The General Education Core provides the foundation for a common body of essential knowledge and skills, taught and reinforced through courses selected in the knowledge and core abilities. The core knowledge areas are: written communication, speech communication, humanities and arts, social and behavioral sciences, mathematics, natural and physical science, diversity and physical education and wellness. Core abilities integrate with content area to provide students with the skills they need to be successful in a complex and changing world and to provide a foundation for life-long learning. Core abilities are information literacy and computer literacy.