New Mexico State University

Las Cruces, NM

New Mexico State University says, "General Education at NMSU provides all students with a broad foundation and common framework upon which to develop knowledge and skills, social consciousness and respect for self and others; thus enabling them to function responsibly and effectively now and in the future." [Source]

General Education Requirements

  • 1. Composition

    YES

  • 2. Literature

    NO

  • 3. Foreign Language

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for Foreign Language because only certain departments in the College of Arts and Sciences require a foreign language.

  • 4. U.S. Government or History

    NO

  • 5. Economics

    NO

  • 6. Mathematics

    YES

  • 7. Science

    YES

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