Office of the Registrar

Essential Studies Committee

Essential Studies for Students

Essential Studies at UND (click here)

For new Freshmen begining fall 2008 and new transfers fall 2009.

General Education at UND (click here)

For past/present students who began prior to fall 2008 and transfers prior to fall 2009.

Essential Studies for Faculty

To be part of the ES program, a course may:
	Fit within one of the Breadth of Knowledge categories, definitions of which can be found here (click here)
	Be designated in the following areas, with descriptions of each area being provided by following the links below:
	An oral communication course (click here)
	A Special Emphasis Area course, of which the possibilities are:
		Advanced Communication (click here)
		Global Diversity (click here)
		US Diversity (click here)
		Quantitative Reasoning (click here)
	A Capstone Course
History of the transition to Essential Studies (click here)
Validating a course for ES status (click here for applying for ES Status)
Revalidation of ES courses (click here for ES Course Revalidation)

Forms

Essential Studies Planner
Essential Studies Committee Student Petition Form
General Education Committee Student Petition Form

Agendas & Minutes
	2007 - 2008 Agendas & Minutes
	2006 - 2007 Agendas & Minutes
	2005 - 2006 Agendas & Minutes
	2004 - 2005 Agendas & Minutes
	2002 - 2003 Agendas & Minutes

Essential Studies Committee Members (click here)

Contact Persons for Department Revalidations (click here)

For questions or comments please contact: Connie Borboa

University of North Dakota
Office of the Registrar
P.O. Box 8382
Grand Forks, ND 58202
(701)777-4852
Updated August 5, 2008

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