FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 20, 2022
Regents’ new systemwide general education program improves access and affordability of Kansas higher education system
(Topeka, Kan.) – The Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR) has approved a systemwide general education policy. The policy creates a standardized package of required general education disciplines for students pursuing all baccalaureate and transfer associate degrees in the Kansas public higher education system.
“The general education program is a game-changing development for students in our system,” said KBOR Chair Cheryl Harrison-Lee. “It creates a more accessible pathway for transfer between community colleges and universities and enhances a student’s ability to chart a better path through our system and complete their degree in a timely manner. This improves access for Kansans and most certainly bolsters affordability.”
The systemwide general education program framework is comprised of 34-35 credit hours organized into seven disciplines. The disciplines include English, communications, mathematics and statistics, natural and physical sciences, social and behavioral sciences, arts and humanities, and an institutionally designated area.
A student who satisfies all seven disciplines at a public Kansas community college or university will have completed their general education requirements at any other Kansas public institution to which they transfer.
The general education program creates a coordinated pathway for completion, and thereby simplifies academic advising processes for students participating in concurrent enrollment, students who intend to transfer, students who have transferred, students who change majors, and students who are unsure of a major.
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About the Kansas Board of Regents
The nine-member Kansas Board of Regents is the governing board of the state’s six universities and the statewide coordinating board for the state’s 32 public higher education institutions (six state universities, one municipal university, nineteen community colleges, and six technical colleges). In addition, the Board administers the state’s student financial aid, adult education, high school equivalency, and career and technical education programs. Private proprietary schools and out-of-state institutions are authorized by the Kansas Board of Regents to operate in Kansas.
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