General Education Requirements
In keeping with the University's educational mission, all undergraduates are required to complete a program of study that emphasizes the values of a liberal arts education.
This includes the ability to write, speak, and reason, and the ability to frame knowledge through various disciplines and lenses. With these elements, a liberal arts education provides an understanding of human society in all its dimensions and prepares an individual for a process of lifelong learning.
SMU’s general education curriculum—part of the SMU Common Curriculum—allows students to build the foundations of a university education through courses and experiences that will equip students to compete in and adapt to the rapidly changing contemporary world while preparing students for focused study in the major.
Foundations
Foundation requirements include Academic Writing, Critical Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning, and Second Language Requirement.