You should work with your advisor to choose courses that meet your interests as well as the requirements of your major. Some majors require particular quantitative reasoning, natural science, or social sciences courses.

Yes, you can “double-dip” by taking a tagged Disciplinary Area course.

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Yes, you can make yourself more distinctive by focusing your Disciplinary Area and tagged coursework in one department.

Yes. Talk to your advisor.

Talk to your advisor.

Yes, all general education courses count toward your GPA.

Military training and coursework can be evaluated through the Transfer and Adult Student Enrollment Center. Please request that your JointServices Transcript be submitted to The University of Akron through the following link: https://jst.doded.mil. If you have any questions about your Joint Services transcript, please contact transfer@uakron.edu.

Students who have completed an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree with an identifiable (Ohio Transfer Module) OTM will receive credit for the UA OTM (Tiers I and II).

For degrees from institutions other than Ohio public institutions, the Coordinator will evaluate.

Students who have completed the Ohio Transfer Module (OTM) at another institution will receive credit for the UA OTM (Tiers I and II). Students must complete any Tier III (tag) requirements that have not already been met with transfer work.

For degrees from institutions other than Ohio public institutions, the Coordinator will evaluate.

If you started at UA prior to fall 2017 then you will want to follow the requirements of Gen Ed 1.0 or you may elect o switch to Gen Ed 2.0.