VCU’s General Education Program seeks to provide a diverse student body with a broad base of knowledge and the intellectual skills to participate actively in a changing world. To those ends, the VCU General Education Program challenges students to seek creative answers to complex problems, see connections between disciplines and between ideas, and develop an informed perspective on the varieties of human experience.
This rationale defines Areas of Inquiry that are the organizational structure for VCU’s General Education Program. These areas include:
Because general education should provide students with a breadth of knowledge as well as allow for some depth of inquiry, the VCU General Education Program requires students to complete the following 30 (minimum) credits:
To submit a course for the new GenEd curriculum, please review the criteria and complete the application form.
Undergraduate students whose first semester of enrollment at VCU is Fall 2021 are subject to the new General Education requirements. Students who began their studies at VCU prior to that date may follow the previous General Education requirements. All students are encouraged to meet with their academic adviser to discuss their general education options.
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