Our State Peers General education requirements at Alabama’s public, four-year institutions

University of Alabama at Huntsville Written Composition 6 CH Arts and Humanities 12 CH (9 for Engineering) 3 CH in Literature 3 CH in Fine Arts 6 CH electives (no more than 6 CH in a single discipline) Natural Sciences and Mathematics 11-12 CH 3-4 CH in Math 8 CH in lab sciences Social and Behavioral Sciences 3 CH in History 6 CH in non-history disciplines 3 CH electives Other Total: 35-41 CH Sequence in either History or Literature

University of North Alabama Written Composition 6 CH Arts and Humanities 12 CH 3 in Public Speaking 3 in Art, Music, Creative Writing, or Theater 3 in Literature 3 in Foreign Lang, Religion, Ethics, or Philosophy Natural Sciences and Mathematics 11 CH 3 in Math 8 in other sciences Social and Behavioral Sciences 6 in History (sequence) 6 in other social sciences Other Total: 41 CH First-year experience required Writing intensive course within the major required Demonstrated computer literacy required BA requires 6 CH in foreign language

Jacksonville State University Written Composition 6 CH Arts and Humanities 12 CH 3 in Speech 6 in Literature 3 in Fine Arts Natural Sciences and Mathematics 11 CH 3 in Math 8 in Natural Sciences Social and Behavioral Sciences 6 in History 6 in other social sciences Other Total: 41 CH First-year experience required No sequence

UAB Written Composition 6 CH Regular, Developmental, or ESL tracks Arts and Humanities 12 CH (9 for Engineering) 3 in Literature 3 in Fine Arts 6 from Lit, Fine Arts, or other Humanities disciplines Natural Sciences and Mathematics 11 CH 3 in Math (during first 60 hours) 8 of Natural sciences Social and Behavioral Sciences 3 in History At least 6 from other disciplines Other Total: 35-41 CH Sequence in either History, Literature, or Economics. (Engineering allows for a sequence option in Foreign Lang or another discipline such as Philosophy, Anthropology, Theater, Sociology, etc.)

Montevallo Written Composition 6 CH Regular and Honors tracks Arts and Humanities 18 CH 6 in Literature 3 in Public Speaking 3 Fine Arts 3 Humanities 3 elective Natural Sciences and Mathematics 11 CH 3 in Math 8 of lab sciences Social and Behavioral Sciences 12 CH 6 in History At least 6 from other disciplines Personal Development 3 CH Examples: Intro to New Media, Environmental Thinking, Intro to Nutrition, Intro to Programming, Health Wellness, Web Design, Music Technology, etc. Other Total: 50 CH Sequence in either History or Literature

Alabama State University Written Composition 6 CH Regular and Honors tracks Arts and Humanities 12 CH 3 Humanities through African American Experience 3 Introduction to Lit 3 Fine Arts 3 Elective Natural Sciences and Mathematics 11 CH 3 in Math 8 CH sequence in a physical science (Chemistry, Physics, Biology) Social and Behavioral Sciences 3 World Geography 6 World History 3 electives Freshman Orientation 1 CH Other Total: 42 CH Students can do a Lit sequence instead of the World History sequence

University of Alabama Written Composition 6 CH Regular and Honors tracks Arts and Humanities 12 CH (9 for Engineering incl. 6 CH depth study) 3 in Literature 3 in Fine Arts 6 from other disciplines Natural Sciences and Mathematics 11 CH 3 in Math 8 in Natural Sciences Social and Behavioral Sciences 3 in History 9 from History or other disciplines Other Total: 41 CH (35 for Eng) Sequence in History or Literature required 6 CH of upper level courses with a Writing designation 6 CH of courses with a Computing designation 6 CH or equivalent of a foreign language Same course may satisfy more than one requirement

University of West Alabama Written Composition 6 CH Regular or Honors track options Arts and Humanities 15 CH 6 in Literature, Foreign Lang, and/or Philosophy 3 in Public Speaking 6 in Art or Music Natural Sciences and Mathematics 3 in Math 8 in Biology 4 in Physics, Chemistry, and/or Env. Sciences Social and Behavioral Sciences 12 CH 6 in History 6 in Anthro, Poli Sci, Psychology and/or Sociology Other Total: 48 CH BA requires 12 CH or equivalent in a foreign language Sequence in either History or Literature

Auburn University Written Composition 6 CH Regular and Honors tracks Arts and Humanities 12 CH (9 for Engineering) 3 in Literature 3 in Fine Arts 6 in other disciplines (e.g., Philosophy, Religion, Public Speaking, etc.) Natural Sciences and Mathematics 11-12 CH 3-4 in Math 8 CH sequence in science Social and Behavioral Sciences At least 3 in History At least 3 in another discipline Other Total: 41-42 Sequence required in either history or literature All programs must ensure students have competence in oral communication

Troy University Written Composition 6 CH Regular and Honors tracks Arts and Humanities 12 CH 3 Literature 3 Fine Arts 6 Humanities/Fine Arts electives Natural Sciences and Mathematics 11 CH 3 Finite Math or Pre-Cal Algebra (or higher) 8 lab sciences Social and Behavioral Sciences 3 History 9 electives Other 46 CH Sequence required in either history or literature Must take 3CH course in Computer Concepts and Applications Must take 1CH University Orientation

University of South Alabama Written Composition 2 courses Arts and Humanities 5 courses (15 CH?) 1 in Public Speaking 1 in Fine Arts 1 in Literature 2 additional courses Natural Sciences and Mathematics 4 courses (11 CH?) 1 in Math 3 lab sciences (Or, 2 in Math and 2 lab sciences) Social and Behavioral Sciences (12 CH?) At least one must be in History Other Total: 44? Students must do a sequence in either history or lit Most majors require: First-Year experience 2 courses in a foreign language Writing and technology proficiencies