General Education Information

General Education Requirements

Jacksonville University has released a new set of general education requirements for students entering in the Fall 2026 semester or for students that are declaring a new major starting in the Fall 2026 semester.  The general education curriculum is (*Disclaimer- The information below is a repersentation of the general education requirements, students should refer to the academic catalog for the official requirements.  The catalog is considered the official source of information in the event of any descrepencies in this informaiton):

  • JU 111/169H- First Year Seminar (3 Credits) 
  • ENGL 103- Composition (3 Credits)
  • Lab Science (4 Credits)
  • Mathematical Reasoning- MR designated course (3-4 Credits)
  • Global Studies-FREN/SPAN 102 or IS course  (3 Credits)
  • Fine Arts (3 Credits)
  • Humanities- Two “A” designated courses from: ENGL, HUM, PHIL at 100 or 200 level (must be different prefixes)
  • Social Sciences-One “B” designated course from: ECON, HIST, POL at 100 or 200 level and One “B” designated course from: GEOG, PSY, SOC at 100 or 200 level     
  • Further Study-Any additional “A” or “B” course (cannot count towards a student’s major)

 Total credit hours general education: 34-35

 

"A" Designated Courses (last updated for Fall 2026 Semester):

  • All HUM courses at 189 or above
  • PHIL 101, 189, 212
  • ENGL-189, 202, 203, 204, 206

"B" Designated Courses (last updated for Fall 2026 Semester):

  • ECON-189, 201
  • POL-189, 205, 208
  • PSYC-189, 201, 210
  • SOC-189, 203
  • GEOG-189, 200
  • HIST-150, 165, 189, 206, 207

"MR" Designated Courses (last updated for Fall 2026 Semester):

  • MATH 110, MATH 112, MATH 114, MATH 130, MATH 140, MATH 189, MATH 205