General Education Curriculum (GER) Student Learning Outcomes (Fall 2017)

This General Education 44-hour curriculum is applicable to students entering the college fall 2017

Analysis and Communication

(Reading, Written Communication, Oral Communication, Information Literacy)

Students will extract and construct meaning through interaction and involvement with written language.
Students will clearly express ideas in appropriate academic language, demonstrating reasoning, an understanding of the audience, context, and the mechanics of academic writing in an organized, clear, and coherent manner.
Students will use research strategies to identify, locate, evaluate, and effectively and responsibly use and share information.
Students will systematically analyze complex real-world topics or issues.
Students will develop and deliver purposeful presentations designed to increase knowledge, to
foster understanding, or to promote change in the listeners’ attitudes, values, beliefs, or behaviors.

(Understanding mathematical processes and their applications)

Students will reason and solve quantitative problems from a wide array of everyday life situations
Students will demonstrate the ability to interpret, analyze, and convey quantitative evidence in a variety of formats (using words, tables, graphs, mathematical equations, etc.).

Students will collect scientific data, evaluate, and draw conclusions about given problems using the scientific method.

(Historical, Religious, Artistic and Political Learning and Languages)

Students will apply global and intercultural perspectives in the analysis of historical and cultural events and theoretical frameworks.

(Collegiate Success Skills, Personal Awareness, and Career Exploration)

Students will increase self-awareness and develop skills critical for collegiate success.
Students will demonstrate knowledge of college history, values, and resources.
Students will map career pathways and develop essential tools for professional promotion.