The Seminar Approach to General Education and Scholarship provides a foundation for Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) undergraduates in critical thinking, written and oral communication, the use of information, quantitative reasoning, engagement with ethical issues and diversity, and exposure to experimental and theoretical approaches to understanding human culture and behavior, scientific knowledge, and methods of research.

As of the Fall of 2023, the General Education Requirements at CWRU have changed. These changes only affect students who matriculated during or after the 2023-2024 academic year. Those students should refer to the current Bulletin for descriptions of their GE requirements.

For all students who started at CWRU before the fall of 2023, SAGES is still part of the undergraduate General Education requirements. For the complete list of GE requirements for these students, please consult the Bulletin for the year you matriculated, following the GE requirements for the school of your primary major. 

Starting in Summer 2024, students can fulfill a University Seminar requirement by completing any USNA, USSO, or USSY course; there is no longer the requirement that each course comes from a different thematic area. In addition, students can satisfy a University Seminar requirement by successfully completing a corresponding Communication Intensive course associated with the new General Education Requirements. You can find these designated courses on SIS by using the “Degree Requirements” filter. Please note that a Communication Intensive course taken to fulfill a University Seminar requirement does not also satisfy breadth requirements. Additionally, in order to receive UGER or SAGES credit for a Communication Intensive course, you must have taken the approved and designated CI version. In other words, if you took the course previous to its designation in the UGER, that course cannot fulfill the CI requirement.

For questions related to SAGES, please contact sages@case.edu.

For questions related to the 2023-2024 GER, please contact your four-year advisor.

For questions related to the Writing Program or the Writing Resource Center, please visit the WP website.