General Education Program

The general education program at Principia College provides foundational knowledge. It consists of:

• Distribution requirements
• Proficiency requirements
• Skill development requirements

A primary goal of our general education program is to help students further identify and articulate their values and purposes in learning—to practice self-knowledge and to take responsibility for their education. Another goal is to acquire a breadth of knowledge across a wide variety of academic fields.

The general education program contributes to the academic components of the College Wide Student Learning Outcomes (CWSLOs). Each component of the general education program has criteria stated below that map to the CWSLOs.