Program Rationales and Organization

A fundamental goal of the National Hispanic University is to develop in its students the capacity to become life-long learners by offering a rigorous liberal arts education. The National Hispanic University recognizes that a sound Liberal Arts education is at the core of a quality higher education experience. The Department of General Studies supports this goal by grouping fundamental skills- writing, critical thinking, speaking, and information literacy —into the Core requirements of General Education (10 units). The study of math, natural science, literature, art, humanities, behavioral sciences, and social sciences is contained in the breadth requirements (31 units), while the integration of those disciplines into a broader understanding of the world is emphasized in the upper division GE requirements (9 units). In every course, relevant skills of the Core requirements are applied to the process of mastering content and making applications.