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General Education Requirements 2006-2007
I. Communication  9 sem. credits min.
II. Social Sciences 9 sem. credits min.
  (must be taken in a minimum of 2 departments)
III. Arts and Humanities 9 sem. credits min.
  (must be taken in a minimum of 2 departments)
IV. Mathematics, Science and Technology 12 sem. credits min.
  (must be taken in a minimum of 2 dept. and must include a 4-hour science course w/a lab) 
V. Upper Division Courses Required
VI. Majors

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NDUS TRANSFER AGREEMENT

The University of North Dakota participates in the General Education Requirements Transfer Agreement (GERTA) with other North Dakota institutions. Students who have completed their general education requirements at another North Dakota institution recognized by GERTA should request proof of this completion be sent to the UND Office of the Registrar. Students who have completed an Associates of Arts degree or who have completed their general education requirements at another North Dakota University System(NDUS) institution will be deemed to have completed the general education requirements at UND.

UND coursework generally acceptable at other NDUS schools as general education courses are designated on the list that follows, e.g., ND:ENGL. Please direct questions about the NDUS Transfer Agreement to the UND Registrar’s Office or another NDUS institution.

UNIVERSITY GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

A Minimum of 125 semester hours of credit is required for a baccalaureate degree. Transfer students are required to complete a minimum of 60 credits at four-year institutions. The last 30 credits must be UND institutional credit. Institutional credit is academic credit awarded by the University. The following pages describe the requirements which must be met by all students seeking the baccalaureate degree. These include the General Education requirements in (I) Communication, (II) Social Sciences, (III) Arts and Humanities, (IV) Mathematics, Science and Technology, as well as regulations concerning (V) upper division courses, residence, (VI) majors, minors, and grade point average. A minimum of three (3) credits of the General Education Requirements must meet the World Cultures designation. Students cannot fulfill the world cultures requirement by taking a CLEP or Foreign Language Placement and credit test.

The philosophy guiding the General Education portion of the University’s graduation requirements (I through IV) is explained in the academic catalog. (Note: engineering students should pay special attention to General Education requirements for engineering students in the School of Engineering and Mines section.

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General Education Requirements may be satisfied by:

  (1) Successful completion of classwork acceptable for that area, as specified below;
or
     
  (2)  Achievement of the minimum score required for credit in College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) subject examinations.

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I. Communication 
9 sem. credits min.
 

Choose one course from each of the three areas:
 
(1)  
Engl 110
College Composition I (ND:ENGL)

(3)
  (2)   Engl 120 College Composition II (ND:ENGL)
(3)
   Engl 125 Technical and Business Writing (ND:ENGL)
(3)
  (3)   ChE 331 Chemical Engineering Lab II
(2)
   ChE 332 Chemical Engineering Lab III
(2)
   ChE 431 Chemical Engineering Lab IV
(3)
    Chin 101 First Year Chinese I
(4)
    Clas 101 First Year Latin I
(4)
    Clas 151 First Year Greek I
(4)
    Cien 301 Civil Engineering Lab I
(2)
    Cien 302 Civil Engineering Lab II
(2)
    Comm 110 Fundamentals of Public Speaking (ND:SPCH)
(3)
    EE 481 Senior Design II
(3)
    Engl 120 College Composition II (ND: ENGL)
(3)
    Engl 125 Technical and Business Writing (ND:ENGL)
(3)
    Engl 308 Advanced Composition I
(3)
    Engl 408 Advanced Composition II
(3)
    Fren 101 First Year French I
(4)
    Geol 421 Seminar I
(1)
    Geol 422 Seminar II
(1)
    Geol 494 Senior Thesis
(1)
    Germ 101 First Year German I
(4)
    Hist 240 The Historian's Craft
(3)
    IS 240 Research and Writing in Indian Studies
(4)
    ME 480 Mechanical Engineering Seminar
(3)
    Musc 490 Seminar in Music
(3)
    Norw 101 First Year Norwegian I
(4)
    Nurs 230 Personal and Group Dynamics
(2)
    Nurs 233 Nursing and Professionalism
(1)
    Russ 101 First Year Russian I
(4)
    Span 101 First Year Spanish I
(4)

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II. Social Sciences                                                                                        9 sem. hours min.
(must be taken in a minimum of 2 departments)

Anthropology
 
+
 Anth 100 Introduction to Anthropology
(3)
 
+
 Anth 171 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (ND:SS)
(3)
 
+
 Anth 172 Introduction to Archaeology and World History (ND:SS)
(3)
 
