Features
- Is a coherent program with choice.
- Prepares students both for their future academic experience and for life.
- Is broad while also offering depth.
- Represents a significant change in the teaching and learning environment at EMU. All courses are being rethought as we plan for implementation.
- Is outcomes-based.
- Learning outcomes focus instruction and assessment on the key components of a particular topic of study.
- Outcomes in the context of EMU's General Education Program are basically a listing of dispositions students who complete the General Education Program should possess to be literate, informed, critical participants in our diverse global society.
- An outcomes-based curriculum provides the foundation for conducting valid course/program/institutional assessment.
- Courses prepare students for a lifetime; the program emphasizes lifelong learning.
- Flexible options exist within a coherent, intentional curriculum.
- Outcomes relate to the real world.
- Prepares students for living in a global community.
- Provides a strong general foundation for majors.
Benefits to students
- Transfer is easier.
- Interesting and engaging classes.
- Learning and skills for life; a more comprehensive and flexible education that makes graduates adaptable.
- Employable skills and knowledge.
- Preparation for graduate study.
- Preparation for living in the global community.