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General Education at La Sierra

If you seek a degree from La Sierra University, you will complete General Education courses. In contrast with courses in your major, which provide in-depth specialized education in a narrow field, General Education courses provide a broad range of knowledge and experience.

Benefits of La Sierra’ General Education program include:

An emphasis on skills necessary for college success and professional advancement:

  • written and spoken communication
  • argumentation and persuasion
  • logic and verbal reasoning
  • quantitative reasoning
  • critical reading

Grounding in the Liberal Arts tradition

  • The Arts
  • Humanities
  • Mathematics
  • Social sciences
  • Physical sciences

An interdisciplinary focus

  • Thinking “outside the box” of your major.
  • Applying skills and thinking styles from one discipline to other disciplines.
  • Ability to comprehend and theorize “wicked problems” facing contemporary society.

Personal development:

  • Developing a personal value system to support ethical decision making.
  • Understanding of spiritual dimensions of human experience.
  • Increasing familiarity with academic disciplines and intercultural perspectives.

Contact Us

universitystudies@lasierra.edu
(951) 785-2210
La Sierra Hall 221

General Education Tracks

Four programs of General Education are offered at La Sierra:

Track 1

The General Education courses completed by most students seeking a Bachelor’s degree

NOTE:  For information about La Sierra's NEW General Education program, see the "NEW Gen Ed" link (this program will apply to all incoming students, both new and transfer, in Fall 2024 and after.

Continuing students (those who have attended prior to Fall 2024) should see the "OLD Gen ED" link.

Consists of:

  1. General Education Foundations
  2. General Studies
  3. Service Learning
  4. IDEI Course Cluster

Track 2

Specially designed General Education courses available exclusively for students admitted into the University’s Honors program

For more information:

see the Honors Program “Curriculum Requirements”

Consists of:

  1. Foundational Studies (modified)
  2. Honors Courses (in place of University Studies)
  3. Service Learning

Track 3

General Education courses suitable for transfer students accepted into the Evening Adult Degree Program in the Division of Continuing Studies

For more information:

see the “Division of Continuing Studies” section of the Undergraduate Bulletin

Consists of:

  1. Foundational Studies (modified)
  2. General Studies (in place of University Studies)
  3. Service Learning

Track 4

General Education program for students completing the Associate of Science degree in Health Science

Further information will be forthcoming

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