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requirements are not normally waived, substituted or modified. Advisors may
submit such requests if students have received incorrect advice. Requests are
reviewed on an individual basis by Helene Hiner or Dr. Brad Baltensperger for the General Education Executive
Committee.
Core Courses (13
credits)
The core courses are
designed to promote active engagement in learning, coherence within the
curriculum, integration within and across disciplines, strong communication
abilities, and development of university-level habits of mind.
Perspectives on Inquiry(UN1001) – 3 credits
Goals for Perspectives
This first-year seminar course is required during each student's first year at Michigan Tech. Most sections are taught in fall semester, including special sections for Honors students. The few sections during spring semester are open to transfer students, newly-arrived students, and a select number of other first-year students.
World Cultures (UN1002) – 4 credits
Goals for World Cultures
This required course is taught primarily during spring semester in large lecture sections.
Modern Language Option for World Cultures (UN1002)
Two semesters of a modern language taken at MTU along with UN 1003 World Cultures lab may be substituted for UN1002. UN1003 is only taken by students concurrently enrolled in modern language. Students may begin their two semesters of modern language in the Fall or Spring semesters of their first year. Students with transfer or AP language credit, or who plan to study abroad, should see the Humanities Department Modern Language Director for advice. The two semesters of language and UN1003 meet the requirement for UN1002 plus 3 credits of Distribution/HASS for a total of 7 credits.
Transfer credit for UN1001 and UN1002: Two core courses, UN1001 Perspectives on
Inquiry and UN1002 World Cultures, may not be taken off-campus once a student is enrolled at MTU. There are acceptable transfer courses for incoming transfer students (not yet enrolled at MTU) for these courses.
Composition (formerly Revisions) (UN2001) – 3 credits
Goals for Composition
This writing-intensive course is to be taken in the student's second year at Michigan Tech.
Institutions (UN2002) – 3 credits
Goals for Institutions
The course is to be taken in the second year.
Transfer credit for UN2001 and UN2002: Students are permitted to transfer courses from other institutions to satisfy the Composition (formerly Revisions) and Institutions requirements. Students must check with the Michigan Tech Transfer Office to find out which courses qualify before a class is taken off-campus.
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HASS Requirement - students entering Fall 2008 and later (15 credits)
Students must take 15 credits from the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (HASS) Distribution List with the following limitations:
6 credit hours must be at the 3000 or 4000 level.
No more than 3 credits from the HASS Creative Endeavors list may be used to satisfy the HASS Distribution List requirements.
No more than 3 credits from the HASS Supplemental list may be used to satisfy the HASS Distribution List requirements.
HASS Distribution List
Distribution
Courses for students entering BEFORE fall 2008 (15 credits)
Students must
take six credits from each list (World Cultures and Institutions). The final three credits can come from
either list. Note the
following limitations:
If a course is labeled
“activities,” a student may apply no more than three credits of approved
activities courses to satisfy this requirement
9 credit hours must be at the 3000
or higher level.
Distribution Requirement (list for students entering before Fall 2008)
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STEM Requirement (16 credits)
Students must take a 16 credits of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or
computer science. Check with your department or advisor for major specific
requirements. Some programs specify all 16 credits; others may not. For
example, a computer science course may be a requirement for some
departments but not others. Note the following
limitations:
- At least 12 credits must be outside the
student's major field.
- Students must complete 4 credits in mathematics from STEM list.
- Students must complete one laboratory science course from STEM list..
STEM Requirement
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Co-Curricular Requirement (3 units)
Three Co-Curricular
Activities units are required for graduation. A unit involves the same time commitment
as an academic semester credit but is not included in calculation of the GPA,
nor in the overall degree-credit requirement. Repeatable courses may not be
repeated for co-curricular general education credit.
As a part of the
co-curriculum, titles of activities successfully completed will appear on the
student’s transcript with a pass/fail grade. These hours will be included as
“earned hours” but will not be included in “GPA hours.”
Enrollment in a
co-curricular activity will count toward satisfactory progress for financial
aid purposes and toward status as a full-time student. Some co-curricular
activities may have lab fees.
Most physical education activities will last for 7.5 weeks or a half
semester. A student would need six of these 0.5 semester units to fulfill the 3
semester unit co-curricular requirement. Some ROTC courses are also
approved for co-curricular activity and a few of these (and a few PE
courses)are a full semester in length and count for 1 semester unit. These are
identified in the course descriptions list, which is effective fall 2001.
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General Education
Curriculum Links
also see MTU Undergraduate Catalog, General Education link http://www.admin.mtu.edu/catalog/gened/
General Education Goals
Simplified General Education Transfer Credit Rules
In 2001 transfer credit for General Education was simplified, particularly in the Distribution List area. This first document lists the rules currently in place for transfer credit and the other document lists earlier changes:
HASS Transfer Credit Subject Codes Fall 2008
Transfer Subject Distribution Codes pre-2008