Recommendations for Revisions of the ODU General Education Curriculum 2010

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Presented by Faculty Senate Committee A, Undergraduate Curriculum and Programs.
Approved by the Faculty Senate on March 17, 2009.
Approved by the Provost and Provost's Council on April 28, 2009.
Approved by President John Broderick on May 12, 2009.

Lower Division--Skills
Written Communication Skills, 100 level	3 hours	Detail
Written Communication Skills, 200 level	3 hours	Detail
Mathematical Skills	3 hours	Detail
Oral Communication Skills	3 hours*	Detail
Information Literacy and Research	3 hours*	Detail
Language and Culture	6 hours**	Detail
Lower Division--Ways of Knowing
Human Creativity	3 hours	Detail
Literature	3 hours	Detail
The Nature of Science	8 hours	Detail
Human Behavior	3 hours	Detail
Interpreting the Past	3 hours	Detail
Lower and Upper Division--Ways of Knowing
Philosophy and Ethics	3 hours*	Detail
The Impact of Technology	3 hours*	Detail
Upper Division
Written Communication within the Major	3 hours***	Detail
Upper Division Fulfillment Options	min. 6 hours	Detail
*Students may meet this requirement through an approved course within the major.
**Students will meet this requirement by successfully completing the third level of one foreign language or the second level of two foreign languages in high school. (American Sign Language will be accepted in place of a foreign language.)
***Students will meet this requirement through an approved course within the major.
Comparison of Distribution of Hours