1. 2017 General Education Program

2. 2017 General Education Program
The program goes into effect for all students who are admitted to NMU as of the Fall semester or later
Students admitted to NMU who began taking classes prior to Fall of 2017 should follow the requirements in the old Liberal Studies section of the bulletin

3. 2017 General Education Program
10 Courses from 7 Component Areas
Effective Communication (two courses required)
Quantitative Reasoning and Analysis (one course required)
Social Responsibility in a Diverse World (one course required)
Integrative Thinking (one course required)
Human Expression (one course required)
Perspectives on Society (two courses required)
Scientific Inquiry (two courses required)

4. Additional Baccalaureate Graduation Requirements
Laboratory Science Course (one course required)
World Cultures Course (one course required)
Written English Competency
Mathematics Competency

5. Written English Competency
To satisfy the Written English Competency Requirement, students must complete two separate tasks:
A. First-Year Composition
Students can satisfy this requirement in one of three ways:
Earning a B (3.0) in EN 109, Intensive College Composition, and its co-requisite, EN 109W, Intensive College Composition Workshop; or
Earning a C (2.0) or better in EN 111, College Composition I; or
Successfully completing one of the following:
a. CLEP – CLEP English Composition General Examination with Essay with a score of 50 or higher;
b. AP – English Literature and Composition or English Language and Composition with a score of 3 or higher;
c. IB – International Baccalaureate English Language Examination in English with a score of 5 or higher;
d. Accuplacer WritePlacer Exam score of 7;
e. An equivalent or higher level composition course from another accredited college or university with a grade of C (2.0) or higher. B. Intermediate Composition
To fulfill the Intermediate Composition Requirement, students have two options:
Students may complete EN 211, College Composition II; this requirement is met by earning a grade of C (2.0) or better; or
Students may complete a) HON 101 and HON 111 or HON 112, or b) another course approved by the English Department. This requirement is met by earning grades of C (2.0) or better.

6. Mathematics Competency
Students may satisfy this requirement in one of four ways:
Earning a "C" (2.0) in a quantitative literacy course (MA 101); or
Earning a "C" (2.0) in MA103 or higher level math course (excluding middle digit 5 courses); or
Earning a "C" (3.0) in quantitatively-oriented courses as approved by the Mathematics and Computer Science Department; or
Successfully completing one of the following:
CLEP Calculus or Pre-calculus score of 50 or greater;
CLEP College Algebra or Mathematics score of 63 or greater;
AP Calculus (AB or BC) score of 3 or greater;
IB Mathematics Studies or Mathematics (SL or HL) score of 5 or greater;
ACT mathematics score of 25 or greater;
SAT Mathematics score of 600 or greater;
SAT subject test in Mathematics (Level 1 or 2) score of 650 or greater;
Proctored Math Placement Exam placement into MA111, MA 115, MA 161, or MA 163; or
Successful completion of the math portion of the Professional Readiness Exam taken by education majors

7. 2017 General Education Program
Courses in the program may be used in the student’s major or minor programs
While the baccalaureate graduation requirements are not, strictly speaking, part of the general education program, they often can be fulfilled by courses that meet the various general education components.
Students in an associate degree or certificate program follow the guidelines for their program in the appropriate department section

8. 2017 General Education Program
Approved courses can be found in the Undergraduate Bulletin
Additional courses are still under review by the General Education Council

9. Current Liberal Studies Program
Will continue through the academic year for anyone following the 2016 or earlier bulletin
It is hoped that Departments will continue offering Liberal Studies courses until the program ceases
Substitution policy in place

10. 2017 General Education Program
General Education Program will be treated the same as the Liberal Studies Program for transfer students based on the Michigan Transfer Agreement
Graduation requirements do not fall under the Michigan Transfer Agreement and students still need to meet the graduation requirements

11. Questions? General Education Council
Kim Barron (Director-Institutional Accreditation & Assessment)
Mike Burgmeier (chair; AIS/Library)
Alper Camlibel (Criminal Justice)
Wendy Farkas (English)
Kat Klawes (Student Representative)
Taylor Preul (Student Representative)
Andrew Poe (Math/Computer Science)
Lee Roecker (Chemistry)
Kim Rotundo (Registrar)
Kristen Smith (Nursing)
Robert Winn (Interim Assistant Provost of Graduate Education & Research)
Brian Zinser (Business) Copies of this presentation can be found at the Documents section of the GEC website: