United States Air Force Academy

Colorado Springs, CO

The Air Force Academy says its "core courses form in intentional, coherent whole which is organized developmentally to promote learning and growth in the 21 Responsibility, Skills, and Knowledge Outcomes and the three main content areas: Culture and Global Awareness, Leadership and Human Behavior, and Science and Technology." [Source]

General Education Requirements

  • 1. Composition

    YES

  • 2. Literature

    YES

  • 3. Foreign Language

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for Foreign Language because students may fulfill the requirement with elementary-level study.

  • 4. U.S. Government or History

    YES

  • 5. Economics

    YES

  • 6. Mathematics

    YES

  • 7. Science

    YES

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