Dec 03, 2024  
Mercy University 2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
Mercy University 2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

General Education Curriculum


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Liberal Arts Disciplinary Groupings- 24 credits


Choose three credits from each of the eight groupings:

  • Literature and Communication

Literature, Speech, Communication

  • Language and Cultural Perspectives*

World Languages

  • Ethical Perspectives

Philosophy, Religion

  • Historical and Global Perspectives

History, Political Science

  • Mathematics and Information Technology

Mathematics, Computer Information Science

  • Scientific Perspectives

Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Exercise Science

  • Social Perspectives

Sociology, Psychology, Economics

  • The Arts

Art, Art History, Music, Theatre, Film

Choose 18 credits with advisement from any combination of the eight groupings listed above- 18 credits


(Note: Some 200-level major Prerequisite courses may be used to fulfill this requirement).

Total- 60 credits


  • For Language credit a student must have the equivalent of an intermediate (level 116 or higher) course. Credit for any language course may be earned through traditional coursework, transfer credit or through an authorized proficiency exam.

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