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Rationale: The program in General Education established the foundation
for a lifetime of intellectual discovery, personal development,
and community service while preparing students for advanced
work in various academic and professional disciplines.
Objectives:
Through
the teaching of courses offered in each of the following subject
areas as well as in the delivery of the academic disciplines,
the General Education program will:
- Provide instruction that enables
students to master basic concepts of a broad array of the
intellectual disciplines,
- Help students develop versatility
of mind, an ability to examine problems individually and collaboratively
from multiple perspectives, including ethical and aesthetic
perspectives,
- Provide students the guidance
and skills necessary to become intellectually disciplined,
to be able to construct arguments that are clear, precise,
accurate, and of relevant depth and breadth,
- Encourage students to take personal
responsibility for their education, including the ability
to find, evaluate and communicate new information, setting
the stage for life-long learning.
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