Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsberg, PA

Bloomsburg says its General Education program is focused around ten learning goals, which include "an ability to communicate effectively; an ability to think analytically and quantitatively; a facility to make independent and responsible value judgments and decisions according to high ethical values and life-long goals," among others. [Source]

General Education Requirements

  • 1. Composition

    YES

  • 2. Literature

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for Literature because students may choose between "Second level writing" courses and "Writing-intensive literature" courses to fulfill the second tier of the "Communication" requirement.

  • 3. Foreign Language

    NO

  • 4. U.S. Government or History

    NO

  • 5. Economics

    NO

  • 6. Mathematics

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for Mathematics because both the "Quantitative/Analytical Reasoning" requirement and the mathematical component of the "Natural Sciences and Mathematics" requirement may be satisfied by courses with little college-level math content.

  • 7. Science

    YES

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