Georgetown College

Georgetown, KY

Georgetown College says, "The Foundations and Core Program provides the framework in which all Georgetown students will take on the project of their own academic formation. The program introduces students to foundational practices of inquiry, analysis, thought, and expression, and it encourages them to cultivate increasingly skillful responses to academic challenges as expressed in the various disciplines." [Source]

General Education Requirements

  • 1. Composition

    YES
  • 2. Literature

    YES
  • 3. Foreign Language

    YES
  • 4. U.S. Government or History

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for U.S. Government or History because survey courses in American history or government are options, but not required, to fulfill the "Humanities" requirement, and a survey course in American government is an option, but not required, to fulfill the "Social and Behavioral Sciences" requirement.

  • 5. Economics

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for Economics because economics courses are options, but not required, to fulfill the "Social and Behavioral Sciences" requirement.

  • 6. Mathematics

    YES
  • 7. Science

    YES
  • General Education Assessment

    Georgetown College uses one or more of the following instruments to assess undergraduate progress in core collegiate skills: the Council on Aid to Education Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA), the Educational Testing Service Proficiency Profile, or the ACT Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency (CAAP). For more information, visit www.voluntarysystem.org.

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