Completion of the courses listed below fulfills APUS General Education requirements within all Associate and Bachelor's degree programs. Please note that the General Education requirements for the Associate or Bachelor's of Science degrees differ in some respects, requiring more math and/or science. Students should review carefully the General Education requirements indicated for their specific Associate or Bachelor's of Science program. Program requirements supersede all general APUS requirements.

English Composition - 6 semester hours

• ENGL101 - Proficiency in Writing [Required]
• ENGL102 - Effectiveness in Writing
• ENGL200 - Composition and Literature

History - 6 semester hours

• HIST101 - American History to 1877
• HIST102 - American History since 1877
• HIST111 - World Civilization before 1650
• HIST112 - World Civilization since 1650
• HIST121 - Western Civilization before The Thirty Years War
• HIST122 - Western Civilization since The Thirty Years War
• HIST221 - African-American History before 1877
• HIST222 - African-American History since 1877
• HIST223 - History of the American Indian

Humanities - 3 semester hours

• ARAB100 - Arabic I
• ARAB101 - Arabic II [Prerequisite: ARAB100]
• ARTH200 - Art Appreciation
• CHIN100 - Chinese I [Mandarin] (Pending at this time.)
• CHIN101 - Chinese II [Mandarin] [Prerequisite: CHIN100] (Pending at this time.)
• COMM200 - Public Speaking
• FREN100 - French I
• FREN101 - French II [Prerequisite: FREN100]
• GERM100 - German I
• GERM101 - German II [Prerequisite: GERM100]
• MUSI200 - Music Appreciation
• PHIL101 - Introduction to Philosophy
• PHIL200 - Introduction to Ethics
• RELS201 - Introduction to World Religions
• RUSS100 - Russian I
• RUSS101 - Russian II [Prerequisite: RUSS100]
• SPAN100 - Spanish I
• SPAN101 - Spanish II [Prerequisite: SPAN100]
• SPAN201 - Intermediate Spanish Literacy: La Novela [Prerequisite: SPAN101]

Literature - 3 semester hours
All literature courses require successful completion of ENGL101 - Proficiency in Writing

• LITR201 - World Literature through the Renaissance
• LITR202 - World Literature since the Renaissance
• LITR210 - English Literature: Beowulf to 18th Century
• LITR211 - English Literature: 18th Century to Present
• LITR220 - American Literature before The Civil War
• LITR221 - American Literature from The Civil War to Present

Mathematics - 3 semester hours

• MATH110 - College Algebra
• MATH111 - College Trigonometry
• MATH125 - Math for Liberal Arts Majors
• MATH225 - Calculus

Political Science - 3 semester hours

• IRLS210 - International Relations I
• POLS210 - American Government I

Science - 4 or 8 semester hours depending on program (includes 1 or 2 required labs)

• SCIN100 - Introduction to Biology
• SCIN101 - Introduction to Biology Lab
• SCIN102 - Introduction to Chemistry
• SCIN103 - Introduction to Chemistry Lab
• SCIN104 - Introduction to Human Anatomy & Physiology
• SCIN105 - Introduction to Human Anatomy & Physiology Lab
• SCIN106 - Introduction to Physics
• SCIN107 - Introduction to Physics Lab
• SCIN108 - Introduction to Astronomy
• SCIN109 - Introduction to Astronomy Lab
• SCIN110 - Introduction to Forestry
• SCIN111 - Introduction to Forestry Lab
• SCIN112 - Introduction to Oceanography
• SCIN113 - Introduction to Oceanography Lab
• SCIN114 - Introduction to Meteorology
• SCIN115 - Introduction to Meteorology Lab
• SCIN116 - Introduction to Physical Geology
• SCIN117 - Introduction to Physical Geology Lab
• SCIN118 - Introduction to Human Ecology
• SCIN119 - Introduction to Human Ecology Lab
• SCIN190 - Introduction to Environmental Science
• SCIN191 - Introduction to Environmental Science Lab

Note: Students enrolled in Science courses that have a laboratory component are required to complete the associated lab course. Please note that some degree programs specify science courses to fulfill General Education requirements, while others allow for a choice of any Science course from the list above.

Social Sciences - 6 semester hours

• ANTH100 - Introduction to Anthropology
• CHFD220 - Human Sexuality
• ECON101 - Microeconomics
• ECON102 - Macroeconomics [Prerequisite: ECON101]
• GEOG101 - Introduction to Geography
• PSYC101 - Introduction to Psychology
• SOCI111 - Introduction to Sociology
• SOCI220 - American Popular Culture