General Education Core Curriculum

Drawing on the liberal arts, our General Education Core Curriculum will engage you in enriching and fascinating dimensions of learning. Required of all students, the 53-credit curriculum combines the study of key subject areas with professional and leadership development, all to ensure you’re well-rounded and work-ready once you graduate.

The curriculum is flexible, allowing you to fulfill requirements by taking courses that are aligned with your passions and goals. Our unique focus on Leadership and Professional Development comes to life through our award-winning, four-year Professional Development Seminar. Not to mention, our community-wide emphasis on building knowledge along with career skills, will enhance your job prospects, both today and down the road.

The Humanities and Global Values courses are supplemented by the Fischer Institute’s Fischer Focus events that discuss timely and crucial topics. In addition, the International Student Services Office provides opportunities for you to think critically through exposure to worldwide contemporary issues and ideas across disciplines and cultures. Whether you’re exploring the culture of Peru or partaking in a social justice Fisher Focus event, you’re growing as a person and as a business professional.

General Education Core Courses

Courses are 3 credits each, unless otherwise noted.

Leadership & Professional Readiness (12 credits)

  • First Year Experience: LEAD 120 The Leadership Experience
  • Professional Development Seminar (3 credits, 1 credit each seminar per year): SEM 139 First-Year Professional Development Seminar, SEM 239 Sophomore Professional Development Seminar, SEM 339 Junior Professional Development Seminar
  • Financial Literacy: FIN 201 Personal Finance
  • Leadership & Professional Readiness Elective: 1 course to be selected from BAN 212, BAN 237, BAN 312, BAN 320, BAN 340, BAN 350, CJ 230, COMM 251, COMM 258, COMM 312, COMM 313, COMM 314, COMM 322, COMM 324, ENGL 321, GBUS 220, HRM 213, LEAD 203, LEAD 212, LEAD 270, LEAD 322, MATH 253, PSY 228, REAL 350, BUS 625, MSA 745, MBA 744, MSC 625 or a 490/491/492/493 experiential learning course from any subject area

Problem Solving (12 credits)

  • Math Course: 1 course to be selected from MATH 150 Statistics or MATH 253 Intro to Statistical Programming
  • Science Course: 1 course to be selected from ESCI 233 The Environment & Lab, ESCI 243 Physical World & Lab, or ESCI 270/470
  • Special Topics in Environmental Science
  • Data Literacy: BAN 101 Data Literacy
  • Problem Solving Elective: 1 course to be selected from BAN 212, BAN 237, BAN 320, BAN 340, BAN 350, CJ 230, HONR 481, MATH 253, PSY 375, REAL 356, or BUS 625

Social & Cultural Awareness (12 credits)

  • Third-Year Experience: SOC 325 Social Responsibility in Action
  • Social Science Course: 1 course to be selected from Criminal Justice, Economics, History, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology
  • Humanities Course: 1 course to be selected from Art, Dance, Humanities, Music, Philosophy, Religion, Spanish/language course, or select English Literature courses (213, 214, 234, 236, 237, 308, 309, 312, 314, 320, 327, 329, 345, 347)
  • Social & Cultural Awareness Elective: 1 course to be selected from Art, Dance, English (200 and above), History, Humanities, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Spanish, Sociology, CJ 209, CJ 210, CJ 230, CJ 232, CJ 245, CJ 306, COMM 206, COMM 248, COMM 313, COMM 314, COMM 324, COMM 326, HSP 362, PSY 151, PSY 315, SMGT 252, or MSC 712

Communication & Collaboration (12 credits)

  • Writing Course: 1 course to be selected from ENGL 105 College Writing or ENGL 112 Analytical Writing (Honors only)
  • Research Course: CRIT 201 Critical Writing, Reading and Research
  • Oral Communication Course: COMM 152 Effective Speaking
  • Communication & Collaboration Elective: 1 course to be selected from Communication (200 and above), BAN 340, ENGL 320, ENGL 321, ENGL 329, ENGL 342, ENGL 345, ENGL 347, HONR 481, PSY 342, SMGT 462, BUS 615, or MSC 625