General Education Program

Purpose

The general education program gives students an opportunity to strengthen academic skills, broaden intellectual horizons, develop and explore new academic interests, reflect on personal values, and build a foundation of knowledge for future course work and lifelong learning.

In addition to providing a breadth of knowledge the general education program is designed to enhance students' ability to solve problems, think critically and communicate effectively. Students take courses in six broad areas: fine arts, humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, world culture and ethnic studies.

Learning Outcomes

All students who graduate from UW-Green Bay should achieve the three skill-based learning outcomes listed below. The general education program also emphasizes developing these skills.

General Education Requirements

All students must complete the general education requirements. Depending upon the courses chosen, as well as the need to reach competency in mathematics and writing, students may take between 37 and 48 credits. Courses taken to fulfill general education requirements may also be used simultaneously to fulfill requirements in the major, minor or certificate programs.

Fine Arts

Fine Arts Learning Outcomes

An understanding of one or more of the fine arts, including an understanding of the nature and functions of art and ways of evaluating art.

Fine Arts Requirement: 3 credits

Complete 3 credits by taking one or more courses in either of the following two lists.

FA - History/Appreciation

FA - Studio/Performance

Humanities

Humanities Learning Outcomes

An understanding of the humanities, including: the significance and chronology of major events and movements in Western civilization; knowledge about a range of different literature representative of different literary forms and historical contexts; and the role of the humanities in identifying and clarifying individual and social values in a culture and understanding the implications of decisions made on the basis of those values.

Humanities Requirement: 9 credits

Complete one course from each of the following three lists of courses.

H-1 - Introduction to Western Culture I (Origins through the Renaissance)

H-2 - Introduction to Western Culture II (Seventeenth Century to Modern Era)

H-3 - Role of Humanities in Societal Issues

Social Sciences

Social Sciences Learning Outcomes

An understanding of the social sciences, including: major concepts of social, political, geographic and economic structures; and the impact that social institutions and values have on individuals and groups in a culture.

Social Sciences Requirement: 9 credits

Complete two courses (6 credits) in two different areas from the SS-1 list of courses, and one course (3 credits) from the SS-2 list.

SS-1 - Content, Methods and Concepts of Social Science Disciplines

SS-2 - Application of Social Science Principles to Social Issues

Natural Sciences

Natural Sciences Learning Outcomes

An understanding of the natural sciences, including: major concepts, principles, and theories of the biological and physical environment; and the impact of scientific and technological activities and products on individuals, society, and the environment.

Natural Sciences Requirement: 10-12 credits

Complete a minimum of one course from each of the following three lists of courses. Students who do not wish to complete a laboratory science course must complete four courses (12 credits). The fourth course may be selected from either the ES1 or NS2 list.

ES1 - Environmental Science Introduction

NS2 - Natural Sciences Issues

Ethnic Studies

Ethnic Studies Learning Outcome

An understanding of the causes and effects of stereotyping and racism and an appreciation of cultural diversity in the United States.

Ethnic Studies Requirement:3 credits

Complete one course from the following list. Courses used to fulfill the Ethnic Studies Requirement cannot be used to fulfill other general education requirements.

World Culture

World Culture Learning Outcome

An understanding of contemporary global issues and problems, through the study of beliefs, values and ways of life in a country other than the United States.

World Culture Requirement: 3 credits

Complete one course from the following list. Courses used to fulfill the World Culture Requirement cannot be used to fulfill other general education requirements.

One of the following will also fulfill the World Culture Requirement:

  1. Completion of a second year (fourth semester) of a foreign language at the college level or any upper-level foreign language course. Courses with variable content (course numbers 498, 497, and 478) may be approved for the World Culture Requirement by use of a special petition.
  2. Completion of any approved UW-Green Bay trip outside the United States, or study abroad programs, or student exchange programs outside the United States. Students should contact the Office of International Education for information on opportunities in international education.
  3. Substantial living experience outside the United States. The Associate Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences or a designate may grant a waiver of the World Culture Requirement to students based on documented prior experience living in a foreign country.
  4. Students who are not residents of the United States will satisfy the requirement by residence and course work at UW-Green Bay.

Advising

Contact the Office of Academic Advising for information or assistance on all matters pertaining to general education requirements, including advising.

See www.uwgb.edu/lasdean/gened/ for general education information and petitions.

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