General Education Program

This list of courses and requirements is effective Fall 2026. Not all listed courses will be offered each semester. 

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This list of courses and requirements is effective Fall 2025. Not all listed courses will be offered each semester. 

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English Composition courses develop students' communication skills in written formats; this includes reading critically as well as writing clearly in a variety of styles. 

• State Core Requirement – ENC 1101 Composition I, minimum grade of C
• University Requirement – ENC 1102 Composition II, minimum grade of C
  • 3 additional credits of GECO credit may be applied to this subject area.

Mathematics and Statistics courses give students competence in quantitative methods and an understanding of how those methods are used to describe and analyze the natural world. These courses also give students exposure to the theories and practice of mathematics, and to the unique nature of mathematical knowledge. 

• State Core Requirement – 3 credits in one of the following courses with a minimum grade of C:

MAC 1105 College Algebra

MAC 2311 Calculus I

MGF 1130 Thinking Mathematically

STA 2023 Statistical Methods

(Any General Education Program Mathematics course for which one of the General Education State Core course options in Mathematics is an immediate prerequisite may be used to satisfy the State Mathematics Core.)

• University Requirement – STA 1013 Statistics Through Examples; STA 2023 Statistical Methods; STA 2122 Social Science Statistics (if STA 1013 or STA 2023 or STA 2122 met in State Core, then complete an additional GEMA or GEST course), minimum grade of C

Humanities courses include the disciplines of Literature, Philosophy, Religion, and the Fine Arts. Students gain an understanding of the aesthetic dimension of human experience and learn how people have given creative interpretations to events from differing perspectives. Students learn the methods, suppositions, and theories of the chosen areas of study. 

• State Core Requirement – 3 credits in one of the following courses, minimum grade of C:

ARH 2000 Art Appreciation

HUM 1020 Introduction to Humanities

LIT 2000 Introduction to Literature

MUL 2010 Music Appreciation

PHI 1010 Introduction to Philosophy

THE 2000 Theatre Appreciation

• University Requirement – 3-6 credits of GEHM attribute

Social Sciences courses include the disciplines of History, Economics, Anthropology, Sociology, Geography, Political Science, and Psychology. Students gain an understanding of historical and socio-cultural perspectives and a sense of the evolution of societies and the various modes of interaction among peoples of the world. 

• State Core Requirement – 3 credits in one of the following courses, minimum grade of C:

AMH 2010 US History to 1877

AMH 2020 US History Since 1877

ANT 2000 Introduction to Anthropology

ECO 2013 Principles of Macroeconomic

POS 2041 America National Government

PSY 2012 General Psychology

• University Requirement – 3-6 credits of GESO attribute

Natural Sciences courses include the disciplines of Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Environmental Studies, Marine Science, and Physics. Students gain an understanding of the theories, principles, and practices of the natural sciences and address the relationship of science to the modern world. 

• State Core Requirement – 3 credits in one of the following courses, minimum grade of C:

AST 2002C Introduction to Space Science

BSC 1005 Biological Science

BSC 1010C General Biology I w/Lab

BSC 1085C Human Anatomy & Physiology I w/Lab

CHM 1020 Chemistry in Society

CHM 1045 General Chemistry I

ESC 1000C Introduction to Earth Science

EVR 1001C Introduction to Environmental Science

GLY 1010C Physical Geology

OCE 1001C Introduction to Oceanography 

PHY 2020 Conceptual Physics

PHY 2048 General Physics I

PHY 2053 College Physics I

(Any General Education Program Natural Sciences course for which one of the General Education State Core course options in Natural Sciences is an immediate prerequisite may be used to satisfy the State Natural Sciences Core.)

• University Requirement – 3-6 credits of GENA or GENC attribute; students must earn at least 1 credit in a course with a lab component (GENC or GENL).

Writing effectively, with attention to audience, purpose, and style, is an important skill for success in any college major and any career. 

• Written Communication Requirement – Students complete their Written Communication coursework through the Communication subject area requirement.

Quantitative reasoning involves applying mathematics skills to solve real-world problems.

• Quantitative Reasoning Requirement – Students complete their Quantitative Reasoning coursework through the Mathematics subject area requirement.

Effective citizenship requires an understanding of how people express complex ideas and the ways that expression can be influenced by social and historical factors.  

• Human Expression and Society Requirement – Students complete their Human Expression and Society coursework through courses in the Humanities and Social Sciences.

Understanding how scientific knowledge is developed and communicated is preparation for leadership and innovation in the face of unknown challenges of the future. 

• Scientific Inquiry Requirement – Students complete their Scientific Inquiry coursework through courses in the Natural and Social Sciences.

Critical thinking happens when we carefully explore ideas, issues, and problems in our effort to draw conclusions and build new knowledge. 

• Critical Thinking Requirement – Courses throughout the General Education Program allow students to complete their Critical Thinking coursework.

Majors in this pathway involve a substantial understanding of statistical methods, probability, and data analysis. 

• Gateway course – STA 2023 Statistical Methods.
  • Additional courses - STA 2122 Social Science Statistics
    
    
    

• Learning Outcomes
  • Analyze data using graphical and numerical methods to study patterns and departures from patterns, using appropriate technology as needed.
  • Critically evaluate a data-collection plan to answer a given research question.
  • Use probability concepts and simulation.
  • Use statistical models to draw conclusions from data.
  • Perform correlation and regression analyses.
  • Apply statistical reasoning and data analysis to real-world or major-specific examples.

FGCU Majors in this pathway by Academic Unit:

• College of Arts and Sciences

Psychology (B.A.)