{"id":352,"date":"2025-12-05T17:47:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T17:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/general-education-overview\/?page_id=352"},"modified":"2025-12-19T21:58:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T21:58:39","slug":"course-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/general-education-overview\/general-studies-program\/course-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Course requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nau-block nau-block-left-nav-top-bound\">\n    \t<button id=\"left-nav-toggle-btn\" onclick=\"toggleNav();\">\n\t\tON THIS PAGE \n\t\t<i id=\"chevron-icon\" class=\"fas fa-solid fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu-track\">\n\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rfi-above-anchor-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ri-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section menu-section-links\"><h6 class=\"hidden-mobile left-nav-list-header\">ON THIS PAGE<\/h6><ul class=\"left-nav-menu-list left-nav-automatic on-this-page\"><\/ul><h6>Related pages<\/h6><ul class=\"left-nav-menu-list\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/general-education-overview\/general-studies-program\/\" title=\"General Studies Program at NAU\">General Studies Program at NAU<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/general-education-overview\/general-studies-program\/transfer-students\/\" title=\"Transfer credits to General Studies\">Transfer credits to General Studies<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"back-to-top\"><a href=\"#\">Back to top<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ri-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section\"><header class=\"entry-header\"><div class=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumbs\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\">IN<\/a><span class=\"breadcrumb-chevron\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/general-education-overview\">General Education Overview<\/a><span class=\"breadcrumb-chevron\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"current\">Pages<\/li><\/ol><\/div><h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \">Required General Studies Program courses<\/h1><hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\"><\/header><!-- .entry-header --><\/section><!-- <section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n        <h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"h1-first\">Dummy H1<\/h1>\n        <hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\">\n    <\/header>\n<\/section> -->\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <div class=\"page-content\">\n        \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Foundation requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t<script src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/js\/accordion.js\"><\/script>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-flush my-5\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-English-Foundations--4-credits-1-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-English-Foundations--4-credits-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-English-Foundations--4-credits-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEnglish Foundations (4 credits)\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-English-Foundations--4-credits-1\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-English-Foundations--4-credits-1-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The English Foundation course(s) offer students a valuable experience early in their academic career to develop the writing skills necessary for success at the university and in their future personal and professional lives. Opportunities to fulfill your English Foundation are varied and include the use of transfer credit, AP \/ SAT \/ ACT test scores and NAU coursework. Your specific recommended course may depend on your prior work, placement, or participation in unique programs such as NAU&#8217;s Honors College. Work with your Academic Advisor to understand the best English Foundation for you.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-Mathematics-Foundations--3-credits-2-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-Mathematics-Foundations--3-credits-2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-Mathematics-Foundations--3-credits-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMathematics Foundations (3 credits)\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-Mathematics-Foundations--3-credits-2\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-Mathematics-Foundations--3-credits-2-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Mathematics Foundations course(s) help students early in their academic career to develop the skills necessary for future mathematical reasoning within their major and in their future personal and professional lives. Opportunities to fulfill your Mathematics Foundations will vary based on a number of factors unique to you, including your chosen degree, career goals, transfer credit, mathematics placement, and course offerings. NAU offers many tools and resources to support your placement into and completion of mathematics foundational courses. Work with your Academic Advisor to understand your mathematics placement and requirements and develop a plan that best suits your goals.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Knowledge Areas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t<script src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/js\/accordion.js\"><\/script>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-flush my-5\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-American-Institutions--3-credits-1-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-American-Institutions--3-credits-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-American-Institutions--3-credits-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAmerican Institutions (3 credits)\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-American-Institutions--3-credits-1\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-American-Institutions--3-credits-1-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In these courses, students gain foundational knowledge about the history of the United States including essential founding documents such as the US Constitution and treaties, important debates, and Supreme Court cases. These courses help students understand the basic structure and function of the US government and how to actively participate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Transferable skills:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Civil discourse (a communication style where people listen carefully to each other\u2019s ideas in a way that promotes respect and understanding), critical thinking, and problem solving<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-Arts-and-Humanities--9-credits-2-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-Arts-and-Humanities--9-credits-2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-Arts-and-Humanities--9-credits-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tArts and Humanities (9 credits)\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-Arts-and-Humanities--9-credits-2\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-Arts-and-Humanities--9-credits-2-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In these courses, students examine art and culture, ways of knowing, and human experiences from various regions of the world and historical time periods. These courses help students fill the gaps in personal experience and gain a deeper understanding of our humanity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Transferable skills:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Critical thinking, written and oral communication, teamwork, and personal and social responsibility<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-Scientific-Literacy-and-Scientific-Methods--9-10-credits-3-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-Scientific-Literacy-and-Scientific-Methods--9-10-credits-3\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-Scientific-Literacy-and-Scientific-Methods--9-10-credits-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tScientific Literacy and Scientific Methods (9-10 credits)\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-Scientific-Literacy-and-Scientific-Methods--9-10-credits-3\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-Scientific-Literacy-and-Scientific-Methods--9-10-credits-3-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><strong>(3 Credits) Natural Sciences<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>(3 Credits) Social Sciences<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>(3-4 Credits) Scientific Methods<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In these courses, students study theories, concepts, and classifications essential to the physical, life, earth, space, and social sciences. In Scientific Methods courses (lab courses), students engage in the practice of observation, measurement, and experimentation and learn to form, test, and modify hypotheses. These courses help students understand the physical and biological world around them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Transferable skills<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Scientific inquiry, quantitative reasoning (thinking with numbers), problem solving, and critical thinking<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-Social-and-Political-Worlds--6-credits-4-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-Social-and-Political-Worlds--6-credits-4\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-Social-and-Political-Worlds--6-credits-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSocial and Political Worlds (6 credits)\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-Social-and-Political-Worlds--6-credits-4\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-Social-and-Political-Worlds--6-credits-4-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In