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ENRICHMENT REQUIREMENT
The enrichment requirement is designed to enrich the overall
educational experience.
Statement of Philosophy
The role of Enrichment is to explore areas of interest that lie
beyond traditional textbook-bound course work. Many of the
Enrichment courses provide opportunities for hands-on learning.
Others provide experiences which may translate into life-long
interests or pursuits. Enrichment courses give students
opportunities to grow in ways that enhance their personal and
community lives.
Intended Student Outcomes
- To broaden one's life experiences.
- To develop new skills including less hesitancy when engaging
in new/novel experiences.
- To experience personal growth or change.
For courses that will satisfy the enrichment requirement
for the AA and AS degrees, go to BSC Enrichment Requirement Courses. |
DIVERSITY REQUIREMENT
The diversity requirement is designed to enhance
the overall educational experience. As part of – but not
in addition to – the existing Requirements for Associate
in Arts Degree (AA) and Requirements for Associate in
Science Degree (AS), students must earn three credits
from a designated list of courses that focus in a central and
substantial way on issues, theories, and methods relevant
to analyzing and understanding inter-group dynamics and
diversity in its broadest sense.
Statement of Philosophy
Liberal education today must include preparation for
effective citizenship in a diverse multicultural society and
in a pluralistic global setting. The diversity requirement
helps to ground students in the realities of a multicultural,
transnational, and/or global society, and provides tools
for studying the complexity of diverse communities
defined by characteristics such as race, ethnicity, gender,
socioeconomic background, religion, sexual orientation,
age, and/or others.
Intended Student Outcomes
Bismarck State College has established a Cultural
Diversity Course Requirement to enable students to:
- gain knowledge of cultural diversity including
races, religions, subcultures or ethnicities;
- gain exposure to the concept that all individuals
and cultures are not alike;
- address multi-cultural issues; and/or
- recognize and think critically about the ideas
and perspectives of others.
For courses that will satisfy the diversity requirement,
go to BSC Diversity Requirement Courses. |
