Track II Requirements

GE Track II is the General Education Program for returning students who enrolled at the University prior to Fall 2008 and for transfer students with 28+ units who enrolled prior to Fall 2009.

GE Track II Goals

Core Requirements

For each General Education requirement, acceptable courses are marked with a GE code in the La Verne Course Catalog on the La Verne Portal and shown below in parenthesis.

Values and Critical Thinking (GEC1). One course

International/Intercultural Core

  1. Foreign Language (GEC2a). Two courses in one foreign language. Note: This requirement can be fulfilled by successfully passing the placement test in a foreign language. International students can fulfill this requirement by passing ULV’s English Placement Test or by completing assigned ESL courses. International students who graduated from a high school or college where the language of instruction was other than English can also fulfill this requirement by passing ENG 111. Regional Campus and CAPA students are exempt from this requirement.
  2. World Civilizations and Cultures (CEC2b). One course.
  3. Core 310 International/Intercultural Experience (GEC2c). Note: Regional Campus and CAPA students are exempt from this requirement

Interdisciplinary Core. Two courses.

  1. CORE 320 The Human Condition (GEC3a), and
  2. CORE 340 Toward a Sustainable Planet (GEC3b)Note: Regional Campus and CAPA students can fulfill this requirement by taking either CORE 320 or CORE 340.

CORE 305 Service Learning (GEC4). Note: Regional Campus and CAPA students are exempt from this requirement.

Area Requirements

Humanities: Three courses from three different areas:

  1. Literature (GEHa)
  2. Philosophy or Religion (GEHb)
  3. Mass Media (GEHc)
  4. Interdisciplinary Humanities course (GEHd)

Note: Regional Campus and CAPA students can fulfill this requirement by taking two courses in two different areas.

Fine Arts:

  1. One course in the history and appreciation of art, music or theatre (GEFAa)
  2. One experiential course in art, creative writing, music, photography, or theatre, or two semesters of ballet, choral or instrumental ensemble, modern dance, or music lessons (GEFAb) Note: Regional Campus and CAPA students can fulfill the Fine Arts requirement by taking one course from either area.

Social Sciences: Three courses from three different areas:

  1. Behavioral Sciences (GESSa)
  2. History and Political Science (GESSb)
  3. Economics (GESSc)
  4. Interdisciplinary Social Science course (GESSd) Note: Regional Campus and CAPA students can fulfill the Social Science requirement by taking two courses from two different areas.

Natural Sciences: Two courses.

  1. One course in life science (GELS)
  2. One course in physical science (GEPS) Note: One of the two courses must have a laboratory component (GEL). Mathematics (GEM)

English Language Skills: Three courses:

  1. ENG 110 College Writing A (GEWE1), and ENG 111 College Writing B (GEWE2)
  2. Spoken English (GESE) Movement and Sports Science (GEMSS) Note: Regional Campus and CAPA students are exempt from the Movement and Sports Science requirement.

General Education Policies

With the exception of the College Writing and Mathematics requirements, students are encouraged to distribute their general education requirements throughout their bachelor’s degree studies and to include courses at the upper division level. To fulfill the College Writing and Mathematics requirements, however, students are expected to enroll in writing and math courses each semester until the requirement is fulfilled.

For the purpose of fulfilling the requirements listed below, with the exception of the International/Intercultural Experience and the Service Learning requirements (which are one semester hour each), one “course” is defined as having a minimum of two semester hours. No course can be used to meet more than one general education requirement, with the exception of courses that have International/Intercultural Experience or Service Learning embedded into the curriculum.

The Foreign Language, Studio/Performance Arts, Mathematics, and English Language skills requirements can be fulfilled through certification, which does not carry course credit. Students who wish to meet a requirement through certification should contact the appropriate department for information.