Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

The College of Humanities & Social Sciences at Carnegie Mellon says that its general education courses "are designed to complement one another in helping [students] develop foundational skills essential to effective learning throughout [their] college career and beyond." [Source]

General Education Requirements

  • 1. Composition

    YES

  • 2. Literature

    NO

  • 3. Foreign Language

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for Foreign Language because the Communicating: Language and Interpretations requirement allows students to choose between intermediate language proficiency or such courses as "Introduction to Performance Theory" or "Major Works of Modern Poetry."

  • 4. U.S. Government or History

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for U.S. Government or History because the required history course, "Introduction to World History," is not a U.S. survey.

  • 5. Economics

    NO

  • 6. Mathematics

    YES

  • 7. Science

    YES

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