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General Education Requirements

General Education Requirements*

The Goals and Learning Outcomes  of general education at UW-Whitewater most intertwined with  the purpose of the universities libraries. Information literacy enables students to:

  1. Identify and articulate information needs by precisely defining a question, topic of inquiry or problem
  2. Select appropriate resources for finding information and formulate effective search strategies
  3. Critically evaluate, analyze and integrate relevant sources using appropriate criteria
  4. Use and cite information sources correctly and ethically
  5. Choose and effectively use appropriate tools and technologies for these tasks

*To see the full list of General Education Requirements, consult the most recent Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog and General Education Requirements.