What are the “experiences” that may fulfill part of the requirements of the General Education Program?
Certain areas can be fulfilled by either courses or experiences. These include the BoK areas of Quantitative Reasoning, Diversity and Culture, and Social and Ethical Issues, as well as the Program/Major requirements of Methodology and Capstone. Many colleges and/or academic units already have established programs (such as service learning or co-op) that might fulfill this requirement. Other examples include travel or study-abroad programs (Latin American Studies-Geography field trip to Yucatan, study abroad in Spain or Mexico) that could fulfill the Diversity requirement. There are also service-learning programs (internships, tutoring) that could fulfill the Social and Ethical Issues requirement. It is also possible that an “experience” may relate to a set of activities or exposures that are components of a curriculum or a number of different courses. When an experience that fulfills a General Education requirement is part of a program/major, it is explained within the description of t
