General Education Requirements Workshop

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General Education Requirements Workshop Presented
by the Office of Academic Advisement
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G1 Block Arts Humanities

• Art
• Communication Theatre
• English
• Foreign Languages Humanities
• Music
• Philosophy

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G2 Block Math Science

• Biology
• Chemistry
• Earth Science
• Physics
• Lab Course

• Computer Science
• Math
• Nursing

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G3 Block Social Sciences

• History
• International Studies
• Occupational Safety Environmental Health
• Psychology
• Sociology
• Social Work
• Womens Studies

• African-American Studies
• Anthropology
• Business
• Economics
• Geography
• Gerontology
• Government

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Old General Education
Gen Ed Approved
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Revised General Education

• Connections Exploration
• Perspectives Course (P)
• Wellness Course
• 3 200 Level Courses
• 4 Writing W Courses
• Cultural Diversity Community Course (D)
• First-Year Inquiry Seminar (FYI)
• Open Elective(s)

Gen Ed Approved
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Focus on Perspectives Course (P)

• What is it?
• interdisciplinary and/or multicultural in content
  and require a high level of educational maturity,
  knowledge and thinking
• Stipulations?
• Cannot count toward major or required related
  courses
• Must complete ENGL 110 and 24 credits of Liberal
  Arts Core beforehand
• Examples?
• ANTH 342 World Hunger, EDUC 433 Gender and Race
  Issues in Childrens Literature, MUSI 369 West
  African Music and Dance

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Focus onFirst-Year Inquiry Course (FYI)

• What is it?
• Specifically designed for first semester freshmen
  and offered in a seminar format, typically linked
  to a foundations course (either ENGL 110 or COMM
  100) as part of a living/learning community
• Functions?
• Introduce a process of critical inquiry applied
  to important social, cultural, scientific,
  technological, and/or aesthetic problems
• Support students transition into the college
  experience academically, socially and personally
• Examples?
• The Amish and the Media, The Deindustrialization
  of the United States Jobs Today, Gone Tomorrow,
  Dream of America

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Focus onCultural Diversity Community Course
(D)

• What is it?
• Is intercultural and/or cross-cultural, with
  culture being a worldview that reflects beliefs,
  customs, values, politics, and experiences as
  shaped by race and ethnicity, gender, geography,
  language, sexual orientation, education,
  economics, age, nationality, religious
  affiliation, occupation and/or physical ability
  among others
• Functions?
• Helps students identify, critically analyze and
  apply scholarship and experience related to
  cultural diversity
• May also count as part of any additional
  requirement (major, minor or Gen Ed)

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Tips and Hints

• P can be a D
• D can be a W
• P cant be a W
• FYI cant be a W

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Important Resources

• General Education Sheets
• Undergraduate Catalogue
• Academic Advisement Website
• Call Academic Advisement x. 3257