The Illinois Gen Ed Experience
The General Education Program at Illinois is your passport to discover and explore beyond your major. You’ll experience courses—from the arts to the sciences—that will inspire, challenge, and transform you.
Gen Ed courses are mindful of our students’ diverse backgrounds, needs, and interests, and are an essential component of the transformative learning that prepares our graduates to become alumni who make a significant societal impact. These courses build students’ abilities to think critically, solve problems, generate new ideas and create knowledge, make connections between academic disciplines, respect and understand differences, and develop as citizens and leaders.
General Education at Illinois is more than a set of required courses; it is a gateway into your own Illinois experience.
Resources
Why Gen Eds?
Understand the value of the Gen Ed Program to a student’s individual experience and development
Gen Ed Requirements
Explore the Gen Ed requirements, category descriptions, and Frequently Asked Questions
Gen Ed Themes
Center your Gen Ed experience around a theme to examine an issue through multiple perspectives and disciplines
Gen Ed Testimonials
Read about the impact and value the Gen Ed Program has brought to individuals across campus
Faculty & Staff Resources
Find Gen Ed course information including (Re)Certification, Assessment, Advising, and Policy
Learning Outcomes
Review the Learning Outcomes for each of the Gen Ed categories
“(Gen Eds) forced me to open my mind to new topics that I had not previously explored and absolutely contributed to a more profound and enriching experience while attending (Illinois).”
–Julianne, Human Development & Family Studies (Class of 2024)
Contact Us
Office of the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Undergraduate Education
Swanlund Administration Building
601 E. John Street, Champaign, IL 61820