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	Educating For Life The mission of the General Education Program at the University of the District of Columbia is to provide all students with the knowledge, skills, and abilities that will serve them in their efforts to become lifelong learners, community leaders, and fruitfully engaged professionals in rewarding and evolving careers and endeavors.

General Education Requirements Guideline

General Education Requirements Guideline
Effective Fall 2010

Listed below are the General Education Requirements needed to complete a baccalaureate degree at the University of the District of Columbia. Please consult with your departmental advisor to confirm course selections and major requirements for your chosen degree. You may download the course descriptions here.

View a printable copy of the General Education Requirements Guidelines.

Semester	Course Number	General Education Courses	Credits
1st Semester	IGED 110	Foundation Writing I*	3
	IGED 120	Foundation Quantitative Reasoning*	3
	IGED 130	Foundation Oral Communications	3
2nd Semester	IGED 111	Foundation Writing II	3
2nd Semester	IGED 220	Discovery Quantitative Reasoning**	3
3rd Semester	IGED 140	Foundation Ethics	3
	IGED 250	Discovery Technology	3
	IGED 210	Discovery Writing	3
4th Semester	IGED 260	Discovery Science + Lab **	4
4th Semester	IGED 270	Discovery Diversity	3
5th Semester	IGED 280	Discovery Civics	3
7th – 8th Semester	IGED 391-392	Frontier Capstone I & II	3
Taken upon completion of Discovery Writing		Writing Intensive Course in your Major. Please consult with your departmental advisor for details.	3

* Students may place out of Foundation Writing I and Foundation Quantitative Reasoning with test credit.
** Students in disciplines that require higher level and extended math and science study (such as Mathematics, Computer Science, Chemistry, and Physics) may be able to substitute courses within their major for the Discovery Quantitative Reasoning and/or Discovery Science courses. .

Updated: 6/29/2011

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General Education

General Education Requirements Guideline

Updated: 6/29/2011

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