General education at IU Southeast includes campuswide requirements, which apply to all baccalaureate degrees, and requirements that are specific to each degree. Some degrees have extensive general education requirements of their own, whereas others have relatively few requirements beyond those established by the campus.

The purpose of this section is to describe the campuswide general education program and its requirements. Requirements that are specific to each degree are set out in the section that describes that degree.

In many cases, a requirement states that students must choose courses from a list of approved courses. Students should consult their advisors or click here for the current list of approved courses.

1. Written Communication

Students are required to take ENG-W 131 Elementary Composition and one second level course, selected on the basis of their major, from the list of approved courses. Students should consult with their advisor to determine which second course is appropriate for their intended major.

• Placement in English Composition  In order to enter ENG-W 131, a student must first complete the Writing Placement process administered by the Student Development Center. On the basis of the results, the student will be placed in the appropriate writing course. The placement process is administered throughout the year and by appointment. Students must pass ENG-W 131 with a grade of C or higher.
• Exemption  Students who desire an exemption with or without credit from ENG-W 131 should consult the Writing Program Coordinators. All requests for exemption and credit for this course should be made within the student’s first 30 credit hours of course work at Indiana University Southeast.

2. Oral Communication

Students are required to take SPCH-S 121 Public Speaking.

3. Quantitative Reasoning

Students are required to choose one course from the list of approved courses.
Note: Degree programs vary significantly in the level of mathematical preparation they require for successful completion. Students should take this into consideration when choosing courses to meet this requirement.

• Placement  In order to enter a mathematics course, a student must first take a placement test, administered by the Student Development Center. On the basis of this score, the student will be placed in a course that best matches his or her knowledge of mathematics. The test is given throughout the year and by appointment.
• Exemption A student may achieve exemption from the mathematics requirement by earning a sufficiently high score, as determined by the mathematics faculty, on the ACT or Scholastic Achievement Test (SAT), or by testing out of the appropriate class. For more information, see the dean of natural sciences.

4. Information Literacy

The Information Literacy outcomes are infused into the curriculum at three levels. They are introduced to all students in the required First Year Seminar class; they are further developed and elaborated in at least two required courses in the major (chosen by program faculty).

5. Central Ideas, Issues, and Methods of Inquiry

• Students are required to take one course in the Humanities and one course in the Arts from the list of approved courses in those disciplines.
• Students are required to take two courses from different disciplines from the list of approved courses in the Natural Sciences. One course must include a laboratory component.
• Students are required to take two courses from different disciplines from the list of approved courses in the Social and Behavioral Sciences.

6. Critical Thinking

Students are required to take one course from the list of approved courses. These courses will also meet one or more of the other general education requirements; e.g., Central Ideas, Issues, and Methods of Inquiry.

7. Diversity

Students are required to take one course from the list of approved courses.

8. Reasoning about Moral and Ethical Issues

Students are required to take one course from the list of approved courses.

9. Information Technology Fluency

The requirements for information technology fluency are defined separately for each major. Students should consult with an advisor regarding the requirement for their intended major.