About MC

The Ideal McPherson College Graduate

McPherson College's general education program provides an opportunity for the development of a life-long learner who...

• Speaks and writes clearly and effectively;
  
• Acquires and evaluates information;
  
• Understands and is able to use mathematical properties, processes, and symbols;
  
• Understands religion and spiritual traditions as a quest for human identity and has examined his/her own beliefs;
  
• Understands the concept of holistic health and is conscious of his/her physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being;
  
• Understands the cultural diversity of our global community;
  
• Assesses value conflicts in issues and makes informed ethical decisions;
  
• Understands the role of service and peace-making in the historical context of McPherson College and the Church of the Brethren;
  
• Integrates knowledge and experience with exploration and choice of career;
  
• Appreciates the arts and literature and is able to make informed aesthetic responses;
  
• Understands his/her relationship to the physical and biological world and the methods of science;
  
• Understands the economic, social, and historical contexts of society;
  
• Thinks critically and creatively;
  
• Demonstrates the appropriate use of technology within his/her academic discipline.