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general education at N.I.U
Benefits
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How long has it been since General Education has changed at NIU?
1. 10 years. 2. late 70's and early 80's. 3. 2 years. 4. Never.
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What opportunities does college offer?
1. Connecting with students 2. Creating Experiences 3. The chance to learn new things. 4. All of the above.
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Why is general education beneficial?
1. become a better person 2. obtain the knowledge of good reasoning 3. Both 1 and 2 4. costly
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Why would a student feel that general education is a waste a time?
1. costly 2. already possess the skills 3. useless 4. all of the above
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What are the three C's that NIU is using to improve the general education program?
1. Critical thinking, creativity, and communication. 2. Clarify, communication, conference 3. Communication, creativity, clarify 4. Critical thinking, clarify, conference
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What are one of the goals for having general education courses?
1. Developing social responsibility. 2. Making graduation harder. 3. Communicating 4. Both 1 and 3
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What does general education classes allow you to do?
1. take classes outside your major 2. try new subjects 3. provide a truly broad and deep education 4. all of the above
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According to NIU's website, around how much money on average would a student waste on general education courses?
1. 22,288.32 2. 5,000 3. 1,563.20 4. 14,303
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What year did N.I.U recommend each course should submit a syllabus?
1. January 1960 2. August 1970 3. December 2000 4. September 2013
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NIU wants to change general education requirements so students can focus on...
1. Having fun. 2. Skill-based classes. 3. Work 4. friends
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A solid foundation in the arts, humanities, and sciences can help build interest in what?
1. dancing 2. politics and the world around them 3. a new major 4. all of the above
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What skill would a students already have that a general education course would provide?
1. accounting 2. writing essays 3. giving speeches 4. Both 2 and 3