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In a recent survey of 110 graduating Seidman School of Business students, only 28% reported that they found it useful to take business courses outside their major and 21% said it was useful to take courses outside the business school. Eighty percent said that the applicability of any course to future jobs is one of the most important factors when they choose their courses. These perceptions, coupled with other results from the survey, indicate that our business school students have a very utilitarian approach towards education; i.e., they see their years at GVSU primarily as an avenue to earn a credential that will eventually secure them a job. I think it is fair to state that most of our professional students resent having to take general education courses and view such requirements as a hindrance to the important task of completing the business curriculum.