General Education Requirements

The purpose of the general education program is to initiate, develop, demonstrate, and integrate Lindenwood’s Institutional Learning Outcomes (ILOs), with emphasis on ILOs 1, 2, and 3. (Emphasis on ILO 4 occurs primarily within the major and minor programs.) The Lindenwood ILOs are fully aligned with leading frameworks of essential 21st-century qualifications and serve to prepare the graduate, regardless of major, for personal success in a world of increasing complexity, innovation, and change.

Institutional Learning Objectives (ILOs): The knowledge, skills, abilities, and attitudes that students are expected to develop as a result of their overall experiences with any aspect of the college, including courses, programs, and student services. See link for a complete list of ILOs. Institutional Learning Outcomes

ILO-1 Lindenwood graduates have broad, integrative, and specialized knowledge.

ILO-2 Lindenwood graduates have essential habits of mind.

ILO-3 Lindenwood graduates have communicative fluency.

ILO-4 Lindenwood graduates have effective problem-solving skills.

The following table summarizes the general education course and credit hour requirements for bachelor's degrees completed at Lindenwood. The requirements have been approved by the university. The School of Accelerated Degree Programs (ADP) offers both Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Bachelor of Science (BS) degrees, depending on the major selected. The BA and the BS differ in mathematics and statistics requirements. The notes following the course descriptions explain that difference. All other general education requirements and clusters remain the same for both the BA and the BS degrees. Clusters, transfer credits, or CLEP (College Level Examination Program) credit may be used to fulfill general education requirements.