Eastern Washington University

Cheney, WA

EWU says, "EWU has designed the General Education Curriculum for the purpose of preparing students with the skills, habits of mind and breadth of subject matter that characterize an educated person." [Source]

General Education Requirements

  • 1. Composition

    YES
  • 2. Literature

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for Literature because the "Literature" requirement may be satisfied by courses that are not literature surveys. Moreover, "Literature" is one of three areas of the "Humanities and Fine Arts" requirement, from which students need only choose two.

  • 3. Foreign Language

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for Foreign Language because the requirement only applies to select degree programs and students may fulfill the requirement with elementary-level study.

  • 4. U.S. Government or History

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for U.S. Government or History because a survey course in American government or history is an option, but not required, to fulfill the "Social Sciences" requirement.

  • 5. Economics

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for Economics because it is one of three areas of the "Social Sciences" requirement, from which students need only select two.

  • 6. Mathematics

    YES
  • 7. Science

    YES
  • General Education Assessment

    Eastern Washington University uses one or more of the following instruments to assess undergraduate progress in core collegiate skills: the Council on Aid to Education Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA), the Educational Testing Service Proficiency Profile, or the ACT Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency (CAAP). For more information, visit www.voluntarysystem.org.

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