Cultural Diversity Requirement approved by the University Council, June 5, 1997

In order to further enrich the educational experience of the University of Georgia and to ensure that our graduates acquire the understanding and respect for cultural differences necessary for an enlightened citizenry, all undergraduate students will be required to study cultural diversity within a domestic or global context before graduation. This requirement may be completed by curricular or extracurricular experiences. The curricular requirement option may include study abroad, supported learning experiences, infusion of content across courses, or one course or a series of courses, so long as the particular approach meets the approval of the student's school or college. The extracurricular option may be fulfilled with a community service program or related project approved by the individual school or college. Having once satisfied this requirement, the student will not have to fulfill it again unless it is part of program requirements for his or her major. Both the curricular and extracurricular options will be developed or revisited by each school or college in consultation with students from that particular school or college.

The cultural diversity requirement should enable students to develop their understanding of issues of race, religion, ethnicity, gender, and class, not only within the cultures they are studying, but also as applied to their own cultures. Thus faculty teaching courses or supervising extracurricular experiences should help students process their experiences and insights by application to the contemporary cultures in which they live.