The conflict between the two cultural ideas makes the background of the relationship between the special and the general course.

In accordance with the statistical analysis of primary data on general courses in Chinese universities,this paper concludes that the elective courses are not equivalent to general courses;the external structure of elective courses is harmonious,but the amount is very small;the structures of elective courses vary in comprehensive universities and engineering colleges.

The article elaborates the concepts, contents, implementation and features of general education curriculum in Chungyuan Christian University of Taiwan and the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

How to carry general education curriculum through the class teaching, and elaborating it s function of cultivating the "Whole-person", is the "choke point" of general education.

So, as a mode which can actualize general education, many universities want to innovating general education curriculums.

The establishment of general education conforms to the trend of the development of modern higher education.

After analyzing Marx\'s and Maslow\'s hierarchical theory of needs,the author suggests general education for undergraduates should be people-oriented and meet the needs of undergraduates.