General Education Requirements for Undergrads

The School's general education (GE) requirements consist of ten courses (48 minimum units required) and are grouped into three areas:

• Foundations of the Arts and Humanities
• Foundations of Society and Culture
• Foundations of Scientific Inquiry

Foundations of the Arts and Humanities

Five 5-unit courses, with no more than two from any one subgroup:

• Literary and Cultural Analysis
• Philosophical and Linguistic Analysis
• Visual and Performance Arts Analysis and Practice

Foundations of Society and Culture

Three 5-unit courses, one from each subgroup and one from either subgroup:

• Historical Analysis
• Social Analysis

Foundations of Scientific Inquiry

Two courses (8 units minimum), one from each subgroup:

• Life Science
• Physical Science

Course Lists

General education course lists may be found at the UCLA Registrar’s Office web site.

Note: Students may not use courses in their major department to satisfy GE requirements. Courses applied on the general education requirements may not also be used to satisfy the writing, foreign language, or literature requirements.