To create more consistency to the General Education program across campus and make it easier for students, advisors, and others to navigate our Academic Catalog Programs of Study pages, we have developed a CIM-P Gen Ed template to be used by units when updating or creating new undergraduate major programs. This template follows the campus General Education requirements and includes headings and language for Graduation Requirements, University Requirements, and General Education Requirements to copy and paste into your programs. Please discuss the Gen Ed Template with the “CIM Colleague” representative from your College/School as they will provide additional information and assistance updating the template.
CIM P General Education Template: General Format
(see example formats for ways to list major courses counting towards Gen Eds)
Graduation Requirements
Minimum hours required for graduation: (#) hours.
[Optional to include any information about major hour requirements, supporting coursework, hours inside/outside college limitations, minimum GPA, etc.]
University Requirements
Minimum of 40 hours of upper-division coursework, generally at the 300- or 400-level. These hours can be drawn from all elements of the degree. Students should consult their academic advisor for additional guidance in fulfilling this requirement.
The university and residency requirements can be found in the Student Code (§ 3-801) and in the Academic Catalog.
General Education Requirements
Follows the campus General Education (Gen Ed) requirements. Some Gen Ed requirements may be met by courses required and/or electives in the program.
| Composition I | 4-6 |
| Advanced Composition | 3 |
| Humanities & the Arts (6 hours) | 6 |
| Natural Sciences & Technology (6 hours) | 6 |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences (6 hours) | 6 |
| Cultural Studies: Non-Western Cultures (1 course) | 3 |
| Cultural Studies: US Minority Cultures (1 course) | 3 |
| Cultural Studies: Western/Comparative Cultures (1 course) | 3 |
| Quantitative Reasoning (2 courses, at least one course must be Quantitative Reasoning I) | 6-10 |
| Language Requirement (Completion of the third semester or equivalent of a language other than English is required) [NOTE: Most LAS Majors require to the fourth semester so language should be updated] | 0-15 or 0-20 |
Major Requirements
| [Fill in with all of the courses required in the major] | 3 |