General Education

Courses That Fulfill General Education Requirements

Foundations

Emphasizes skills, knowledge, and resources to be successful while focusing on well-being.

Course Code
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
10

*IDS 101 Step into Cottey counts for both a foundation and an exploration requirement.

Expressions

Emphasizes how art and society are interconnected, allowing students to express ideas in creative ways and engage with different art forms.

Select one from the following:

Course Code
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
4

Communications

Courses that provide students with opportunities to improve the skills essential for effective collaboration.

Select one from the following:

Course Code
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
4
BUS 255 Entrepreneurial Lab must be taken four hours at one time to count for the communications requirement.

STEM Literacy

Emphasizes science, technology, engineering, and mathematics across disciplines and in everyday life. Courses provide students with experience in problem solving and ways of thinking within STEM disciplines.

Women and Leadership

Emphasizes women’s role in history and contemporary society while recognizing how gender influences local and global dynamics. Students become more self-aware and capable of problem-solving through collaboration while learning about, and engaging in, the leadership process.

Exploration

Provides students opportunities to engage with faculty and teaching staff members by exploring unique and exciting learning experiences that are focused on a variety of enrichment topics. Explorations are two-week courses occurring at the beginning of each semester. Students are required to pass one Explorations course for each semester they attend Cottey. Explorations courses are pass/fail.

 

Fall

Select one per semester.

Sub-Total Credits
8
IDS 101 Step into Cottey counts for both a foundation and an exploration requirement.

Spring

Select one per semester.

Sub-Total Credits
8
Total Credits
66-72