Curriculum BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMS
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Menlo College is committed to business education with a solid foundation in the liberal arts. The College recognizes the significant role that knowledge of the global human experience will have in the success of managers, today and in the future. With this in mind, the Menlo College curriculum has been rooted in the fundamentals of human thought, values, traditions, and aspirations to which is added a unique measure of business management and financial skills education. The General Education requirements provide solid grounding in a variety of skills and disciplines. Menlo College students graduate with proficiency in the following areas: Critical Thinking Written and Oral Communication Quantitative Reasoning Information Literacy Awareness of Equity and Justice Issues
The General Education requirements are the vital first step in meeting the goal of providing a unique blend of business and liberal arts education. The courses students take to fulfill these requirements are designed to introduce them to a variety of subjects and disciplines as well as to assure that Menlo graduates possess strong writing, quantitative, and analytical skills. (See the section on “Course Descriptions” for additional information.)
Menlo College graduates will be managers and leaders with an understanding of the demands and challenges that must be faced today and in the future. They will be taught to operate successfully in an environment of change and uncertainty. These graduates will possess the flexibility and adaptability that will be required by the ever-changing business and personal world. The Menlo mission embraces the concept that its graduates will eventually succeed in the endeavors they choose to undertake, and will understand the responsibility and accountability that modern management demands. Therefore, the curriculum reflects this commitment to educating students for leadership and management within this framework of human values and ethics.
NOTE: A single course will not satisfy more than one of the Skills or Foundation requirements for the General Education requirements.
OVERVIEW: General Ed. Requirements Skills Requirement Foundation Requirement TOTAL: General Education areas listed above are required for all degree programs.
12–15 units 22 units 34-37 units
SKILLS REQUIREMENT: Writing and Critical Thinking (6 UNITS)
Students are required to enroll in these courses sequentially beginning their first semester of study until this requirement is satisfied. ENG 101 English Composition 1 (3 UNITS) ENG 102 English Composition 2 (3 UNITS)
Research Writing Requirement (3 UNITS) Business Students only ENG 450 Research Writing (3 UNITS) BS in Business Junior/Senior students only. (Must be taken at Menlo College.) Quantitative Skills (3 UNITS)
Students are required to enroll in mathematics during
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