Complete your Gen Eds, discover new ways of thinking, and earn Honors units.
The University of Arizona's General Education Program carries through the first several years of your undergraduate experience. You'll start by taking UNIV 101. (Make sure you enroll in an Honors section!) Then, you'll complete coursework based on your interests, designed so you can explore others' perspectives and make connections between your courses throughout undergrad. After completing all or the majority of your gen ed requirements, you'll take UNIV 301, a 1-unit course that will help you make the most of what you've learned through the Gen Ed curriculum.
Gen Ed Requirements | 32 units total | Pro tip: Take for Honors credit whenever you can
UNIV 101 (1 unit)
Foundations (9 units, depends on your major and method of meeting writing and language requirements)
Exploring Perspectives (12 units, can come from Natural Sciences or Artist)
Building Connections (9 units)
UNIV 301 (1 unit)
In Building Connections (3 Courses, 9 units), students explore the unique contributions of knowledge, skills, methodologies, values and perspectives from varied disciplines, social positions, and perspectives.
In Exploring Perspectives (4 Courses, 12 units), students explore and practice the approaches and ways of reasoning of the Artist, Humanist, Natural Scientist, and Social Scientist.
In Exploring Perspectives (4 Courses, 12 units), students explore and practice the approaches and ways of reasoning of the Artist, Humanist, Natural Scientist, and Social Scientist.