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Albright College
Albright College

General Education

Find your Spark through Albright’s General Education curriculum

Gain broad-based knowledge and essential skills for success in college and careers through Albright’s general education program. Designed for an interconnected world, the program challenges students to integrate and creatively apply what they learn while discovering new interests and career paths. Students work with a personal, four-year Success Coach, forge their own path through student-driven experiences, earn guaranteed credentials in the classroom, and develop the skills needed to thrive beyond Albright. Albright College’s institutional learning outcomes ensure that graduates demonstrate effective written and oral communication and strong information literacy skills; expand global awareness and cultural competencies; integrate and apply knowledge across disciplines; and develop critical, creative, and ethical reasoning to analyze complex problems.

This updated general education program went into effect on May 13, 2024, and applies to students who entered Albright in fall 2020 or later and did not graduate by May 2024. For additional information or advising support, please email gened@albright.edu.

Students who earn a degree at Albright College will: 

  1. Demonstrate effective written and oral communication, and information literacy skills 
  1. Expand global awareness and develop cultural competencies 
  1. Integrate and apply information from across disciplines and areas of knowledge 
  1. Develop critical thinking, creative thinking, and ethical reasoning, to analyze complex problems

General Education Courses

Create your general education journey through these 12 courses, developing skills and knowledge along the way. 

**If a student has not reached 40 credit hours, they will need to take a GE elective (only for 2025-2026 freshmen).

General Education Links