General Education Program

The current General Education program was initiated in Fall 1998, with a phase-in process between that date and fall 2000.

To qualify for graduation, students must meet the General Education Requirement by means of an appropriate selection of courses.

Goal of General Education

The goal of UMass Dartmouth's General Education program is to educate students to be not only proficient in their areas of specialty, but also

• to have a working understanding of the connections between disciplines;
• to appreciate and respect the differences among ourselves;
• to be ethical, culturally-aware, and socially-responsible citizens;
• to be quantitative and rational thinkers;
• and to be effective and creative communicators.