Butler General Education Bucket Requirements

Beginning with the Fall 2024 term, all state universities, Washburn University, and all participating community colleges in Kansas use a common systemwide general education (SGE) framework within associate of arts (A.A), associate of science (A.S.) degrees, and all baccalaureate degrees.  The SGE includes 34-35 credit hours organized in 7 “buckets” identified by an individual SGE code. 

• Bucket #1 (SGE010) English Discipline Area                                         6 hours
       Two English courses
• Bucket #2 (SGE020) Communications Discipline Area                          3 hours
       One Communication course
• Bucket #3 (SGE030) Mathematics & Statistics Discipline Area              3 hours
       One Mathematics or Statistics course
• Bucket #4 (SGE040) Natural & Physical Sciences Discipline Area        4-5 hours
       One Lab Science course
• Bucket #5 (SGE050) Social & Behavioral Sciences Discipline Area       6 hours
       6 hours in at least two courses from two different subjects
• Bucket #6 (SGE060) Arts & Humanities Discipline Area                         6 hours
       6 hours in at least two courses from two different subjects
• Bucket #7 (SGE070) Institutionally Designated Area                              6 hours
       6 hours in at least two courses from two different subjects

Any student who has completed the full credit hour requirement in all buckets will be considered to have completed the Kansas SGE framework for A.A. and A.S. degrees. The completion of the 34-35 credit hour general education package will be noted on the student’s transcript.

Course Requirements for A.A. and A.S. degrees and the General Education Buckets:

• All students are required to take EG101 and EG102 from Bucket 1.
• All students are required to take either SP100 or SP102 from Bucket 2.
• All students are required to take one math course from Bucket 3.
• All other buckets where a course is marked as preferred, students can choose any course listed in the state approved bucket if they meet the prerequisite for the course. 
• Courses in any of the buckets 3-7 not marked preferred are mandatory in the pathway unless an alternative is approved by the dean overseeing the pathway.
• Courses listed in the Pathway not identified with a bucket are required for completion of the given degree pathway and are not intended to fulfill the state approved general education bucket package.

Students who are working toward associate of applied science (A.A.S.) or associate of general studies (A.G.S.) are not required to complete the 34-35 credit hour general education bucket system. Students pursuing these degrees will select from the general education bucket list of courses but will only complete 15 credit hours of general education for the A.A.S. or 25 credit hours of general education for the A.G.S.