Undergraduate general education requirements vary based on the college. This table is intended to be used for comparative purposes between colleges. Some colleges and some programs of study do not have undergraduate general education requirements; others have general education requirements specific to an individual program of study, like those in Carver College of Medicine. Check each program of study's page in the catalog for program-specific requirements. University College general education requirements are detailed following the table. World language graduation requirements by college can be found following this table. 

General Education Comparison

General Education Requirement	College of Liberal Arts and Sciences	College of Public Health	Tippie College of Business	College of Education	College of Nursing	College of Engineering*
Understanding Cultural Perspectives	X	X	X	X	X	See "Cultural Perspectives, and Society" on Bachelor of Science in Engineering page
Engineering Be Creative						X
Historical Perspectives	X	X	X	X
International and Global Issues	X	X	X	X	X
Interpreting Literature	X	X	X	X
Literary, Visual, and Performing Arts	X	X		X	X
Natural Sciences with lab	X	X		X	See "Natural Science Prerequisites" on BSN page
Natural Sciences without lab			X		See "Natural Science Prerequisites" on BSN page
Quantitative or Formal Reasoning	X	X		X
Rhetoric	X	X	X	X	X	X
Social Sciences	X	X	X	X
Sustainability	X	X		X
Values and Society	X	X	X	X	X	See "Cultural Perspectives, Values, and Society" on Bachelor of Science in Engineering page

*The College of Engineering general education component also requires students to complete 9 s.h. from a list of approved course subjects.

University College Online Degrees

University College offers two online bachelor's degrees, the Bachelor of Applied Studies and the Bachelor of Liberal Studies, that provide opportunities for students who have already received an associate's degree, or who have prior college credit, to earn a four-year degree online.

• The Bachelor of Applied Studies (BAS) requires the following core requirements for the general education coursework. 
  • Rhetoric; quantitative or formal reasoning; social sciences; values and society; and business management.
• The Bachelor of Liberal Studies (BLS) requires the following core requirements for the general education coursework. 
  • Rhetoric; interpreting literature; natural sciences; international and global issues; values and society; statistics/quantitative or formal reasoning; information literacy; critical thinking; and leadership and career development.

World Languages

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences have three options to meet the World Language requirement.

• Complete the fourth level of a single world language.
• Complete the third level of a single world language + a 3 s.h. approved World Language and Cultural Exploration course.
• Complete the second level of two different world languages.

College of Public Health

Students in the College of Public Health have three options to meet the World Language requirement.

• Complete the fourth level of a single world language.
• Complete the second level of two different world languages.
• Complete the second level of a single world language + a 3 s.h. course from one of the following categories: Values and Society, Understanding Cultural Perspectives, International and Global Issues, or World Language and Cultural Exploration.

Tippie College of Business

Students in the Tippie College of Business have three options to meet the World Language requirement.

• Complete the fourth level of a single world language.
• Complete the second level of two different world languages.
• Complete the third level of a single world language + a 3 s.h. approved World Language and Cultural Exploration course.

College of Education

Students in the College of Education have three options to meet the World Language requirement.

• Complete the fourth level of a single world language.
• Complete the third level of a single world language + a 3 s.h. approved World Language and Cultural Exploration course.
• Complete the second level of two different world languages.

College of Nursing

Students in the College of Nursing prelicensure BSN program of study have three options to meet the World Language requirement.

• Complete the fourth level of a single world language.
• Complete the second level of two different world languages.
• Complete the second level of a single world language + a 3 s.h. course from one of the following categories: Values and Society, Understanding Cultural Perspectives, International and Global Issues, or World Language and Cultural Exploration.

College of Engineering

Students in the College of Engineering must complete the second level of a world language to be considered for admission to the college.

University College

Students in University College do not have a World Language general education requirement.