General Education Requirements

Regardless of the undergraduate business major you choose, all Nova Southeastern University undergraduates are required to complete general education courses. Selected majors have identified specific courses to be used to fulfill general education requirements. Please consult the curriculum guides for details.

See the online Undergraduate Catalog for additional information about General Education and other academic requirements.

The General Education Courses are organized within five competency groups:
Area/Course
Credits
Frequency
Written Composition6 credits at or above COMP 1500
COMP 1500: College Writing
COMP 2000: Advanced College Writing
3
3
FW
FW
Mathematics6 credits at or above MATH 1040
MATH 1040: Algebra for College Students *
MATH 2020: Applied Statistics
3
3
FW
FW
Arts & Humanities6 credits in HIST, SPCH, ARTS, PHIL, HUMN, LITR, THEA, FILM, MUSC, DANC, WRIT, foreign language
SPCH 3120: Speech Communication for the Professions
Open Arts & Humanities *
3
3
FW
FW
Social & Behavioral Sciences6 credits in PSYC, SOCL, ANTH, ECN, COMM, GEOG, GEST, INST, POLS
ECN 2020: Principles of Microeconomics
ECN 2025: Principles of Macroeconomics
3
3
FW
FW
Science6 credits in BIOL, MBIO, CHEM, SCIE, ENVS, PHYS
Open Science *
Open Science *
3
3
FW
FW
Total General Education Credits
30
 
* Students pursuing the Business of Health Pre-Medicine Pathway will satisfy the additional general education requirements in place of the open options. 
Math
MATH 1250: Trigonometry or MATH 2100: Calculus 3 FW
Arts & Humanities 
PHIL 3180: Biomedical Ethics  3  FW
Science 
PHYS 2350: General Physics I with Lab 4 FW
PHYS 2360: General Physics II with Lab 4 FW