The purpose of the K-State 8
General Education Program is to ensure that every student begins to develop "a breadth of knowledge in the areas and proficiency in the skills that [are the] hallmarks of being college educated" (Higher Learning Commission's Statement on General Education). It encourages students to be intellectual explorers and to assist students in developing a diverse set of beginning literacies to reflect a breadth of general knowledge.
The K-State 8 includes these eight areas
- Aesthetic Experience and Interpretive Understanding
- Empirical and Quantitative Reasoning
- Ethical Reasoning and Responsibility
- Global Issues and Perspectives
- Historical Perspectives
- Human Diversity within the U.S.
- Natural and Physical Sciences
- Social Sciences