General Education Core courses

It is important to note that the General Education Core does not add to, subtract from, or change any requirements for a specific major. Students need to work closely with an academic advisor to determine what relationship, if any, exists between requirements for the general education core and requirements for a specific major.

Find the general education core breakdown for your specific campus:

• IUPUI

  Students seeking an Associate degree in Labor Studies must take 33 credit hours of general education courses, 30 credit hours from the IUPUI General Education Core courses and 3 credit hours from the list of IUPUI general education courses. As a part of these 33 credit hours, all students must successfully complete 12 credit hours from the Labor Studies Required Areas of Learning listed directly below. These courses can count toward the General Education core (30 cr.) or as general education courses (3 cr.).

  IUPUI general education courses

  Labor Studies Required Areas of Learning (12 credit hours)

  To be completed within the General Education core courses (30 cr.), or in the remaining general education courses (21cr.).

  • ENG-W 131 Reading, Writing, and Inquiry 1
  • One additional 200/300 level writing course (Visual Literacy: ENG-W 231 or W 270)
  • One economics course (LSTU-L 230 Labor and the Economy meets this requirement)
  • One computer course
• IU Bloomington

  Students seeking an Associate degree in Labor Studies must take 33 credit hours of general education courses, 30 credit hours from the IU Bloomington General Education Core courses and 3 credit hours from the list of IU Bloomington general education courses. As a part of these 33 credit hours, all students must successfully complete 12 credit hours from the Labor Studies Required Areas of Learning listed directly below. These courses can count toward the General Education core (30 cr.) or as general education courses (3 cr.).

  IU Bloomington general education courses

  Labor Studies Required Areas of Learning (12 credit hours)

  • ENG-W 131 Elementary Composition, CMLT-C 110 Writing the World, or ENG-W 170 Introduction to Argumentative Writing: Projects in Reading and Writing (This topic only)
  • One additional 200/300 level writing course
  • One economics course (LSTU-L 230 Labor and the Economy meets this requirement)
  • One computer course
• IU Fort Wayne

  Students seeking an Associate degree in Labor Studies must take 33 credit hours of general education courses, 30 credit hours from the IU Fort Wayne General Education Core courses and 3 credit hours from the list of IU Fort Wayne general education courses. As a part of these 33 credit hours, all students must successfully complete 12 credit hours from the Labor Studies Required Areas of Learning listed directly below. These courses can count toward the General Education core (30 cr.) or as general education courses (3 cr.).

  IU Fort Wayne general education courses

  Labor Studies Required Areas of Learning (12 credit hours)

  • ENG-W 131 Reading, Writing, and Inquiry 1or ENG-W 140 Elementary Comp. Honors
  • One additional 200/300 level writing course (ENG-W 232 or 234)
  • One economics course (LSTU-L 230 Labor and the Economy meets this requirement)
  • One computer course
• IU Northwest

  Students seeking an Associate degree in Labor Studies must take 33 credit hours of general education courses, 30 credit hours from the IU Northwest General Education Core courses and 3 credit hours from the list of IU Northwest general education courses. As a part of these 33 credit hours, all students must successfully complete 12 credit hours from the Labor Studies Required Areas of Learning listed directly below. These courses can count toward the General Education core (30 cr.) or as general education courses (3 cr.).

  IU Northwest general education courses

  Labor Studies Required Areas of Learning (12 credit hours)

  To be completed within the General Education core courses (30 cr.), or in the remaining general education courses (21cr.).

  • ENG-W 131
  • One additional 200/300 level writing course
  • One economics course (LSTU-L 230 Labor and the Economy meets this requirement)
  • One computer course
• IU South Bend

  Students seeking an Associate degree in Labor Studies must take 33 credit hours of general education courses, 30 credit hours from the IU South Bend General Education Core courses and 3 credit hours from the list of IU South Bend general education courses. As a part of these 33 credit hours, all students must successfully complete 12 credit hours from the Labor Studies Required Areas of Learning listed directly below. These courses can count toward the General Education core (30 cr.) or as general education courses (3 cr.).

  IU South Bend general education courses

  Labor Studies Required Areas of Learning (12 credit hours)

  • ENG-W 131 Elementary Composition or ENG-W 140 Honors Elementary Composition.
  • One additional 200/300 level writing course
  • One economics course (LSTU-L 230 Labor and the Economy meets this requirement)
  • One computer course

If you are pursuing a Labor Studies degree on an IU campus not listed above, contact Pat Hill for details on the general education common core coursework for your campus.