Millerville University, Faculty Senate
General Education Curriculum
Program Review
May 1996
A. Program Mission
General Education is a program of study that should introduce students to a
broad foundation in liberal arts and sciences: the humanities, fine arts,
natural, and social sciences. The purpose of the General Education program is
to "cultivate the intellect by educating students to reason logically, to
think critically, to express themselves clearly, and to foster an
understanding of the human condition and the role of value judgments in the
human experience" (1988 Revised General Education Curriculum, compiled with
Faculty Senate Amendments by Colin McLeod, 1990, pp. 1-2). A general
education program should provide the foundation for intellectual development
and also the sense of the interrelationships among the various disciplines.
One of the departments surveyed characterizes the general education program
as an intellectual "safety net," that assures each graduate of having
faced "those intellectual challenges that define the baccalaureate
experience." Through its emphasis on the liberal arts and sciences,
Millersville's general education program is intended to give students the
background in writing, speaking, and critical thinking across a broad range
of subjects that they will need to advance through their careers and
address the wide variety of problems they will face as citizens. The
Millersville general education program prepares students for productive and
meaningful lives beyond their professional careers, enabling them to pursue
personal development through a lifetime of learning.
Demand for and Reputation of Program
...|Centrality to and Support of University
Mission
|National and Local Enrollment Trends
|Curricular Currency
|Responsiveness to Change
|Effectiveness to Serving Minorities and Other
Special Populations
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