The general education requirements provide a broad foundation in the basic academic disciplines and offer students the opportunity to explore the breadth of the liberal arts and sciences. These courses stress intellectual development and a multidisciplinary examination of the critical issues and values inherent in the human experience. The following courses offered by Andrew Jackson University meet the general education requirements for undergraduate students:

(i.e., composition and rhetoric, grammar and composition, expository writing, applied writing, freshman composition, English composition, public speaking, persuasion, business and professional speech, voice and articulation, argumentation and debate/forensics, acting, directing, oral interpretation, group discussion, interpersonal communication)

(requirement met by selecting two of the following courses–3 semester hours written English required)

(i.e., advanced algebra, college mathematics, finite mathematics, precalculus, calculus, trigonometry, statistics)

(requirement met by selecting one of the following courses)

(i.e., anatomy and physiology, microbiology, chemistry, biology, genetics, zoology, physics, astronomy, geology, oceanography)

(requirement met by selecting one of the following courses)

(i.e., introductory and/or systematic philosophy; ethics; logic; critical analysis, thinking and/or reasoning; value theory; negotiation, persuasion)

(requirement met by selecting one of the following courses)

(i.e., anthropology, art, civilization, music, literature, geography, foreign language, religion, humanities, creative/advanced writing, philosophy, ethics)

(requirement met by selecting two of the following courses)

(i.e., political science, economics, government, sociology, psychology)

(requirement met by selecting three of the following courses)

In addition to approved transfer courses, any of the following Andrew Jackson University courses not duplicated by general education coursework may be used to meet the major elective requirement.

(requirement met by selecting six of the following courses)

Twelve (12) semester hours of coursework in general education or any major discipline may be taken as electives. In order to develop additional depth and breadth in their major, students are encouraged to choose intermediate or advanced courses in business-related areas. If not previously elected, up to six (6) semester hours of topics courses may be completed.