IMPACT General Education Program: Requirements
The IMPACT General Education Program (34–39 credits):
Note 1: No course can satisfy more than one IMPACT / general education requirement.
Note 2: A student cannot fulfill more than three IMPACT categories with courses from the same discipline. Example: There is at least one CM course in at least five categories. Students cannot use a CM course to fulfill more than three of the IMPACT categories.
Note 3: Each academic department can limit or restrict double-counting of courses for its program requirements and for the IMPACT curriculum. Consult individual program requirement pages for any policies that may be in place.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MERCY CORE: THE BRIDGE | ||
| First Year Seminar | ||
| GEN101 | Pathway to the Bridge 1 | 2.0 |
| Cornerstone Course | ||
| GEN199 | WI:Discovering Self in the Universe 2 | 3.0 |
| Capstone Course | ||
| GEN400 | WI:Visioning a Future | 3.0 |
| MERCY CORE: COMMON INTELLECTUAL EXPERIENCE | ||
| Select one approved course from each of the following: | 9.0 | |
Religious Studies | ||
Ethics | ||
Power & Society | ||
| IMPACT COMPETENCIES | ||
| Select one approved course from each of the following areas: | 22.0 | |
Creative Thinking & Expression | ||
Critical Reading & Analysis | ||
Mathematical Reasoning | ||
Intercultural Understanding & Intercultural Communication | ||
Understanding Human Behavior & Social Systems | ||
Scientific Thinking | ||
| Experiential Learning (two are required; one of these is in GEN400) | ||
| WI:Visioning a Future (includes service learning) | ||
| Select one of the following: | ||
Service learning project 3 | ||
Internship/practicum/field placement | ||
Approved global education experience | ||
Approved research experience | ||
| Total Credits | 39.0 | |
- 1
Requirement only for first time in college students (see definition of first time in college student in admissions section of catalog).
- 2
Students entering GCU with 45 or more credits will be waived from GEN199 WI:Discovering Self in the Universe but may take the course as an elective.
- 3
In a course other than GEN101 Pathway to the Bridge or GEN400 WI:Visioning a Future