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Undergraduate - Planning Your Degree General Education Courses & COB Proficiency Requirements

The following information is taken from the current university catalogue. See the Registrar’s website for information from your catalogue year.

General Education Requirements

BBA Proficiency Requirements Which May Be Applied to the General Education Requirements

Category 1:
Communications &
Analytical Skills
A minimum of six credits including at least one from subcategory A and one course from subcategory B.

A. CJ 202
B. Math 246
NOTE: BBA majors also must take Math 111 or its equivalent.

Category II:
Natural Sciences
Nine to 12 credits from at least two subcategories including two laboratory science courses from List A OR one laboratory science course from List A and one non-laboratory course from List B.

List A - Business majors must select from the following list of laboratory science courses: Biol 100, 151, 195; Chem 100, 103, 104, 115; Geog 104; Geol 110, 115; Phys 211, 212, 226, 229, 231, 232. List B - Biol 130, 180, 196; Chem 127; Geog 178, 361, Geol 102, 201, 301, 303, 308; Phys 308, 315.

Category III:
Social Sciences
Nine to 12 credits from at least two of the seven subcategories.


Econ 103 and Econ 104; an one course from the following list: AIS/Anth 161; Geog 111, 150, 151, 155; Pols 122, 125, 265, 346; Psyc 100; Soc 101; Idis 201, 325.

Category IV:
Humanities
Nine to 12 credits from at least two of the five subcategories.


No specific courses are required.

Category V:
University Wide
General Education
Students may include up to six credits from this category in General Education.


No specific courses are required.
NOTE: Students transferring to UW-Eau Claire from a UW-Center institution with an Associate Degree are considered to have fulfilled the general education requirements EXCEPT that the CJ 202, Math 246, Econ 103, Econ 104, and Psyc 100 or Soc 101 or Pols 122 proficiencies still must be met.