IMPACT General Education Program: Requirements
The IMPACT general education program went into effect for students newly enrolled at GCU in fall 2025. For students following the BRIDGE general education requirements (students enrolled prior to fall 2025), Categories and Courses for the BRIDGE program are located here https://catalog.georgian.edu/archives/2024-2025/undergraduate/academic-programs/bridge-general-education-program-categories-courses/ (GCU home page, About GCU, publications and policies, 2024-2025 undergraduate catalog).
The IMPACT General Education Program (34–39 credits):
Note 1: No course can satisfy more than one IMPACT / general education requirement.
Note 2: A student cannot fulfill more than three IMPACT categories with courses from the same discipline. Example: There is at least one CM course in at least five categories. Students cannot use a CM course to fulfill more than three of the IMPACT categories.
Note 3: Each academic department can limit or restrict double-counting of courses for its program requirements and for the IMPACT curriculum. Consult individual program requirement pages for any policies that may be in place.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MERCY CORE: THE BRIDGE | ||
| First Year Seminar | ||
| GEN101 | Pathway to the Bridge 1 | 2.0 |
| Cornerstone Course | ||
| GEN199 | WI:Discovering Self in the Universe 2 | 3.0 |
| Capstone Course | ||
| GEN400 | WI:Visioning a Future | 3.0 |
| MERCY CORE: COMMON INTELLECTUAL EXPERIENCE | ||
| Select one approved course from each of the following: | 9.0 | |
Religious Studies | ||
Ethics | ||
Power & Society | ||
| IMPACT COMPETENCIES | ||
| Select one approved course from each of the following areas: | 22.0 | |
Creative Thinking & Expression | ||
Critical Reading & Analysis | ||
Mathematical Reasoning | ||
Intercultural Understanding & Intercultural Communication | ||
Understanding Human Behavior & Social Systems | ||
Scientific Thinking | ||
| Experiential Learning (two are required; one of these is in GEN400) | ||
| WI:Visioning a Future (includes service learning) | ||
| Select one of the following: | ||
Service learning project 3 | ||
Internship/practicum/field placement | ||
Approved global education experience | ||
Approved research experience | ||
| Total Credits | 39.0 | |
- 1
Requirement only for first time in college students (see definition of first time in college student in admissions section of catalog).
- 2
Students entering GCU with 45 or more credits will be waived from GEN199 WI:Discovering Self in the Universe but may take the course as an elective.
- 3
In a course other than GEN101 Pathway to the Bridge or GEN400 WI:Visioning a Future