The General Education Curriculum is designed to ensure that every undergraduate student graduates as an informed citizen through participation in rigorous General Education courses. These courses equip students with the academic tools they will need to succeed, not only as undergraduates in their degree programs, but also as responsible citizens in a complex world.
Students must complete a minimum of 36 credits of General Education coursework. This requirement includes a minimum of 15 credits mandated by the State of Florida General Education Core and up to 21 credits of General Education Institutional requirements, distributed in five subject areas.
Students who enter Florida Atlantic without an Associate in Arts (A.A.) degree from a Florida state school must fulfill the University's General Education requirements. A course may be used to simultaneously satisfy a General Education Curriculum requirement and a requirement of the student’s major program. All course selections should be made in consultation with an academic advisor.
For students who enter Florida Atlantic holding the Associate in Science (A.S.) degree from a Florida public community or state college: The Associate in Science degree prepares students for entry into employment, but it is also a transfer degree and basis for admission to a related baccalaureate degree program at FAU. Courses taken as part of the Associate in Science degree at a Florida public community or state college to meet the General Education requirements will transfer and apply toward the thirty-six (36) General Education credits required for the baccalaureate degree at FAU. Since Associate in Science degrees typically require 15 credits of General Education coursework, students must complete the remaining credits of General Education coursework at FAU.
General Education Core courses implement the required principles, standards and content in accordance with section 1007.55, Florida Statutes. Each General Education Core course option contains high-level academic and critical thinking skills and common competencies that students must demonstrate to successfully complete the course.