General Education at the University of Maryland serves to unite the intellectual and creative goals that we have for our students and define the University of Maryland education.
General Education exposes you to different disciplines, improves your fundamental academic skills, and strengthens your commitment to using knowledge and abilities to better yourself and others.
The General Education program has the following goals for all students:
Develop skills
Develop the skills necessary to succeed in academic careers and in professional lives by establishing habits and understanding of clear writing, effective speaking and presentation, and critical and analytic reasoning.
Strengthen knowledge
Strengthen knowledge in major areas of study.
Thrive
Establish the ability to thrive both intellectually and materially and to support themselves, their families, and their communities through a broad understanding of the world in which they live and work.
Define ethics
Define the ethical imperatives necessary to create a just society in their own communities and in the larger world.
