Diversity Requirement information from EM 10-01
Diversity Graduation Requirement
The principal goal of this requirement is for students to gain insight into intercultural relations and the
variety of cultures and peoples present both in the United States and the world at large. This requirement
will be met by taking two courses. Some pathways should include upper division courses that allow
transfer students to complete this requirement without taking additional General Education courses.
Students must complete both of the following two aspects of the Diversity Requirement (two courses)
• one course that focuses on and contextualizes the experiences of one or more groups found i
n
the U. S. that are distinct from the dominant U.S. culture; and
• one course that focuses on non-U.S. culture(s) distinct from the dominant U.S. and European
experience
Courses that satisfy the Diversity Requirement must introduce and examine
• basic concepts of intergroup and intercultural relations, such as racism, ethnocentrism, the
impact of cultures on each other, perception, and the intersection of differing value systems
and
• the intersection of ethnicity, language, or culture with gender, sexuality, class, or other
important social categories, such as religion
Students, after completing the diversity courses, will have knowledge of
• relationships among different ethnic groups;
• interactions, values, and perceptions of cultures distinct from the dominant U.S. and
European cultures; and
• the social construction of class, race, ethnicity, or gender
