UMGC !General Education Requirements Roadmap

General Education Requirement

Here is a General Education Requirements that will work for all degree plans for University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) as of approximately March of 2024. Please make sure that the suggestions are still valid before beginning to follow this plan.

Alt Courses

The alternative credit courses were handpicked using experience from previous students regarding which courses will be the easiest and quickest to take.

Tips on Order in Which to Complete Courses

Start with Sophia.org. Unfortunately, Sophia only allows two courses to be open at one time, so only complete one course at a time that has touchstones (written assignments). Once done with Sophia, move on to Study.com.

How Long Will It Take To Complete This Degree Once I Finish All the Alterative Credits?

Terms are 8 weeks long. Typically, you will take 2 classes per term which is full-time. If you transfer in 90 credits, you could complete a degree in around 10-12 months.

Source of Credit

This degree plan was made using this source to map out all the alternative credits.

Sophia Equivalents

Study.com Equivalents

CLEP, DSST, AP Exams Equivalents and other Alt credit equivalents

General Education Requirements (41cr total)

How the General Education Curriculum Works

Go through and find a course that will meet each learning requirement.

Most majors will have a Related Required Courses that can be earned in general education.

Research and Computing Literacy | 7 Credits

Select 1 course from each section

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
Professional and Career Exploration course (3 credits)			I think you must take this course at UMGC
Introduction to Research (1 Credit)	Sophia	SDEV Elective	IT Career Exploration Note: This should work.
One 3-credit course or three 1-credit courses in computing or information technology (Courses designated CMIT, CMSC, CMST, CSIA, IFSM, and SDEV)	Sophia or Study.com	IFSM 201, IFSM 300	Introduction to Information Technology or Business 303: Management Information Systems

Communication | 12 Credits

No more than 3 credits in writing may be earned through credit by examination.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
Academic Writing I	Sophia	WRTG 111	English Composition I
Academic Writing II	Sophia	WRTG 112	English Composition II
All 3-credit COMM, SPCH, and WRTG courses	Sophia	SPCH 100	Public Speaking
Upper-level WRTG course	Study.com	WRTG 393	English 305: Advanced Technical Writing

Mathematics | 3 Credits

Any math course from Sophia will work here.

• Introduction to Statistics is required for Business Administration and Psychology majors.
• Calculus I is required for Computer Science major.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
Any Math Course	Sophia	STAT 200	Introduction to Statistics

Arts and Humanities | 6 Credits

Select 2 of the following. Lots of courses will work here.

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
Any ARTH, ARTT, GRCO, HIST, HUMN, MUSC, PHIL, THET, dance, literature, or foreign language course	Sophia	GRCO 100	Visual Communications
Any ARTH, ARTT, GRCO, HIST, HUMN, MUSC, PHIL, THET, dance, literature, or foreign language course	Sophia	ARTH 372	Art History I

Behavioral and Social Sciences | 6 Credits

Select 2 of the following

• Macroeconomics and Microeconomics is required for Business Administration majors

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
Any ANTH, BEHS, ECON, GEOG, GVPT, PSYC, or SOCY course	Sophia	ECON 201	Macroeconomics
Any ANTH, BEHS, ECON, GEOG, GVPT, PSYC, or SOCY course	Sophia	ECON 203	Microeconomics
Any ANTH, BEHS, ECON, GEOG, GVPT, PSYC, or SOCY course	Sophia	SOCY 100	Introduction to Sociology
Any ANTH, BEHS, ECON, GEOG, GVPT, PSYC, or SOCY course	Sophia	PSYC 100	Introduction to Psychology
Any ANTH, BEHS, ECON, GEOG, GVPT, PSYC, or SOCY course	Sophia	GVPT 170	U.S. Government

Biological and Physical Sciences | 7 Credits

• A science lecture course (3 credits) with related laboratory course (1 credit) or a science course combining lecture and laboratory (4 credits)

• Any other science course (3 credits)

Course Required	Course Provider	Course ID	Course Name
A science lecture course (3 credits)	Sophia	BIOL 160	Human Biology
Related laboratory course (1 credit)	Sophia	BIOL 161	Human Biology Lab
Any other science course (3 credits)	Sophia	NUTR 100	Introduction to Nutrition

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