Beginning with the Class of 2000, IWU students have the opportunity to study under a new General Education program, carefully planned and developed by the faculty over several years. As Provost Janet McNew stated in her welcome letter to students entering the University in the fall term of 1996:
"The turnings of centuries suggest new beginnings, changes that turn our faces toward exciting new eras. It is entirely appropriate, then, that you, the Class of '00, will be the first students to experience this complete re-envisioning of what it means to be a liberally educated person."
The new program is based on a vision statement and faculty-approved goals for every IWU graduate. The link below leads to a full statement of those goals and to the course categories and other requirements students encounter in the program. For more information, contact the Associate Dean of Curriculum, Dr. Zahia Drici, at zdrici@iwu.edu.
Goals, Categories, and Requirements
Master List of Approved Classes 2009-10 (PDF)
Gateway Offerings History List (Fall 1998-Spring 2007)