The purpose of the General Education program is to provide the foundation on which a student’s education rests and can continue to expand throughout life.
General Education includes the broadly defined essential skills and knowledge (in the liberal arts, science and technology, the social
The purpose of the General Education program is to provide the foundation on which a student’s education rests and can continue to expand throughout life.
General Education includes the broadly defined essential skills and knowledge (in the liberal arts, science and technology, the social sciences, mathematics, critical thinking and reasoning, and communication and expression) needed to live healthy, ethical, fulfilling and productive lives in the modern world. However, General Education goes beyond simply fostering a particular set of skills, but additionally aims to place those skills in a wider context so that students develop the ability and habit of applying them to every aspect of their lives. General Education ensures that our graduates’ education is comprehensive, introducing a wide variety of experiences, worldviews and methodologies by sampling diverse academic disciplines.
As stated in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Board of Governors Policy 1993-01, “The most important outcomes [of the General Education Curriculum] consist not so much in the mastery of particular bodies of knowledge as in the acquisition of skills, values, awareness, understanding, perspective and appreciation needed for continuing p