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:
| ENC1101: English Composition I* |
* College-Level Communication course; the minimum grade requirement for College-Level courses is C.
| ARH1000: Art Appreciation (M) |
| LIT2000: Intro to Literature* (M) |
| MUL2010: Music Appreciation (M) |
| PHI2010: Intro to Philosophy* |
| THE2000: Theatre Appreciation |
* College-Level Communication course; the minimum grade requirement for College-Level courses is C.
(M) Multicultural course
| MAC1105: College Algebra |
| MAC1105C: College Algebra with Lab |
| MAC2311: Analytic Geometry and Calculus I |
| MGF1130: Mathematical Thinking |
| STA2023: Elements of Statistics |
All General Education Math courses fulfill the College-Level Computation requirement. The minimum grade requirement for College-Level courses is C.
(L) Must be taken with lab
II. UWF Breadth Requirement (15 sh)
Choose one course from each of the following categories:
| ENC1102: 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:
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.
(M) Multicultural course
Choices include any of the courses that fulfill the Florida Common Core Mathematics requirement or:
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:
However, the same Natural Sciences course cannot simultaneously fulfill Florida Common Core, UWF Breadth, and General Education Electives requirements.
(L) Must be taken with lab
* 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 Social Sciences requirement or:
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.
(M) Multicultural course
General Education Electives (6sh)
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?