DILLARD UNIVERSITY
2601 Gentilly Boulevard
New Orleans, Louisiana 70122
504.283.8822
What is General Education?
General Education is your academic introduction to the university. This academic introduction
is developed primarily through the General Education Curriculum, a set of course requirements
that all students at Dillard University, regardless of their major, must meet. The
courses offered in the General Education curriculum provide diverse perspectives and
help you acquire the skills essential to university-level learning. Most students
complete the General Education curriculum by the end of their sophomore year.
Why are you required to take General Education courses?
Dillard University's mission is to produce graduates who excel, become world leaders,
are broadly educated, culturally aware, and concerned with improving the human condition.
In order to be broadly educated, Dillard requires its undergraduate students to take
the General Education courses listed below. We have a deep conviction that living
a successful and satisfying life demands a wide range of skills and knowledge. Whatever
your area of specialization or career plan, you will need the skills to reason logically
and quantitively, and to communicate effectively. Further, as a consumer and citizen
you will need to have an understanding of the ideas and cultural movements that shape
our values, the ways in which humans organize and govern their socities, and the sciences
that explain and increasingly shape our environment.
DILLARD UNIVERSITY
2601 Gentilly Boulevard
New Orleans, Louisiana 70122
504.283.8822