General Education for Bachelor of Arts Degrees
General Education for B.A. students consists of four, thematic clusters: The Citizen, The Professional, The Globalist, and The Leader. The entire program has 12 courses (48 credit hours), and each cluster includes three courses (12 credit hours).
General Education for Bachelor of Arts Degrees
Creating tomorrow's professionals who are Ready for the World.
Each course in a cluster explores the cluster’s theme in an interdisciplinary manner, meaning it approaches the theme from various and multiple disciplines of study (humanities, science, mathematics, and social science). Furthermore, the courses integrate institutional competencies (oral and written communication, analyzing and problem solving, generating ideas and innovating, decision-making, and collaboration) into the context of the cluster’s theme and the student's chosen major. At the conclusion of the four clusters, students will demonstrate accomplishment of the cluster’s academic goal in a mini-capstone project.
The Citizen
Students will evaluate their citizenship in the various communities in which they belong.
The Professional
Students will propose solutions to resolve the cultural and professional tensions between workers (the individual) and employers.
The Globalist
Students will determine the impact of the global interconnectedness of economic, political, and cultural institutions on the individual and the communities of which the individual is a part.
The Leader
Students will judge various leaders’ traits and styles and recommend the most effective traits and styles for having a positive and productive impact on local, global, and professional communities.