General Education (GE) Program
The purpose of the General Education Program is to initiate, develop, demonstrate, and integrate Lindenwood’s Graduate Attributes within various areas of knowledge and study. The General Education Program prepares all graduates for personal success in a world of increasing complexity, innovation, and change.
GE Course Requirements
The table below summarizes the general education course and credit hour requirements for bachelor's degrees completed at Lindenwood. The requirements have been approved by the university. However, students should compare the requirements listed below against the particular GE requirements of their respective majors. Some programs require a particular course for the completion of the general education requirements, and other colleges or departments have narrowed the list of courses required for GE credit within specific majors. Before selecting courses, students should consult with their advisor and the catalog for major-specific direction regarding general education requirements.
Students must complete at least three-credit-hours in each of the 14 areas below, for a total of at least 42 credit hours of general education coursework.
Students transferring into Lindenwood after completing the CORE 42 core curriculum at a Missouri institution will not be required to take further general education courses at Lindenwood, unless a general education course is also required for completion of a degree requirement. If a transfer student has taken some CORE 42 courses but has not completed CORE 42, individual courses that comprise the CORE 42 are guaranteed to transfer one-to-one, according to the MOTR (Missouri Transfer) Codes maintained by the Core Curriculum Advisory Committee of the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development. However, transfer students who have not completed at least six credit hours of Human Diversity (HD) coursework must do so within major or elective coursework before graduation.
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Courses Designated |
| Core |
| Composition I |
GE-Communication ENGL 15000 or EPP 15000 |
| Composition II |
GE-Communication ENGL 17000 |
| Math |
GE-Math |
| U.S. Government or History |
GE-Human Culture: U.S. History/Government |
| Natural & Social Science/Math |
| Social Science |
GE-Social Science |
| Natural Science with Lab |
GE-Natural Science with Lab |
| Social or Natural Science Elective |
GE-Social Science or GE-Natural Science, GE-Natural Science with Lab |
| Social Science, Natural Science, or Math Elective |
GE-Math, GE-Social Science, GE-Natural Science or GE-Natural Science with Lab |
| Human Culture |
| Arts |
GE-Human Culture: Arts |
| Literature |
GE-Human Culture: Literature |
| Human Culture Elective I (non-literature, non-arts) |
GE-Human Culture: U.S. History/Government, World History, Foreign Language, Foreign Culture, Religion, Philosophy |
| Human Culture Elective II |
GE-Human Culture (any) |
| Electives |
| GE Elective I |
GE (any) |
| GE Elective II |
GE (any) |
| Human Diversity Note: Students may fulfill their GE-Human Diversity requirement with any course that meets a GE-Human Diversity requirement, including those that simultaneously fulfill another GE requirement. |
| Human Diversity I |
GE-Human Diversity |
| Human Diversity II |
GE-Human Diversity |