General Education at the University of Connecticut
| The University has undertaken a comprehensive review of its undergraduate General Education Requirements and come up with a new system, launched in May 2005. The requirements are designed to ensure that we graduate articulate, responsible, and engaged citizens of the world. The General Education curriculum, by State mandate, comprises one third of the total coursework in a bachelor’s degree. The new system has fewer categories and more choices than the old system and is better coordinated with the requirements of individual majors. It represents a wonderful opportunity for students to select a plan of study that will allow them to develop intellectual depth and breadth in the context of courses that truly excite them. |
The University of Connecticut General Education Requirements are designed to ensure that students... BECOME  articulateACQUIRE intellectual breadth and versatility critical judgment moral sensitivity awareness of their era and
society consciousness of the diversity of human culture and experience a working understanding of the processes by which one can continue to acquire and use knowledge |
Content AreasCourses in the UConn general education system are distributed across four content areas, with two courses
selected Arts and HumanitiesSocial SciencesScience and TechnologyDiversity and Multiculturalism |
CompetenciesGeneral education skills are gained within five different areas of competency: Computer TechnologyInformation LiteracyQuantitativeSecond LanguageWriting |
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