"universal requirement" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to something that is required or necessary in a general context. For example, "Providing a safe working environment is a universal requirement for all employers."
He introduced the first advanced computer science electives, and started advocating for the subject to be a universal requirement, like math or biology.
Removing the universal requirement would seriously diminish the bill, but the bill would still be a huge improvement over the current patchwork of gun checks.
Oddly, Mr. Lieberman and those who support him often say that the loyalty oath mirrors an American practice, apparently mistaking the naturalization process for a universal requirement for all United States citizens.
Rights groups including the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, based in New York, are promoting a federal "safe schools" act to make this a universal requirement, although passage is not likely any time soon. 1 2 Next Page ».
"We like to say comfort is not a privilege, it's a universal requirement," said Mr. McKenna, whose company introduced the Diffrient Smart Chair, a no-fuss-to-adjust desk chair by the octogenarian industrial designer Niels Diffrient.
On the other hand, some planning is required, not only as a practical matter but also as a means of fulfilling the universal requirement that the zoning meet some minimum standard of rationality.
"What then are the universal requirements of a monument?" Mr. Shubow asked at the hearing.
Father Lombardi said the Vatican could not issue universal requirements for mandatory reporting to civil authorities because it also operated in countries with repressive governments.
Surely there are minima – pretty well universal requirements of the sine qua non type – such as 'there must be a purpose or problem that the writing addresses'?
"Since transparency and trust are becoming universal requirements across the cybersecurity industry, Kaspersky Lab supports the creation of a new, non-profit organization to take on this responsibility, not just for the company, but for other partners and members who wish to join," it writes on this.
Not all these requirements will fit every teaching situation, but I think in most cases it's possible to use universal requirements to get the idea across: everyone needs help of some kind; no one gets through college (or achieves anything) on their own.
