Degree Completion General Education Requirements - Education

Overview

These requirements are only for those students enrolled in the George Fox University Degree Completion Education program under the School of Education (the Adult Degree Program general education requirements can be found here). For traditional undergraduate students, please see the general education requirements posted in that section of the catalog.

Most students will complete all, or nearly all, of the below requirements prior to program admission and enrollment in the major cohort classes. Students should confer with an advisor prior to admission.

All requirements are expressed in Semester Credits.

General Education Requirements

Students must take a total of 6 credits including one college-level writing class as part of this requirement. The remainder may be completed with Speech and Communication courses.

Students must take a total of 2 credits from the following areas: health, wellness, or physical activity.

Students must take a total of 9 credits from the following areas: fine arts (including music and theater), history, literature, world languages, philosophy, religion, and Bible.

Students must take a total of 3 credits from the following areas: cultural studies, geography, intercultural communication, world languages, etc.
Students must take a total of 3 credits from the following areas: biology, chemistry, environmental science, or physics, etc.
Students must take a total of 6 credits from the following areas: psychology, sociology, economics, political science, and anthropology.