Council Document 96-15

Research and Educational Policy Committee

Approved January 13, 1997

TO: Council of Faculty Delegates

RE: Basic General Education Requirements

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.

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