General Degree Requirements

To become eligible for a baccalaureate degree from the University of New Orleans, a student must fulfill the following general education requirements mandated by the Louisiana Board of Regents and the University of Louisiana System:

1. Complete the following courses

• English Composition - 6 hours. English 1157 and 1158/1159 or their equivalent. Completion of 1158 or 1159 with a grade of C or better.

• Mathematics/Analytical Reasoning - 6 hours. 

• Natural/Life/Physical Sciences - 9 hours, including a six hour sequence in one science and an additional three hour course in another. One of the sciences must be Biological Sciences and the other one must be Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Sciences, or Physics.

• Humanities - 9 hours to include:


1. three (3) hours in Literature (note: writing, linguistics, and grammar are not considered literature)
2. six (6) additional hours to be taken from the Departments of Film & Theatre; Language & Literature; History & Philosophy; Women's and Gender Studies (note: transfer courses in religious studies may be used to fulfill the humanities requirement).

• Social/Behavioral Sciences - 6 hours from Anthropology & Sociology, Economics, Psychology, and/or Urban Studies (note: other subjects under social sciences in the area of concentration may not count towards this requirement.
• Fine Arts - 3 hours to be taken from Fine Arts, Music, or theatre/film-related courses in Film & Theatre (note: transfer courses in architecture, dance, interior design, or landscape architecture may be used to meet the Arts requirement.

2. No more than one-half the semester hours required for the completion of a degree program may be transferred from a junior college.

Satisfaction of General Education Degree Requirements

See a current menu of approved courses that satisfy general education requirements

There are some program-specific exceptions to this list as noted in the degree requirements of the program pursued (see appropriate section of the catalog). A course identified as an exception may only be applied to that specific program of study. Students should consult an advisor prior to enrolling to determine whether a course satisfies the general education requirements for their particular academic degree program. See the Satisfaction of General Education Degree Requirement table for specific student scenarios.