General studies courses are courses that enhance the academic experience of students in a wide variety of major programs, but are not, themselves, part of a major or a program. General Studies courses tend to fall into three categories:

General Studies, Academic Support

These courses are structured to enhance learning skills and to equip students to succeed in courses and programs throughout the college.  

Academic support courses include:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
GNST-1010	Strategies for College Success	2
GNST-1100	Information Literacy	1
GNST-1110	Learning Community Lab	2
GNST-3110	Peer Mentor Practicum	3

General Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies

These courses make use of the expertise of faculty from different departments and backgrounds to examine issues and themes that transcend the boundaries of individual areas of study.

Interdisciplinary Courses include:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
GNST-1500	Maathai STEM Seminar	1
GNST-1650	Leadership & Organizational Change	1
GNST-1700	Leadership: Vision & Values	1
GNST-1800	Moot Court	2
GNST-1801	Moot Court	2
GNST-1802	Moot Court	2
GNST-1803	Moot Court	2
GNST-3333	Raven Standard Seminar	1
GNST-3500	Discovery Seminar	1
GNST-3600	Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr	1
GNST-4795	Cooperative Education Experience	0-6

General Studies, Great Books

These courses lead students to engage fundamental questions through the greatest texts from classical antiquity to modernity. The General Studies Great Books curriculum is oriented toward an historical progression through the masterworks of civilization, and is in addition to the Great Books sequences described in the following section.  

Great Books Courses include:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
GNST-1750	Great Books: Ancient World	3
GNST-2750	Great Books: Medieval World	3
GNST-2850	Great Books: Renaissance World	3
GNST-3750	Great Books: Modern World	3