Academic Catalog 2016-17 :: Lake Superior State University

General Education Requirements

General Education Mission Statement

In a diverse and changing world, college graduates must be prepared for a lifetime of learning in a variety of fields. In order to meet this challenge, general education requirements foster the development of general skills and knowledge that are further developed throughout the curriculum. LSSU graduates will be able to:

• Analyze, develop, and produce rhetorically complex texts
• Communicate competently in a variety of contexts (Communication Outcomes)
• Analyze, evaluate, and explain human aesthetics and its historical development (Humanities Outcomes)
• View the world from cultural perspectives other than their own (Diversity Outcomes)
• Incorporate empirical evidence in the analysis of the causes and consequences of natural phenomena (Natural Science Outcomes)
• Think critically and analytically about the causes and consequences of human behavior (Social Science Outcomes)
• Analyze situations symbolically and quantitatively in order to make decisions and solve problems (Mathematics Outcomes)

General Education Requirements (Bachelors Degree)

Students planning to earn a degree are required to complete general education requirements.  The general education requirements will be considered satisfied for students transferring to LSSU with  MTA, MACRAO, GCERT or the LSSU-Wisconsin Bridge Agreement.   The general education requirements will be considered satisfied for students who have already earned a bachelors degree (honors bachelor degree from a Canadian University).

• Oral and Written Communication (9 Credits Minimum) One year of composition and one semester of communication.
  
  Composition:  ENGL110 and ENGL111
  Communication - One course from:  COMM101, COMM201 or COMM225

• Mathematics (3 Credits Minimum) One course in Mathematics (MATH110 or higher)

• Social Science (6 Credits Minimum) Two courses from different disciplines.  Pick one course from any two disciplines:
  
  Business Discipline:  BUSN121
  Economics Discipline:  ECON201, ECON202, ECON302, ECGE100
  Geography Discipline:  GEOG201, GEOG302, GGGE100
  History Discipline:  HIST101, HIST102, HIST131, HIST132, HSGE100
  Political Science Discipline:  POLI110, POLI160, POLI241, PSGE100
  Psychology Discipline:  PSYC101, PSYC155, PYGE100
  Sociology Discipline:  SOCY101, SOCY102, SOCY113, SOGE100.

• Natural Sciences (7 Credits Minimum) Two courses from different disciplines - one with a lab.  Pick one course from any two disciplines (including interdisciplinary), or pick two from interdisciplinary:
  
  Biology Discipline:  BIOL104, BIOL105, BIOL122, BIOL131
  Chemistry Discipline:  CHEM108 and CHEM109, CHEM110, CHEM115, CHEM116, NSCI110
  Geology/Geography Discipline:  GEOL115, GEOL121, GEOL122, GEOG106, NSCI102
  Physics Discipline:  PHYS221, PHYS231, NSCI101
  Interdisciplinary:  NSCI103 and NSCI104, NSCI116, NSCI119, GEOG108
  Other:  NSGE100*
  
  *Two NSGE100 courses may be used if the reviewing dean determines that two or more disciplines are represented.

• Humanities (6 Credits Minimum) Two courses from different disciplines.  Pick one course from any two disciplines (including interdisciplinary), or pick two from interdisciplinary:
  
  Arts Discipline:  ARTS250, ARTS251, HUMN240
  Culture Discipline:  ENGL180 (effective Summer 2015), HUMN203
  Music Discipline:  MUSC220, MUSC221
  Mythology Discipline:  HUMN255
  Philosophy Discipline:  PHIL302, PHIL305 
  Language Discipline:  Second year (6-8 credits) of a foreign language (e.g. SPAN261 and SPAN262 may be used as one course)
  Interdisciplinary:  HUMN251, HUMN252,
  Other:  HUGE100*
  
  *Two HUGE100 courses may be used if the reviewing dean determines that two or more disciplines are represented.
  
  
• Cultural Diversity (3 Credits Minimum) from:
  
  BUSN308, EDUC250, ENGL235 (effective Summer 2015), ENGL236 (effective Summer 2015), GEOG306, HIST203, HLTH328, POLI234, POLI334, SDGE100, SOCY103, SOCY213, SOCY225, SOCY321.

Total Credits Required:  34 - 36

General Education Requirements (Associates Degree)

• Oral and Written Communication: ENGL110, ENGL111, COMM101
  
  
• Mathematics (Minimum 3 credits): MATH110 or higher or PHIL205
  
  
• 12 additional General Education credits are required (chosen from at least two of the following categories listed above:  Humanities, Natural Science, Social Science, or Diversity).

Total Credits Required:  24

General Education Requirements (Associate of Applied Science Degree)

• Oral and Written Communication: ENGL110 and ENGL111 or COMM101

• Mathematics (Minimum 3 credits): MATH102 or higher or PHIL205
  
  
• 6 additional General Education credits are required (chosen from the following categories listed above:  Communication Skills, Humanities, Mathematics, Natural Science, Social Science, or Diversity).

Total Credits Required:  15

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