General Education Advisement and Other Services

Students seeking general program information should contact the General Education Office, CAS 121, ge@kean.edu, 908-737-0330. Students who require registration advisement should contact their major advisor, special program advisor, or T2K instructor (as applicable).

Other General Education Services include:

Administration of the Transition to Kean course: GE houses our nationally recognized first year experience course, GE 1000, Transition to Kean. This course is a continuation of the initial Orientation Program, helping students adjust to academic and student life at Kean, along with introducing them to the General Education Program (GEP). GEP staff schedule and arrange instructors for all sections of the course. This course also provides the Early Warning Intervention and Referral Program for new freshmen, which monitors their performance during their first semester at Kean University.
Administration of the Research & Technology Course: This course is an introduction to the research process; preparation of a formal research paper and an oral presentation with an emphasis on use of the library and of computer technology to design, investigate, and report research activities. GEP staff schedule and arrange instructors for the college-based Research & Technology course (GE 2021-2026) and also staff, schedule, and maintain the GEP computer classrooms.
GEP Assessment: GEP assessment informs the University about student learning and success. Through appropriate course embedded assessments, student development in GEP is monitored and evaluated. GEP assessment is instrumental in communicating and examining the central GEP goals of knowledge, and skill development. Assessment information is used in curriculum development and improvement. Participation in General Education assessment activities directly benefits students, facilitating their personal growth by providing opportunities to explore their own interests and insights to learning. All General Education assessment data is confidential and reported in aggregate form to the appropriate university constituents.
GEP Math: Several math courses are supported and managed withing the School of General Studies: the developmental courses MATH 0901 and MATH 0902 and the 1000-level courses MATH 1010, MATH 1016 and MATH 1030.
GEP Math Supplemental Learning (SL): Kean University provides group supplemental learning (SL) a unique course requirement for all GE MATH courses designed to improve student learning. SL is provided so students can get regular academic support to learn the course material and ask questions in areas/ topics in which they need additional help. SL also offers high achieving students opportunities to engage in deeper learning of the course material. Students enrolled in GE Math courses are required to participate in small group supplemental learning sessions throughout the semester with an Instructor, graduate assistant or peer leaders. This requirement is embedded in the course syllabi.
GEP ATEAM (Adjuncts Teaching English And Mathematics): Adjuncts provide up to 5 hours per week of small group learning in select GE Math courses and select 1000-level writing courses.
Peer Mentors/GEMs: Upperclass students that mentor first year students as they transition into Kean University. With appropriate training, General Education Mentors (GEMs) assist with peer advisement and registration, welcome students during New Student Orientation, and co-facilitate Transition to Kean. Peer mentors continue to assist and support students throughout the first year and assist the efforts of the General Education Program in the School of General Studies.