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Silver Core Curriculum requirements

The University of Nevada, Reno Silver Core Curriculum requires students to take courses across a variety of categories based on specific Core Objectives.

Learn more about these categories and requirements below.

Silver Core Curriculum General Education Requirements

NOTE: Each link will take you to a specific page in the University's general catalog.

Related links to core curriculum areas

  • CO 1: Effective composition and communication
  • CO2: Quantitative reasoning
  • CO3: Critical analysis and use of information
  • CO4: Physical and natural phenomenon
  • CO5: History and culture
  • CO6: Cultures, societies, and individuals
  • CO7: Artistic composition, interpretation, and expression
  • CO8: Constitution
  • CO9: Science, technology, and society
  • CO10: Diversity and equity
  • CO11: Global contexts
  • CO12: Ethics
  • CO13: Integration and synthesis
  • CO14: Application

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