General Education Requirements

These requirements are intended to promote breadth of knowledge, integration of disciplinary perspectives, and understanding of diverse cultures. Wofford’s program seeks to develop skills in reading, written and oral communication, use of technology, critical thinking, creative expression, numerical reasoning, problem solving, and collaborative and independent learning. The college identifies these competencies as vital to intellectual and personal growth. While these competencies are developed in all courses in the curriculum, they are the explicit focus of general education courses.

Courses which meet General Education requirements are listed below. The same course may not be used to satisfy more than one General Education requirement, but can be used to satisfy major requirements.

CULTURES AND PEOPLES, 3 Credit Hours

Courses meeting this requirement focus on the study of cultures other than European and European-settler cultures, or the interaction between and comparison of European and non-western cultures.  A complete list of approved Cultures & Peoples course can found on the Registrar's website.  On the schedule, these courses are designated with the attribute of 'CP'.

ENGLISH, 6 Credit Hours

•  ENGL 102 Seminar in Literature and Composition AND
• One 200-level English (ENGL) course (excluding ENGL 260)

FINE ARTS, 3-4 Credit Hours

This requirement is met by completing one of the following options:

FOREIGN LANGUAGES, 3-10 Credit Hours

Foreign language placement is made by the faculty of the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures & Cultures and is normally determined by the student's previous level and amount of foreign language study.  The requirement is met by successfully completing a course sequence (101/102) or one 200-level course as noted below.  Arabic is offered periodically.  Students may use the Arabic sequence (identified in the class schedule as MLLC 280/281, Modern Standard Arabic I and II) to fulfill the foreign language requirement.  BOTH MLLC 280 and 281 are required to complete the requirement.  Please note introductory-level Chinese (CHIN 101/102) and Arabic (MLLC 280/281) language courses meet everyday and are 5 credit hours each.

HISTORY, 3 Credit Hours

This requirement is met by:

HUMANITIES 101, 3 Credit Hours

Every new freshman is required to take HUM 101 First-Year Seminar in the Humanities during the fall semester of their initial year of enrollment.  Students who do not pass the course during the fall semester of their freshman year will be required to retake it during the spring semester of their freshman year.

MATHEMATICS, 3 Credit Hours

Any three-credit hour course in Mathematics (MATH).

PHILOSOPHY, 3 Credit Hours

Any three-credit hour course in Philosophy (PHIL).

WELLNESS, 2 Credit Hours

Two one-credit hour courses with one credit hour of First Year Interaction Seminar (FYI 101) in the fall semester and one-credit hour of Physical Education (PHED).

RELIGION, 3 Credit Hours

One 200-level Religion (REL) course.

NATURAL SCIENCE, B.A. DEGREE, 8 Credit Hours

The natural science requirement is met by successfully completing a two-course sequence(i.e. PHY 121/122) from the Bachelor of Science track OR by taking one life science and one physical science chosen from the following:

NATURAL SCIENCE, B.S. DEGREE, 16 Credit Hours

This requirement is met by successfully completing four courses, two two-course sequences from different departments (i.e. CHEM 123/124 and PHY 121/122), chosen from the following list:

Note that some science courses have prerequisites or require permission of instructor.

**Students earning credit through AP, CLEP, IB, etc. for BIO 101/102 or ENVS 110/111 may apply those hours to either the BA or BS natural science general education requirement.