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Undergraduate Curriculum Model General Education Programme Undergraduate Curriculum Model General Education Programme 138 UM Academic Calendar Undergraduate Curriculum Model General Education Programme The following table shows the general curriculum model. With special approval, special major programmes (e.g. law, engineering, foreign languages, subject education) will be allowed to deviate from the model curriculum, i.e. having more major credits and fewer free elective credits. Special consideration and approval will be given on a case-by-case basis, especially if such deviations are needed to conform with the requirements of professional or external accreditation bodies. % of total No. of Component no. of credits credits 1. Major 60 – 66^ 50% 2. General Education 36 28% 3. Distribution / Diversity Electives (courses outside major*) 12 9% 4. Free Electives (minor = 18 to 24 credits) 17 – 21 13% Total no. of required credits 132 - 135^ 100% ^ Except for pre-approved programmes whose maximum major credits can be up to 75 and total credits up to 144. * The courses should be chosen from 4 or more different disciplines outside the student’s own major programme. With the increased free electives and distribution electives, students will enjoy more freedom and flexi