General Education Requirements

The purpose of general education is to help students attain the skills and knowledge appropriate to an educated human being and to assist them in becoming lifelong learners. Some CWC general education requirements address specific skills, such as written communication. Others encompass broad spectrums of information through which learners come to know and understand themselves, others and the world. General education requirements are the foundation of specialized knowledge in a major. The Program of Study section of this catalog, which follows, identifies the general education requirements of each degree offered.