The general education requirement is intended to provide breadth in the baccalaureate degree program to foster student learning beyond a single, narrow discipline or field. There are two systems, Goal and Domain.
Courses offered by the World Languages Deparmtnet appropriate for the Gen. Ed. requirements in the Goal system are classified as follows:
- Goal 3. Language: A basic knowledge of a language other than one’s own, including its cultural context together with at least a minimal ability to read, write, speak, and comprehend.
Goal 11. Non-Western Studies: An understanding and appreciation of nonwestern
cultures past and present.
Starting Fall 2013, the new Domain system is implemented. Courses offered by the World Languages Deparmtnet appropriate for the Gen. Ed. requirements in the Domain system are classified as follows:
- Domain I-C: The study of language in its cultural contexts
- Domain III-C: The study of global systems and issues, ethical principles, and/or differences and commonalities among groups of people
Native speakers and heritage speakers of a foreign language
Native speakers and heritage speakers of a foreign language (Chinese, French, Portuguese, and Spanish) must not take a language course below their proficiency level to fulfill the Gen. Ed. language requirement. See the new language course requirement policy.
Gen. Ed. Courses
A. LANGUAGES (Goal 3/Domain I-C)
American Sign Language
- MLSL 121 American Sign Language I
- MLSL 122 American Sign Language II
- MLCH 171 Elementary Chinese I
- MLCH 172 Elementary Chinese II
- MLCH 271 Intermediate Chinese I
- MLCH 272 Intermediate Chinese II
- MLFR 101 Elementary French I
- MLFR 102 Elementary French II
- MLFR 201 Intermediate French I
- MLFR 202 Intermediate French II
- MLPO 141 Elementary Portuguese I
- MLPO 142 Elementary Portuguese II
- MLSP 131 Elementary Spanish I
- MLSP 132 Elementary Spanish II
- MLSP 231 Intermediate Spanish I
- MLSP 232 Intermediate Spanish II
B. LINGUISTICS (Goal 11/Domain III-C)
- MLLI 110 The Languages of the World