Welcome to the Undergraduate Core Curriculum: Your Signature Academic Program
Use the link on the left to discover more about the categories of the Undergraduate Core Curriculum, including requirements, courses, learning objectives, and policies.
The Program
The Undergraduate Core Curriculum is a unified academic program. Students move through parts of the program according to their academic year or semester while other components can be added as the student moves through their major and minor programs. Students may choose most category courses in topics that complement their major and minor programs or personal interests.
Foundational Core: Composition, Communication, & Quantitative Literacy
Ways of Knowing: Natural Sciences, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Literary Studies, Fine and Performing Arts, Historical Perspectives, Ethical and Social Responsibility, Global Perspectives and Cultural Diversity
Integrative Studies: Upper-Division Integrative Elective
Mission Statement
At Indiana State University, we are committed to providing students with a high-quality education that will support their intellectual, professional, personal, and civic development, and Indiana State’s Undergraduate Core Curriculum is the cornerstone of this goal. The UCC allows students to explore a broad range of disciplines, which will help them develop critical thinking and communication skills, the ability and the adaptability required to approach problems from multiple perspectives, and proficiency in collaborating with others. By strengthening essential transferable skills such as the ability to express ideas clearly, analyze information, and make evidence-based arguments, the UCC enables students to acquire essential transferable skills prioritized by employers in virtually every career path. Together, the major and the UCC direct students to be effective communicators, critical thinkers, well-rounded individuals, and informed citizens and decision-makers.
General Policies
Every student completes the UCC regardless of major. While SAT/ACT scores are no longer required for admission to Indiana State University, the UCC does use these scores for placement in certain courses.
Transfer Policies
Whether a course taken at another university can replace a UCC course is determined based on an evaluation of the learning objectives and whether they are met by the completed course.
Students who have earned an Associate of Arts or Associate of Sciences degree have met all of the UCC requirements except for:
- Junior Level Composition (one class)
- Ethics and Social Responsibility (one class)
- Upper Division Integrative Elective (one class)
Students who have earned an Associate of Applied Science degree have fulfilled automatically the following UCC requirements:
- Freshman-level composition (3.0)
- Communication (3.0)
- Quantitative Literacy/Mathematics (3.0)
- Non-Native Language (3.0-6.0)
- Social Behavioral Science (3.0)
- Laboratory Science (4.0)
- UDIE (3.0)
If a student has earned a degree that does not fall under the category of Associate of Arts, ASN, or Associate of Science, their college may petition for the earned degree to be treated as such.