General Education for the Associate Degree
28 credits
SPIRE FOUNDATION
| GE 102 | Saint Mary Experience | 2 |
| TH 112 | Introduction to Spirituality | 3 |
SPIRE CORE
| EN 110 | Principles of Composition | 3 |
| Or | |
| EN 111 | English Composition I | 3 |
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| EN 112 | English Composition II | 3 |
| Mathematics - MA 134 or higher | 3 |
| Natural Science with Lab | 3-4 |
SPIRE EXPLORATION (Respect, Justice, Community, InSpire)
| Arts (Art, Music, Theatre) | 3 |
| Humanities (Communication, English (including literature; excluding EN 200), History (excluding HI 301, HI 455, and HI 569), Philosophy, Theology) | 3 |
| Social or Behavioral Sciences (Criminology, Economics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work) | 3 |
SPIRE INTEGRATION
| GE 301 | General Education Capstone | 2 |
PRIOR ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE
Students who earned an associate of arts or associate of science degree from one of USM's partner schools are required to complete only GE 102 and 3 credits of Theology. Students who earned an associate of applied science degree are required to complete all of the general education curriculum. Students who earned an associate degree from USM are considered to have met the general education requirements.