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Degree Requirements
General Education Requirements
The General Education Program at Cazenovia helps integrate the College curriculum and provides a common educational
experience for all students. Its goals are fourfold:
1. To help students develop the knowledge and skills necessary for success in the classroom;
2. To promote a common curricular experience while emphasizing the interrelatedness of liberal and professional education;
3. To prepare students to become lifelong learners in both their professional and personal lives; and
4. To develop leadership abilities that allow students to become successful members of the College and ultimately the global
community.
General Education points out intellectual connections and demonstrates that learning takes place, not in isolation, but within
larger intellectual and social contexts. Making these connections, students can begin to understand that knowledge of one subject or
career area is related to what they know of others, that there are always more things to know and more connections to make, and
that their ability to make these connections enhances the way they work and live. Accordingly, students are encouraged to link their
general education studies to life outside the classroom by participating in co-curricular activities that provide opportunities to
demonstrate leadership and other qualities fostered by the General Education Program. Students can document their
accomplishments through use of the College Co-curricular Transcript.
The General Education Program includes:
1. General Education requirements based on the ten All-College competencies
2. Courses that initiate (First Year Seminar) and culminate (Senior Capstone) a student’s college experience.
General Education requirements are based on a set of ten All-College competencies. Every general education course addresses
one or more of the All-College competencies.
All-College competencies are integrated across all Cazenovia College degree programs (majors) as well as co-curricular and
extra-curricular programs. While the academic General Education requirements prepare students for leadership, students have the
opportunity to demonstrate those qualities in the College’s leadership and co-curricular programs. Depending on major, required
coursework will foster significant further development in the All-College competencies beyond the gateway requirements of the
General Education Program.
The ten All-College competencies addressed by the General Education Program are listed below.
1. Written Communication: To produce writing that is appropriate to audience, context, and purpose.
2. Spoken and Interpersonal Communication: To communicate effectively through conversation and oral presentation in both
informative and persuasive contexts.
3. Computer Literacy: To demonstrate competency in computer technology
4. Ethics. To understand the principles underlying ethical conduct and apply them in making life choices and workplace
decisions.
5. Quantitative Literacy: To demonstrate proficiency in the use of mathematical or statistical reasoning.
6. Cultural Literacy: To develop the skills and cultural knowledge base necessary for effective membership in the larger
community; to read and comprehend artifacts and texts in their historical and cultural contexts.
7. Scientific Literacy: To understand the methods of scientific inquiry used in the natural, behavioral, and/or social sciences
and how science affects our lives and our culture.
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