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Philosophy of the Core Curriculum
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Cultural Diversity
Core Curriculum Table
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Core Curriculum
Philosophy of the Core Curriculum
The University of Colorado Denver subscribes to a liberal arts philosophy of education in order to develop a broad set of academic skills for the baccalaureate student and to establish a foundation for lifelong learning. Since 1990, the CU Denver Core curriculum of general education has been a campus-wide program for all undergraduate students, independent of the student’s major.
The CU Denver faculty designed the Core curriculum to provide undergraduate students a high quality academic foundation while still allowing flexibility based on students’ individual backgrounds and specific career goals. The Core curriculum develops multiple literacies, stimulates creative thinking, and utilizes technology. The Core engages students in developing sensitivity to diversity and developing their place in an urban environment, as well as in the rapidly changing global environment. The Core provides an understanding of ourselves, ours and other cultures, and our environment.
CU Denver Core Curriculum
All undergraduate students must complete a 34-38 semester hour (11 courses) curriculum of general education. CU Denver schools and colleges may have specific requirements within the Core curriculum. The Core curriculum is outlined below.
Intellectual Competencies: 9-10 hours
Students must earn a minimum letter grade of ‘C–’ (1.7) in each Intellectual Competency course to satisfy the Core curriculum requirements.
English Composition – two course, 6 hours
Mathematics - one course, 3-4 hours
Any lower division (1000- or 2000- number) MATH course
Knowledge Areas: 19-22 hours
Students may not use core courses in the discipline defined by their major(s) to satisfy Knowledge Area requirements.
Biological and Physical Sciences, Mathematics – two courses, 7-10 hours
Take two of the following courses.
One of the two required courses must have a laboratory. Students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and in the College of Engineering and Applied Science should check the notes at the bottom of the page for specific requirements
Science courses with Labs
Science courses with Co-requisite Labs
Science courses without Labs & Mathematics
(Note: MATH - A mathematics course taken to fulfill the biological and physical sciences, mathematics area, must be from the approved Mathematics list, excluding the course taken to fulfill the Intellectual Competencies requirement).
Arts and Humanities - two courses, 6 hours
Students not majoring in either Arts or Humanities, one course must be from the Arts and the second from Humanities. Students majoring in Humanities, one course must be from the Arts and the second course may be from either category. Students majoring in Arts, both courses must be from the Humanities.
Arts
(Note: Students in the College of Arts and
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