General Education Requirements

Among the minimum 120 credits required for a bachelor's degree, EDP students must earn at least 60 credits in liberal arts. These credits must include the following components of general education:

Key Skills

Quantitative Analysis (3 cr.)
Mathematics

Rhetorical Expression (ENG 1220, 3 cr.)
A writing course with extensive one-on-one tutorials required for all EDP students. Must be taken while the student is in the EDP.

Integrated Knowledge Areas

IHR: Individual & Human Relationships, 6 cr.
English literature or writing, languages, communications, psychology or other courses with a focus on understanding self and others.

SHR: Social & Historical Relationships, 6 cr.
Sociology, history, political science, economics, law and other courses focusing on social institutions, movements and problems past and present. At least three credits must emphasize an historical perspective.

EWR: Environmental & World Relationships, 7 cr.
Sciences (physical, biological, environmental, health). At least four credits must use or study scientific method and include a lab or field study.

UPR: Universal & Philosophical Relationships, 6 cr.
Studies with a focus on transcendent issues, symbolic systems, and aesthetic understanding. At least three credits must be in a consciously speculative field such as philosophy, religious studies, mythology, aesthetic or symbolic theory. Other credits could be in areas such as art, music, or drama.