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General EducationThe university experience at FGCU is designed to prepare students for a rapidly changing world and workplace where professional careers demand a wide breadth of knowledge and value critical thinking and analysis, communication skills, teamwork, independent learning, and creative problem-solving. This preparation begins with a general education program that blends innovation with tradition. Interdisciplinary courses demonstrate the relationship of knowledge across academic fields, while traditional courses offer depth or breadth in specific disciplines and fulfill upper division program prerequisites or accreditation requirements. Introductory and capstone experiences tie general education into a coherent whole and launch the student toward acquiring the broad knowledge and perspective necessary for personal growth and success. The general education program at Florida Gulf Coast University, in accordance with state mandates, consists of 36 credit hours of coursework in the subject areas of communication, social sciences, humanities, natural sciences, and mathematics. Approved courses for each area are listed below. Where applicable, courses taken to meet state common prerequisites for a program may also be used to fulfill general education requirements. All first-time-in-college students are expected to take ENC 1101 (Composition I) their first semester at FGCU. In accordance with the state articulation agreement (State Board of Education Rule 6A-10.024), a transfer student who has completed general education requirements at any public university or community college in Florida prior to enrolling as a degree-seeking student at FGCU, and has this completion noted on his/her official transcript, shall be considered to have completed general education. All other transfer students are expected to satisfy FGCU’s general education requirements. Transfer students’ transcripts will be evaluated to determine course equivalencies and fulfillment of FGCU general education requirements. All courses listed are approved for meeting general education requirements at FGCU. Courses marked with (W) can be used to satisfy a portion of the Gordon Rule writing requirement, and the mathematics courses can be used to satisfy a portion of the Gordon Rule computation requirement (State Board of Education Rule 6A-10.030). A grade of C or higher is required for all Gordon Rule coursework. Communication (6 hours)Each student must complete a two-semester sequence (ENC 1101-1102) in English composition. The sequence develops students’ communication skills in written formats; this includes reading critically as well as writing clearly in a variety of styles. Students may satisfy all or part of this requirement by satisfactory CLEP or AP English scores.
Mathematics (6 hours)Mathematics and statistics courses give students competence in quantitative methods and an understanding of how those methods are used to describe and analyze the natural world. These courses also give students exposure to the theories and practice of mathematics, and to the unique nature of mathematical knowledge. They will have a practical component, giving students the opportunity to apply mathematical and statistical methods to “real-world” problems. All students must successfully complete either STA 2023 Statistical Methods or STA 2037 Statistics with Calculus, and an additional 3 credit hours of approved coursework at the college algebra level or higher. One of the following
Plus one of the following
Humanities (9 hours)At FGCU, the area of humanities includes literature, philosophy, religion, and the fine arts. Humanities courses provide students the opportunity to study the aesthetic dimension of human experience and to learn how people have given creative interpretations to events from differing perspectives. Students will learn the methods, suppositions, and theories of the chosen areas of study. The following required courses
Plus two of the following
Social Sciences (6-9 hours)Students must successfully complete 6 to 9 semester hours of approved coursework in the social science disciplines. Social sciences courses include the disciplines of history, economics, anthropology, sociology, area studies, geography, political science, and psychology. Students will gain an understanding of historical and sociocultural perspectives and a sense of the evolution of societies and the various modes of interaction among peoples of the world. Select 6-9 hours from the following
Natural Sciences (6-9 hours)Students must successfully complete 6 to 9 semester hours of approved coursework in the natural sciences which include biology, chemistry, geology, environmental studies, marine science, and physics. Students are encouraged to select courses with a laboratory or field component. Courses will give students experience in the theories, principles, and practices of the natural sciences and will address the relationship of science with the modern world. Select 6-9 hours from the following
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