George Mason University (Fairfax,
Virginia)
www.gmu.edu
- Total Enrollment: 28,874
- George
Mason University will be an institution of international academic
reputation providing superior education for students to develop critical,
analytical, and imaginative thinking and to make well-founded ethical
decisions.
Defining Statements:
The mission of George Mason University's General Education Program is to
educate, liberate, and broaden the mind, and to instill lifelong love of
learning. In conjunction with each students' major program of study and other
electives, minors, or certificates, this program seeks to produce graduates
with intellectual vision, creative abilities, and moral sensibility, as well as
the skills to assure a well-rounded and useable education.
The General Education Program seeks four specific goals:
- General education courses
should first ensure that all undergraduates develop skills in information
gathering, written and oral communication, and analytical and
quantitiative reasoning.
- General education courses
should expose students to the development of knowledge by emphasizing
major domains of thought and methods of inquiry.
- General education courses
should enable students to attain a breadth of knowledge that supports
their specializations and contributes to their education in both personal
and professional ways.
- General education courses
should encourage students to make important connections across boundaries
(for example: among disciplines; between the university and the external
world; between the United States and other countries).
Requirements for Graduation:
Foundation
Written communication
(3 lower, 3 upper)
Oral communication
Quantitative Reasoning
Information Technology
Total foundation requirements
|
Number of Credits
6
3
3
3
24
|
Core Requirements
Literature
Art
Natural Sciences
(1 lab course, 1 non-lab)
U.S. History
Western Civilization
Global Understanding
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Total Core
|
3
3
7
3
3
3
3
25
|
English Composition
Intensive Writing
General Education Requirements
|
6
3
58
|
College of Arts and Sciences - additional requirements
Philosophy or religion
Literature
Non-western culture
Foreign language proficiency
Required for BA
|
3
3
3
0-12
58-70
|
Minimum credits required for graduation
General Education percent
Upper division courses required
|
120
48%-58%
45
|
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