Pathways - Requirements - Office of Undergraduate Studies

General Education Pathways help you connect courses around themes that match your interests, goals, or future career plans. Each pathway highlights courses that carry General Education and Baccalaureate Degree requirement designations related to a particular topic, making it easier to find courses that align with your interests while fulfilling requirements.

Think of pathways as a way to explore topics you care about, not as a required sequence of coures. You can complete an entire pathway or simply use it to discover courses that fit your interests.

Important: Plan with your Academic Advisor

General Education Pathways are designed to help you explore your interests, but they may not fit every major's recommended course sequence. Before selecting pathway courses, meet with your major advisor to identify options that fit your degree requirements and keep you on track for graduation.

Requirement areas

Each course below carries one or more of these designations.

Core General Education

WR1

Writing 1

WR2

Writing 2

Quantitative Literacy

American Institutions

Breadth

Fine Arts

Humanities

Life Sciences

Physical Sciences

Social & Behavioral Science

Baccalaureate Degree

Diversity

International

Comm/Writing

BS Quantitative Intensive

BS Disciplinary Inquiry

BA Language Requirement

Pathway 1

Federalism, Law, and American Governance

Themes from American Institutions, political economy, and law/public order.

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Pathway 2

Western Intellectual Traditions

Combines philosophy, religion, and intellectual history.

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Pathway 3

Liberal Arts + Human Experiences

Broad exposure to humanities, arts, and social sciences.

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Pathway 4

STEM + Quantitative Reasoning

Scientific inquiry, quantitative reasoning, and analytical methods.

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Pathway 5

Global + International Perspectives

Global systems, international relationships, and cross-cultural understanding.

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Pathway 6

Career + Professional Perspectives

Professional skills, communication, teamwork, and ethical contexts.

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Pathway 7

Health + Society

Human health, behavior, social systems, and social determinants.

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Pathway 8

Civic Life + Public Service

Civic engagement, public institutions, and community leadership.

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Pathway 1
Federalism, Law, and American Governance

This pathway integrates American Institutions, political economy, law, and public order to examine how systems of governance, law, and economic organization shape public life in the United States.

Sample Two-Year Plan

Year 1	Requirement
WRTG 1010, Introduction to Writing	WR1
COMM 2270, Analysis of Argument or QUEST 2211, Leadership & Writing	WR2
ECON 1740, US Economic History or POLS 1100, US National Government	AI
LAW 1010, Intro to Law or CRIM 1010 / SOC 1111, Intro to Criminal Justice	BF
DES 2615, Intro to Design Thinking, MUSC 2100, History of Rock and Roll, or FILM 1110, Intro to Film & Media	FF

Year 1

Requirement

WRTG 1010, Introduction to Writing

WR1

COMM 2270, Analysis of Argument or QUEST 2211, Leadership & Writing

WR2

ECON 1740, US Economic History or POLS 1100, US National Government

LAW 1010, Intro to Law or CRIM 1010 / SOC 1111, Intro to Criminal Justice

DES 2615, Intro to Design Thinking, MUSC 2100, History of Rock and Roll, or FILM 1110, Intro to Film & Media

Year 2	Requirement
BIOL 1010, Biology in the 21st Century, BIOL 1050, Pandemics, PSY 2710, Brain and Behavior, or GEO 1100, Evolving Earth	LS
POLS 2300, Intro to Political Theory or LAW 2010, Law & Community	HF
MATH 1030, 1040, or 1050	QL
POLS 2100, ECON 3500, POLS 3680, or HIST 2210	IR
CHEM 1010, ECE 1030, or GEOG 2400	PS

Year 2

Requirement

BIOL 1010, Biology in the 21st Century, BIOL 1050, Pandemics, PSY 2710, Brain and Behavior, or GEO 1100, Evolving Earth

POLS 2300, Intro to Political Theory or LAW 2010, Law & Community

MATH 1030, 1040, or 1050

POLS 2100, ECON 3500, POLS 3680, or HIST 2210

CHEM 1010, ECE 1030, or GEOG 2400

Pathway 2
Western Intellectual Traditions

This pathway combines philosophy, religion, intellectual history, governance, and social thought to explore how foundational ideas have shaped Western societies.

