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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
General Education Requirements
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The General Education requirements are designed to provide students with a breadth of knowledge, skill, and understanding that will prepare them to perform successfully as well-informed citizens and professionals in their community, nation, and world. General Education courses also provide an enriching context for the in-depth study required in every major. All students, regardless of their major program of study, must complete the General Education requirements. The General Education Curriculum is required of all Ferrum College graduates. It is composed of 30 credits divided into two main parts: Common Competencies (100 and 200-level courses), and Discipline Competencies (first year and beyond). Students who enter Ferrum College with an Associate’s Degree from an accredited college are exempt from the General Education requirements.
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Common Competencies
The General Education Curriculum rests on a foundation of four “Common Competencies”: Written Communication (WC), Quantitative Reasoning (QR), Global and Social Responsibility (GSR), and Oral Communication (OC). All students are required to take three (3) credits in each of these four competency areas as well as ENG-112. Additionally, all entering students with less than 24 credits are required to fulfill six (6) credits of Professional Development. This includes GWS-101 (or HON-101), FER-200 and FER-202. Those with more than 24 credits are not required to take GWS-101. Students transferring in with an Associate’s degree meet the Professional Development requirements. Written Communication (WC)
Quantitative Reasoning (QR)
Global and Social Responsibility (GSR)
Professional Development
All entering students with less than 24 credits are required to fulfill six (6) credits of Professional Development. This includes GWS-101 (or HON-101), FER-200 and FER-202. Students with more than 24 credits are not required to take GWS-101. Students transferring in with an Associate’s degree meet the Professional Development requirements. Humanities, History & Fine Arts [HFA]
Social & Behavioral Sciences [SBS]
Natural Sciences & Mathematics [NSM]
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