All JMU undergraduate students (including transfer students) need to complete the General Education Program in order to graduate with their bachelors degree. The GenEd program consists of 41 credit hours of classes designed to develop and promote skills essential to being an informed member of the human community, including questioning, investigating, analyzing, evaluating, and communicating - all transferable skills that are highly sought by employers.

The video below provides advice that is helpful in understanding the GenEd program and picking what classes to take. Start with the video and then explore the information and links below.

Helpful links/information about the GenEd program:

Transfer students who have completed an approved associates degree, will be granted a GenEd waiver, meaning if you completed one of the approved associates degrees, you will come into JMU with the GenEd program already completed. In order to receive the waiver...

ensure your associates degree is on the approved list
apply to graduate at your community college
send a final copy of your community college transcript, showing the degree conferred to the JMU Admissions Office