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General Education

General education is an essential component of a student’s success in technical education as general skills are increasingly required for success and advancement in today’s ever-changing global work environment. An integrated approach to technical and general education is applied so that technical and general skills mutually reinforce each other. Hennepin Tech is committed to integrating into all majors the learner outcomes listed in the learner outcome section of this catalog.

General education courses include instruction that imparts common knowledge, broad applicable skills, perspective, and attitudes to the students. General education courses contain college-level content in communication, critical thinking, natural sciences, mathematical/logical reasoning, history and the social and behavioral sciences, humanities and fine arts, human diversity, global perspective, ethical and civic responsibility, and people and the environment. All general education courses are college level with the exception of developmental and ESOL courses.