Academic
Catalog August 2006 - August 2007 Undergraduate
and Graduate
Also as part of NAU’s general requirements, you take a total of 35 units in foundation, distribution, and elective courses, as described below. (Note: If you are in NAU’s Honors Program, the courses in that program substitute for the liberal studies requirements described here; see the Honors section in this catalog for specific information.)
Foundation Requirements (7 units)
English Composition (4 units)
Mathematics (3 units)
Distribution Requirements (25 units)
You must take courses in each of the following five distribution blocks:
Lab Science (4 units)
Aesthetic and Humanistic Inquiry (3-6 units)
Cultural Understanding (3-6 units)
Science and Applied Science (3-6 units)
Social and Political Worlds (3-6 units)
Within these 25 units, you must take at least two courses (6 units) each in at least three of the following four blocks: Aesthetic and Humanistic Inquiry, Cultural Understanding, Science and Applied Science, and Social and Political Worlds.
Liberal Studies Elective (3 units)
You take one additional elective course from any of the liberal studies requirements.