About K-State 8
The K-State 8 general education program helps students widen their perspectives, explore relationships among subjects and build critical and analytical thinking skills. K-State 8 exposes students to a broad range of knowledge in different academic areas. The program shapes well-rounded thinkers and helps prepare students for careers, graduate school and other post-graduate experiences.
Why K-State 8
This presentation describes the K-State 8 goals and the eight content areas. Take a look.
Student requirements
Each student must successfully complete credit-bearing courses/experiences to cover all of the K-State 8 areas. A minimum of four different course prefixes (e.g., AGEC, MATH, FSHS) must be represented in the fulfillment of the K-State 8 requirements.
Students who began at K-State before Summer 2011, may choose to move to the K-State 8 program or complete their degrees with University General Education (UGE) requirements.
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What are the requirements for the K-State 8 General Education Program?
Each student must successfully complete credit-bearing courses or experiences to cover all of the K-State 8 areas. Some of the K-State 8 areas may be covered in the student's major. The intent of the K-State 8 is for students to explore the perspectives of disciplines that may be quite different from those of their own majors. For that reason, a minimum of four different course prefixes (e.g., AGEC, MATH, FSHS) must be represented in the fulfillment of the K-State 8 requirements.
Aesthetic Experience and
Empirical and Quantitative
Ethical Reasoning and 
Global Issues and 
Historical Perspectives
Human Diversity within 
Natural and Physical
Social Sciences