Core IMPACTS General Education Requirements: (42 Hours)

Core IMPACTS Area I - Institutional Priorities: (4-5 credit hours)

• How does my institution help me to navigate the world?

Courses in this area will help students achieve the following Learning Outcome:  

• Students will demonstrate the ability to think critically and solve problems related to academic priorities at their institution.

Courses in this area will help students understand and practice the following Career-Ready Competencies:

• Critical Thinking
• Teamwork
• Time Management

NOTE: Students must take one course from Section 1, and any combination of courses to fulfill the total number of required hours. Science majors are advised to complete 4 credit hours in this area, and non-science majors are advised to complete 5 credit hours in this area in order to fulfill the 42 required hours in Core IMPACTS.

Core IMPACTS Area M - Mathematics and Quantitative Skills: (3 credit hours)

Courses in this area will encourage students to explore this Orienting Question:

• How do I measure the world?

Courses in this area will help students achieve the following Learning Outcome:  

• Students will apply mathematical and computational knowledge to interpret, evaluate, and communicate quantitative information using verbal, numerical, graphical, or symbolic forms.

Courses in this area will help students understand and practice the following Career-Ready Competencies:

• Information Literacy
• Inquiry and Analysis
• Problem-Solving

Core IMPACTS Area P - Political Science and U.S. History (Citizenship): (6 credit hours)

Courses in this area will encourage students to explore this Orienting Question:

•  How do I prepare for my responsibilities as an engaged citizen?

Courses in this area will help students achieve the following Learning Outcome:  

• Students will demonstrate knowledge of the history of the United States, the history of Georgia, and the provisions and principles of the United States Constitution and the Constitution of Georgia.

Courses in this area will help students understand and practice the following Career-Ready Competencies:

• Critical Thinking
• Intercultural Competence
• Persuasion

Core IMPACTS Area A - Arts, Humanities & Ethics (Humanities): (6 credit hours)

Courses in this area will encourage students to explore this Orienting Question:

• How do I interpret the human experience through creative, linguistic, and philosophical works?

Courses in this area will help students achieve the following Learning Outcome:  

• Students will effectively analyze and interpret the meaning, cultural significance, and ethical implications of literary/philosophical texts or of works in the visual/performing arts.

Courses in this area will help students understand and practice the following Career-Ready Competencies:

• Ethical Reasoning
• Information Literacy
• Intercultural Competence 

Core IMPACTS Area C - Communicating in Writing: (6 credit hours)

Courses in this area will encourage students to explore this Orienting Question:

• How do I write effectively in different contexts?

Courses in this area will help students achieve the following Learning Outcomes:  

• Students will communicate effectively in writing, demonstrating clear organization and structure, using appropriate grammar and writing conventions.
• Students will appropriately acknowledge the use of materials from original sources.
• Students will adapt their written communications to purpose and audience.
• Students will analyze and draw informed inferences from written texts.

Courses in this area will help students understand and practice the following Career-Ready Competencies:

• Critical Thinking
• Information Literacy
• Persuasion

Core IMPACTS Area S - Social Sciences: (6 credit hours)

Courses in this area will encourage students to explore this Orienting Question:

• How do I understand human experiences and connections?

Courses in this area will help students achieve the following Learning Outcome:  

• Students will effectively analyze the complexity of human behavior, and how historical, economic, political, social, or geographic relationships develop, persist, or change.

Courses in this area will help students understand and practice the following Career-Ready Competencies:

• Intercultural Competence
• Perspective-Taking
• Persuasion

Field of Study: (18 credit hours)

Courses applicable to the degree and major

(See Field of Study of specific major program)

Note

Students whose native language is Spanish (both those from international countries as well as native speakers of Spanish who are residents of the United States) who wish to use Spanish to meet degree requirements will be required to take SPAN 3102 if they do not exempt the requirement by taking the Departmental Placement test. In similar cases involving French or German, course substitution may be approved on an individual basis.

Any student who is capable of and authorized to begin studies at a sequentially higher course level than that required for the Core is exempted from the Core requirement by successful completion of the sequentially higher course. The student may or may not be awarded credit hours for the exempted course.