General Education

Fort Lewis College

Fort Lewis College (Durango, CO)

  www.fortlewis.edu

• 4500 undergraduate students
• programs in arts, sciences, education, and business

Defining Statements:

The College has an enduring commitment to develop and maintain its programs at a level equal to those of other outstanding undergraduate institutions in the nation.

Organizational Principles:

A liberal arts education encompasses more than specific curricular requirements. The College has defined four Liberal Education Outcomes that students will attain through fulfilling their general education requirements as well as through in-depth study within the major and the experiences available to them at a liberal arts institution. The four liberal education outcomes for Fort Lewis students are:

• Learning as inquiry  The ability to use modern methods to access, analyze, interpret, and apply a wide
  range of information, data, and appropriate sources.
• Critical thinking as problem solving  The ability to analyze, synthesize, evaluate, and apply information
  in order to solve complex problems.
• Communication as intellectual contribution  The ability to contribute to scholarly understanding of a subject by balancing complexity and clarity of argument, clear conceptual organization of evidence, and adaptation to context and audience.
• Action as responsible application of academic learning  The ability to use all of the above to make positive contributions to one's community and the larger society.

As part of their general education requirements, students take two courses in each of the College's four interdisciplinary themes, one at the lower level and one at the upper level:

• Culture, Identity, and Expression
• Systems and Institutions
• Technology
• Natural Environment

Fort Lewis College appears to be in the process of revising their general education curriculum.

Requirements for Graduation:

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