General Education

Radford University’s General Education program provides students with a shared foundation for written communication, quantitative reasoning, scientific inquiry, humanistic and artistic inquiry, social and behavioral inquiry, and integrative thinking. The program is designed to support students across all majors by helping them develop the knowledge, skills, and habits of mind they will need for academic success, professional preparation, civic participation, and lifelong learning.

General Education is not intended to stand apart from the major. Instead, it provides a broad intellectual foundation that supports specialized study and helps students make meaningful connections across disciplines, experiences, and forms of knowledge. A strong General Education course should invite students to engage in important questions, practice transferable skills, and understand how a particular field or method contributes to broader learning.