Most students
enter Undergraduate Student Academic Services (USAS) upon enrolling
at Ohio State and remain enrolled in USAS until they have qualified
for and have been accepted into their chosen major and college.
While enrolled
in USAS, students begin taking courses which will meet the General
Education Curriculum (GEC) requirements. The GEC is a body of
courses designed to assure that each student becomes acquainted
with the basic areas of academic study. To meet the GEC requirements,
credit hours must be completed from the following eight areas
of academic study: writing and related skills, quantitative and
logical skills, social diversity in the United States, social
sciences , and arts and humanities. The typical student will take
38 credit hours of GEC's.
List
of GECs (.pdf)
