Purpose of General Education

• 1. Apply ethics and moral reasoning to academic knowledge and societal concerns.
• Apply the principles of critical thinking to contemporary issues.
• Exhibit clear communication skills through investigative research and writing.
• Utilize information technology skills appropriate to interdisciplinary studies.
• Articulate the responsibility of global citizenship and multicultural understanding with regard to academic and professional pursuits.
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• 2.  Provide at least three reasons why every student should be required to take general education courses. Explain your rationale. Support your rationale with evidence from at least one scholarly source.
• Describe what you have learned from at least three specific courses (e.g., philosophy, history, English, math, psychology, etc.) that has proved its usefulness in your daily life. For instance, what did you learn in history classes beyond just names, dates, and places? In literature courses, what did you learn about life, the university, and everything beyond the literary work itself? 

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