General Education
Our General Education program is the heart of the undergraduate academic experience at Longwood University, and prepares students for a lifetime of opportunities and challenges both personal and professional.
Designed to give students the opportunity to explore a broad range of academic disciplines and develop a range of skills necessary to engage in active citizenship, achieve professional success and lead an examined life.
The 14 goals of this program are:
- To develop critical thinking and analysis skills necessary in college and in life
- To learn to write and speak clearly and effectively
- To understand our cultural heritage as revealed in literature
- To understand our cultural heritage as expressed through the fine and performing arts
- To understand mathematical thought and apply mathematical logic to problem-solving
- To apply the methods of science to the acquisition of knowledge
- To explore the foundations and history of western civilization
- To understand the forces shaping contemporary society
- To understand the diversity of cultures and societies
- To communicate and function in a globally interdependent world through foreign language study
- To understand issues of physical and mental wellness
- To learn how to make informed ethical choices and decisions
- To learn how to communicate effectively as an active citizen leader and to participate in the written discourse of civic life
- To apply knowledge and skills developed through the course of study to real world experiences