Meredith requires 124 credit hours of approved academic coursework for graduation.  Our academic requirements are comprised of three components, general education requirements, self-chosen program requirements (major, minor, licensure, and so on), and non-required elective courses.

Through our General Education requirements, we carry on our tradition of offering a significant program in the liberal arts and sciences.  Our course choices also emphasize intercultural and global understanding, ethical reasoning, and up to date high-level skills in writing, oral communication, and uses of information technology for communication, research, and productivity.  Finally, we offer multiple opportunities for practical experiential learning: Internships, undergraduate research, and service learning among many others.

General Education Goals:

Through courses in the liberal arts and sciences and in their majors, students work toward the following goals:

• An understanding of self, others, and the world,
• The ability to analyze, evaluate, and discover solutions,
• Effective communication,
• A recognition of ethical and responsible behavior in society, the global community, and the natural world, and
• An understanding of the complex nature of knowledge.

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Contact the General Education Office at 919-760-8604 or gened@meredith.edu if you have questions about Meredith’s General Education program.