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Mission of the General Studies Program

The General Studies program will encourage the habits of mind of an educated person that promote life-long learning. Students will acquire the essential knowledge and develop the critical skills that are of fundamental significance in a free society.

 

Structure of the General Studies Program

The General Studies program is structured around the following three goals:

  • Develop intellectual and practical skills
  • Explore essential knowledge, perspectives, and methods in Arts and Humanities, History, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Natural and Physical Sciences
  • Understand the global interconnectedness of diverse individuals, communities and societies

To complete their General Studies Program, students must take approved courses that fulfill the distribution and credit requirements:

 

The approved Quantitative Literacy (Mathematics) courses are:

MTH 1080-3  - Mathematical Modes of Thought

MTH 1110-4 - College Algebra

MTH 1112-4 - College Algebra Through Modeling

MTH 1210-4 - Introduction to Statitistics

MTH 1310-4 - Finite Mathematics for Management and Social Sciences

MTH 1610-4 - Integrated Mathematics I

Or any course for which one of these is a prerequiste.

If you have not taken a college mathematics course and would like some assistance deciding which math course to take first, these web pages will help you make your choice.