- JAPN 201 Intermediate Japanese I (3)
- JAPN 202 Intermediate Japanese II (3)
- RUS 101 Elementary Russian I (5)
- RUS 102 Elementary Russian II (5)
- SPAN 101 Elementary Spanish I (5)
- SPAN 102 Elementary Spanish II (5)
- SPAN 201 Intermediate Spanish I (3)
- SPAN 202 Intermediate Spanish II (3)
- AFS 201 African American History I (3)
- AFS 202 African American History II (3)
- GEP 101 Antiquity and the Classical Age (3)
- (may be used to meet the requirement in Fine Arts or History or Literature or Philosophy)
- GEP 102 Evolutions of Cultures (3)
- (may be used to meet the requirement in Fine Arts or History or Literature or Philosophy)
- GEP 103 The Modern World (3)
- (may be used to meet the requirement in Fine Arts or History or Literature or Philosophy)
- HIST 100 Survey of American History from Its Beginnings to 1877 (3)
- HIST 101 Survey of American History from 1877 to the Present (3)
- HIST 120 Western Civilization from Ancient Greece to 1689 (3)
- HIST 121 Western Civilization from 1689 to the Present (3)
- HIST 267 Age of Revolution Since the 17th Century (3)
- MIND 180 Great Ideas of the Western Tradition (3)
- (may be used to meet the requirement in History or Literature or Philosophy)
- MIND 181 Great Traditions of Asia: India, China and Japan (3) - (may be used to meet the requirement in History or Fine Arts or Literature)
- MIND 290 Search for Meaning (3)
- (may be used to meet the requirement in History or Philosophy)
- ENG 131 Introduction to Literature (3)
- ENG 138 Modernism in Literature (3)
- ENG 211 Survey of American Literature (3)
- ENG 213 Survey of British Literature I (3)
- ENG 214 British Literature II (3)
- ENG 262 Masterpieces of World Literature (3)
- GEP 101 Antiquity and the Classical Age (3)
- (may be used to meet the requirement in Fine Arts or History or Literature or Philosophy)
- GEP 102 Evolutions of Cultures (3)
- (may be used to meet the requirement in Fine Arts or History or Literature or Philosophy)
- GEP 103 The Modern World (3) - (may be used to meet the requirement in Fine Arts or History or Literature or Philosophy)
- HISP 111 Introduction to Hispanic Literature (3)
- MIND 180 Great Ideas of the Western Tradition (3)
- (may be used to meet the requirement in Literature or History or Philosophy)
- MIND 181 Great Traditions of Asia: India, China and Japan (3)
- (may be used to meet the requirement in Literature or Fine Arts or History)
- MIND 293 Play as a Route to Insight and Creation (3)
- (may be used to meet the requirement in Literature or Philosophy)
- GEP 101 Antiquity and the Classical Age (3)
- (may be used to meet the requirement in Fine Arts or History or Literature or Philosophy)
- GEP 102 Evolutions of Cultures (3)
- (may be used to meet the requirement in Fine Arts or History or Literature or Philosophy)
- GEP 103 The Modern World (3)
- (may be used to meet the requirement in Fine Arts or History or Literature or Philosophy)
- MIND 180 Great Ideas of the Western Tradition (3)
- (may be used to meet the requirement in History, Literature or Philosophy)
- MIND 290 Search for Meaning (3)
- (may be used to meet the requirement in History or Philosophy)
- MIND 293 Play as a Route to Insight and Creation (3)
- (may be used to meet the requirement in Literature or Philosophy)
- PHIL 100 Introduction to Philosophy (3)
- PHIL 110 Figures in Western Philosophy (3)
- PHIL 305 Ethics in Theory and Practice (3)
Category 5. Social Sciences (6 credit hours minimum)
Two courses from two different areas with two different prefixes within the overall category:
- ANT 100 Introduction to Anthropology (3)
- ANT 120 World Archaeology (3)
- ECON 101 Understanding the Contemporary Economy (3)
- ECON 103 Introduction to Economics: Macroeconomics (3)
- ECON 105 Introduction to Economics: Microeconomics (3)
- MIND 286 Value Issues in Political Economy (3)
- (may be used to meet the requirement in Economics or Political Science)
- GEOG 100 World Geography (3)
- GEOG 110 Geography of the United States and Canada (3)
- GEOG 200 Human Geography (3)
- AFS 420 Black Urban Politics (3)
- MIND 286 Value Issues in Political Economy (3)
- (may be used to meet the requirement in Economics or Political Science)
- PSCI 100 United States National Government (3)
- PSCI 105 Introduction to Political Science (3)
- PSCI 203 Colorado Politics (3)
- PSCI 220 Introduction to International Relations (3)
- CH 336 Human Sexuality (3)
- CMDS 160 Introduction to Human Communication and Its Disorders (3)
- PSY 120 Principles of Psychology (4)
- PSY 230 Human Growth and Development (4)
- PSY 265 Social Psychology (3)
- CH 205 Issues in Health (3)
- NURS 318 Health Care Systems (3)
- SOC 100 Principles of Sociology (3)
- SOC 120 Introduction to Family Studies (3)
- SOC 141 Introduction to Criminal Justice (3)
- SOC 170 Social Problems (3)
Category 6. Science and Mathematics (7 credit hours minimum)
Two courses from two different areas with two different prefixes within the overall category. At least one course must have an L (laboratory) designation:
- AST 100 General Astronomy (4) (L)
- ESCI 265 Earth Science Concepts for Elementary Teachers (3) (L)
- GEOL 100 General Geology (4) (L)
- GEOL 110 Geology and Society (3)
- MET 110 Climate and Humans (3)
- MET 205 General Meteorology (4) (L)
- MIND 294 Revolutions in Science (3) - (may be used to meet the requirements in Earth Sciences, Life Sciences or Physical Sciences)
- OCN 110 Oceans and Humankind (3)
- OCN 200 General Oceanography (4) (L)
