Note: Students who enrolled in an undergraduate degree program at ¶¶Òõ̽̽ prior to Fall 2023 must fulfill the Pre-Fall 2023 General Education requirements.
About the Catamount Core Curriculum
All undergraduate students who enroll in a degree program starting in Fall 2023 or later (or who change to a Catalog Term of Fall 2023 or later) are required to successfully complete the Catamount Core Curriculum requirements.
The Catamount Core Curriculum is designed to expose students to the intellectual breadth of the liberal arts, develop the skills needed to integrate and apply diverse areas of knowledge, and build the foundations for lifelong learning and active participation in local and global communities.
The Catamount Core Curriculum is made up of 42 credits in courses distributed across three main areas: Liberal Arts (21 credits); Core Skills (9 credits); and Common Ground Values (12 credits).
Students will be able to take courses that fulfill more than one category but they must still take at least 40 unique credits of courses that have been approved to fulfill Catamount Core Curriculum requirements..
Additional information
Tips
- Be sure that you understand which general education requirement applies to your student.
- If the student's "Catalog Term" is prior to Fall 2023, the Pre-Fall 2023 General Education Requirements apply.
- If the student's "Catalog Term" is Fall 2023 or later, the Catamount Core Curriculum requirements apply.
- Run a Degree Audit on your student to see where they are on the pathway to completing their Gen Ed/Catamount Core requirements.
- Use the new Schedule of Courses tool to search for courses that carry Catamount Core designations.
- Consult with the Professional Advisors in your Dean's office.
Approval Criteria and Student Learning Outcomes
For detailed descriptions of all Catamount Core Curriculum designations, including approval criteria and student learning outcomes, please refer to this document:
Transfer Courses and Catamount Core
If a course that a student took at another institution transfers in as a 1:1 equivalent of a ¶¶Òõ̽̽ course that carries any Catamount Core designations (e.g., ENGL 1017), the student will earn those designations.
If a course that a student took at another institution transfers in as a 1:1 equivalent of a ¶¶Òõ̽̽ course that does not carry a Catamount Core designation, the student cannot earn any Catamount Core designations for that course.
If a course transfers in as a generic ¶¶Òõ̽̽ course (e.g., HST 1XXX) and a student thinks that the course should count for a Catamount Core designation, the student can submit a Transfer Request Form, along with a copy of the course syllabus, to Transfer Affairs/Catamount Core Curriculum Committee to request a review.