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CORE Overview

All courses offered in Freshmen Connection are CORE courses (except UNIV100 and MATH003).

  • CORE is the set of courses that satisfies Maryland’s general education requirements.

  • All Maryland undergraduate students must complete CORE requirements in addition to their major, department, and college requirements to earn a bachelor’s degree.

  • For complete information about CORE, click here.

  • Click here to access a CORE worksheet to help you track your fulfilled requirements.

  • Click here for the list of Freshmen Connection courses broken down by CORE category. You should take courses from differing categories and areas.