General Education is a major part of the college’s commitment to the process of lifelong learning and development of educated citizens. The purpose of General Education is to introduce students to the discipline areas of Arts and Letters; Social Science; and Mathematics, Science, and Computer Science. General Education is valued for developing a student’s understanding of culture and how it relates to other cultures, appreciation of history both from a global perspective and from a personal perspective, understanding of self and natural and technological environments, ability to reason qualitatively and quantitatively, ability to conceptually organize experience and discern its meaning, aesthetic and artistic values, and understanding of the ethical and social requirements of responsible citizenship.