About General Education

The General Education Program at Southern University is a set of requirements established by the faculty as part of all undergraduate degree programs. The General Education Requirements are a subset of the University Requirements and constitute a designed curriculum required of all undergraduate students.

This interdisciplinary program ensures that students are well-prepared in their chosen major and receive exposure to diverse fields of knowledge. It fosters broad intellectual growth, critical thinking, and adaptability.

The program also promotes an important intellectual attitude: commitment to and participation in a life of thought and continuous learning.

Program Purposes

Personal enrichment: Encouraging curiosity, creativity, and lifelong learning.

Cultural awareness: Preparing students to live and work in a global, diverse society.

Breadth of knowledge: Exposing students to humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, mathematics, and the arts.

Practical skills: Strengthening communication, analytical reasoning, quantitative literacy, and technological competency.

Ultimately, the General Education Program at Southern University is more than a set of requirements; it is a philosophy of education aimed at shaping students into informed, responsible, and engaged citizens.