GE Quantitative Reasoning Assessment Project
Mathematics is relatively new to the GE Core. Previously, the mathematics component of GE was grouped with the science requirement, as is the case with the statewide description of general education. With the adoption of EM 99-05, mathematics at CSU, Chico has now been aligned as a core area in order to recognize the central nature of mathematics in general education. That is, mathematics is not a culminating experience. Rather, it is a basic yet essential component of knowledge having potential to facilitate understanding and ability in a breadth of academic subjects. Indeed, mathematics forms the foundation for quantitative reasoning, which can be defined as the application of mathematics to describe, analyze, and solve authentic problems in context.