General Education Requirements
Learn why general education makes all the difference at UJ. Plus, find out what gen eds are required to earn your specific degree.
A solid foundation for your future.
Any school can teach you the technical skills of a job. UJ takes it one step further, by also instilling in you the skills employers truly need: leadership, communication, and problem solving. We do this, in part, through general education.
These courses are crucial to the UJ experience, because they force you to move across disciplines and understand how different areas of study influence each other. You’ll shift out of your academic comfort zone, expand your mind, and prepare for life after graduation.
Build your values. Broaden your thinking.
General education courses aren’t necessarily meant to make you discover new interests, but rather, broaden your mindset and develop crucial skills, like:
- Critical thinking
- Written and oral communication
- Leadership
- Moral and civic responsibility
- Global perspectives
- Quantitative reasoning and research
- Personal wellness
General Education Requirements by Degree
A minimum of 124 semester credits must be earned. At least 36 credits must be upper-division (300-400) level. A maximum of 64 semester credits will be accepted from a junior college.
| Moral & Civic Education | Credits |
|---|---|
| UJ Foundations | 1 |
| Ethics | 3 |
| American Government or American History |
3 |
| Global Perspectives or An Approved International Experience1 |
6
3 |
| Semester Credits | 10-13 |
| Communication Skills | Credits |
| Freshman Composition I (with a grade of C- or higher) |
3 |
| Freshman Composition with Literature II (with a grade of C- or higher) |
3 |
| Oral Communication (Comm 102 or 201) |
3 |
| Semester Credits | 9 |
| Natural Science & Quantitative Reasoning |
Credits |
| Natural Science (with lab) | 4 |
| Foundations of Science2 | 2 |
| Computer Science | 3 |
| Mathematics | 3 |
| Semester Credits | 12 |
| Cultural & Social Heritage | Credits |
| Religion | 3 |
| Literature or History | 3 |
| Art, Music, or Theatre | 3 |
| Psychology, Sociology, Political Science or Economics 110, 201, or 202 (no more than 3 credits from on discipline) |
5-6 |
| Semester Credits | 14-15 |
| Personal Wellness | Credits |
| Fitness and Wellness or Physical Activity Course |
1 |
| Semester Credits | 1 |
| Total Semester Credits | 46-50 |
| Moral & Civic Education | Credits |
|---|---|
| UJ Foundations | 1 |
| Ethics | 3 |
| American Government or American History |
3 |
| Global Perspectives or An Approved International Experience1 |
6
3 |
| Semester Credits | 10-13 |
| Communication Skills | Credits |
| Freshman Composition I (with a grade of C- or higher) |
3 |
| Freshman Composition with Literature II (with a grade of C- or higher) |
3 |
| Oral Communication (Comm 102 or 201) |
3 |
| Semester Credits | 9 |
| Natural Science & Quantitative Reasoning |
Credits |
| Natural Science (with lab) | 8 |
| Computer Science | 3 |
| Mathematics | 3 |
| Semester Credits | 14 |
| Personal Wellness | Credits |
| Fitness and Wellness or Physical Activity Course |
1 |
| Semester Credits | 1 |
| Cultural & Social Heritage | Credits |
| Religion | 3 |
| Literature, Art, Music, or Theatre | 3 |
| Psychology, Sociology, Political Science or Economics 110, 201, or 202 |
2-3 |
| Semester Credits | 8-9 |
| Total Semester Credits | 42-46 |
| Moral & Civic Education | Credits |
|---|---|
| UJ Foundations (Freshman) | 1 |
| Ethics | 3 |
| American Government or American History |
3 |
| Global Perspectives | 3 |
| Semester Credits | 10 |
| Communication Skills | Credits |
| English Composition I (with a grade of C- or higher) |
3 |
| English Composition with Literature II (with a grade of C- or higher) |
3 |
| Semester Credits | 6 |
| Cultural & Social Heritage | Credits |
| Religion | 3 |
| Literature, Art, Music, or Theatre | 3 |
| Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| Intro to Sociology or Sociology of the Family |
3 |
| Semester Credits | 12 |
| Natural Science & Quantitative Reasoning |
Credits |
| Anatomy & Physiology I & Lab | 4 |
| Anatomy & Physiology II & Lab | 4 |
| Computer | 3 |
| Math | 3 |
| Semester Credits | 14 |
| Personal Wellness | Credits |
| Fitness and Wellness or Physical Activity Course |
1 |
| Semester Credits | 1 |
| Total Semester Credits | 43 |