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Provide at least three reasons why every student should be required to take general education courses. Explain your rationale. Support your rationale with evidence from at least one scholarly source.

It is important to complete General education because you will need these courses through everyday life. You will also how to use these skills and ability to apply with your college courses as well. Some students have not learned some of the skills and they will how to take these courses to apply their learning skills with the college courses that they are completing.

You must be able to learn how to complete different learning courses to be able to apply to some of the class that you like to do and this will help with your majoring or minor in the courses that is important to that skill. You need these courses and skills to be productive in life and it provides the opportunity for students to have these fundamental skills that you how to improve to understand aspects on how important the knowledge that you need to obtained to develop. These skills are use in everyday life for your health, communication and achievements.

General Education at NC State provides the opportunity for a broad and informed understanding of the world, offering our students the foundation for rich and productive lives. General Education is valuable for students because logical and creative thinking are fundamental to improving the human condition; because a respect for the value of diversity and an understanding of human history and cultures are essential to true citizenship; because the development of global knowledge has become increasingly important in response to international interdependence;

because knowledge of science and the ability to apply scientific reasoning provide the basis for an appreciation of the workings of the universe and the richness, variety, and ecological interconnectedness of the world around us; because well-considered moral, philosophical, aesthetic, and intellectual convictions are necessary for contributing to human thought and achievement; because effective communication is central to productive engagement in academic, professional, and civic communities; because an ability to understand and evaluate the interaction among science, technology, and society is important in a world that is changing through technological innovation and scientific discovery; and because the development of attitudes and skills for a healthy life is essential to social, mental, and physical well-being.