+
 Anth 200 World Prehistory
(3)
    Anth 370 Language and Culture
(3)
    Anth 371 Cultural Dynamics
(3)
    Anth 374 Old World Prehistory
(3)
    Anth 377 North American Archaeology
(3)
    +Anth 379 Culture Area Studies (ND:SS)
(3)

Arts and Sciences
    A&S 225 Introduction to the Study of Women
(3)

Business Administration    
    BAdm 101 Introduction to Business
(3)

Communication
    Comm 102 Communication and the Human Community
(3)
    Comm 103 Information Technology and Social Change
(3)
    Comm 300 Communication and Society
(3)

Communication Sciences & Disorders
    CSD 232 Survey of Communication Disorders
(3)
    CSD 365 Aging and Communication
(3)

Criminal Justice Studies
    CJ 201 Introduction to Criminal Justice (ND:SS)
(3)

Economics
 
Econ 105 Elements of Economics (ND:SS)
(3)
    Econ 201 Principles of Microeconomics (ND:SS)
(3)
    Econ 202 Principles of Macroeconomics (ND:SS)
(3)

Geography
 
+
 Geog 151 Human Geography (ND:SS)
(3)
 
+
 Geog 161 World Regional Geography (ND:SS)
(3)
    Geog 262 Geography of North America I (ND:SS)
(3)
    Geog 352 Economic Geography (ND:SS)
(3)
    Geog 354 Conservation of Resources (ND:SS)
(3)

History
 
+
 Hist 101 Western Civilization I (ND:Hist)
(3)
 
+
 Hist 102 Western Civilization II (ND:Hist)
(3)
 
Hist 103 United States to 1877 (ND:Hist)
(3)
 
Hist 104 United States since 1877 (ND:Hist)
(3)
 
Hist 204 History of Canada to 1867
(3)
 
Hist 205 History of Canada since 1867
(3)
 
Hist 220 History of North Dakota (ND:Hist)
(3)
 
+
 Hist 221 The Scandinavian Countries since 1500 (ND:Hist)
(3)
 
+
 Hist 269 World War II
(3)
 
+
 Hist 325 The United States: The Early Frontier
(3)
 
+
 Hist 326 The United States: Western Frontier
(3)
 
+
 Hist 332 Women in American History
(3)
 
Hist 333 Women in American History Since 1865
(3)
 
+
 Hist 335 Nuclear Weapons and the Modern Age
(3)
 
+
 Hist 339 The United States and Vietnam, 1945-75
(3)
 
+
 Hist 351 Europe: Age of Absolutism, 1648-1789
(3)
 
Hist 407 The United States: Rise of Industrial America, 1877-1917
(3)
 
Hist 408 The United States, 1920-1945
(3)
 
Hist 413 The United States Since 1945
(3)
 
+
 Hist 414 France Since 1815
(3)
 
+
 Hist 415 Germany Since 1815
(3)
   
All History courses approved as GERs may be applied to either the Arts and  Humanities or the Social Science requirement. See approved History GERs under Arts and Humanities. 

Honors
    Hon 102 Inquiry in the Social Sciences
(3)
    Hon 292 Colloquium in the Social Sciences
(2-4)
    Hon 392 Advanced Colloquium in the Social Sciences
(2-4)

Humanities
    Hum 224 Integrated Social Science Inquiry
(2-4)
    Hum 225 Advanced Integrated Social Science
(2-4)

Indian Studies
 
+
 IS 201 History of the Sioux
(3)
 
IS 330 Contemporary Plains Indian Culture (ND:SS)
(3)
 
IS 331 Traditional Plains Indian Culture (ND:SS)
(3)
 
+
 IS 345 Contemporary American Indian Issues
(3)
 
+
 IS 370 North American Indians
(3)
 
+
 IS 371 Reservation Government and Politics
(3)

Music    
    Musc 180 Introduction to Music Therapy
(3)

Nursing    
 
+
 Nurs 490 Transcultural Health Care Theories, Research and Practice
(3)
       

Nutrition and Dietetics    
 
+
 N&D 335 World Food Patterns
(3)

Political Science    
    Pols 115 American Government I (ND:SS)
(3)
    Pols 116 State and Local Government (ND:SS)
(3)
 
+
 Pols 220 International Politics (ND:SS)
(3)
 
+
 Pols 225 Comparative Politics (ND:SS)
(3)
    Pols 250 Politics of Public Administration (ND:SS)
(3)
    Pols 305 American Constitution-Governmental Powers
(3)
    Pols 306 American Constitution-Civil Liberties
(3)
    Pols 309 The Legislative and Executive Processes
(3)
    Pols 318 American Political Thought
(3)