Sample Two-Year Plan

Year 1	Requirement
WRTG 1010, Introduction to Writing	WR1
WRTG / ENGL 2010, COMM 2270, or QUEST 2211	WR2
HIST 1700 or POLS 1100	AI
QUEST 1120, ANTH 1010, or COMM 2210	BF
MUSC 1010, DES 2615, or FILM 1110	FF

Year 1

Requirement

WRTG 1010, Introduction to Writing

WR1

WRTG / ENGL 2010, COMM 2270, or QUEST 2211

WR2

HIST 1700 or POLS 1100

QUEST 1120, ANTH 1010, or COMM 2210

MUSC 1010, DES 2615, or FILM 1110

Year 2	Requirement
PSY 2710, ANTH 1050, or NUIP 1020	LS
MATH 1030, 1040, or 1050	QL
PHIL / RELS World Religions or LING 2470	IR
ECE 1030, CHEM 1010, or GEO 1000	PS
PHIL 1002, PHIL 1003, or ENGL 2340	HF

Year 2

Requirement

PSY 2710, ANTH 1050, or NUIP 1020

MATH 1030, 1040, or 1050

PHIL / RELS World Religions or LING 2470

ECE 1030, CHEM 1010, or GEO 1000

PHIL 1002, PHIL 1003, or ENGL 2340

Pathway 3
Liberal Arts + Human Experiences

This pathway provides broad exposure to humanities, arts, and social sciences with emphasis on human culture, expression, communication, interpretation, and social interaction.

Sample Two-Year Plan

Year 1	Requirement
WRTG 1010, Introduction to Writing	WR1
QUEST 1120, ANTH 1010, PSY 1080, or SOC 1010	BF/DV
WRTG / ENGL 2010, COMM 2270, or QUEST 2211	WR2
DANC 1013, DANC 1010, or FILM 1110	FF
ECON 1740, POLS 1100, or HIST 1700	AI

Year 1

Requirement

WRTG 1010, Introduction to Writing

WR1

QUEST 1120, ANTH 1010, PSY 1080, or SOC 1010

BF/DV

WRTG / ENGL 2010, COMM 2270, or QUEST 2211

WR2

DANC 1013, DANC 1010, or FILM 1110

ECON 1740, POLS 1100, or HIST 1700

Year 2	Requirement
PSY 2710, ANTH 1050, or NUIP 1020	LS
MATH 1030, 1040, or 1050	QL
MUSC 1250, World Music	IR/BF
CHEM 1010, ECE 1030, or GEOG 2400	PS
ARTH 2500, COMM 1500, COMM 2040, PHIL 1003, LING 2600, or MUSC 1236	HF/DV

Year 2

Requirement

PSY 2710, ANTH 1050, or NUIP 1020

MATH 1030, 1040, or 1050

MUSC 1250, World Music

IR/BF

CHEM 1010, ECE 1030, or GEOG 2400

ARTH 2500, COMM 1500, COMM 2040, PHIL 1003, LING 2600, or MUSC 1236

HF/DV

Pathway 4
STEM + Quantitative Reasoning

This pathway emphasizes scientific inquiry, quantitative reasoning, analytical methods, evidence evaluation, and problem solving.

Sample Two-Year Plan

Year 1	Requirement
WRTG 1010, Introduction to Writing	WR1
QUEST 1120 or PBHLT 1100	BF/DV
COMM 2010, Analysis of Argument	WR2
DES 2630 or FILM 1110	FF
ECON 1740, US Economic History	AI

Year 1

Requirement

WRTG 1010, Introduction to Writing

WR1

QUEST 1120 or PBHLT 1100

BF/DV

COMM 2010, Analysis of Argument

WR2

DES 2630 or FILM 1110

ECON 1740, US Economic History

Year 2	Requirement
BIOL 1610, BIOL / GEO 1120, or PHYS 1110	LS
MATH 1030, 1040, or 1050	QL
ECE 1030, GEO 1030, or MG EN 1000	IR/PS
CHEM 1210 or ENG 1022	PS
HUM 1550 or WRTG 2705	HF

Year 2

Requirement

BIOL 1610, BIOL / GEO 1120, or PHYS 1110

MATH 1030, 1040, or 1050

ECE 1030, GEO 1030, or MG EN 1000

IR/PS

CHEM 1210 or ENG 1022

HUM 1550 or WRTG 2705

Pathway 5
Global + International Perspectives

This pathway focuses on global systems, international relationships, cross-cultural understanding, comparative analysis, and global awareness.

Sample Two-Year Plan

Year 1	Requirement
WRTG 1010, Introduction to Writing	WR1
GEOG 1300 or GEOG 1400	BF
WRTG 2010, Intermediate Writing	WR2
ARTH 1010, DANC 1010, or MUSC 1250	FF/IR/DV

Year 1

Requirement

WRTG 1010, Introduction to Writing

WR1

GEOG 1300 or GEOG 1400

WRTG 2010, Intermediate Writing

WR2

ARTH 1010, DANC 1010, or MUSC 1250

FF/IR/DV

Year 2	Requirement
BIOL 1010, Biology in the 21st Century	LS/DV
MATH 1030, 1040, or 1050	QL
POLS 2100, ARTH 3010, LING 2470, or MUSC 1250	IR/HF/FF
ATMOS 1020 or GEO 1000	PS
PHIL 1000, LING 2600, or LING 2470	HF/DV/IR
HIST 1700 or POLS 1100	AI

Year 2

Requirement

BIOL 1010, Biology in the 21st Century

LS/DV

MATH 1030, 1040, or 1050

POLS 2100, ARTH 3010, LING 2470, or MUSC 1250

IR/HF/FF

ATMOS 1020 or GEO 1000

PHIL 1000, LING 2600, or LING 2470

HF/DV/IR

HIST 1700 or POLS 1100

Pathway 6
Career + Professional Perspectives

This pathway emphasizes professional and organizational skills, including communication, teamwork, ethical decision-making, and workplace contexts.