- ANT 130 Introduction to Physical Anthropology (3)
- BIO 100 Exploring Biology (3)
- BIO 110 Principles of Biology (4) (L)
- BIO 111 Survey of Organismal Biology (5) (L)
- BIO 265 Biological Science Concepts for Elementary Teachers (3) (L)
- BOT 270 Economic Botany (3) (L)
- FND 250 Principles of Nutrition (3)
- MIND 294 Revolutions in Science (3) - (may be used to meet the requirements in Earth Sciences, Life Sciences or Physical Sciences)
- ZOO 115 Human Biology (3) (L)
- MATH 132 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II (4)
- MATH 181 Fundamentals of Mathematics I (3)
- CHEM 101 Chemistry for Citizens (3)
- CHEM 102 Chemistry for Citizens Laboratory (1) (L)
- CHEM 108 Fundamentals of Chemistry I (5) (L)
- CHEM 111 Principles of Chemistry I (5) (L)
- CHEM 114 General Chemistry I (4) (L)
- ENST 235 Chemistry and the Environment (2)
- MIND 294 Revolutions in Science (3) - (may be used to meet the requirements in Earth Sciences, Life Sciences or Physical Sciences)
- PHYS 220 Introductory Physics I (5) (L)
- PHYS 240 General Physics I (5) (L)
- SCI 103 Physical Science for the 21st Century (3)
- SCI 106 Introduction to Spaceflight (3)
- SCI 109 The Cosmos (3)
- SCI 265 Physical Science Concepts for Elementary Teachers (4) (L)
Category 7. Interdisciplinary, Multicultural and International Studies (6 credit hours minimum).
Two courses, one Multicultural course and one course from either Interdisciplinary Studies or International Cultures:
- ENST 100 Introduction to Environmental Studies (3)
- ENST 225 Energy and the Environment (3)
- GERO 205 Introduction to Gerontology (3)
- HUM 111 The Classical Period Through the Middle Ages (3)
- HUM 331 Images of Women in Literature and the Arts (3)
- NURS 200 Women's Health Care (3)
- SOC 221 Sociology of Gender (3)
- ANT 317 Contemporary Native American Issues (3)
- AFS 100 Introduction to Black Studies (3)
- AFS 101 Crisis of Identity (3)
- CH 236 Health and Life-styles Among the Elderly (3)
- ENG 236 Ethnic American Literature (3)
- HISP 101 Introduction to Mexican American Studies (3)
- HISP 102 Hispanic Cultures in the United States (3)
- HISP 110 Contemporary Chicano Literature (3)
- HIST 290 American Immigration (3)
- HRS 290 Introduction to Human Rehabilitative Services (3)
- MCS 101 Multiculturalism in the United States: Concepts and Issues (3)
- MIND 182 Confluence of Cultures (3)
- SOC 237 Sociology of Minorities (3)
- WS 101 Women in Contemporary Society (3)
c. International Cultures Courses:
- ANT 110 World Cultures (3)
- ANT 314 Sex Roles in a Cross-Cultural Perspective (3)
- BA 251 International Business (3)
- FR 116 Contemporary France (3)
- GEOG 335 Geography of Middle America (3)
- GEOG 365 Russia and Eurasia (3)
- GER 116 Contemporary Germany (3)
- HISP 121 Spanish Civilization and Culture (3)
- HISP 131 Latin American Civilization and Culture (3)
- HISP 141 Mexican Civilization and Culture (3)
- HIST 110 African Civilization (3)
- HIST 112 Asian Civilization I: From Prehistory to the 1600s (3)
- HIST 113 Asian Civilization II: The Modern Transformation (3)
- HIST 118 History of Mexico (3)
- HIST 131 Middle East History II (3)
- HIST 283 Russian Civilization (3)
- JAPN 116 Contemporary Japan (3)
- MIND 289 Coming of Age in the Twentieth Century (3)
- MIND 292 Ideas in Conflict (3)
- MUS 247 Music Cultures of the World (3)
- SPCO 323 Intercultural Communication (3)
Notes: Courses required for the major, but not carrying the major prefix, may count for both General Education and the major. Up to six semester credit hours of courses carrying the major prefix may count for General Education, provided such courses are listed above as General Education courses.
Courses required for a minor or second major may count for both the minor or second major as well as General Education, provided such courses are listed above as General Education courses.
A course taken before the time it appears in a Catalog as a General Education course will not count for General Education.
Exceptions to the General Education Program Requirements
Transfer students who have completed equivalent programs in General Education as determined by the Admissions Office may be exempted from all or part of the General Education requirements.
A student who has earned a liberal-arts based Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree or who has completed an equivalent program in General Education as determined by the UNC Admissions Office will receive credit for such work and be excused from the content area of the General Education requirements. Courses required for the skill areas are evaluated course by course and the required number of hours for each skill area must be met.
If a student presents an ACT score of 30.0 or higher in English, or an SAT verbal score of 630 or higher, he or she is exempt from the basic composition area (Skill 1a).
If a student presents an ACT score of 26.0 or higher in mathematics, or an SAT math score of 560 or higher, he or she is exempt from the mathematics area (Skill 2).
A student may challenge a General Education course and receive an exemption by registering for the course and passing the challenge examination. Interested students should contact the appropriate department to determine the availability of a challenge examination.
CLEP examinations are available for General Education credit. The student should contact Career Services for information relative to the CLEP program.
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