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General Education Curriculum

Find Your GEC Requirements

Please select your major below to find your GEC requirements.

  • Are you an honors student?

    Please talk to your academic advisor in the honors program about your GEC requirements.

  • Are you pursuing two majors?

    Your GEC requirements might change depending on which two majors you are pursuing. Please consult with your academic advisor prior to making GEC course decisions.

  • Are you undecided on a major?

    Please schedule an appointment with an Arts and Sciences academic advisor by calling (614) 292-6961.


Arts

Art (BA)
Art and Technology (BFA)
Ceramics (BFA)
Glass (BFA)
Painting and Drawing (BFA)
Photography (BFA)
Printmaking (BFA)

Sculpture (BFA)
Art Education (BAE)
Dance (BFA)
Industrial Design (BSD)
Interior Space Design (BSD)
Visual Communication Design (BSD)
History of Art (BA)

Music (BA)
Music Education (BME)
Composition (BM)
History (BM)
Jazz Studies (BM)
Performance (BM)
Theory (BM)
Theatre (BA)


Arts and Sciences Interdisciplinary Programs

International Studies (BA)
Middle Childhood Education
Film Studies (BA)
Personalized Study Program (PSP)


Biological Sciences
 

Biochemistry (BA, BS)
Biology (BA, BS)
Evolution and Ecology (BA, BS)
Entomology (BA, BS)
Microbiology (BA, BS)
Molecular Genetics (BA, BS)
Plant Biology (BA, BS)
Zoology (BA, BS)


Humanities

African-American and African Studies (BA)
Ancient History and Classics (BA)
Arabic (BA)
Chinese (BA)
Classics (BA)
Comparative Studies (BA)
English (BA)
French (BA)
German (BA)
Hebrew (BA)
History (BA)
Islamic Studies (BA)
Italian (BA)
Japanese (BA)
Jewish Studies (BA)
Korean (BA)
Linguistics (BA)
Medieval and Renaissance Studies (BA)
Modern Greek (BA)
Philosophy (BA)
Portuguese (BA)
Russian (BA)
Spanish (BA)
Women’s Studies (BA)


Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Actuarial Science (BA, BS)
Astronomy (BS)
Chemistry (BA, BS)
Computer and Information Science (BA, BS)
Earth Sciences (BA, BS) Mathematics (BA, BS)
Physics (BA, BS)


Social and Behavioral Sciences

Anthropology (BA)
Anthropological Sciences (BS)
Aviation (BA, BS)
Communication (BA)
Criminology and Criminal Justice (BA)
Economics (BA, BS)
Geography (BA, BS)
Journalism (BAJ)
Political Science (BA)
Psychology (BA, BS)
Sociology (BA)
Speech and Hearing Science (BA)