General Education Curriculum

The “Gen Ed Core” is part of all associate and bachelor's degree requirements at Colorado Mountain College.

As a public institution in Colorado, CMC offers and accepts in transfer Guaranteed Transfer (GT) Pathways General Education courses. GT Pathways courses in which the student earns a C- or higher will transfer and apply to GT Pathways requirements in most associate and baccalaureate degrees at every public Colorado college and university.

To develop breadth of knowledge, general education courses familiarize students with methods of inquiry across various academic disciplines, as well as prepare students for employment and fulfilling lives as educated persons and effective contributors to a democratic society. Effective general education helps students act ethically and responsibly and develop habits of critical thinking, intellectual sophistication, and an orientation to lifelong learning and investigation.