University of Alaska - Fairbanks

Fairbanks, AK

UAF says that its Core Curriculum "provides students with a shared foundation of skills and knowledge that, when combined with specialized study in the major and other specific degree requirements, prepares students to better meet the demands of life in the 21st century." [Source]

General Education Requirements

  • 1. Composition

    YES

  • 2. Literature

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for Literature because the "Arts and Humanities" requirement may be satisfied by non-literature courses for students in select degree programs.

  • 3. Foreign Language

    NO

  • 4. U.S. Government or History

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for U.S. Government or History because the qualifying course for the "Perspectives on the Human Condition" requirement is a world history course rather than an American government or history survey.

  • 5. Economics

    NO

  • 6. Mathematics

    YES

  • 7. Science

    YES

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