General Education Curriculum
The General Education curriculum consists of 36 semester hours shared across the areas of communication, mathematics, social sciences, the humanities, and natural sciences. The curriculum includes three requirements: Florida Common Core, UWF Breadth Requirement, and General Education Electives.
For a listing of all General Education courses organized by distribution area, please reference the 2024-2025 General Education Courses.
To view a syllabus for any course, use the Syllabus Viewer in MyUWF. You can search for a syllabus by the CRN (course reference number).
General Education Requirements
*Effective Fall 2024
I. Florida Common Core (15 sh)
Choose one course from each of the following categories:
ENC 1101: English Composition I*
*College-Level Communication course; the minimum grade requirement for College-Level courses is C.
ARH 1000: Art Appreciation (M)
LIT 2000: Intro to Literature* (M)
MUL 2010: Music Appreciation (M)
PHI 2010: Intro to Philosophy*
THE 2000: Theatre Appreciation
*College-Level Communication course; the minimum grade requirement for College-Level courses is C.
MAC 1105C: College Algebra with Lab
MAC 2311: Analytic Geometry and Calculus I
MGF 1130: Mathematical Thinking
STA 2023: Elements of Statistics
All General Education Math courses fulfill the College-Level Computation requirement. The minimum grade requirement for College-Level courses is C.
AST 1002: Descriptive Astronomy
BSC 1005: General Biology for Non-Majors
BSC 1085: Anatomy & Physiology I
CHM 1020: Concepts in Chemistry
ESC 2000: Intro to Earth Science
EVR 2001: Intro to Environmental Science
PHY 2048: Calculus-Based Physics I
PHY 2048C: Calculus-Based Physics I - Studio
PHY 2053: Algebra-Based Physics I
(L) Must be taken with lab
II. UWF Breadth Requirement (15 sh)
Choose one course from each of the following categories:
ENC 1102: English Composition II*
*College-Level Communication course; the minimum grade requirement for College-Level courses is C.
Choices include any of the courses that fulfill the Florida Common Core Humanities requirement or:
AML 2010: American Literature I (M)
AML 2020: American Literature II (M)
ARH 2050: Western Survey I* (M)
ARH 2051: Western Survey II* (M)
ART 1015C: Exploring Artistic Vision
CRW 2001: Intro to Creative Writing* (M)
ENL 2010: History of English Literature I*
ENL 2020: History of English Literature II (M)
IDH 1040: Honors Core: Humanities* (M)
LIT 2030: Intro to Poetry* (M)
MUH 2930: The Music Experience Special Topics (M)
PHI 2603: Ethics in Contemporary Society*
THE 2300: Survey of Dramatic Literature*
However, the same Humanities course cannot simultaneously fulfill Florida Common Core, UWF Breadth, and General Education Electives requirements.
*College-Level Communication course; the minimum grade requirement for College-Level courses is C.
Choices include any of the courses that fulfill the Florida Common Core Mathematics requirement or:
MAC 1147: Precalculus with Trigonometry
MAC 2233: Calculus with Business Applications
MAC 2312: Analytic Geometry and Calculus II
MGF 1131: Mathematics in Context
STA 2360: Introduction to Data Science
However, the same Math course cannot simultaneously fulfill Florida Common Core and UWF Breadth requirements.
All General Education Math courses fulfill the College-Level Computation requirement. The minimum grade requirement for College-Level courses is C.
Choices include any of the courses that fulfill the Florida Common Core Natural Sciences requirement or:
ANT 2511: Biological Anthropology
AST 2037: Life in the Universe
BSC 1050: Fundamentals of Ecology
BSC 1086: Anatomy & Physiology II
BSC 2311: Intro to Oceanography and Marine Biology
CGS 2020: Into to Machine Learning
CHM 2046: General Chemistry II
CIS 2530: Intro to Cybersecurity
IDH 1043: Honors Core: Natural Science*
MCB 1000: Fundamentals of Microbiology
PHC 2082: Informatics and Your Health
PHY 2049: Calculus Based Physics II
PHY 2054: Algebra-Based Physics II
However, the same Natural Sciences course cannot simultaneously fulfill Florida Common Core, UWF Breadth, and General Education Electives requirements.
*College-Level Communication course; the minimum grade requirement for College-Level courses is C.
(L) Must be taken with lab
Choices include any of the courses that fulfill the Florida Common Core Social Sciences requirement or:
ANT 2100: Intro to Archaeology
ANT 2400: Current Cultural Issues
CCJ 2002: Survey of Crime & Justice
COM 2023: Death and Communication
CPO 2002: Comparative Politics (M)
DEP 2004: Human Development Across the Lifespan
EUH 1000: Western Perspectives I* (M)
EUH 1001: Western Perspectives II (M)
FIN 2104: Personal Financial Planning
GEA 2000: Nations & Regions of the World (M)
IDH 1041: Honors Core: Social Sciences (M)
INR 2002: International Politics (M)
MMC 2000: Principles of Mass Communication
PLA 2013: Survey of American Law
SOW 2192: Understanding Relationships in the 21st Century
SPM 2010: Sport in Global Society
SYG 2010: Current Social Problems
However, the same Social Sciences course cannot simultaneously fulfill Florida Common Core, UWF Breadth, and General Education Electives requirements.
*College-Level Communication course; the minimum grade requirement for College-Level courses is C.
General Education Electives (6 sh)
Choose one additional course from two of the five areas of Communication, Humanities, Mathematics, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences. Choices include any of the courses that fulfill the Florida Common Core or UWF Breadth Requirements.
With so many choices, how will you know which General Education courses will best complement your program?