General education is central to a university education, and should enhance students’ awareness of themselves in a complex universe, drawing upon multiple points of view.
As a result of general education experience, students should acquire knowledge of diverse disciplinary and cultural perspectives and skill in comparing, contrasting, applying, and communicating effectively these perspectives in tasks considered appropriate to particular courses.
The General Education Program at California State University, Fullerton, is divided into six
major Areas:
- A. Core Competencies
- B. Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning,
- C. Arts and Humanities,
- D. Social Sciences,
- E. Lifelong Learning and Self-Development
- F. Ethnic Studies
The GE program also includes one Overlay, Z. Cultural Diversity, that adds content but no additional units to designated General Education courses.
