A critical component of a liberal education is the capacity to see human experience from the point of view of others who encounter and interpret the world in significantly different ways. Courses in cultural diversity, by introducing students to different cultures and examining the concepts of cultural identity and cultural differences, are aimed at developing students' appreciation of other ways of life and providing a new understanding of their own cultures.

More specifically, the Task Force envisions a one-course cultural diversity requirement being fulfilled by a) courses on Asian, African, Middle Eastern and Latin American cultures, b) courses on minority cultures of the United States derived from these cultures, c) courses on Native American cultures, or d) courses that address the concept of culture from a theoretical and comparative perspective either separately or in the context of the courses listed in a), b) and c).

Cultural diversity courses could be designed as departmental offerings or as interdisciplinary courses and could approach the culture in various ways: through its religious or ethical values; from an understanding of its historical development; from the perspective of its social, economic and political systems; or from an appreciation of its literary, artistic or other cultural achievements.

The cultural diversity requirement functions as a graduation requirement, and, unlike other core requirements, may be fulfilled by a course above the core level. It may simultaneously fulfill another requirement of the core or the major.