Experiential learning. Value. Caring community. At UNK we want to help you make a difference, in a learning environment that's different.
Experiential learning. Value. Caring community. At UNK we want to help you make a difference, in a learning environment that's different.
Experiential learning. Value. Caring community. At UNK we want to help you make a difference, in a learning environment that's different.
For a full list of the learning outcomes see: GS section of Undergraduate Catalog
Learning Objectives/Program Essential Requirements (LOPERs): The LOPERs General Studies Program is structured to teach students: Foundational academic skills (LOPERs 1-4), Broad knowledge of the arts & sciences (LOPERs 5-8), and Dispositions that prepare students for responsible, productive lives in a democratic, multicultural society (LOPERs 9-11).
FOUNDATIONAL REQUIREMENTS – Skills that every university-educated person needs:
First-year seminar* (minimum 3 hours). Courses must meet all learning outcomes.
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* The first-year seminar is waived for students admitted as transfer students with a minimum of 18 hours of GS coursework; transfer students and re-admit students still must fulfill the requirements of a minimum of 30 hours GS coursework that meets LOPERs 2-10.
Departments cannot require students to take a specific First-year Seminar.
FOUNDATIONAL REQUIREMENTS – Skills that every university-educated person needs:
Writing skills (ENG 101 minimum; minimum 3 hours). Courses must meet all learning outcomes.
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FOUNDATIONAL REQUIREMENTS – Skills that every university-educated person needs:
Oral communication skills (minimum 3 hours). Courses must meet all learning outcomes.
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FOUNDATIONAL REQUIREMENTS – Skills that every university-educated person needs:
Mathematics, Statistics, and Quantitative Reasoning (minimum 3 hours). Courses must meet all learning outcomes.
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BROAD KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS – Every university-educated person should be able to:
Evaluate and/or create cultural products in a discipline of the visual or performing arts (minimum 3 hours). Courses must meet all learning outcomes.
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BROAD KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS – Every university-educated person should be able to:
Explain and evaluate ideas and/or social and cultural conditions using the concepts and methods in a humanities discipline (minimum 3 hours). Courses must meet all learning outcomes.
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BROAD KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS – Every university-educated person should be able to:
Explain and evaluate human behavior and/or social systems using the concepts and methods in a social science discipline (minimum 3 hours). Courses must meet all learning outcomes.
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BROAD KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS – Every university-educated person should be able to:
Solve problems and evaluate conclusions using the concepts and methods in a natural science discipline (minimum 3 hours). Courses must meet all learning outcomes.
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**Natural science requirement may include a lab component (total hours 3 – 4)
DISPOSITIONAL REQUIREMENTS – Every university-educated person should have:
Civic competency and engagement (Civic competency encompasses civic knowledge; analytical skills; and participatory and involvement skills. Civic engagement encompasses motivations, attitudes, and efficacy; democratic norms and values; and participation and activities.) Courses must meet all learning outcomes.
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DISPOSITIONAL REQUIREMENTS – Every university-educated person should have:
Respect for human diversity (in our own communities and/or globally). Courses must meet all learning outcomes.
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*** Designated courses with the appropriate content may be approved to satisfy one of the Broad Knowledge requirements plus LOPER 9 or Broad Knowledge plus LOPER 10. Courses may be approved to satisfy LOPER 9 or LOPER 10 alone. (Courses satisfying LOPER 9 or LOPER 10 alone must be 3 credit hours.)
DISPOSITIONAL REQUIREMENTS – Every university-educated person should have:
Wellness (2 – 3 hours; optional (GS Elective); may be required by programs). Courses must meet all learning outcomes.
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