Sample Two-Year Plan

Year 1	Requirement
WRTG 1010, Introduction to Writing	WR1
QUEST 1120 or COMM 2110	BF/DV
WRTG 2010, Intermediate Writing	WR2
DES 2615, Intro Design Thinking	FF
LING 2600 or QUEST 1120	DV/HF/BF

Year 1

Requirement

WRTG 1010, Introduction to Writing

WR1

QUEST 1120 or COMM 2110

BF/DV

WRTG 2010, Intermediate Writing

WR2

DES 2615, Intro Design Thinking

LING 2600 or QUEST 1120

DV/HF/BF

Year 2	Requirement
PSY 2710 or MSE 1060	LS/PS
MATH 1030, 1040, or 1050	QL
POLS 2100 or ART 3010	IR
PHYS 1010 or MSE 1060	PS/LS
COMM 1020 or LING 2600	HF/DV
POLS 1100	AI

Year 2

Requirement

PSY 2710 or MSE 1060

LS/PS

MATH 1030, 1040, or 1050

POLS 2100 or ART 3010

PHYS 1010 or MSE 1060

PS/LS

COMM 1020 or LING 2600

HF/DV

POLS 1100

Pathway 7
Health + Society

This pathway explores relationships between human health, behavior, biological processes, social systems, policy, access, and community context.

Sample Two-Year Plan

Year 1	Requirement
WRTG 1010, Introduction to Writing	WR1
CSD 1010, FCS 1500, or PBHLT 1200	BF/DV
WRTG 2010, Intermediate Writing	WR2
FILM 1110 or ART 1015	FF/HF
CSD 2600, BIOL 1010, or PBHLT 1200	DV/LS/BF

Year 1

Requirement

WRTG 1010, Introduction to Writing

WR1

CSD 1010, FCS 1500, or PBHLT 1200

BF/DV

WRTG 2010, Intermediate Writing

WR2

FILM 1110 or ART 1015

FF/HF

CSD 2600, BIOL 1010, or PBHLT 1200

DV/LS/BF

Year 2	Requirement
BIOL 1050 or BIOL 1010	LS
MATH 1030, 1040, or 1050	QL
PBHLT 4500, H EDU 5060, or HIST 4080	IR
CHEM 1010 or CHEM 1130	PS
PHIL 2250, PHIL 1003, or QUEST 1139	HF/DV
POLS 1100	AI

Year 2

Requirement

BIOL 1050 or BIOL 1010

MATH 1030, 1040, or 1050

PBHLT 4500, H EDU 5060, or HIST 4080

CHEM 1010 or CHEM 1130

PHIL 2250, PHIL 1003, or QUEST 1139

HF/DV

POLS 1100

Pathway 8
Civic Life + Public Service

This pathway emphasizes civic engagement, public institutions, community leadership, governance, public systems, and informed public participation.

Sample Two-Year Plan

Year 1	Requirement
WRTG 1010, Introduction to Writing	WR1
QUEST 1120, ECON 2030, or POLS 2700	BF/DV
WRTG 2010, Intermediate Writing	WR2
DES 2615, Intro Design Thinking	FF

Year 1

Requirement

WRTG 1010, Introduction to Writing

WR1

QUEST 1120, ECON 2030, or POLS 2700

BF/DV

WRTG 2010, Intermediate Writing

WR2

DES 2615, Intro Design Thinking

Year 2	Requirement
BIOL 1040 or BIOL 1010	LS/DV
MATH 1030, 1040, or 1050	QL
POLS 2100	IR
GEO 1000 or ECE 1030	PS/IR
COMM 1020 or PHIL 1001	HF
HIST 1700 or POLS 1100	AI

Year 2

Requirement

BIOL 1040 or BIOL 1010

LS/DV

MATH 1030, 1040, or 1050

POLS 2100

GEO 1000 or ECE 1030

PS/IR

COMM 1020 or PHIL 1001

HIST 1700 or POLS 1100

General Education + Baccalaurette Pathways

Requirement areas

Explore the eight pathways

Federalism, Law, and American Governance

Western Intellectual Traditions

Liberal Arts + Human Experiences

STEM + Quantitative Reasoning

Global + International Perspectives

Career + Professional Perspectives

Health + Society

Civic Life + Public Service