ucla general education requirements 2015-16
college oF
letterS and
Science*
School oF
the artS and
architecture*
henry Samueli
School oF
engineering and
applied Science †
School oF
nurSing*
School oF
theater, Film, and
televiSion §
Number of
Courses/Units
Number of
Courses/Units
Number of
Courses/Units
Number of
Courses/Units
Number of
Courses/Units
Literary and Cultural Analysis
1 course
1 course
Philosophical and Linguistic Analysis
1 course
1 course
Visual and Performance Arts Analysis and Practice
1 course
1 course
15 units minimum
15 units minimum
10 units minimum
15 units minimum
25 units minimum
Historical Analysis
1 course
1 course
1 course
1 course
1 course
Social Analysis
1 course
1 course
1 course
1 course
1 course
3rd course from
either subgroup
3rd course from
either subgroup
3rd course from
either subgroup
3rd course from
either subgroup
15 units minimum
15 units minimum
15 units minimum
15 units minimum
2 courses
1 course
2 courses
1 course
Foundation area
Foundations of the Arts and Humanities
Total units for Arts and Humanities
1 course
2 courses from two
different subgroups
1 course
5 courses with
no more than 2 from
any one subgroup
1 course
Foundations of Society and Culture
Total units for Society and Culture
10 units minimum
Foundations of Scientific Inquiry
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
2 courses**
2 courses**
2 courses total; if
both courses are
selected from the
same subgroup,
they must be from
different departments
1 course from the life
sciences subgroup ‡
Total units for Scientific Inquiry
18 units minimum
8 units minimum
4 units minimum
18 units minimum
8 units minimum
Total GE courses/units
10 courses
(48 units minimum)
8 courses
(38 units minimum)
5 courses
(24 units minimum)
10 courses
(48 units minimum)
10 courses
(48 units minimum)
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**
†
§
‡
A Writing II course also approved for GE may be applied toward the relevant GE foundational area.
In each subgroup, one of the two courses must be 5 units and carry either laboratory/demonstration or Writing II credit. For students entering Fall Quarter 2009 through Spring Quarter 2017, the
laboratory requirement is reduced to one 5-unit course from either subgroup. Other courses in the subgroups may be 4 units.
Engineering writing requirement courses also approved for GE credit may be applied toward the relevant GE foundational areas.
Students may not use courses in the major to satisfy GE. Courses applied toward GE may not be used to satisfy the Writing II requirement.
Courses in this subgroup can be supplemented with the following choices: Bioengineering CM145/Chemical Engineering CM145, Chemistry and Biochemistry 153A, or Civil and
Environmental Engineering M166/Environmental Health Sciences M166.
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