Department of General Education

Welcome to the Department of General Education

The Department of General Education provides foundational courses that support Chowan University’s distinctive educational experience by developing life skills and academic competencies necessary for success. These courses help students build essential abilities, such as effective written and oral communication, mathematical skills, critical thinking, and the evaluation of sources. Students engage with the humanities and social sciences, developing important habits of mind like curiosity, creativity, and flexibility. They also learn to empathize with the experiences of others and learn to communicate their own ideas in clear and convincing ways.

The Department of General Education also offers degree programs that allow students to develop personalized majors devoted to their individual interests and skills. These include degrees in Social Science, General Studies, and Integrative Studies. Students in these majors have the advantage of combining knowledge and methodologies from more than one discipline to gain deeper understanding of the world and prepare for specialized careers in a variety of fields.

Department Programs

Diversity Studies

Minor

Chowan University offers an 18-credit hour diversity studies minor.

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Educational Studies

B.S.

Education Studies is a flexible program that allows students to participate in and learn from Education courses as well as exploring other interests.

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General Studies

A.A., B.A., B.S.

General Studies allows students to create a specialized major devoted to their individual plans and needs.

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Integrative Studies

B.A., B.S.

Integrative Studies provides students with the opportunity to pursue an interdisciplinary program that is not offered as part of the university curriculum.

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Pre-Law Advisory Program

This program is a means of assisting students in meeting the requirements to get into law school.

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Social Sciences

A.A., B.A., B.S.

A degree in Social Science combines courses that study human behavior and relationships in a variety of social contexts

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Learn by Doing

By going above and beyond the traditional boundaries of higher learning set in stone at most other educational institutions, Chowan can offer students individualized opportunities that they cannot find anywhere else.

Students of the Department of General Studies will graduate with a wide array of skills and experiences that will prepare them to prosper in a variety of situations with a broad range of academic skills essential to a rapidly changing and culturally diverse global society.

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