To provide rigorous general education for students in preparation for their major studies;
To promote integrative learning through competing critical viewpoints and a variety of pedagogical models;
To foster speaking, reading, writing, critical thinking, communication skills, and IT and numerical skills necessary for students’ academic studies and future successes in an ever-changing world;
To cultivate students to be literate and responsible participants in the workplace, society and the world; and
To develop students’ understanding of the ethical values and dimensions of their actions.
