Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

General Education Program

General Education College of Arts & Sciences Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach Constituting nearly one-third of all Embry-Riddle degree programs, the General Education Program provides students with a broad set of skills and experiences that are essential for today’s professionals. The College of Arts & Sciences is the primary provider of the curricula that fulfills the university’s general education goals. The general education (GenEd) requirements describe the core courses all students must take in order to graduate.

Through these requirements Embry-Riddle graduates

  • Apply knowledge of college-level mathematics for defining and solving problems
  • Construct effective written documents for technical and non-technical audiences
  • Communicate ideas in non-written form, such as through oral presentations and visual media
  • Conduct and report research accurately and in accordance with professional standards
  • Recognize the importance of ethical responsibility both professionally and socially
  • Understand some of the important results of scientific inquiry in the natural and life sciences, and use scientific information in critical thinking and decision-making
  • Use technology to organize and manipulate information to communicate ideas and concepts
  • Apply economic principles to identify, formulate, and solve problems
  • Demonstrate an awareness and understanding of the values communicated through the humanities
  • Understand some of the historical and contemporary issues that affect societies
  • Recognize the complexity of human experience from a variety of perspectives, for example, cultural, aesthetic, social, technological, scientific, psychological, philosophical, and historical

Program Information

Embry-Riddle’s General Education program encourages effective learning and provides a coherent base for students to pursue their academic specializations. In specific support of the goals of GenEd, candidates for bachelor degrees complete coursework or demonstrate competency. The faculty certify all coursework accepted for GenEd credit as advancing GenEd objectives. They additionally establish methods for students to demonstrate competency. Because certain degree programs require particular courses in the GenEd program, refer to the degree requirements section of the catalog before selecting GenEd courses.

General Education Program Requirements – 36 Hours Total

  • Communication Theory and Skills (9 hours)
  • Mathematics (6 hours)
  • Computer Science/Information Technology (3 hours)
  • Physical and Life Sciences (6 hours, one class must include a lab)
  • Humanities (3-6 hours lower-level, *3 hours 300-400 level)
  • Social Sciences (3-6 hours lower-level, *3 hours 300-400 level)

* In order to experience advanced studies in either the Humanities or Social Sciences, students choose at least one upper-level elective in the Humanities or Social Sciences.

Contact

Alan Pratt, Chair General Education Program Committee
386-226-7779