FGCU’s General Education Program is about embracing the joys of learning that will sustain you in your life and career. Each General Education course is an entry point for you to view the world through a different intellectual lens, expanding your understanding of the complexity of human experience and your role within a rapidly changing world. General Education encourages a spirit of inquiry and creativity that integrates knowledge and approaches from multiple fields to enrich students’ academic lives, career trajectories, and personal growth.
The skills that you will develop in these courses will allow you to become a more effective and responsible writer, thinker, and citizen. The General Education experience will complement your major and prepare you to effect change in the world and adapt to the challenges of the future.
Courses in Communication, Mathematics, the Arts and Humanities, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences acquaint students with an array of subject areas and disciplinary methods.
Emphasis on critical thinking, effective communication, and quantitative reasoning develops students’ academic, career, and life skills.
Responsible and creative engagement with local and global communities allows students to realize their impact on diverse and interconnected social worlds.
Students should use the 2024-2025 General Education Program Courses reference sheet as a general guide for understanding what courses FGCU's General Education Program offers. Not all listed courses will be offered each semester. View Program Course Guide (COLOR) VIEW PROGRAM COURSE GUIDE (GRAYSCALE)
Students must earn a minimum grade of C in all courses used to satisfy General Education Communication, Mathematics, State Core Humanities, State Core Social Sciences, and State Core Natural Sciences subject areas. A grade of C- does not satisfy the requirement of a minimum grade of C.
MAC 1105 College Algebra
MAC 2311 Calculus I
MGF 1130 Thinking Mathematically
STA 2023 Statistical Methods
(Any General Education Program Mathematics course for which one of the General Education State Core course options in Mathematics is an immediate prerequisite may be used to satisfy the State Mathematics Core.)
ARH 2000 Art Appreciation
HUM 1020 Introduction to Humanities
LIT 2000 Introduction to Literature
MUL 2010 Music Appreciation
PHI 1010 Introduction to Philosophy
THE 2000 Theatre Appreciation
AMH 2010 US History to 1877
AMH 2020 US History Since 1877
ANT 2000 Introduction to Anthropology
ECO 2013 Principles of Macroeconomic
POS 2041 America National Government
PSY 2012 General Psychology
AST 2002C Introduction to Space Science
BSC 1005 Biological Science
BSC 1010C General Biology I w/Lab
BSC 1085C Human Anatomy & Physiology I w/Lab
CHM 1020 Chemistry in Society
CHM 1045 General Chemistry I
ESC 1000C Introduction to Earth Science
EVR 1001C Introduction to Environmental Science
GLY 1010C Physical Geology
OCE 1001C Introduction to Oceanography
PHY 2020 Conceptual Physics
PHY 2048C General Physics w/Lab I
PHY 2053 College Physics w/Lab I
(Any General Education Program Natural Sciences course for which one of the General Education State Core course options in Natural Sciences is an immediate prerequisite may be used to satisfy the State Natural Sciences Core.)
Competency requirements are embedded throughout General Education courses and are not in addition to subject-area requirements. Courses fulfilling a competency requirement will also count toward the subject area-requirements
Humanities INKN Courses
AML 2010 Literature & Culture of US, I
AML 2020 Literature & Culture of US, II
ARH 2050 History of the Visual Arts I
ARH 2051 History of the Visual Arts II
ARH 2500 Survey of Non-Western Art
ENL 2012 British Literature/Culture I
ENL 2022 British Literature/Culture II
FRE 1120C Beginning French 1
FRE 1121C Beginning French 2
FRE 2220C Intermediate French 1
GER 1120C Beginning German 1
GER 1121C Beginning German 2
GER 2210C Accelerated Interm. German
HUM 1020 Introduction to Humanities
HUM 1931 Humanities and Social Issues
HUM 2395 Environmental Humanities
LIT 2000 Introduction to Literature
LIT 2110 Intro to World Lit & Culture I
LIT 2120 Intro to World Lit & Culture II
MUL 2010 Music Appreciation
MUH 2018 Jazz Appreciation
MUH 2512 World Music Cultures
MUN 1120 Symphonic Band
MUN 1310 University Choir
MUN 2210 Symphony Orchestra
PHI 1630 Contemporary Moral Issues
PHI 2000 The History of Ideas
PHI 2016 Philosophy through Film
REL 2306 Contemporary World Religions
SPN 1120C Beginning Spanish 1
SPN 1121C Beginning Spanish 2
SPN 2220C Intermediate Spanish 1
THE 2000 Theatre Appreciation
THE 2100 Theatre History
THE 2300 Survey of Dramatic Literature
Social Sciences INKN Courses
AEB 2104 Economics of Feeding the World
ANT 2000 Introduction to Anthropology
ANT 2100 Introduction to Archaeology
ANT 2211 Peoples of the World
ANT 2410 Cultural Anthropology
CPO 2001 Intro to Comparative Politics
EUH 1000 Western Tradition, Part I
EUH 2011 Ancient European History
EUH 2012 Roman Republic and Empire
EUH 2021 Medieval European History
EUH 2030 Early Modern Europe
EUH 2031 Modern Euro History
GEA 2000 Introduction to Geography
HIS 2301 History and Film
HSC 2106 Choosing Wellness
INR 2015 Global Studies
LAH 2020 Intro Latin American History
SYG 2000 Introduction to Sociology
SYG 2010 Social Problems
SYG 2012 Global Sociology
SYG 2220 Introduction to Gender Studies
WOH 1023 World Civilization 1500-1815
WOH 1030 World Civilization since 1815
Natural Sciences INKN Courses
ANT 2511C Intro to Physical Anthropology
BOT 2800 Plants and Society