Changes to the General Education curriculum are approved to take effect for students in the 2026-2027 catalog year. Current students with a catalog year prior to Fall 2026 will continue to follow the current curriculum and policies, unless they opt to change to the 2026-2027 catalog year through the Choice of Catalog policy. The full approved policy text can be found on the subpages of this page.

Guiding Principles

• General Education requirements should be the same across all undergraduate degrees.

• A change of major should not lead to the "uncompletion" of a previously completed General Education requirement.

• Reduce the complexity of curriculum to better support students navigating their degree programs.

General Education Curriculum & Attributes

• Removes attributes as graduation requirement while strengthening their importance to the curriculum

• Codifies the 32-unit requirement for General Education

• Consolidates policies to assist students and others in understanding requirements

Foundations Writing

• Updates the subject area from English to Writing, to support students by request of the English Department and Writing Program

• Provides more options for transfer students with the inclusion of WRIT 305

• Reduces administrative burden by eliminating the transfer portfolio option while ensuring students earn academic credit for academic work

• Eliminates the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) in support of Writing Across the Curriculum and to reduce non-course requirements for students

Foundations Mathematics

• Streamlines math foundations policy to create a single General Education math requirement, agnostic of the major discipline

• Retains major-specific guidance on math requirements by having the specific math courses needed listed in the major

• Broadens the Multiple Use of Courses policy to allow the math course to satisfy the major and general education requirements