University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, MD

Maryland says, "General education helps students achieve the intellectual integration and awareness they need to meet challenges in their personal, social, political, and professional lives. General education courses introduce the great ideas and controversies in human thought and experience. These courses provide the breadth, perspective, and rigor that allow University of Maryland at College Park graduates to claim to be 'educated people.'" [Source]

  • Website:http://www.maryland.edu/
  • Graduation Rate:82%
  • Tuition & Fees (In State):$8,416 annually
  • Tuition & Fees (Out of State):$24,831 annually

General Education Requirements

  • 1. Composition

    YES
  • 2. Literature

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for Literature because the Literature portion of the Humanities and Arts requirement may be fulfilled with courses narrow in scope.

  • 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 Fundamental Studies Mathematics requirement may be satisfied by SAT scores, and the Mathematics and Formal Reasoning Distributive Studies requirement may be satisfied by courses with little college-level math content.

  • 7. Science

    YES

C

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