ORIENTATION ON

A Presentation by the Department of Social Sciences

GENERAL EDUCATION
College of Arts and Sciences
Misamis University COURSES (GEC)
I.   Background and overview of CMO No. 20, s. 2013

II.  General Education

III. General Education Outcomes

A. Intellectual Competencies
OUTLINE

B. Personal and Civil Competencies

C. Practical Responsibilities

IV. General Education Core Courses

BACKGROUND

The Constitution provides that the state shall

“establish, maintain and support a complete,
adequate and integrated system of education relevant
to the needs of the people and society.” (Article XIV,
Section 2) 
CHED Memorandum
Order No. 20, s. 2013 

CMO No. 20, s. 2013 establishes

the framework and rationale of the
revised General Education in the
context of the K to 12 curriculum
based on college readiness
standards.
 What is GENERAL
EDUCATION?

General Education is the portion of

the curriculum common to all
undergraduate students regardless of
their major. 

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 GENERAL EDUCATION

It lays the groundwork for the development of a:

a. professionally competent

b. humane and

c. moral person

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 GENERAL EDUCATION 

General Education prepares the Filipino for

the demands of 21 s t century life and the
requisite abilities:

 to anticipate and adapt to swiftly changing

situations

 to think innovatively and create solutions

to problems

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In general education, the HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT of
the person takes place in overlapping realms . 

ENVIRONMEN
SELF SOCIETY WORLD
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General Education Outcomes 

1. Intellectual Competencies

2. Personal and Civil Competencies

3. Practical Responsibilities
 1. Intellectual
Competencies
• Higher levels of comprehension

• Proficient and effective communication

• Understanding of basic concepts across

the domains of knowledge

• Critical, analytical, and creative thinking

• Application of different analytical modes

in tackling problems methodically

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 2. Personal and civic
responsibilities
• S el f -as s ur edn es s i n kn o wi ng an d bei n g a F i l i p i n o

• Ab i l i t y t o r efl e ct on m or al n or ms / i mp er at i ves as
t h ey affect i n di v i d ual s a nd s o ci et y

• Ab i l i t y t o v i ew t he co n t emp o rary wo rl d fr o m b ot h
P h i l i pp i n e an d g l o bal per s pect i v es

• Ab i l i t y t o c on t ri b u te per s on al l y and m eani n g fu l l y

t o t h e co un t ry 's dev el o pm ent

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 3. Practical skills

• Ability to negotiate the world of

technology responsibly

• Problem-solving (including real-world

problems)

• Basic work-related skills and

knowledge

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Understanding the Self

Readings in Philippine History

The Contemporary World

Mathematics in the Modern World

GE CORE
Purposive Communication
COURSES
Science, Technology and Society

Ethics

Art Appreciation
 MANDATED COURSE
The Life, Works and Writings of Jose Rizal
 Mathematics, Science Social Sciences & Arts & Humanities
& Technology Philosophy

Environmental Religions, Religious Great Books

Science Experiences and
Spirituality

GE People and the Earth’s

Ecosystems
Philippine Indigenous
Communities
Philippine Popular
Culture

ELECTIVES
Human Reproduction Gender and Society Indigenous Creative
Crafts

Living in the IT Era The Entrepreneurial Reading Visual Art

Mind
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A Presentation by the Department of Social Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences
Misamis University