Undergraduate General Education Requirements
Basic to an undergraduate education is a foundation of General Education. City University of Seattle requires all candidates for undergraduate degrees to satisfy the following minimum general education requirements:
The distribution requirements for students pursuing an Associate degree:
| College Composition |
5 quarter credits |
| College Mathematics |
5 quarter credits |
| Humanities |
5 quarter credits |
| Social Sciences |
5 quarter credits |
| Natural Sciences/Mathematics |
5 quarter credits |
| Electives (from any of the above required areas) |
5 quarter credits |
The distribution requirements for students pursuing a baccalaureate degree are:
| College Composition |
5 quarter credits |
| College Mathematics |
5 quarter credits |
| Humanities |
15 quarter credits* |
| Social Sciences |
15 quarter credits* |
| Natural Sciences/Mathematics |
15 quarter credits* |
Undergraduate Certificates:
The University may require all candidates for undergraduate certificates to satisfy one or both of the following minimum general education requirements:
| College Composition |
5 quarter credits |
| College Mathematics |
5 quarter credits |
In order to fulfill the College Composition requirement, students must achieve a minimum grade of 2.0 in the designated College Composition course.
Programs requiring higher level math as a prerequisite to upper-division study are noted in the program section, with the specific program.
*Some credits may be satisfied with upper-division courses that are part of the student’s program.
Note: In the School of Management (SOM) and the Albright School of Education (ASOE), the general education courses covering college composition and college mathematics are admission requirements. In the ASOE/The School of Arts and Sciences (SAS), one or both of the courses is a required prerequisite.