{"id":19,"date":"2026-06-24T11:13:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T15:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.web.umflint.edu\/gened\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2026-06-24T15:33:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T19:33:05","slug":"general-education-program-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/gened\/","title":{"rendered":"General Education Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center fb-columns-page-header is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0e47273b wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-content-justification-right is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-951621a4 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-xx-large-font-size\">General Education Program<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through the General Education program, students hone the skills employers want and informed citizens need.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-5b271542 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light wp-container-content-958eb9dc\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;min-height:70vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-258 size-large\" alt=\"A person sits at a desk using a tablet in a classroom filled with students working on laptops and other devices.\" 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class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/gened\/program-requirements\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Program Requirements<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/gened\/learning-outcomes\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Learning Outcomes<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\" 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University of Michigan-Flint\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rXrVmvjj8Xs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The General Education program at the University of Michigan-Flint fulfills an important academic role in the student\u2019s total educational experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The program is designed to provide training in reasoning and critical thinking and to introduce the fundamental disciplines through which people seek to understand themselves, their surroundings, and cultures different from their own. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In accordance with the university\u2019s mission, the program aims to educate all students in an environment that emphasizes literacy, critical thinking, and humanistic and scientific inquiry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The General Education program reports to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/vice-provost-academic-affairs\/\">Office of the Vice Provost for Engaged Learning and Teaching Innovation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\">General Education Program Leadership<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-flintblock-directory\">\n\t\t<div class=\"fb:flex fb:gap-4 fb:py-4 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fb:shrink-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/directory.umflint.edu\/avatar\/ganguly\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Rajib Ganguly\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"fb:w-24 fb:h-24 fb:rounded fb:object-cover\"\n\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"96\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"96\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/directory.umflint.edu\/computer-science-engineering-and-physics\/ganguly\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"fb:block fb:mb-1 fb:text-blue fb:text-lg fb:font-semibold fb:leading-tight fb:no-underline hover:fb:text-arboretum-blue hover:fb:underline\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tRajib Ganguly\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fb:block fb:mb-1 fb:italic fb:text-law-quad-stone fb:text-sm\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAssociate Professor of Physics and Program Director, College of Innovation and Technology, The University of Michigan-Flint\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fb:text-sm\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"mailto:ganguly@umich.edu\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"fb:inline-flex fb:items-center fb:gap-1 fb:text-blue fb:no-underline hover:fb:text-arboretum-blue hover:fb:underline\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" class=\"fb:w-4 fb:h-4 fb:fill-current fb:shrink-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M20,8L12,13L4,8V6L12,11L20,6M20,4H4C2.89,4 2,4.89 2,6V18A2,2 0 0,0 4,20H20A2,2 0 0,0 22,18V6C22,4.89 21.1,4 20,4Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>ganguly@umich.edu<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fb:text-sm fb:mt-0.5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"tel:8107666820\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"fb:inline-flex fb:items-center fb:gap-1 fb:text-blue fb:no-underline hover:fb:text-arboretum-blue hover:fb:underline\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" class=\"fb:w-4 fb:h-4 fb:fill-current fb:shrink-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M6.62,10.79C8.06,13.62 10.38,15.94 13.21,17.38L15.41,15.18C15.69,14.9 16.08,14.82 16.43,14.93C17.55,15.3 18.75,15.5 20,15.5A1,1 0 0,1 21,16.5V20A1,1 0 0,1 20,21A17,17 0 0,1 3,4A1,1 0 0,1 4,3H7.5A1,1 0 0,1 8.5,4C8.5,5.25 8.7,6.45 9.07,7.57C9.18,7.92 9.1,8.31 8.82,8.59L6.62,10.79Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>810-766-6820<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><em>Rajib Ganguly was appointed Director of the General Education Program in July 2023. 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