University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown

Johnstown, PA

University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown says that, as "a vital knowledge center and a foremost contributor to the region’s educational, social, cultural, and economic development, Pitt-Johnstown provides a high quality educational experience that is purposefully designed to prepare students for the real world of the 21st century." [Source]

General Education Requirements

  • 1. Composition

    YES
  • 2. Literature

    NO

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    No credit given for Literature because "Section 2" of the "Humanities Knowledge Area" requirement may be satisfied by courses that are not literature surveys.

  • 3. Foreign Language

    NO

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    No credit given for Foreign Language because intermediate-level study is only required for select degree programs.

  • 4. U.S. Government or History

    NO

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    No credit given for U.S. Government or History because it is one of five areas of the "Social Science Knowledge Areas" requirement, from which students need only select three or four, depending on their degree program.

  • 5. Economics

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for Economics because it is one of five areas of the "Social Science Knowledge Areas" requirement, from which students need only select three or four, depending on their degree program.

  • 6. Mathematics

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for Mathematics because only students who do not receive a satisfactory score on a university-administered examination must take a math course.

  • 7. Science

    NO

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    No credit given for Natural or Physical Science because the "Natural Science Knowledge Areas" requirement may be satisfied by courses with little science content.

F

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