University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at Iowa says that its general education courses aim to provide students with a "solid foundation on which to build your education, your career and, ultimately, your life as an educated person." [Source]

General Education Requirements

  • 1. Composition

    YES

  • 2. Literature

    YES

  • 3. Foreign Language

    YES

  • 4. U.S. Government or History

    NO

  • 5. Economics

    NO

  • 6. Mathematics

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for Mathematics because the "Quantitative or Formal Reasoning" requirement may be satisfied by courses with little college-level math content.

  • 7. Science

    YES

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