Policy No.: 4010 Board Approved: November 18, 2003 Revised: May 26, 2020
General Education
Philosophy
General education at Hagerstown Community College is the foundation of the higher education degree curriculum which provides a coherent intellectual experience for all students. General education encourages the pursuit of lifelong learning and fosters the development of educated members of the community and the world. General education is also designed to introduce students to the fundamental knowledge, skills, and values that are essential to the study of academic disciplines and occupational education. Definition The college defines general education as a prescribed college curriculum that provides a broad introduction to the basic areas of academic study. The general education requirements are designed to provide degree students with certain skills and knowledge that include critical thinking, communication, inquiry, and an understanding of aesthetic form, living systems, the physical universe, values, cultural heritage, behavior of individuals and groups, and mathematical concepts. The following six areas of general education coursework must be included in the credit-hour requirements for the A.A., A.S., A.A.T., and A.A.S. degrees: 1. Arts and Humanities - Examine aesthetics and the development of the aesthetic form and explore the relationship between theory and practice. Examine the values of cultural heritage that establish the framework for the inquiry into the meaning oflife. Drawn from the following disciplines codes: ART, COM, DNC, ENG, HUM, MUS, PHL, any Foreign Language, and any additional disciplines codes that are deemed appropriate by the academic administration. 2. Behavioral and Social Sciences - Concerned with the examination of society and the relationships among individuals within a society. Drawn from the following disciplines codes: ECO, HIS, POL, PSY, SOC, and any additional disciplines codes that are deemed appropriate by the academic administration. 3. Biological and Physical Sciences - Examine living systems and the physical universe. They introduce students to the variety of methods used to collect, interpret and apply scientific data, and to an understanding of the relationship between scientific theory and application. Drawn from the following disciplines codes: BIO, BTC, CHM, ENV, PHS, PHY, and any additional disciplines codes that are deemed appropriate by the academic administration. 4. English Composition- Provide students with the communication knowledge and skills appropriate to various writing situations, including intellectual inquiry and academic
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