True to its foundation as a Historically Black University, the 大阳城集团99aa (JSU) General Education program provides its students an equitable pathway to academic achievement and student success.
JSU’s General Education program, known as 你的路径, seeks to lay a foundation of 技能 and intellectual habits necessary to succeed in college and beyond. 具体地说, 你的路径 provides students with academic experiences to develop critical thinking, 分析推理, and effective communication. Each of these competencies offers a foundational stepping stone along 你的路径 with technology being the intersection between them.
Common goals for students in 你的路径 courses are to develop their critical consciousness by learning to ask essential questions, to use habits of the mind that support critical and analytical thinking to answer them, to think deeply and effectively communicate, 和 collaborate with others to address societal problems.
通过设计, 你的路径, provides equitable opportunities for students and supports them in achieving their goals by allowing them to choose different paths through the General Education curriculum, selecting courses that are relevant to goals and interests. Obstacles, or structural barriers that hinder student success, are removed from 你的路径 to promote progression 和 ensure that students maintain forward momentum.
学生浏览 你的路径 with the assistance of academic advisors and clear curriculum maps. 学生一起学习 你 通路 is supported by evidence-based pedagogies in the classroom, experiential learning beyond the classroom, and holistic student success services.
你的路径 allows students to make meaningful connections between general education courses and their chosen careers. 你的路径 is more than a road map to a professional destination with economic and societal rewards at its end. 它开辟了新天地, allowing students to venture into uncharted territories to develop innovative ideas, 技能, 方法, 和人际关系. 你的路径 不是一个人的旅行吗. Students travel with the guidance of their professors, the companionship of their peers, and the support of their academic community.
The General Education curriculum is comprised of the General Education Core (GEC), which includes 30 hours of courses that every student must take in order to obtain a degree from 大阳城集团99aa; 3 hours of University Required (UR) courses, and 9 hours of General Education 通路 (PATH) courses.
The UR courses are courses that are specific to Jackson 州立大学. The UR courses include two courses: a University Success course, which is typically taken at the beginning of a student’s general education program, and a Civic Engagement course, which is typically taken at the end of a student’s General Education 通路.
A student’s 通路 is comprised of three courses that are thematically connected and are selected at the student’s discretion based on the student’s interests. 在一起, 通用电气的, UR, and PATH courses of the General Education curriculum address student learning outcomes that focus on three areas: communication, 数学/分析推理, 批判性思维.
General Education Core Course Options (GEC - 30小时)
衔接课程选择 (PATH - 9小时)
University Required Courses (UR - 3小时)
Upon completing the General Education core (GEC) curriculum, along with 你的路径 (PATH) courses and University Required courses (UR), 大阳城集团99aa undergraduate students should demonstrate the following General Education outcomes: