General Education
UMBC's General Education Program provides students the opportunity to expand the life of the mind by developing life-long habits of thought and intellectual interests. The course requirements for General Education allow students to explore a variety of academic disciplines and to acquire and apply skills and competencies essential for a well-educated citizen. They also provide the foundation for effective writing, which is necessary for all fields of study.
To carry General Education credit a course must be submitted to, and approved by, the General Education Committee.
To submit a course
- Log into myUMBC
- Go to Topics
- Select Teaching and Learning
- Under faculty options, click GEP Review
- Locate your course on the list
- Click Edit
- Complete the form provided and submit
If the course is new, i.e., was not in the 2006-2008 catalog, it will not appear on this list. To begin the process of approval for such a course, e-mail Tim Topoleski (topolesk@umbc.edu) or Yi Huang (yhuang@umbc.edu) for assistance. You will need to provide the course number, title, catalog description, number of credits, and any pre or co-requisite courses.