Minnesota State Mankato promotes diversity through its curriculum and special events. The overall curriculum is heavily influenced with cultural diversity. All students are required to complete a minimum of 9 credit hours in cultural diversity.
For academic purposes and graduation requirements cultural diversity courses are defined as core and related courses. A core cultural diversity course contains at least 75% of its content devoted to topics of race, gender, sexual orientation, age, class, and disabilities as they occur in United States society. A cultural diversity related course is at least 25% devoted to the above topics or to a global perspective on topics related to African American, Asian American, Hispanic and Native American inhabitants of the United States.
Domestic cultural diversity courses study the diverse components of United States culture in order to offer an understanding of the history and culture of ethnically diverse groups; majority/minority relations; civil rights; and other economic, political, social, and educational issues surrounding such pluralism. This study of cultural diversity emphasizes understanding the dynamics of race, gender, sexual orientation, age, class and disabilities.
Global cultural diversity courses provide students with knowledge of societies, peoples, and cultures throughout the world as they relate to African American, Asian American, Hispanic, and Native American inhabitants of the United States.
In order to process your appeal for a Cultural Diversity credit, we need the following information:
Please submit the items to:
265 Morris Hall
Mankato, MN 56001
Phone: 507-389-6125
Fax: 507-389-5992
E-mail: michael.fagin@mnsu.edu
