The Essential Education curriculum includes 13 requirements, divided into three segments: the first-year experience, the pathway, and activities for well-being and success. Additionally, students will complete an ePortfolio to integrate their learning within Essential Education, their major, and their extracurricular activities.
The Essential Education curriculum consists of the following requirements:
- First-Year Experience (16 credits)
- 1 credit: Michigan Tech Seminar
- 3 credits: Math
- 3 credits: Natural and Physical Science
- 3 credits: STEM
- 3 credits: Composition
- 3 credits: Foundations of the Human World
- Pathway Courses (18 credits)—Choose one of two pathway options:
- Essential Education Minor Pathway
- 3 credits: Communication Intensive
- 3 credits: Intercultural Competency (3000-4000 level)
- 3 credits: SHAPE
- 3 credits: SHAPE
- 3 credits: Unrestricted
- 3 credits: Essential Education Experience or SHAPE (3000-4000 level)
- Distribution Pathway
- 3 credits: Communication Intensive
- 3 credits: Intercultural Competency (3000-4000 level)
- 3 credits: Arts and Culture
- 3 credits: STEM
- 3 credits: SHAPE
- 3 credits: Essential Education Experience
- Essential Education Minor Pathway
- Activities for Well-being and Success (3 credits)
- Husky Folio
Transfer Students
Completion of the full Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) will be counted as fulfillment of all Essential Education program requirements. MTA students will still need to fulfill the overall credit requirement for their major and all major requirements.
Transfer students from Michigan who do not complete the full MTA, as well as transfer students coming from outside of Michigan, will participate in the Essential Education program. They will receive credit for the courses they do complete on the basis of individual course evaluation and established transfer equivalencies.
For additional information about transfer credits, please see our Frequently Asked Questions page or contact your academic advisor.