General Education Requirements
At NJIT there is a series of courses that all undergraduate students must take as part of their degree requirements, regardless of major.
The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences General Education Requirements (GER):
First-Year Writing (6 credits)
Students must complete 6 credits of introductory communication courses (HUM 101 and HUM 102).
200 Level GER Course (3 credits)
Students must take 3 credits of History or HSS (COM, ENG, HUM, LIT, PHIL, STS) at the 200 level.
300 Level GER Course (6 credits)
Students must take two 300-level courses from any of the following disciplines: Communications, English; Humanities and Social Sciences; History; Literature; Philosophy; or Science, Technology, and Society (STS).
Senior Seminar (3 credits)
All NJIT students must take one 400-level senior seminar offered by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences or Federated History Department.
