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General Education requirements for bachelor of arts and science degrees

The purpose of general education courses in the College of Humanities and Sciences is to provide a foundation for lifelong learning for its students. This foundation includes the acquisition of information, the capacity and the propensity to engage in inquiry and critical thinking, the use of various forms of communication, an awareness of the diversity of human experience, an understanding of the natural world, and an appreciation of the responsibilities of people to themselves, to others and to the community.

Click on the following sections for a description of the requirements and lists of approved courses.

  1. Communicating
  2. Ethics
  3. Quantity and Form
  4. Science and Technology
  5. Civilization
  6. Foreign Language
  7. Visual and Performing Arts
  8. Literature and Social Sciences
  9. Urban Environment

 


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