Categories and Credit Distribution
Under the Intellectual Foundations 2014 requirements, a student must complete the requisite number of credit hours in the following categories:
| Credit Hours | Categories |
|---|---|
| 0-6 | Basic Writing and Oral Communication: CWP 101 and CWP 102 or equivalent |
| 3 | Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning1 |
| 3 | Cognate Foundations: Arts2 |
| 3 | Cognate Foundations: Humanities2 |
| 3 | Cognate Foundations: Natural Sciences2 |
| 3 | Cognate Foundations: Social Sciences2 |
| 3 | Foundations of Civilizations: American History |
| 3 | Foundations of Civilizations: Western Civilization |
| 3 | Foundations of Civilizations: Non-western Civilization |
| 0-6 | Global Engagement3 |
| 3 | Diversity |
| 0 | IF 14 Infused: Writing 3 |
| 0 | IF 14 Infused: Critical Thinking |
| 0 | IF 14 Infused: Information Management |
| 33-39 | Total credit hours |
| 1 | Students cannot be exempted from this requirement. |
| 2 | Course must be outside of the primary major prefix. |
| 3 | Proficiency may be wholly or partially completed prior to college. |
Students may count mathematics and quantitative reasoning, foundations of civilizations, diversity, and global engagement courses toward their major and minor requirements.