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General Education Requirements *What Are General Education Requirements?*
General Education (GenEd) Requirements form the core curriculum for a baccalaureate degree at Old Dominion University. The General Eduction Requirements:
	provide students with a solid background of knowledge in preparation for further studies in a major, minor, or focus area;
	broaden students' perspective on life, giving them a better understanding of our increasingly complex and globally oriented society;
	help students develop critical thinking and analytical skills, and sharpen their ability to make reasoned judgements; (and)
	introduce the concept that learning does not happen by chance, but rather, it is the result of a life-long process requiring steady committment, discipline, and effort on the part of the learner;

General Eduction Requirements are divided into two categories; Skills & Perspectives

Within each category, students are provided with course options that address a specific skill or perspective to be achieved.

Although there isn't a specified time frame for fulfilling your GenEd requirements, many of the requirements are prerequisites for courses within a major, minor, or focus area.