All universities have a general education curriculum that is required for all graduating students. The general education curriculum differs at each institution and may also be titled differently. The goal of the general education curricula at any university is to assure that all graduates have taken all, or part of, a common set of coursework designed around the university's educational goals.
The university's general education curriculum is also designed to assure that its graduates have a breadth of coursework from across the university's curricula; the curriculum in the major provides a depth of coursework in a particular academic area. At PSU the University Studies program and the University Honors program are the two options for general education.
