1998-1999 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705

Requirements for Graduation

Liberal Studies
All students must fulfill the requirements of the university's Liberal Studies program. This involves a minimum of 53 semester hours divided among Learning Skills, Knowledge Areas, and Synthesis. The number of semester hours may rise slightly depending on student choices. Different colleges and sometimes departments within colleges may have specific variations as to how these Liberal Studies requirements are to be met.

Liberal Studies provides the broad vision and understanding that enable individuals to enjoy full, rich lives and to play constructive roles in their communities. The goals for Liberal Studies include
(1) the development of important modes of thinking and intellectual skills: critical thinking, literacy, understanding numerical data, historical consciousness, scientific inquiry, ethical perception, and aesthetic sensitivity;
(2) the acquisition of a body of knowledge or understanding essential to an educated person; and
(3) an understanding of the physical, as well as the intellectual, nature of human beings.

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