Philosophy and Goals

General Education Philosophy

General education is an essential component of a student's education. Woven throughout the curriculum, general education provides students with a foundation for lifelong learning. General education is a cohesive curriculum defined by college faculty to develop general knowledge and reasoning ability through an integration of learning experiences in the liberal arts and sciences. The general education categories at Minnesota State College Southeast are as follows: communications/English, mathematics, natural science, social science, humanities, health and wellness, and digital literacy.

General Education Goals

In support of its general education philosophy, within Liberal Arts and Sciences, the college improves student learning through the assessment of competencies within Goal Areas of the  Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC).