General Education Requirements for Baccalaureate Degrees

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Information accurate as of the 2025 - 2026 catalog.
For previous year's catalogs, please see the undergraduate catalog page.

In conformity with the stated objectives of Glenville State University, a program of General Education is a part of the requirements for the completion of baccalaureate degrees.

The General Education program requirements for baccalaureate degrees are as follows:

Num.TitleCredits
The Humanities14 hours*
CART 101Introduction to Public Speaking3
ENGL 101Critical Reading and Writing I3
ENGL 102Critical Reading and Writing II: Research Writing3
   
One of the following survey of literature courses3
ENGL 203Survey of English Literature I 
ENGL 204Survey of English Literature II 
ENGL 205Survey of American Literature I 
ENGL 206Survey of American Literature II 
   
One of the following survey courses2
ART 200Survey of Art 
MUSC 200Survey of Music 
   
The Natural Sciences and Mathematics7 hours*
MATH 106 or higher course number3
One four-hour lab science course4
Recommended for programs in the Departments of Business, Criminal Justice, Fine Arts, Language and Literature, and Social Science:
ENVR 101Environmental Science 
SCNC 101Earth Science 
SCNC 102Nature of Sound and Light 
SCNC 103Contemporary Biology 
Other Science courses may satisfy this requirement. Please consult with your advisor and the University Undergraduate Catalog.
   
The Social Sciences9 hours*
Six hours from the following6
HIST 201History of World Cultures I 
HIST 202History of World Cultures II 
HIST 207U. S. History to 1877 
HIST 208U. S. History Since 1877 
POSC 203American National Government 
   
Three hours from the following3
ECON 201Principles of Microeconomics 
ECON 202Principles of Macroeconomics 
GEOG 203World Regional Geography 
PSYC 201General Psychology 
SOCS 225Introduction to Global Studies 
TOTAL30 hours*

*see requirements of specific degree programs to select appropriate general education courses