University of Southern Maine

Portland, ME

University of Southern Maine says, "The Core curriculum has been designed to provide undergraduates with a general education, a core of skills and knowledge that every individual needs either to excel in professional life or to build a rich and fulfilling personal life. ... The Core is designed to foster those competencies that, by wide agreement, matter the most." [Source]

General Education Requirements

  • 1. Composition

    YES

  • 2. Literature

    NO

  • 3. Foreign Language

    NO

  • 4. U.S. Government or History

    NO

  • 5. Economics

    NO

  • 6. Mathematics

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for Mathematics because the "Quantitative Reasoning" requirement may be satisfied by courses with little college-level math content.

  • 7. Science

    YES

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