UMD's Lib Ed Program requires completion of 11 categories
(effective fall 2023)
Students must earn a minimum of 30 credits to complete UMD's Lib Ed program, as specified below.
Part 1: Language, Reasoning Skills, and Theorizing Power (12 credits)
Minimum of 1 course from each of the four categories (4 courses). These courses do not fulfill any other Lib Ed requirement.
- Logic and Quantitative Reasoning (3 credits)
- Oral Communication and Languages (3 credits)
- Theorizing, Race, Power and Justice (3 credits)
- Writing and Information Literacy - WRIT 1120 (3 credits)
Part 2: Knowledge Domains (18 credits)
Minimum of 1 course from each of two categories (2 courses) plus 2 courses from each of the other two categories (4 courses), to total 6 courses. Two courses taken in a single category must be from different subjects. For example, two different subjects within the Natural Sciences category could be a Biology (BIOL) and a Chemistry (CHEM) course. *Students must complete one Natural Science course with a lab component.
Knowledge Domain courses may also fulfill Key Topics requirements.
- Fine Arts (3 credits minimum)
- Humanities (3 credits minimum)
- Natural Sciences (3 credits minimum, one lab course required)
- Social Sciences (3 credits minimum)
Part 3: Key Topics (9 credits)
Minimum of 1 course from each of the three categories (3 courses). If a course is taken for Key Topic category and also fulfills a Knowledge Domain requirement, the Key Topic requirement is met but the credits count only once, toward the Knowledge Domain category.
- Global Perspectives (3 credits)
- Cultural Diversity in the US (3 credits)
- Sustainability (3 credits)
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