| Knowledge,
Skills & Competency Areas |
Student
Learning Outcomes in General Education |
Mathematics* |
- Interpret
and draw inferences from mathematical models such as formulas,
graphs, tables, and schematics.
- Represent
mathematical information symbolically, visually, numerically
and verbally.
- Employ
quantitative methods such as, arithmetic, algebra, geometry,
or statistics to solve problems.
- Estimate
and check mathematical results for reasonablenessRecognize
the limits of mathematical and statistical methods.
|
Natural
Sciences |
- Understanding
of the methods scientists use to explore natural phenomena, including
observation, hypothesis development, measurement and data collection,
experimentation, evaluation of evidence, and employment of mathematical
analysis
- Application
of scientific data, concepts, and models in one of the natural
sciences
|
Social
Sciences |
- Understanding
of the methods social scientists use to explore social phenomena,
including observation, hypothesis development, measurement and
data collection, experimentation, evaluation of evidence, and
employment of mathematical and interpretive analysis
- Knowledge
of major concepts, models and issues of at least one discipline
in the social sciences
|
American
History |
- Knowledge
of a basic narrative of American history: political, economic,
social, and cultural, including knowledge of unity and diversity
in American society
- Knowledge
of common institutions in American society and how they have
affected different groups
- Understanding
of America’s evolving relationship with the rest of the
world
|
Western
Civilization |
- Knowledge
of the development of the distinctive features of the history,
institutions, economy, society, culture, etc., of Western civilization
- Relate
the development of Western civilization to that of other regions
of the world.
|
Other World Civilizations |
- Knowledge
of either a broad outline of world history, or the distinctive
features of the history, institutions, economy, society, culture,
etc., of one non-Western civilization
|
Humanities |
- Knowledge
of the conventions and methods of at least one of the humanities
in addition to those encompassed by other knowledge areas required
by the General Education program
|
The Arts |
- Understanding
of at least one principal form of artistic expression and the
creative process inherent therein
|
Foreign Language |
- Basic
proficiency in the understanding and use of a foreign language
- Knowledge
of the distinctive features of culture(s) associated with the
language they are studying
|
Basic Communication
Oral
Written* |
- Produce
coherent texts within common college-level written forms
- Demonstrate
the ability to revise and improve such textsResearch
a topic, develop an argument, and organize supporting details
- Develop
proficiency in oral discourse
- Evaluate
an oral presentation according to established criteria
|
Critical Thinking* |
- Identify,
analyze, and evaluate arguments as they occur in their own or
other’s work
- Develop
well-reasoned arguments
|
Information Management |
- Perform
the basic operations of personal computer use
- Understand
and use basic research techniques
- Locate,
evaluate and synthesize information from a variety of sources
|
