The 12 hours of humanities are comprised of 6 hours of English composition classes and 6 hours of electives. The English composition classes are satisfied by ENG 1101 and 1102 (English Composition 1 and 2).

The 12 hours of social sciences include 3 hours of economics, 3 hours of work in history and the constitutions of the United States and Georgia, and 6 hours of social science electives. The 3 hours of economics is satisfied by either ECON 2100 (Economic Analysis and Policy Problems), ECON 2105 (Principles of Macroeconomics), or ECON 2106 (Principles of Microeconomics). The 3 hours of history and constitutions are satisfied by selecting one of the following courses: HIST 2111 (The United States to 1877), HIST 2112 (The United States since 1877), POL 1101 (Government of the United States), PUBP 3000 (American Constitutional Issues), or INTA 1200 (American Government in Comparative Perspective).

The 6 hours of social science electives and the 6 hours of humanities electives must include 3 hours of ethics. The ethics class can be selected from PST 3127 (Science, Technology, and Human Values), PST 3105 (Ethical Theories), PST 3109 (Ethics for Technical Professions), PST 4176 (Environmental Ethics), INTA 2030 (Ethics in International Affairs), or HTS 2084 (Technology and Society). The PST ethics courses are humanities electives, while the INTA and HTS ethics courses are social science electives. The remaining hours of social science electives and humanities electives must be selected from a list of core curriculum classes from the Institute-approved humanities courses and the Institute-approved social science courses.

Science Elective

No science electives are required.

Free Electives

No free electives are required for graduation.

Technical Electives

Technical electives may be any 3000 or 4000 level course in the Colleges of Engineering, Sciences, or Computing. This excludes psychology (PSYC) and applied physiology (APPH) courses. NRE courses at the 6000 level or 8000 level may also be scheduled, provided the student has a grade point average of 3.0 or higher and prior consent is obtained from the instructor.

A student completing his or her sophomore year with a grade point average of 2.5 or higher may elect one technical elective for a maximum of four credit hours from the Design Special Problem Course, NRE 4903 or the Research Special Problem Course, NRE 4699.