GE Courses can be perceived as LINKS in your curriculum that are part of an integrated whole at Cal Poly. The combination of GE courses, major courses, and extracurricular activities provides YOU with an educational experience that fosters intellectual skills and personal development.

Cal Poly's GE courses will help YOU learn:

Knowledge of Human Cultures and the Physical and Natural World

• Through study in the sciences and mathematics, social sciences,
  humanities, histories, languages, and the arts

Focused by engagement with big questions, both contemporary
and enduring

Intellectual and Practical Skills, Including

• Inquiry and analysis
• Critical and creative thinking
• Written and oral communication
• Quantitative literacy
• Information literacy
• Teamwork and problem solving

Practiced extensively, across the curriculum, in the context of
progressively more challenging problems, projects, and standards for performance

Personal and Social Responsibility, Including

• Civic knowledge and engagement—local and global
• Intercultural knowledge and competence
• Ethical reasoning and action
• Foundations and skills for lifelong learning

Anchored through active involvement with diverse communities and real-world challenges

Integrative Learning, Including

• Synthesis and advanced accomplishment across general and
  specialized studies

Demonstrated through the application of knowledge, skills, and
responsibilities to new settings and complex problems