College Websites
By Karla Rice
September 17, 2010
Listed below are active links to several Nebraska colleges.
Midland Lutheran College - Fremont
Northeast Community College - Norfolk
Southeast Community College - Beatrice
Southeast Community College - Lincoln
Southeast Community College - Milford
University of Nebraska-Kearney
UNK will have a new general education curriculum starting with the incoming class of college freshmen in fall 2010. This new General Studies program includes a stronger emphasis on developing critical thinking skills.
Much of the new program is similar to the current General Studies. Differences include the addition of a Portal course, a Capstone course, and a Democracy in Perspective course. The Portal course is a freshman seminar with primary focus on critical thinking skills. Democracy in Perspective courses are about the rights and obligations of citizens in a democracy. The Capstone course is an interdisciplinary experience that requires an original project demonstrating mastery of the General Studies learning outcomes.
You can view the courses offered in the new General Studies program here.
An important change that students and parents should know about is the writing requirement. The old General Studies program included two semesters of composition, English 101 and 102. The new General Studies program includes only English 102: Academic Research & Writing. The prerequisite for this course is either 1) English 101, or 2) an ACT English subscore of 29 or above. Most incoming freshmen will not meet the ACT score prerequisite and will need to take English 101. English 101 does not count for credit in the General Studies program, but counts toward the 125 credit hours required for graduation.
Please share this information with students and other interested constituents.
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln
