GraduationRequirements
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GRADUATIONREQUIREMENTS
General requirements for graduation are included in this section of the
catalog. The curriculum and specific requirements for each program are listed in
the subsequent sections for the five schools and colleges of theUniversity: Arts
and Sciences, Business, Nursing, and Information & Mathematical
Sciences. Each student is responsible for both the general requirements in this
sectionand the specific requirements for hisor her chosen program of study.
A candidate for graduation is normally subject to the catalog graduation
requirements that are in effect at the time the student entered his/her major
program. A studentmay elect to satisfy the graduation requirements specified in
a subsequent catalog. A student not enrolled for 2 ormore consecutive calendar
years is subject to the graduation requirements in effect at the time of
readmission. Studentsmust submit their graduation application by the published
semester deadlines.
Associate andBaccalaureateDegrees
CoreCurriculum
General EducationLearningOutcomes:
Goal A1
(WrittenCommunications)
Studentswill writeeffectiveexpository and argumentativeessayswhich
consider purposeandaudience.
Goal A2 (Quantitative)
Studentswill applymathematical knowledge to interpret quantitative
information using verbal, numerical, graphical, and symbolic forms.
Goal B (Institutional Foundations)
1. Studentswill effectivelyevaluatearguments, consideringopposingpoints
of viewwhen appropriate. (SameasLG III)
2. Studentswill effectivelyarticulate ideasand knowledge in spoken
communication.
Goal C (Humanitiesor FineArts)
Studentswill demonstrate theability to communicate criticallyon cultural
concepts, artifactsor expressions ineither Englishor a foreign language.
Goal D (Natural SciencesorMathematics)
Students will apply scientific reasoning or mathematical methods to
demonstrate scientific knowledgeor to solveproblems.
Goal E (Social Sciences)
Studentswill examineandapply conceptsof social identity and individual
differences, such as ethnicity, race, gender, age, class, abilityor sexual
orientation.
LearningGoal I (USPerspectives)
Studentswill evaluatepolitical events, issues, groups or individuals inUnited
States history.
LearningGoal II (Global Perspectives)
Studentswill explainhow cultural, political, social, economic, or
environmental factors have impacted variouspeopleor societies of the
world.
LearningGoal III (Critical Thinking)
Studentswill effectivelyevaluatearguments, consideringopposingpointsof
viewwhen appropriate.
