2.3.1 Transfer Credit to Meet General Education Requirements

General Education requirements are university requirements. In order to maintain campus-wide consistency in the G.E. program, individual departmental advisors must not approve transfer courses for G.E. credit. Only the L.A. Advising Office can approve transfer credit for General Education purposes. If a transfer course has been accepted as meeting a G.E. requirement, it will be so noted on the checksheet. If students have questions about the use of transfer credit for G.E. requirements, they should be referred to the L.A. Advising Office.

NOTE: The following requirements only apply to NEW students beginning at the university Fall 2003 or thereafter. For Continuing, Returning, and Transfer student requirements, please see section 2.4.

2.3.2 Area One: Communication and Mathematical Skills—12 Hours

Communication Skills: ENG 101 and ENG 102
Usually, two freshman writing courses from another college or university will meet the English requirement. Unusual cases should be referred to the L.A. Advising Office.
Mathematical Skills: MTH 145
This is a unique course. The only allowed substitutions include: MTH 143, MTH 228, MTH 229 and 230, STT 264 and 265, or STT 160.

2.3.3 Area Two: Cultural-Social Foundations—8 Hours Minimum

Students should select one course from each category. Students seeking transfer credit to meet this requirement will need to provide course descriptions for appropriate courses to the L.A. Advising Office for review.

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2.3.4 Area Three: Human Behavior—8 Hours Minimum

Students should select two courses from different categories. Students seeking transfer credit to meet this requirement will need to provide course descriptions for appropriate courses to the L.A. Advising Office for review.

2.3.5 Area Four: Human Expression—4 Hours Minimum

Students should select one course. Students seeking transfer credit to meet this requirement will need to provide course descriptions for appropriate courses to the L.A. Advising Office for review.

2.3.6 Additional Courses from Areas Two, Three, and Four—8 Hours

Students should select two additional courses from Areas Two, Three, or Four, each from a different Area.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Except for Area Two, the course selected must come from a different category than the course(s) chosen to meet the area requirement.

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2.3.7 Area Five: Natural Sciences—12 Hours

Students should select three courses (or lecture and lab sets); at least one must be writing intensive. Any combination of laboratory science courses totaling 12 credit hours can fulfill this requirement. Most GE science courses consist of a combination of lecture and lab in one, four credit hour course; however, students need to make sure they register for and complete both the lecture and laboratory sections of GE Physics courses for them to count. Only complete “sets” of Physics will fulfill the requirement.

2.3.8 Area Six: The College Component—4 Hours

Students should select one course from the list of College of Liberal Arts approved courses (see Appendix B). Some programs within the College of Liberal Arts require a specific course for this Area.

Students transferring into the College of Liberal Arts from another College at Wright State must complete a College of Liberal Arts approved College Component course.

2.3.9 Dual Listed Courses

A course listed in two Areas may only be used to meet one Area requirement.