Social Sciences, Humanities, and Gen Ed Requirements

Undergraduate Advising: Social Sciences, Humanities, and GenEd Requirements

18 Hrs of Social Sciences and Humanities:

All ECE students need to take 18 hrs of Social Sciences and Humanities courses distributed as:

• 6 hours of Social and Behavioral Science electives (called Campus SS)
• 6 hours of Humanities and the Arts electives (called Campus Humanities)
• 6 more hours of electives (called Liberal Arts Electives):
  • selected from the Campus Gen Ed lists
  • or from the supplemental Engineering College list of Liberal Education electives
    • can be taken Credit/NoCredit

These 18 hours can also be used to satisfy the additional Campus Gen Ed Requirements described next (see Helpful Hints below).

Additional Gen Ed Requirements:

• 1 Advanced Composition course
• Cultural Studies:
  • 1 Non-Western Culture course
  • 1 Western/Comparative Culture course
  • 1 US Minority course (new for students entering Fall 2018 and later)
• Language:
  • Three years of a single foreign language studied in high school will meet this requirement.
  • Alternatively, you need to take a third-semester level foreign language course in college.
    • College language courses may be counted for Liberal Arts Electives.
    • Go to 206 Engr. Hall to have your language credit verified.

Gen Ed courses (including Campus SS and Humanities) MUST be taken for a letter grade.

Helpful hints:

• Make your electives count twice (or even three times!) Example: History 140 counts as Campus Humanities, other SSH, Western Culture, and Advanced Composition --- see example checklists.
• If you think you should have Gen Ed credit and don't, see the Deans in 206 Engineering Hall.
• Many Illinois community colleges have courses that will satisfy Campus Gen Ed credit.

The remaining elements of Campus Gen Ed Requirements are fulfilled in ECE as follows:

• Composition I: Rhet 105 (alternatively Rhet 101+2; Com111+112; ESL 111+112; ESL 115) --- this is a required course in the freshman year. See https://catalog.illinois.edu/general-information/ .
• Natural Sciences and Technology and Quantitative Reasoning: Your required technical courses meet these requirements many times over.