University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia , PA

The University of Pennsylvania says, "The College's General Education Curriculum for its part has two broad objectives. It seeks to develop in you some general skills or approaches to knowledge and to engage you in the intellectual work of the disciplines in a variety of fields across the arts and sciences." [Source]

General Education Requirements

  • 1. Composition

    YES
  • 2. Literature

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for Literature because the "Arts & Letters" requirement may be fulfilled with non-literature courses.

  • 3. Foreign Language

    YES
  • 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 "History & Tradition" requirement.

  • 5. Economics

    NO
  • 6. Mathematics

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for Mathematics because the the "Quantitative Data Analysis," "Formal Reasoning and Analysis," and "Natural Sciences and Mathematics" requirements may be satisfied by science courses or courses with little college-level math content.

  • 7. Science

    YES

C

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