Each type of degree award requires a different number of liberal arts and sciences credits as mandated by NYSED (the New York State Education Department). RIT’s General Education framework ...

The time to rethink and reimagine general education is long past due. Surveys suggest that students view gen ed requirements as little more than a checklist. Certainly, the value of gen ed isn’t ...

The typical college general education curriculum, fractured into discipline-based silos, often fails to engage students with the profound questions and pressing controversies that shape human life and ...

The Unified General Education Requirements (UGER) are designed to help students develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence necessary to understand and address the world’s challenges with ...

Discover the purpose and impact of general education courses and how they can reshape your learning outlook and teach essential skills. The general education curriculum focuses on the ...

"Gen Ed," the term that dominates talk of Harvard education, was probably coined by some freshman or sophomore ten years ago. He used the phrase to name an experimental program that offered eight ...

In accordance with RIT’s mission, the General Education curriculum is the foundation for preparing students for lifelong learning, for success in their chosen fields, and for their role in society as ...