One course (minimum 3 credits) from each category.

• Seminar in Composition
  • Introductory course that offers the opportunity to improve as a writer by developing an understanding of how to use writing to interpret and share experiences, affect behaviors, and find a place in the world
• Writing Intensive
  • ENGCMP 0400, 0530, 0535 recommended
  • Designed to teach writing within a discipline through writing assignments that are distributed across the entire term. Students will produce at least 20-24 pages of written work, a significant portion of which should be substantially revised in response to instructor feedback and class discussion.
• Oral Communication
  • COMMRC 0520 preferred; 0310, 0500, 0510, 0530 acceptable
  • Communication is always addressed to an audience with the intention of conveying information to or having some effect upon. Courses in oral communication allow students to develop increased skill in various forms of public speaking by means of theory and practice
• Writing (‘W’) courses are allowed to overlap with one other general education requirement

One course (minimum 3 credits) from each category.

• Algebra MATH 0031 min.; higher math accepted.
  • This may vary by program.
  • Course covers basic algebra skills; linear, polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions are included.
• Statistics
  • In an increasingly data-driven society, students need to learn and understand how data is derived, the methods to analyze data, and how the data is interpreted and applied. This cuts across all disciplines and professions in the Health Sciences and will only become more important as technology advances and the amount of usable data continues to proliferate.

Diversity courses focus centrally and intensively on issues of diversity and do so in a manner that promotes understanding of difference. They provide students with analytical skills to better understand structural inequities and the knowledge to be able to participate more effectively in our increasingly diverse and multicultural society. Courses may address, though not be limited to, such issues as race, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, religious difference, ability difference and/or economic disparity.

• Diversity courses are allowed to overlap with one other general education requirement

One course (minimum 3 credits) from each category.

• Literature*, The Arts*, Creative Work*, Historical Analysis*, or Philosophical Thinking or Ethics*
  • Students can consider courses in bioethics and those with a disability or health and medicine focus.
• Social Science
• Natural Science
  • Please check with the program of interest if a lab is required.

• Cross-Cultural Awareness*, Global Issues*, or Specific Geographic Region*
• Study Abroad may be accepted.
• Students can consider courses with a disability or health and medicine focus.