The General Education Curriculum is an educational experience shared by all City College students regardless of their major. It is comprised of introductory coursework designed to give students the fundamental skills and background they need to pursue advanced work at the major or upper-level elective work and to instill a habit of mind that sees all areas of knowledge as interrelated. Students are able to choose from a selection of courses that build fundamental skills, such as writing, research, critical thinking and quantitative reasoning, while introducing them to different fields of knowledge and inquiry.
The mission of the CCNY General Education program is to graduate students who, in addition to demonstrating knowledge and skills in their chosen majors, are able to:
1. Demonstrate critical thinking and levels of oral and written communication that will serve them well during their university years and in their postgraduate, professional, and personal lives;
2. Demonstrate the skills necessary for quantitative reasoning and analysis, evaluation, and synthesis that will enable them to integrate new information and become lifelong learners;
3. Demonstrate an appreciation of arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences, regardless of their fields of concentration, and an awareness of values, cultures, languages, religions, and histories other than their own.
4. Demonstrate the creativity, flexibility, and problem-solving ability needed to succeed in the ever changing work and educational environment of the 21st century.”
For students entering fall 2013 or after - Pathways
For students entering prior to fall 2013 - 2007-2013 General Education Requirement
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