General Education Requirements for Graduates of Lake Michigan College

Lake Michigan College takes great pride in the quality of its Academic Programs. Data from cooperating baccalaureate institutions have consistently shown that LMC students who transfer to those universities do very well academically. Frequently our students earn higher grade point averages than students who begin at the universities and maintain higher averages than the statewide average for transfer students.

A core component of our strong academic program is our General Education Requirement. All associate degree graduates of Lake Michigan College must meet requirements in eight general categories. These requirements were developed by the faculty and academic administrators and were approved by the college administration to be a part of all associate degrees granted. These requirements are embedded in coursework across all curricula and are measured within specific courses.

A well-educated student, upon completion of an associate degree program from Lake Michigan College, will be able to do the following:

1. Arts & Humanities
   Demonstrate an awareness of the capacity, values, and variety of human experiences as expressed through the arts and humanities.

2. Communications
   Express ideas both orally and in writing; demonstrate the ability to understand written, visual, and spoken communications; convey purpose, meaning, and main ideas effectively to individuals and groups.

3. Critical Thinking
   Identify central issues and assumptions in an argument, recognize important relationships, located additional information sources, make reasonable inferences from data, deduce conclusions from data or information, interpret whether conclusions are warranted on the basis of the data analyzed, and evaluate evidence and authority.

4. Cultural and Society
   Demonstrate an awareness of the commonality and diversity of individual and group behavior. Demonstrate awareness of the contemporary global community and its geographic, cultural, economic, political, and historical dimensions. Understand the history, structure, and function of American political, economic, and social institutions.

5. Mathematics
   Represent and solve problems using mathematical techniques. Demonstrate an awareness of the usefulness of mathematics in society.

6. Science
   Demonstrate how basic principles of science apply to life and an understanding of our universe. Apply the methods of scientific inquiry and research to problem solving.

7. Technology
   Describe how changes in modern technology affect the individual, society, and the environment. Demonstrate the ability to use computers and related technology to manage and access information.

8. Wellness
   Demonstrate an awareness of the relationship between lifestyle choices and optimal health.

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