General Education:

The University-Wide General Education program provides breadth of knowledge as a balance and complement to the depth provided by the major.  General Education includes:

• Tier One
• Tier Two
• Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western Area Studies

View General Education Course Descriptions

This component builds a foundation in certain skills that can be further developed in major courses and in Tier One and Tier Two General Education courses. Foundations include a course in mathematics (the character of which will vary with the major), courses in composition, fourth-semester skill level in a second language for all students in B.A. degree programs, and second-semester skill level in a second language for all students in non-B.A. degree programs:

• First-Year Composition
• Mathematics
• Second Language

Other composition/writing requirements include the Upper-Division Writing Proficiency Examination (UDWPE) and a Writing Emphasis Course.

For specific requirements, visit the links above and your major/degree requirements:  Academic Program Requirements Report (APRR).

General Education policies specific to transfer students:

• Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC)
• General Education and Out-of-state Transfer Students
• Acceptance of Transfer Course Work to Meet General Education Requirements

The Office of Undergraduate Education administers the UA's University-Wide General Education Program.

For more information consult your academic advisor.