General Education Program Statement of Purpose
The General Education Program at East Stroudsburg University is a set of interrelated courses that together provide experiences for students that might not otherwise be provided by their respective degree programs. By design, the program improves competencies, broadens perspectives, and nurtures students as they grow to become informed individuals, deliberate decision makers, and active members of the global society in which they live.
Details regarding the General Education Program may be found at the following:
- General Education Program
- General Education Program Appendix A
- General Education Program - Student Learning Outcome Map
New GE Guidance from the Provost
- General Education Certification Process Update
- General Education Implementation Year 2
- Transfer and General Education Guidance
Program Description
- Transfer Students
- Certification of GenEd Courses
- Currently Certified Courses
- General Ed Program Exceptions
Advising General
Here are a few documents that might help as you advise and register students:
State System Policies
State System Policy 1990-06-A establishes "...broad educational policy for the respective councils of trustees, administrators, and faculty of the universities of the State System of Higher Education, governing criteria and definitions for earned academic degrees."
Several State System baccalaureate programs have been granted exceptions to the credit limits set in Policy 1990-06-A. The excepted programs can be found here:
Contact Us
GE Committee Co-Chair
Laura Waters
lwaters@esu.edu
(570) 422-3569
GE Committee Co-Chair
Caroline DiPipi-Hoy, Ph.D
cdipipihoy@esu.edu
(570) 422-3364
