The UCLA Registrar maintains a master list of all approved General Education courses.

General Education requirements are divided into three Foundation Areas: 1) Arts and Humanities, 2) Society and Culture, and 3) Scientific Inquiry. Each Foundation Area has particular subcategories as follows:

Foundation of Arts and Humanities:

• Literary Cultural Analysis
• Philosophic and Linguistic Analysis
• Visual and Performance Arts Analysis and Practice

Foundation of Society and Culture:

• Social Analysis
• Historical Analysis

Foundation of Scientific Inquiry:

• Life Science with or without Lab
• Physical Science with or without Lab

Please refer to the Foundation Area Learning Goals on the GE Submission Guidelines page to determine which Foundation Area best fits your course.

Please refer to the Campuswide GE Requirements Overview on the UCLA Registrar’s website to see GE course requirements for the College and Schools.

Please review the GE Submission Guidelines page for complete details and course proposal requirements.

GEGC recommends submitting course proposals one full quarter in advance of planned instruction. If course enrollment is dependent on the course satisfying the GE requirement, the committee strongly recommends applying at least two quarters in advance of when the course will be offered.

One unit represents three hours of work per week per term by the student, including both class attendance and preparation For instance, a 5-unit GE course should entail 15 hours of in-class and out-of-class work/week for a total of 150 hours over the 10 weeks.

For summer courses, the number of weekly hours will depend on the duration of the course. For instance, a 5-unit GE course over a 6-week session should entail 25 hours of in-class and out-of-class work/week for a total of 150 hours over the 6 weeks.

Once a course proposal has been submitted to the General Education Governance Committee via the Course and Curriculum Management system (CMS), it will be reviewed at a subsequent GEGC meeting. If GEGC recommends the course for GE credit, final approval rests with the Undergraduate Council (UgC). Following UgC approval, the Schedule of Classes will be updated to reflect GE credit for the course.

Please request the subcategories across the Foundation Areas that you think are most appropriate to your course. GEGC recommends requesting no more than two or three subcategories. Regardless of the number of subcategories requested, it rare for courses to satisfy more than two GE subcategories.

It is rare for courses to satisfy more than two GE subcategories. If a course is not approved for credit across all requested subcategories, please contact the GEGC Analyst for assistance navigating the committee’s feedback and to determine any next steps.

If a course is not recommended for GE credit at the time of review, GEGC may provide feedback to assist with revision and resubmission. If enrollment is based on the course satisfying the GE requirement, GEGC strongly recommends applying at least two quarters in advance of when the course will be offered.

In Fall 2021, GEGC and UgC instated a recertification process in order to bring existing GE courses in alignment with updated standards. When determining the timeline for course recertification, GEGC and UgC will consider course enrollments and departments with multiple GE courses, in order to ensure that there is not an undue burden on certain departments. All approved courses will be certified for GE credit for 5 years, beginning from the effective term of approval.

GEGC will only accept one syllabus for review during the recertification process. We are aware many GE classes are taught by different faculty. Departments must determine the process to fill out the requisite forms, whether by one instructor or as a group. The final submission should include a syllabus and forms that are the best representation of the course as it is currently taught.

Only courses that have been offered for 5 years or more must be submitted for recertification. Departments will be notified when course(s) require recertification.

If a course cannot be submitted by the deadline, please contact the GEGC Committee Analyst soon as possible to request an extension. If the deadline has passed and we have not received any communication, GEGC will presume that the department does not wish to renew the course’s GE certification and the course will lose its GE designation in the following term.