University of Michigan-Flint

The general education program at the University of Michigan-Flint is designed to encourage all students to gain an understanding of the world around them, to be capable of informed decisions and actions, and to effectively communicate their reasoning to a wide audience. The program provides both basic knowledge of the components of society and a framework upon which future knowledge can be added. Students will learn important skills essential to becoming lifelong learners and contributors to society at all levels of community: city, region, nation, and world.

Students will select courses or suites of courses that will fulfill the requirements in humanities, social science, global studies, fine arts, health and well-being, finance and quantitative literacy, natural science and technology.  The credit requirement for each category is designated on the Program Requirement Worksheet and is outlined below:

Humanities (h).
Six credits in courses designated as applicable to the humanities requirement.  The letter h immediately following the credit parentheses of a course indicates that the credit applies to the humanities General Education Requirement.

Social Sciences (s).
Six credits in courses designated as applicable to the social sciences requirement. The letter s immediately following the credit parentheses of a course indicates that the credit applies to the social sciences General Education Requirement.

Global Studies (gs).
Three credits in courses designated as applicable to the global studies requirement. The letters gs immediately following the credit parentheses of a course indicates that the credit applies to the global studies General Education requirement.

Fine Arts (f).
Three credits in courses designated as applicable to the fine arts requirement. The letter f immediately following the credit parentheses of a course indicates that the credit applies to the fine arts General Education Requirement.

Health and Well Being (hw).
Three credits in courses designated as applicable to the health and well being requirement. The letters hw immediately following the credit parentheses of a course indicates that the credit applies to the health and well being General Education Requirement.

Finance and Quantitative Literacy (fq).
Three credits in courses designated as applicable to the finance and quantitative literacy requirement. The letters fq immediately following the credit parentheses of a course indicates that the credit applies to the finance and quantitative literacy General Education Requirement.

Natural Sciences (n/nl).
Four credits in laboratory science courses designated as applicable to the natural sciences requirement. The letters n or nl immediately following the credit parentheses of a course indicates that the credit applies to the natural sciences General Education Requirement. Note: applicable credits must include at least one credit hour of laboratory experience.

Technology (t).
Three credits in courses designated as applicable to the technology requirement. The letter t immediately following the credit parentheses of a course indicates that the credit applies to the technology General Education Requirement.