General Education Core Requirements

General Education is the part of a college curriculum shared by all students seeking a degree or certificate. It provides broad exposure to multiple disciplines and enables students to explore their potential for learning. It also provides an educational context that promotes integrated learning.

Curriculum guides may designate specific courses that must be taken to satisfy these requirements. When general education elective courses are required as specified in curriculum guides, students may select from the courses in the following lists. Students may not use the same course to satisfy more than one curriculum requirement.

Some courses, referred to as “passport” or “UCGS” courses, are transferable to most public colleges and universities in Virginia and satisfy a lower-division general education requirement. Many private colleges and universities in Virginia accept them as well. Courses identified as passport courses can be found online at Passport Courses . Courses identified as UCGS courses are part of a certificate program and can be found online at Uniform Certificate of General Studies : UCGS, Certificate  .