General Education courses

Carnegie Mellon University follows a distinct approach to undergraduate education that combines professional training with a firm grounding in the arts and sciences. Students who have a strong foundation in the arts and sciences learn how to draw connections between disciplines and work effectively outside their focused area of study.

General Education courses are offered by faculty members in the Arts and Sciences. The courses cover a wide range of academic areas, both mandatory and elective, including Arabic studies, chemistry, design, English, history, math and physics.

Minor programs

Minors typically consist of six courses in a second academic discipline. As the course offerings vary from year to year, so do the minor programs available. Students must plan their minor programs with their academic advisors.

Minors offered in 2017-18

• Arabic Studies
• Biological Sciences
• Business Administration
• Computational Biology 
• Computer Science
• Economics
• English
• Ethics
• Global Systems and Management
• History
• Information Systems
• Mathematical Sciences
• Professional Writing
• Psychology

CMU-Q students in Education City

Carnegie Mellon students have the opportunity to take courses outside of their major at the other universities in Education City through a system called cross registration. Grades and credits earned through cross registration courses are counted as if the course were Carnegie Mellon’s own.

Cross registration gives students in Education City the opportunity to tailor their education in a way unparalleled anywhere else in the world.

Learn more about how to cross register.

For students in Education City

If you are a student at one of the branch campuses in Education City, CMU-Q strongly supports cross registration in our courses. Learn more about the courses available at CMU-Q.