these courses, students examine the organization and structure of societies within and outside of the United States. These courses help students understand the complexity and changing nature of human interactions among and between individual societies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Transferable skills:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Critical and independent thinking, written and oral communication, problem solving, and the ability to see things from different points of view<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Inclusive Perspectives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>(embedded in Knowledge Area courses, not a separate course)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<script src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/js\/accordion.js\"><\/script>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-flush my-5\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-Global-Inclusive-Perspective1-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-Global-Inclusive-Perspective1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-Global-Inclusive-Perspective1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGlobal Inclusive Perspective\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-Global-Inclusive-Perspective1\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-Global-Inclusive-Perspective1-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>1 Knowledge Area course with Global designation<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In Knowledge Area courses with a Global Inclusive Perspective, students learn from the voices, expertise, and viewpoints of peoples outside the United States and Europe, such as peoples from Africa, Asia, Oceania, and Latin America. Through these viewpoints, students learn about other peoples&#8217; experiences and ways of knowing that may be similar or different from their own. These classes offer the opportunity to learn about the contributions of global peoples to society, culture, history, and the present.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-Indigenous-Peoples-Inclusive-Perspective2-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-Indigenous-Peoples-Inclusive-Perspective2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-Indigenous-Peoples-Inclusive-Perspective2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIndigenous Peoples Inclusive Perspective\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-Indigenous-Peoples-Inclusive-Perspective2\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-Indigenous-Peoples-Inclusive-Perspective2-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>1 Knowledge Area course with Indigenous Peoples designation<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In Knowledge Area courses with an Indigenous Peoples Inclusive Perspective, students learn from the voices, expertise, and viewpoints of Indigenous Peoples. Through these viewpoints, students learn about social identities, other peoples\u2019 experiences, and ways of knowing that may be similar or different from their own. These classes offer the opportunity to learn about the contributions of Indigenous Peoples to society, culture, history, and the present.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-US-Ethnic-Inclusive-Perspective3-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-US-Ethnic-Inclusive-Perspective3\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-US-Ethnic-Inclusive-Perspective3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUS Ethnic Inclusive Perspective\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-US-Ethnic-Inclusive-Perspective3\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-US-Ethnic-Inclusive-Perspective3-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>1 Knowledge Area course with the US Ethnic designation<\/h4>\n<p>In Knowledge Area courses with the US Ethnic Inclusive Perspective, students learn from the voices, expertise, and viewpoints of minoritized US ethnic groups such as African Americans, Asian Americans, and Latine\/Hispanic peoples. Through these viewpoints, students learn about social identities, other peoples\u2019 experiences, and ways of knowing that may be similar or different from their own. These classes offer the opportunity to learn about the contributions of US ethnic groups to society, culture, history, and the present.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Essential skills<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<section  \n    class=\"nau-block nau-block-panels   \" \n    data-layout_mobile=\"groupLayout-Stack gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-1-1\"\n        data-layout_tablet=\"groupLayout-Stack gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-1-1\"\n        data-layout_desktop=\"groupLayout-Grid gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-1-1\"\n        data-layout_xl=\"groupLayout-Grid gutter_Default panelLayoutPhotoTextVertical  photoAspect-1-1\">\n\n    <div class=\"background-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"block-main-content\">\n            \n            \n            \n            \n            \n            <div class=\"panel-wrapper\">\n                \n         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with others by using organizational structures, supporting materials, and delivery skills appropriate to the topic, occasion, or audience.<\/span><\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                \n                                                                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                    \n                                \n                                                        <\/div>\n                    \n                        <div class=\"panel bg-green  panelTypeText  noHover \"\n                            data-role=\"tabpanel\"\n                            data-panel=\"panel--1\"\n                            id=\"panel--1\">\n\n                            \n                                                                    <div class=\"content\">\n                                            <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n                                                                                                <h3 class=\"h3-tab-index\">Civil discourse through collaboration and teamwork<\/h3>\n                                                \n                                                                                                    <div class=\"text\">\n                                                        <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Constructive interaction that promotes respect and understanding within a group to achieve a common goal or complete a task.<\/span><\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                \n                                                                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                    \n                                \n                                                        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point of view using organizational structures, supporting materials, and language appropriate for the topic, purpose, and audience.<\/span><\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                \n                                                                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                    \n                                \n                                                        <\/div>\n                    \n                        <div class=\"panel bg-green  panelTypeText  noHover \"\n                            data-role=\"tabpanel\"\n                            data-panel=\"panel--3\"\n                            id=\"panel--3\">\n\n                            \n                                                                    <div class=\"content\">\n                                            <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n                                                                                                <h3 class=\"h3-tab-index\">Applications<\/h3>\n                                                \n                                                                                                    <div class=\"text\">\n                                                        <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The analysis and synthesis of content and theoretical approaches provided in a course that result in a product appropriate to the field\/discipline.<\/span><\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                \n                                                                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                    \n                                \n                                                        <\/div>\n                    \n            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                                                                                 <div class=\"text\">\n                                                        <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is a writing-intensive course where students build on their English Foundations course and gain skills and techniques of written communication specific to their major field of study.<\/span><\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                \n                                                                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n\n                                    \n                                \n                                                        <\/div>\n                    \n                        <div class=\"panel bg-sunset  panelTypeText  noHover \"\n                            data-role=\"tabpanel\"\n                            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