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General Education Requirements

Students must complete 36 credits of general education. This requirement includes 30 credits of common State of Florida coursework and six credits of UNF-specific coursework. Additional courses may count for general education, pending Board of Governors approval.

A minimum grade of C is required for all general education requirements. Course descriptions for each course below can be found in the Undergraduate Catalog.

See Undergraduate Catalog

State Core Coursework

Communication

Choose two:

ENC 1101 - G(W) Writing for Audience and Purpose

Select one additional:

ENC 1102 - G(W) Evidence-Based Writing

ENC 2210 - G(W) Technical Writing

ENC 2443 - G(W) Writing Topics: Literature

ENC 2450 - G(W) Writing Topics: Natural Sciences

ENC 2450 - G(W) Writing Topics: Health

ENC 2460 - G(W) Writing Topics: Business

ENC 2461 - G(W) Writing Topics: Social Science

ENC 2463 - G(W) Writing Topics: Engineering
Humanities

Choose two:

ART 2000 - Art Appreciation

HUM 2020 - G(W) Introduction to Humanities

LIT 2000 - G(W) Introduction to Literature

MUL 2010 - G(W) Music Literature

PHI 2010 - G(W) Introduction to Philosophy

THE 2000 - Theater Appreciation
Social Science

Choose two:

Select one civic literacy course:

AMH 2010 - U.S. History to 1877

AMH 2020 - U.S. History since 1877

POS 2041 - Introduction to American Government

Select one additional course not taken above:

AMH 2010 - U.S. History to 1877

AMH 2020 - U.S. History since 1877

ANT 2000 - Introduction to Anthropology

ECO 2013 - Principles of Macroeconomics

POS 2041 - Introduction to American Government

PSY 2012 - Introduction to Psychology
Mathematics and Statistics

Choose two:

MAC 1105 - G(M) College Algebra

(note: MAC 1105C-College Algebra with Recitation is equivalent to MAC 1105-College Algebra)

MAC 1114 - G(M) Trigonometry

MAC 1147 - G(M) Precalculus

MAC 2233 - G(M) Calculus for Business

MGF 1130 - G(M) Mathematical Thinking (offered as MGF 1993 for fall 2024)

STA 2023 - G(M) Elem. Statistics
Natural Sciences

Choose two:

AST 2002 - Discovering Astronomy

BSC 1005 - Principles of Biology (non-science majors)

BSC 1010C - General Biology I (science majors)

CHM 1020 - Discovering Chemistry (non-science majors)

CHM 2045 - General Chemistry I (science majors)

ESC 2000 - Discovering Earth Science

PHY 1020 - Discovering How Things Work (non-science majors)

PHY 2053C - Algebra-based Physics I (science majors)

PHY 2048C - Calculus-based Physics I (science majors)

Note: The following science courses are not offered at UNF but will fulfill this requirement if transferred from another school.

EVR 1001 - Environmental Science (non-science majors)

GLY 1001 - Introduction to Geology (non-science majors)

OCE 1001 - Introduction to Oceanography (non-science majors)

UNF Coursework

Seminars

IDS 1932 - G(W) First-Year Writing Seminar

IDS 28XX - General Education Capstone (beginning Fall 2025)

Graduation Requirements Outside of General Education

The following are two requirements from the State of Florida that must be completed in order for students to earn a bachelor's degree.

College-Level Communications and Computation Skills - State Rule 6A-10.030 - also known as Gordon Rule

Students must have four Gordon Rule Writing G(W) courses and two Gordon Rule Math G(M) courses with grades of C or higher in order to satisfy state-mandated graduation requirements.

Civic Literacy - State Statue 1007.25

Students must demonstrate competency in civic literacy through successful completion of AMH 2010-U.S. History to 1877, AMH 2020-U.S. History since 1877 or POS 2041-Intro to American Government, and by achieving a passing score on a civic assessment. For more information regarding the Civic Literacy requirement, visit the Civic Literacy website.