# Catalog

**Source**: https://catalog.gatech.edu/academics/undergraduate/core-curriculum/
**Parent**: https://biosciences.gatech.edu/bs-biology-degree-requirements

# University System of Georgia General Education Curriculum - Core IMPACTS - Requirements, Georgia Legislative Requirements and other Georgia Tech Requirements

Every student in the University System of Georgia engages in a General Education curriculum designed to provide a foundation of knowledge, skills and competencies to promote academic success and lifelong learning. This curriculum, “Core IMPACTS”, introduces the different ways of knowing the world and connects students to the big questions that will drive their future and provide the essential skills needed to succeed. Core IMPACTS is structured across seven areas: **I**nstitutional Priority; **M**athematics and Quantitative Skills; **P**olitical Science and U.S. History; **A**rts, Humanities and Ethics; **C**ommunicating in Writing; **T**echnology, Mathematics and Sciences; **S**ocial Sciences. Each of these seven areas of the general education core curriculum is structured around an “orienting question,” includes learning outcomes, and career-ready competencies.

More information about the University System of Georgia's General Education Curriculum - Core IMPACTS - may be found [here](https://www.usg.edu/curriculum/core-impacts).

**Core IMPACTS Requirements (for incoming Summer 2024 students and any student updating their Catalog year to 2024-25):**

- [Institutional Priority](https://catalog.gatech.edu/academics/undergraduate/core-curriculum/institution/)
- [Mathematics & Quantitative Skills](https://catalog.gatech.edu/academics/undergraduate/core-curriculum/mathematics/)
- [Political Science and U.S. History](https://catalog.gatech.edu/academics/undergraduate/core-curriculum/citizenship/)
- [Arts, Humanities & Ethics](https://catalog.gatech.edu/academics/undergraduate/core-curriculum/humanities/)
- [Communicating in Writing](https://catalog.gatech.edu/academics/undergraduate/core-curriculum/writing/)
- [Technology, Mathematics & Sciences](https://catalog.gatech.edu/academics/undergraduate/core-curriculum/stem/)
- [Social Sciences](https://catalog.gatech.edu/academics/undergraduate/core-curriculum/social-sciences/)
- Field of Study. The Field of Study area is comprised of 18 credit hours specific to each undergraduate program.

**Georgia Legislative Requirements:**

- [Constitution and History](https://catalog.gatech.edu/academics/undergraduate/core-curriculum/constitution-history)

**Other Georgia Tech Requirements and Attributes:**

- [Wellness Requirement](https://catalog.gatech.edu/academics/undergraduate/core-curriculum/wellness-requirement)
- [Ethics Attribute](https://catalog.gatech.edu/academics/undergraduate/core-curriculum/ethics)

###### Core Curriculum Requirements for any student following a 2023-2024 or older Catalog year (these may still be found in Archived Catalog editions):

[Core Curriculum Requirements for students following a 2023-2024 or older Catalog year](https://catalog.gatech.edu/archived-catalogs/2023-2024/academics/undergraduate/core-curriculum/)