GENERAL EDUCATION REIMAGINED
ABOUT THE NEW GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
CORE CURRICULUM
The core curriculum weaves diverse disciplines, cultivating well-rounded scholars with broad knowledge and skills. It fosters critical thinking, effective communication and a shared intellectual foundation.
LEGENDS 101
Legends 101 is a new course that introduces UA students to the academic culture, fostering curiosity and scholarly growth.
PATHWAYS
Students can acquire an additional area of expertise that will explicitly complement their major or minor. Shaping their experience in ways that meet the demands of a changing world.
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
Launching Fall 2026.
CORE CURRICULUM OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
The Core Curriculum Oversight Committee (CCOC) oversees the core curriculum’s implementation, interpreting it and making changes when necessary.
UA’S PRE-FALL 2025 CATALOG CORE CURRICULUM
CORE CURRICULUM ARCHIVES
About the Built by Bama Core Curriculum
Development & Implementation Timeline
A faculty referendum was held, and changes to the general education curriculum were endorsed.
In conjunction with Provosts Greer and Peterson, 140 faculty and staff members made recommendations for the implementation of the Built by Bama Core Curriculum.
Faculty and staff committees began work on:
- Creating a general education oversight structure.
- Mapping existing courses to the Built by Bama Core Curriculum.
- Working with the Office of Admissions, the Registrar’s Office, UA-AAA and additional UA advisors and the transfers program (currently in Admissions).
- Developing the UA First-Year Experience (FYE).
- Determining proficiency requirements for English, foreign language and math.
- Building out Pathways for coordination with the Built by Bama Core Curriculum.
Faculty and staff committees continued their work:
- Continue work with admissions, registrars, advisors and transfer offices/programs.
- Align the catalog in accordance with the fall 2025 rollout.
- Submit courses and designations to the CCOC for expedited review and endorsement.
- Approve refinements to courses and majors and update the course catalog.
- Define and create a mechanism for collecting graduation data on community-engaged learning internship/co-ops, study abroad and undergraduate research opportunities.
- Map college/school courses to curricular Pathways.
- Publicly announce the fall 2025 launch of UA’s new general education core curriculum.
- Begin recruiting/admission of the first cohort of first-time undergraduates who will fully complete their degrees under the requirements of the new core.
Matriculate class of 2029 as the first students who will fully complete their degrees under the requirements of the Built by Bama Core Curriculum.