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General Studies - Dept. of Humanities & Communication

What is a General Studies program?

A new student may be uncertain about the specific academic program he or she wishes to pursue. The undeclared general studies program major gives students the opportunity to explore a general area of interest more broadly before choosing a specific major. Three freshman-year undeclared majors available at Florida Tech include General Engineering program, General Science program, and General Studies program. The general studies program provides a common freshman-year curriculum for students planning to major in communication, humanities, psychology or business, but are uncertain about which major to choose. Courses representative of these majors are taken during the freshman year, allowing students to obtain a general understanding of each area of study and include Basic Economics, Composition and Rhetoric, Survey of Science 1 and 2, Mathematical Sciences Elective, Freshman Seminar, Introduction to Psychology, Writing About Literature, Introduction to Computer Applications, Applied Calculus, Substance Abuse and University Experience. General studies program students are advised by faculty in each of the programs noted above and are assigned a new adviser in the appropriate academic unit when they choose a major.

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Curriculum

Curriculum program plans shown reflect current degree requirements. Previous academic year requirements can be accessed from the catalog page by choosing the appropriate academic year.

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Nondegree Program in General Studies

The general studies program provides a common freshman-year curriculum for students planning to major in communication, humanities, psychology or business, but are uncertain about which major to choose. Courses representative of these majors are taken during the freshman year, allowing students to obtain a general understanding of each area of study. All courses listed below are applicable toward degrees in all of these majors.

Students are encouraged to choose a degree program before registering for the third semester of full-time coursework, and must do so within the first 45 credit hours. These criteria are adjusted for transfer students. General studies students are advised by faculty in each of the programs noted above, and are assigned a new adviser in the appropriate academic unit when they choose a degree program. No degree is awarded in general studies.

Admission

Criteria for admission are based on those established for the majors listed above. Details are provided in the sections of this catalog that describe these majors. Transfer students with more than 45 credit hours are normally required to choose a degree program rather than general studies before admission.

Admission to the general studies curriculum allows selection of any of the participating degree programs at any time before completion of 45 credit hours, unless the student has been academically dismissed. No additional admission procedures are required to declare a degree program, except for processing a Change of Major form (available from the office of the registrar and online from www.fit.edu).