General Education

The university's general education requirement

General education courses are offered across the university and managed by the General Education Center, Chulalongkorn University. AISCI students take 24 credits of general education: 12 credits of general education courses and 12 credits of language courses.

General education websites

How general education works

AISCI's requirement: 24 credits

12 credits of general education courses and 12 credits of language courses.

  • General education courses: 12 credits, chosen from the groups below
  • English Communication for Science I (3 credits)
  • English Communication for Science II (3 credits)
  • Communication and Presentation Skills for Science (3 credits)
  • Another language that is not English or your native language (3 credits)

Four categories

The General Education Center groups its courses into four categories: Humanities, Science and Mathematics, Social Sciences, and Interdisciplinary.

  • Students from student ID 66 onward take their 12 credits from any category
  • One course from each category is no longer required

Online courses

The General Education Center's online courses work as a credit bank.

  • Completing a course earns a certificate
  • The results may later be transferable to general education credits

Planning your general education credits

Spread your general education courses across your four years.

  • Spread the courses across semesters alongside your core courses
  • Look up this semester's general education classes on the General Education Center website
  • Check your accumulated credits on your transcript

Grading

All general education courses are graded S/U (for students from student ID 66 onward).

  • You attend classes, take part in activities and sit exams as usual; the result is recorded as S or U
  • You may also take general education courses offered by your own faculty, following its conditions and after talking to your advisor