General Education Requirements?

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<p>Does UVA require any general education requirements? Courses like English 101 or World and US History? I got accepted into the College of Engineering and am trying to see how I can schedule my classes, if I need to take anything additional courses in summer or anything like that. Here is the sample curricula for a Systems Engineering Major. The thing there doesn't seem to be any need for English 101. Is this true, because I didn't take and AP English class and it would be great if I needn't take it at all. Thanks in advance!</p>

<p>Systems Engineering Curriculum (128 credits)</p>

<p>First Semester Credits: 15
* APMA 111 - Single Variable Calculus II Credits: 4
* CHEM 151 - Introductory Chemistry for Engineers Credits: 3
* CHEM 151L - Introductory Chemistry for Engineers Laboratory Credits: 1
* ENGR 162 - Introduction to Engineering Credits: 4
* STS 101 - Engineering, Technology, and Society Credits: 3</p>

<p>Second Semester Credits: 17
* Science elective I Credits: 3
(See footnote 1 below)
* HSS elective Credits: 3
(See footnote 3)
* APMA 212 - Multivariable Calculus Credits: 4
* CS 101 - Introduction to Programming Credits: 3
* PHYS 142E - General Physics I Credits: 3
* PHYS 142W - General Physics I Workshop Credits: 1</p>

<p>Third Semester Credits: 17
* HSS elective Credits: 3
(See footnote 3 below)
* APMA 213 - Ordinary Differential Equations Credits: 4
* CS 201 - Software Development Methods Credits: 3
* PHYS 241E - General Physics II Credits: 3
* PHYS 241W - General Physics II Workshop Credits: 1
* SYS 201 - Systems Engineering Concepts Credits: 3</p>

<p>Fourth Semester Credits: 15
* STS ___ STS 2xx/3xx elective Credits: 3
* Science elective II Credits: 3
(See footnote 2 below)
* APMA 308 - Linear Algebra Credits: 3
* APMA 310 - Probability Credits: 3
* SYS 202 - Data and Information Engineering Credits: 3</p>

<p>Fifth Semester Credits: 16
* Technical elective Credits: 3
(See footnote 5 below)
* HSS elective Credits: 3
(See footnote 3 below)
* APMA 312 - Statistics Credits: 3
* SYS 321 - Deterministic Decision Models Credits: 3
* SYS 323 - Human Machine Interface Credits: 3
* SYS 355 - Systems Engineering Design Colloquium I Credits: 1</p>

<p>Sixth Semester Credits: 16
* Application elective Credits: 3
(See footnote 4 below)
* Unrestricted elective Credits: 3
(See footnote 6 below)
* SYS xxx- SE Elective Credits: 3
(See footnote 7 below)
* SYS 334 - System Evaluation Credits: 3
* SYS 360 - Stochastic Decision Models Credits: 3
* SYS 362 - Discrete Event Simulation Credits: 4</p>

<p>Seventh Semester Credits: 17
* Application elective Credits: 3
(See footnote 4 below)
* Unrestricted elective Credits: 3
(See footnote 6 below)
* STS 401 - Western Technology and Culture Credits: 3
* SYS 421 - Linear Statistical Models Credits: 4
* SYS 453 - Systems Design I Credits: 3
* SYS 455 - Systems Engineering Design Colloquium II Credits: 1</p>

<p>Eighth Semester Credits: 15
* Technical elective Credits: 3
(See footnote 5 below)
* Application elective Credits: 3
(See footnote 4 below)
* Unrestricted elective Credits: 3
(See footnote 6 below)
* STS 402 - The Engineer, Ethics, and Society Credits: 3
* SYS 454 - Systems Design II Credits: 3</p>

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<p>Your HSS classes are your Arts & Sciences classes. There is no English class requirement.</p>

<p>The STS classes feature a lot of writing, however.</p>

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<p>Im so glad that there is no English requirement! That takes a load of my shoulder, not because Im bad at English, just that I don’t like it as a class.
Also, can I use my AP credit as an acceptable HSS Class and therefore clear that of my list, so I can essentially get an unrestricted elective credit class?</p>