For detailed information, visit the General Education web site.

The purpose of Meredith's general education program is to empower women to become responsible citizens and lifelong learners. Graduates of Meredith College will be able to inquire critically, solve problems creatively, make decisions ethically, and communicate effectively. As educated women they will understand that they have the moral responsibility to use their skills as engaged citizens.  They will know that global problems can be addressed through local action. Understanding knowledge as complex and ever changing, they will have the courage and curiosity to be adaptable, lifelong learners. Through this integrated program of study, Meredith students will...

Make connections

• with one another through first-year courses and college events 
• with their faculty through small classes and mentored experimental learning
• with the local community through service learning and field experiences
• with the global community through the CORE curriculum and optional study abroad
• with the intersections of disciplinary knowledge through multi-disciplinary, inquiry-based courses and a sequenced, coherent curriculum

Make a difference

•  as effective critical thinkers and communicators 
•  as creative problem-solvers
•  as ethical leaders and decision-makers
•  as responsible, engaged citizens
•  as lifelong learners

Components of the General Education

1. Core

• The Context of Culture—a first-year common course examining cultural identity in the United States
• The Cultural Connections—an intermediate-level learning community examining cross-cultural perspectives
• Global Perspectives—a senior-level inquiry into questions of global importance

2. Foundation

• English Composition
• English Literature—Intertextuality
• History of Western Civilization or Modern World History
• Religion—one course selected from a menu of five introductory courses

3. Fields of Knowledge
Data analysis, abstract reasoning and problem solving

• one course in mathematics
• one quantitative elective

World Cultures and Languages

• foreign language competency
• literature elective
• cultural perspectives elective

Scientific Literacy

• laboratory course in the natural sciences
• science in society elective
• two courses in the behavioral and social sciences

Aesthetics and the Arts

• one course in art, dance, music or theater

Health and Physical Learning

• four courses in dance or physical education activity or three activity courses and one health course

4. Independent and Experimental Learning
Complimenting the curriculum will be choices in:

• across-the-curriculum "threads" in writing, oral communication, ethics and information retrieval
• attendance at convocations and cultural events
• opportunities for experiential learning through internships, research, service learning, study abroad, student teaching, etc.
• competency in computer literacy

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