General Education Program (GEP) and Writing Intensive (WI) Course Codes and Additional Information

The General Education Program applies to students who began their higher education (after high school graduation) in the Fall 2007 semester or later. Students who began their higher education prior to Fall 2007 should refer to the General Foundation Requirements.

For more information on the GEP requirements, visit http://www.umbc.edu/registrar/gep.html

The codes below are used to indicate whether an individual course can be used to fulfill GEP requirements.
AH – Course fulfills one Arts and Humanities GEP requirement. This GEP area requires three courses, at least two of which must be in different disciplines.
SS – Course fulfills one Social Sciences GEP requirement. This GEP area requires three courses, at least two of which must be in different disciplines.
M - Course fulfills Mathematics GEP requirement. This GEP area requires one course at the appropriate placement level
S - Course fulfills one Science (non-lab) GEP requirement but does not include a laboratory component. This GEP area requires two courses, one of which must include a lab.
SL - Course fulfills one Sciences GEP requirement including the laboratory component. This GEP area requires two courses, one of which must include a lab.
LB - Course fulfills laboratory component of the Science GEP requirement. This GEP area requires two courses, one of which must include a lab. Note that in order for a “Lab Only” course to apply to the GEPs, the corresponding lecture course must also be completed (i.e. CHEM 102 and CHEM 102L).
L(201) - Course fulfills the 201-level foreign language proficiency requirement of the GEP requirements.
C – Course fulfills one Culture (Global Cultures) GEP requirement. For BA degree seeking students, this GEP area requires two courses. For BS and BSE degree seeking students, this GEP area requires one course.
WI – Course fulfills the one-course Writing Intensive General Graduation Requirement.

Note: Some courses are designated as applicable to more than one GEP area. When a course meets more than one area (i.e. AH or C), you may choose which requirement area in which to apply the course. The course may NOT be applied to both GEP areas.

Note: Some courses which fulfill the Writing Intensive (WI) General Graduation Requirement area are also designated as applicable to one or more GEP areas. When a course meets the WI requirement and one GEP area (i.e. AH and WI), it may be applied to both areas. When a course meets the WI requirement and two GEP (i.e. AH, C and WI) it may be applied to one GEP area AND the WI requirement. The course may NOT be applied to both GEP areas.

Note: Writing Intensive (WI) requirement is not part of the GEP requirements. It is a General Graduation Requirement for students beginning higher education in the Fall 2007 semester or later. For more information on General Graduation Requirements, refer to the worksheet above.

Note: Students who began higher education (after high school graduation) between the Summer 1996 and Spring 2007 semesters should refer to the General Foundation Requirements information. Students who began higher education prior to Summer 1996 and have not have more than a 2-year break in their enrollment history may fall under older general education requirements. Students wanting more information about these general education requirements should visit the Registrar’s Office between 8:30am-4:30pm Monday-Friday or email records@umbc.edu.