The University Core Curriculum (UCC) program is required of all undergraduate students regardless of the academic majors they choose. Consisting of 41-46 credits depending upon academic major, the UCC program is designed to help all Ball State students develop the knowledge, skills, and values that should be held in common by all graduates of the university.

Through their UCC courses, students will be able to

• engage in lifelong education by learning to acquire knowledge and to use it for intelligent ends.
• communicate at a level acceptable for college graduates.
• clarify their personal values and be sensitive to those held by others.
• recognize and seek solutions for the common problems of living by drawing on a knowledge of historical and contemporary events and elements of the cultural heritage surrounding those events.
• work with others to solve life's common problems.
• assess their unique interests, talents, and goals and choose specialized learning experiences that will foster their fulfillment.

The UCC program consists of foundation requirements (a series of five or six courses) and distribution requirements (groups of courses from which students may choose among several disciplines).

To access a core curriuclum checklist that you can use to track your own progress through the core curriculum, go to the following link: Core Curriculum Checklist.

For more information about the UCC program and courses, consult the Advising Handbook or the Undergraduate Catalog.