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Changes to General Education Requirements begin Fall 2008! View the complete list of proposed changes with reasonings here:
New Requirements
The components of the proposed general education requirements, together with brief
descriptions, are given below.
First Year Seminar: One course designated as a first year seminar.
Quantitative Reasoning: Two courses focusing on the role of quantitative information in various settings and the ability to reason abstractly.
Natural Science: A two-course sequence within the natural sciences. The first course must serve as a prerequisite for the second course, and at least one of the two courses must have a laboratory.
Human Behavior & Society: Two courses from two different disciplines that explore the forces shaping human activity, relationships, social structures, institutions, and intellectual systems.
Global Inquiry: One course focusing on global interconnections related to economic, political, cultural, social, public health, or environmental issues. An approved study abroad or other field program can fulfill this requirement if it includes a satisfactory evaluation of a written reflection of a student’s experience in that program by a University of Mary Washington faculty member.
Language: Intermediate competency in a second language.
Arts, Literature, and Performance: Two courses focusing on art, literature, or performance. One course provides an opportunity for exploring the process of creating artistic work while the other course encourages the appreciation and the interpretation of artistic expressions.
Experiential Learning: A faculty supervised experience involving a significant experiential learning component designed to challenge students to go outside of the bounds of the typical classroom.
Writing Intensive Requirement: All students are required to complete four courses designated writing intensive.
Speaking Intensive Requirement: All students are required to complete two courses designated speaking intensive. |
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