Satisfying Core IMPACTS Requirements

• Please see the Core IMPACTS general education curriculum section in the Catalog.
• Consult your DegreeWorks audit to view what requirements you have satisfied.
• Discuss with your academic advisor how you will satisfy outstanding Core IMPACTS requirements.

Associated Deadlines

You must complete your Core IMPACTS Writing and Mathematics requirements within your first 30 hours. Please consult your academic advisor with any questions about satisfying these requirements within your first 30 hours.

Specified Course Credit 

You must satisfy the Core IMPACTS Writing requirement with ENGL 1101 and ENGL 1102. You must satisfy the Core IMPACTS Mathematics with either MATH 1552 or MATH 1712, as determined by your major degree program’s requirements or options. 

For the other Core IMPACTS Areas, your major degree program may recommend that you select one or more specified courses to allow you to strategically and efficiently complete your Core IMPACTS requirements as well as make progress toward your major degree program requirements. You should therefore consult your academic advisor for guidance on choosing Core IMPACTS courses.

Mandatory Inclusion of Syllabus Statements

Faculty in all University System of Georgia (USG) institutions must include syllabus statements setting forth the orienting question, learning outcome(s), and career-ready competencies specified for a Core IMPACTS Area in each syllabus for a course in that Area. Use the link(s) below to obtain the syllabus statement(s) to insert in your Core IMPACTS Area course syllabus.

*Note: Citizenship Area courses must include both the Citizenship and Social Sciences syllabus statements together with this note: "To determine the General Education Requirement or Georgia Legislative Requirements (GLRs) that this course will satisfy for you, please consult the Georgia Legislative Requirements website and your academic advisor."

Obtaining Core IMPACTS Attribute for a New or Existing Course

Faculty seeking to propose a new course for inclusion in a Core IMPACTS Area, or seeking approval to include an existing course in a Core IMPACTS Area, must follow the process set forth on the Registrar’s Office website.

1. Go to the Curriculum Governance page on the Registrar's Office website.
2. Scroll down to the ICC Website and login.
3. Select the "Undergraduate" button.
4. In the "Proposals" box, select "Create."
5. In the "Courses" box, select "New Course with Attribute" or "Existing Course – Add Attribute."

Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes

The University System of Georgia (USG) will require each USG institution to assess student attainment of learning outcomes for each Core IMPACTS Area. Georgia Tech will design a new assessment plan for the Core IMPACTS general education curriculum in 2024-25. The career-ready competencies (CRCs) are developmental competencies that are mastered over time through the completion of the Core IMPACTS curriculum rather than by taking one course. The USG recognizes that faculty typically are contributing to students’ development of the CRCs, but it’s important to ensure that faculty are doing so in all Core IMPACTS Area courses and that students are aware that they are developing these valuable competencies by completing Core IMPACTS coursework. The USG anticipates a phased approach to assessing the CRCs. The first step is to ensure that faculty highlight the CRCs together with the learning outcomes in the syllabus for each Core IMPACTS Area course and that they develop the CRCs through their teaching practices. For this reason, USG requires inclusion of a syllabus statement including both the learning outcomes and the CRCs in all Core IMPACTS Area course syllabi. 

The specification of career-ready competencies “CRCs” *see below) helps students make connections between their learning in Core IMPACTS coursework and their future lives and careers. CRCs include skills essential to leadership in a complex, interconnected, and changing world. Georgia Tech’s general education courses have always developed these competencies, but the new specification of CRCs in the Core IMPACTS general education curriculum helps ensure that students recognize thee real-world skills they are developing in their general education coursework.