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Overlap of General Education Requirements and General Electives - jac0b - 01-20-2025
Hello,
As per the title I want to understand what happens when there is an overlap for General Electives and General Education Requirements
For example, if I have Intro to Nutrition and Art History 2 in my General Education Requirements, can I also use these in my General Electives, or must I have unique general electives?
RE: Overlap of General Education Requirements and General Electives - bjcheung77 - 01-20-2025
Simple question, simple answer. No double dipping or overlapping at all for any institution we recommend, thus, you have to take something different in the electives area, I suggest the cheap, easy, fast... Even though COSC/UMPI allows double dipping/overlap of requirements, the number of credits are never overlapped.
Many people keep asking this question, it's complex for transfers, but really simple when you grasp the concept... In brief, you have to complete 40+ classes to get 120 credits. That's why I tell people to create a spreadsheet, make sure to have 120+ credits in the correct transfer fields, and complete them like a shopping list.
Just because a class can complete multiple requirements, it doesn't add to the number of credits in total. A 3 credit class can't be 6 or 9 credits because it completes or overlaps another. BTW, your previous thread, you may want to review the advice/info here: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-UMPI-BABA-PM-IS-OR-LM
RE: Overlap of General Education Requirements and General Electives - jac0b - 01-20-2025
Thanks for the quick and concise reply!