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Kennesaw State University’s General Education Core IMPACTS Curriculum program is designed to help students succeed through exploration, collaboration, and rigor. The curriculum engages students from all backgrounds and talents to produce meaningful change. KSU believes that general education serves to support students becoming productive members of a democratic society and be well-prepared to enter the workplace. Students learn through exploration of big questions that guide learning and develop skills and competencies critical for future success. Each IMPACTS area is guided by an orienting question and learning outcomes, along with a set of career-ready competencies. Courses that are able to be taken in more than one area may only be applied once in a degree program and are not able to be counted twice for credit, including in the Field of Study or major requirement areas.
KSU participates in eCore, a cooperative agreement among SACSCOC-accredited institutions of the University System of Georgia (USG) to offer online general education courses. To learn more about eCore courses click here for more information.
General Education Core Requirements at KSU
Throughout the University System, the core curriculum consists of 42 credit hours through the areas represented in the acronym.
The choice of appropriate courses in IMPACTS can have important consequences for student progression. Students who take a course other than the recommended courses for their major may later have to take additional courses outside of the Core IMPACTS requirements to meet the requirements for their majors. It is imperative for all students to speak with their advisors when selecting IMPACTS courses.
I M P A C T S
Institutional Priority (5 Credit Hours)
Orienting Question: How does my institution help me to navigate the world?
Learning Outcome: Students will demonstrate the ability to think critically and solve problems.
Career-Ready Competencies: Critical Thinking, Teamwork, and Time Management
Critical Thinking 1 (2 Credit Hours)
Complete the following course:
Critical Thinking 2 (3 Credit Hours)
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Mathematics & Quantitative Skills (3 Credit Hours)
Orienting Question: How do I measure the world?
Learning Outcome: Students will apply mathematical and computational knowledge to interpret, evaluate, and communicate quantitative information using verbal, numerical, graphical, or symbolic forms.
Career- Ready Competencies: Information Literacy, Inquiry and Analysis, and Problem Solving
Select one course from the following:
Students selecting MATH 1190 will count three hours in Mathematics & Quantitative Skills. The remaining hour can be used to satisfy other requirements as allowed in the specific major.
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Political Science and U.S. History (6 Credit Hours)
Orienting Question: How do I prepare for my responsibilities as an engaged citizen?
Learning Outcome: Students will demonstrate knowledge of the history of the United States, the history of Georgia, and the provisions and principles of the United States Constitution and the Constitution of Georgia.
Career-Ready Competencies: Critical Thinking, Intercultural Competence, and Persuasion
Political Science (3 Credit Hours)
Complete the following course:
U.S. History (3 Credit Hours)
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Arts, Humanities, and Ethics (6 Credit Hours)
Orienting Question: How do I interpret the human experience through creative, linguistic, and philosophical works?
Learning Outcome: Students will effectively analyze and interpret the meaning, cultural significance, and ethical implications of literary/philosophical texts or of works in the visual/performing arts.
Career-Ready Competencies: Ethical Reasoning, Information Literacy, and Intercultural Competence
Humanities (3 Credit Hours)
Select one course from the following:
Fine Arts (3 Credit Hours)
Select one course from the following:
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Communication in Writing (6 Credit Hours)
Orienting Question: How do I write effectively in different contexts?
Learning Outcomes:
1. Students will communicate effectively in writing, demonstrating clear organization and structure, using appropriate grammar and writing conventions.
2. Students will appropriately acknowledge the use of materials from original sources.
3. Students will adapt their written communications to purpose and audience.
4. Students will analyze and draw informed inferences from written texts.
Career-Ready Competencies: Critical Thinking, Information Literacy, and Persuasion
Complete both of the following courses:
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Technology, Mathematics, and Sciences (10 Credit Hours)
Orienting Question: How do I ask scientific questions or use data, mathematics, or technology to understand the universe?
Learning Outcome: Students will use the scientific method and laboratory procedures or mathematical and computational methods to analyze data, solve problems, and explain natural phenomena.
Career-Ready Competencies: Inquiry and Analysis, Problem Solving, and Teamwork
Applied Math (3 Credit Hours)
Select one course from the following:
Students selecting Math 1179, MATH 1190, or MATH 2202 will count three hours in Technology, Mathematics, and Sciences. The remaining hour can be used to satisfy other requirements as allowed in the specific major.
Natural Sciences (7 Credit Hours)
Select one course or course pair from the following (4 Credit Hours)
And select one additional course or course paired with a laboratory course from the following (3 Credit Hours)
Students selecting a second laboratory course will count seven hours in Technology, Mathematics, and Sciences. The remaining hour can be used to satisfy other requirements as allowed in the specific major.
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Social Sciences (6 Credit Hours)
Orienting Question: How do I understand human experiences and conditions?
Learning Outcome: Students will effectively analyze the complexity of human behavior, and how historical, economic, political, social, or geographic relationships develop, persist, or change.
Career-Ready Competencies: Intercultural Competence, Perspective Taking, and Persuasion
World History (3 Credit Hours)
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Social Sciences (3 Credit Hours)
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