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What Are General Education Requirements? Purpose and Classes

What are general education requirements? Discover what they are and why they matter, and learn about common classes required for most undergraduate degree programs at GCU.

09/16/2019

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Understand the differences between health informatics vs. health information management in order to choose the right degree program for your career goals.

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What Is a First-Generation College Student?

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What Is English Composition?

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Weekly Devotional: The Weight of Judgement

Dive deeper into what the Bible says about judgment and begin to understand how it affects your life on earth, as well as your eternal life.

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