General Education Course Menu
The general education core curriculum at the University of New Orleans is a set of course requirements designed to expose students to a wide range of academic disciplines. Through general education, students learn basic content and methodology of fundamental knowledge areas. This broad educational experience is intended to encourage intellectual inquiry and provide a solid foundation for all undergraduate students.
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2024-2025 Course Menu
Below is the course menu that corresponds to the 2023-2024 University Catalog. Please contact your advisor with questions about satisfying general education requirements.
| AREA | REQUIRED CREDIT HOURS | NUMBER OF COURSES | COURSES |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGLISH | Composition 6 | Composition 3 | ENGL 1157: English Composition ENGL 1158: English Composition ENGL 1159: English Composition Honors |
| MATH/ANALYTICAL REASONING | 6 | Math 11 Philosophy 1 | MATH 1021: Prob Solv/Number Rel Elem Tchrs MATH 1023: Prob Solv Geometry Elem Tchrs MATH 1031: Survey Mathematical Thought MATH 1032: Survey Mathematical Thought MATH 1115: College Algebra MATH 1125: Precalculus Algebra MATH 1126: Precalculus Trigonometry MATH 2114: Calculus I MATH 2124: Calculus II MATH 2314: Elementary Statistical Methods MATH 2785: Elementary Statistics Business Econ PHIL 1101: Introduction to Logic |
| SCIENCE | Biology 3 Science 6 | Biology 4 Chemistry 4 Earth/Env 2 Physics 4 | BIOS 1053: Human Biology for Non-Science Majors BIOS 1063: Biodiversity for Non-Science Majors BIOS 1073: Biodiversity BIOS 1083: Form & Function CHEM 1002: Life, The Universe and Everything: … CHEM 1003: Fundamentals in Environmental Chemistry CHEM 1017: General Chemistry I CHEM 1018: General Chemistry II EES 1000: Dynamic Earth EES 1002: Introduction to Environmental Science PHYS 1005: Astronomy I PHYS 1006: Astronomy II PHYS 1061: Physics for Science and Engineering PHYS 1062: Physics for Science and Engineering |
| HUMANITIES | Literature 3 | Literature 15 (Writing, linguistics, and grammar studies are not considered literature) | ENGL 2041: Major American Writers ENGL 2043: New Orleans Literature ENGL 2071: Afro-American Literature I ENGL 2072: African American Literature, II ENGL 2090: Special Studies in Literature and Language ENGL 2091: Special Studies in Literature of Diversity ENGL 2208: Reading Drama ENGL 2218: Reading Nonfiction ENGL 2228: Reading Poetry ENGL 2238: Reading Fiction ENGL 2311: American Film as Literary Art ENGL 2312: International Film as Literary Art ENGL 2341: Survey British Literature I ENGL 2377: The Bible as Literature ENGL 2378: Introduction to Women’s Literature ENGL 2521: Introduction to Shakespeare |
| Other 6 | Foreign Language 11 History 4 Philosophy 2 Film/Theatre 1 Women/GS 1 (Additional literature courses may be taken to satisfy humanities requirement 11) (Transfer courses in religious studies may be used to meet this requirement) | FTA 2650: Oral Communications FREN 1001: Basic French I FREN 1002: Basic French II GER 1001: Basic German I GER 1002: Basic German II HIST 1001: World History to 1600 HIST 1002: World History since 1600 HIST 2501: U.S. History I HIST 2502: U.S. History II JAPN 1001: Basic Japanese, I JAPN 1002: Basic Japanese, II LAT 1011: Introductory Latin Reading, I LAT 1012: Introductory Latin Reading, II PHIL 1000: Introduction to Philosophy PHIL 2201: Ethics SPAN 1001: Basic Spanish I SPAN 1002: Basic Spanish II WGS 2010: Introduction to Women’s Studies | |
| SOCIAL/BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE | 6 | Anthropology 2 Economics 2 Geography 2 Poli Sci 1 Psychology 1 Sociology 2 Urban Studies 1 | ANTH 1010: Peoples of the World ANTH 2052: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology ECON 1203: Principles of Microeconomics ECON 1330: Financial Literacy GEOG 1001: World Regional Geography GEOG 1002: World Regional Geography POLI 2151: U.S. Government and Politics PSYC 1000: General Psychology SOC 1051: Introductory Sociology SOC 2962: Current Social Problems URBN 1000: Introduction to Cities |
| ART | 3 | Fine Art 1 Music 2 Film/Theatre 2 (Transfer courses in architecture, interior design, or landscape architecture may be used to meet this requirement) | FA 1010: Art Appreciation FA 1500: Introduction to Arts and Visual Culture FTA 1000: Theatre Appreciation FTA 1001: Film Appreciation MUS 1000: Music Appreciation MUS 1100: Fundamentals of Music |
| Total required credit hours 39 | |||