Welcome to Resources for NTU’s GenEd Program

General Education Philosophy and Curriculum

General Education is the foundation for all degree and certificate programs at Navajo Technical University. It provides students with knowledge, skills, attributes, and values needed to learn actively, communicate clearly, think critically, creatively, and reflectively, and interact effectively in diverse environments. Through the Diné Philosophy of Education, the program helps students become independent, critical thinkers – competent in their chosen professions by taking one or more courses in each of the areas of the General Education curriculum: Area 1: Communication/English/Diné Studies; Area 2: Mathematics; Area 3: Science: Physical and Natural Sciences; Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences; Area 5: Humanities; and Area 6: Creative and Fine Arts.

General Education Learning Goals

By the time students graduate, they should be able to:

1. Communicate Clearly: The ability and willingness to exchange ideas and information is essential to personal development, career, success, and social responsibility.
2. Think Critically, Creatively, and Reflectively: Reason, creativity, and reflection are fundamental to problem solving and personal growth.
3. Interact Effectively in Diverse Environments: Success in a global society requires cultural understanding of self that is sufficient for interaction with other physical and social environments.
4. Learn Actively: Learning is a lifelong activity essential to personal growth and the ability to adapt to the challenges of an ever-increasing complex and competitive world.

General Education Assessment

Assessment of the General Education program takes place one goal/semester. Data summaries of direct and indirect measures are compiled on an annual basis by the University’s Offices of Assessment and Institutional Research. An annual summary that includes recommendations for General Education improvement is prepared by the Student Learning Committee and included in the University’s Annual Student Learning Report. Curriculum revisions as needed are designed by the Student Learning Committee and reviewed and approved by the Faculty Congress.

General Education Requirements

Certificate Programs

Each student in a Certificate program at Navajo Technical University must complete a minimum of 12 credit hours of General Education.

Note: Certificate students are required to take BCIS- 1115 in their first semester, preferably before but at least concurrently with their English course. General Education English courses incorporate the use of computer technology in the classroom and rely heavily upon computer-generated assignments.

Associate Degrees

Any student seeking an Associate of Applied Science degree must complete a minimum of 15 credit hours of General Education, with 12 fixed credit hours from four of the six content areas and 3 flexible hours:

Any student seeking an Associate of Science, Associate of Art, or a Bachelor’s degree in STEM must complete a minimum of 34-35 credit hours of General Education, with 22 fixed credit hours from the 6 content areas and 9 flexible credit hours: 

Baccalaureate Degrees

Any student seeking a Baccalaureate degree must complete a minimum of 36 credit hours of General Education and 43 credit hours of core courses. Students in the Baccalaureate degree programs are required to complete a minimum of 48 credit hours in the upper division courses, i.e., 300 and 400 level courses before they can graduate.

Note: Degree students are advised to take BCIS1115 in their first semester as subsequent courses in many programs, and especially in general education English courses, will rely on the use of computer technology and/or will require computer-generated assignments.

GenEd Core Curriculum Requirements

• New Mexico Requirements

• Baccalaureate Requirements

• AA/AS GenEd Requirements

• AAS Requirements

• Certificate

• Arizona Requirements

• Baccalaureate Requirements

• AA/AS GenEd Requirements

• AAS Requirements

• Certificate

• NTU Requirements

• AZ or NM Requirements

• College Success Requirement

• Diné/Zuni Studies Requirements

• Wellness Requirement

• Co-Curricular Opportunities

New Mexico Higher Education Department Links

New Mexico General Education Curriculum
New Mexico Common Course Numbering System