The University of Georgia Core Curriculum
The Core Curriculum was established within the University System of Georgia as a means of facilitating the transfer of credit for students at the lower division level as they work toward baccalaureate degrees within University System colleges and universities. The various institutions within the University System, in establishing their core curricula, provide for (1) 60 semester credit hours of which a minimum of 42 are in general education and 18 in major-related courses; (2) assurances that all courses satisfactorily completed in the core curriculum of any unit of the University System will be acceptable and transferable to other units of the University System; and (3) the preservation of the maximum possible amount of institutional autonomy.
Briefly, the Core Curriculum includes:
Area I |
FOUNDATION COURSES
English and math courses common throughout the University System. |
9 hours |
Area II |
SCIENCES
Physical Sciences (3-4 hours); Life Sciences (3-4 hours) |
7-8 hours |
Area III |
QUANTITATIVE REASONING |
3-4 hours |
Area IV |
WORLD LANGUAGES, CULTURE, HUMANITIES AND THE ARTS
World Languages and Culture (9 hours); Humanities and the Arts (3 hours) |
12 hours |
Area V |
SOCIAL SCIENCES |
9 hours |
Area VI |
COURSES RELATED TO THE PROGRAM OF STUDY |
18 hours |
For additional details, visit the UGA Bulletin.
(UGA Bulletin, Retrieved 03/02/11)
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