| FOUNDATIONS | credits |
|---|---|
|
Writing/Speaking (GWS)* |
3 credits |
|
Quantification (GQ)* |
3 credits |
|
total |
6 credits |
| KNOWLEDGE DOMAINS | credits |
|---|---|
|
Natural Sciences (GN) |
3 credits |
|
Arts (GA) |
3 credits |
|
Humanities (GH) |
3 credits |
|
Social and Behavioral Sciences (GS) |
3 credits |
|
total |
12 credits |
| FOUNDATIONS OR KNOWLEDGE DOMAINS | credits |
|---|---|
| Any General Education course, including Integrative Studies (Inter-domain or Linked courses) | 3 credits |
| ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS | credits |
|---|---|
|
United States Cultures (US), or International Cultures (IL) or combined designation (US; IL) |
3 credits** |
|
Writing Across the Curriculum (W, M, X,Y) |
3 credits** |
|
total |
6 credits |
* C or better required
** May be completed by designated courses that also meet other degree or General Education requirements.
Flexibility of the Associate Degree General Education Requirements
The General Education program extends the concept of flexibility to all aspects of the degree program. Penn State wants students to use General Education as an opportunity to experiment and explore, to take academic risks, to discover things they did not know before, and to learn to do things they have not done before.
To these ends, students may, with the permission of their adviser and dean's representative:
- Substitute a 200- to 499-level course for an Arts, Humanities, Natural Sciences, or Social and Behavioral Sciences course found on the General Education list. For example, a student may take a 400-level course in history and use it to meet the General Education requirement satisfied by a comparable lower level history course.
- Meet the United States Cultures (US) and International Cultures (IL) requirement through completion of an experiential learning program or practicum (one-semester or year-long) approved by their college dean's Office. Approved Penn State Education Abroad Programs may be used to satisfy the International Cultures (IL) requirement.