General Education: Flexible, Comprehensive, Core Curriculum
The general education curriculum for undergraduate students at the University of Nebraska at Kearney eases transferring and gives students greater flexibility in earning their degree.
Thegeneral education program - known as LOPERs – Learning Objectives/Program Essential Requirements requires to 30-31 credit hours of general education classes. The total credit hour requirement for a bachelor’s degree remains unchanged at 120 hours. Requiring only 30-31 general studies hours makes it easier for students to add a second major, minor, or teaching endorsement.
The Program also seeks to ease transfer for students from community colleges. To view the appropriate requirements, click a button below that applies to your catalog year:
To view the appropriate requirements students should refer to the academic catalog for their catalog year. Students on the 2020-21 catalog should refer to the 2021-22 catalog for approved general education courses.
