Accelerated General Education Courses Online

You don’t have to wait until graduation to add credentials to your resumé. In the Accelerated Online Degree program, the general education and elective credits needed for your degree are designed as resumé-boosting certificates.

A graphic showing stackable credits earned: general education certificate to career-specific certificate to associate degree to bachelor's degree

Online General Education Courses

To earn your bachelor’s degree, you’ll need 36 credits of general education coursework. If you’ve taken courses at another college, you can transfer those in. If you still need credit, we offer convenient, online general education courses that you can take before or alongside your major-specific classes.

By completing your general education classes at George Fox, you will:

Learn alongside committed students in a cost-effective, adult-learning format that fits your schedule
Equip yourself to join the major of your choice in the Accelerated Online Degree program
Earn your general education credits as efficiently as possible

Earn general education certificates along the way

George Fox's accelerated online general education courses are formatted into four stackable certificates, meaning you'll earn a new credential each step of the way!

Format

Each semester (fall, spring and summer) is 16 weeks long. We break the semester into two eight-week sessions. This enables you to take classes in both sessions while making it possible to take just one class at a time. Nearly all classes are three semester credits.

Take a class in Session 1 (weeks 1-8), then take a new class in Session 2 (weeks 9-16). Students can take up to two classes during each session if their schedule allows.

Elective Credit

In addition to general education and major coursework, you’ll need 48 credits of electives to complete your bachelor’s degree. There are several ways to fulfill your elective requirements at George Fox!

Credit for Life Experience

You can earn as many as 30 credits of prior learning credit through prior learning essays or professional training submissions. Most of our students earn around nine prior learning credits toward their degree. Learn more
Career-Specific Certificates
Earn a certificate (or two) as part of your degree! Certificates count toward your elective credits and give you credibility and expertise in a subject.

Choose from six online certificates:
All certificates are offered fully online with the flexibility to do the work on your own schedule. No special technology or additional course fees are required.
Transfer Credit

You can also transfer elective credit from another institution. To find out how your existing college credits would apply toward your online bachelor’s at George Fox, schedule a transcript evaluation today!

Jami Lyons, Management & Organizational Leadership

This makes the class feel connected to the university unlike other online courses I've taken. The quality shines through on their video lectures, and I feel comfortable reaching out to the professor as if it was just connecting with them after a live class. I've never felt so safe and vulnerable online than like these micro communities we've built for each course.

Your Next Steps

Find out exactly how many transferable college credits you have by requesting a free degree plan from your admissions counselor. They can help you make a plan for how to get from here to graduation.

Or if you’re ready to apply, follow the steps on our application process page to submit your application to take accelerated online general education or elective classes.

Request a free degree plan Application Process