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Core Curriculum

Stretch your brain and expand your skills. Discover subjects you never even considered. Explore all of your options through the core curriculum, the heart and soul of our liberal arts education.

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Perla Molina ’23

Data Science

The professors in my department are really great at what they do and they truly care about their students. USF simply has a great curriculum with great professors and a supportive faculty."

Perla Molina ’23

Data Science

Additional Graduation Requirements

The full USF experience goes beyond the core and challenges students to step outside of their own realities to think critically about the world around them. Explore three additional requirements that round out the undergraduate academic experience.

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Language

Language nurtures relationships, unlocks opportunities, and invites new experiences around the world. That’s why we require our undergraduate students to study a foreign language offered by the university.

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Community-Engaged Learning

Community-Engaged Learning courses are a cornerstone of the university’s undergraduate curriculum, providing students with opportunities to engage in activities that address community needs and promote personal development.

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Cultural Diversity

Our students consider the world from a diversity of perspectives, graduating with the skills to think critically about how gender, race, class, and ethnicity shape our culture and values.