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Council of Faculty Delegates Document 96-15
Research and Educational Policy Committee
Approved Janaury 13, 1997
Revised April 30, 2003 by Senate Document 03-02
The Research and Educational Policy Committee recommends the adoption of the following basic general education requirements. These requirements are applicable to all bachelor degree programs for students entering Purdue University Calumet in the fall semester of 1997.
1. ENGLISH COMPOSITION-6 CREDIT HOURS:
3 credit hours in Composition and an additional 3 credit hour course which is writing intensive.
2. NATURAL SCIENCE-3 CREDIT HOURS:
3 credit hours chosen from natural science laboratory courses in physics, biology, chemistry, geoscience or appropriate interdisciplinary natural science laboratory courses.
3. MATHEMATICS OR STATISTICS-3 CREDIT HOURS:
3 credit hours in collegiate level mathematics or statistics courses.
4. HUMANITIES-3 CREDIT HOURS:
3 credit hours chosen from the humanities: literature, history, philosophy, foreign languages, art, music, theater, or appropriate interdisciplinary humanities courses.
5. SOCIAL SCIENCES-3 CREDIT HOURS:
3 credit hours chosen from the social sciences: anthropology, psychology, sociology, political science, economics, or appropriate interdisciplinary social science courses.
6. SPEECH COMMUNICATION-3 CREDIT HOURS:
3 credit hours in speech communication.
7. COMPUTER UTILIZATION
Departments shall identify appropriate course(s) to enable their students to develop computer utilization skills relevant to their major.
8. WELLNESS EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY
Recognizing the importance of wellness education and of technology’s impact on society, the University, as part of the general education experience, shall offer students:
· The resources and information necessary to facilitate wellness.
· The opportunity to develop an understanding of the interface between technology and society.9. FRESHMAN EXPERIENCE COURSE:
1-3 credits required of all entering freshmen and transfer students with less than 60 credits. This course would include utilization of campus resources, goal setting, values exploration, relationship of academic planning and life goals, discipline specific career exploration and critical thinking. Students who change majors will not be required to take a second freshman experience course.
The faculty of the discipline shall decide for their majors which courses fulfill general education requirements. The Council of Faculty Delegates will be responsible for ensuring that appropriate general education requirements have been identified and implemented.
APPROVING: DISAPPROVING
L. Mura, Chair None
C. Chancey
S. Conners
S. Singer
C. Stacy
C. Sekhar
S. Sil
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