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General Education Requirements

At NJIT there is a series of courses that all undergraduate students must take as part of their degree requirements, regardless of major.​

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The Humanities General Education Requirements (GER):

First Year Writing (6 credits)

Students must complete 6 credits of introductory communication courses (HUM 101 and HUM 102).  

200 Level GER Course (3 credits)

Students must take 3 credits of History or Humanities (COM, ENG, HUM, LIT, PHIL, STS) at the 200 level.

300 Level GER Course (6 credits)
Students must take two 300-level courses from any of the following disciplines: communications, english; humanities; history; literature; philosophy; or science, technology, and society (STS). 

Senior Seminar (3 credits)

All NJIT students must take one 400-level senior seminar offered by the Humanities Department or Federated History Department.