The Revolution of 1911 represented an important turning point in China's history. It is widely considered that China established the modern higher education system since 1911. The purpose of this study is to make clear the historical development of general education in China's universities from 1911 to 1949, which is roughly divided into two phases : (1) General Education in the Transition Period : 1911-1927 ; (2) General Education in the Nationalist Period : 1928-1949. This paper mainly examines the general education program from the curriculum in the universities, especially Qinghua University.