General Education
The University of Arkansas’ general education program provides a rigorous liberal education developed and fostered across a student’s entire educational experience. The program's curriculum prepares students for the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century by strengthening critical and ethical thinking skills, improving communication, and enhancing understanding of human and cultural diversity.
Furthermore, the general education program is designed to help students complement their major program of study with an understanding of artistic, humanistic, and scientific contexts for use throughout their lifetime as engaged global citizens.
Eleven learning outcomes reflect the six learning goals of the general education program. For each learning outcome, a series of learning indicators detail specific knowledge, skills, and attitudes to be developed in students.
Goals
Each undergraduate major leading to a degree requires coursework that together meet the state minimum requirements and the university’s general education learning outcomes.
The general education program is divided into six thematic goals for students:
GOAL 1: Strengthen written, oral, and multimodal communication abilities.
The two learning outcomes associated with this goal are for students to be able to write clear, correct, and effective prose as well as to be able to communicate with a variety of audiences in writing and speaking.
GOAL 2: Build core skills of quantitative literacy.
The learning outcome under this goal is for students to have the ability and habit of mind to seek quantitative information and be able to apply it, using critical reasoning and analysis to solve algebraic problems and interpret results.
GOAL 3: Develop a working knowledge of how scholars and artists think and act in fundamental areas of study.
The four learning outcomes under this goal are for students to articulate and apply the following:
- Concepts from the fine arts or performing arts
- Aesthetic, humane, and ethical sensibilities of the humanities
- Principles of human interactions of individuals, groups, and institutions
- Through experiment and observation, the basic principles that govern natural phenomena
GOAL 4: Expand diversity awareness, intercultural competency, and global learning.
The two learning outcomes for this goal are for students to learn to interact appropriately within intercultural contexts and develop familiarity with concepts of diversity in the United States.
GOAL 5: Demonstrate critical thinking and ethical reasoning.
The learning outcome for this goal is for students to demonstrate essential principles of critical thinking and ethical reasoning and apply them to the evaluation and construction of rational and moral arguments.
GOAL 6: Gain the ability to synthesize, integrate, and apply knowledge developed throughout the undergraduate years.
The learning outcome for this goal is for students to be able to reflect upon and explain how they use the skills and abilities embodied in Goals 1 through 5 in completing an integrative project during their junior or senior year.
Goal 1
Strengthen written, oral, and multimodal communication abilities.
The two learning outcomes associated with this goal are for students to be able to write clear, correct, and effective prose as well as to be able to communicate with a variety of audiences in writing and speaking.
Learning Outcome 1.1
Upon reaching this goal, students will be able to write clear, correct, and effective prose, crafted to achieve a range of purposes and address a variety of audiences, incorporating and citing sources gathered from primary (observational) or secondary (bibliographic) research.
Learning Indicators for Learning Outcome 1.1: To successfully achieve this outcome, students will complete these five indicators:
- Focus primarily on how to generate written texts, receiving explicit instruction in how to analyze audiences and rhetorical situations, how to follow the examples of model texts, and how to revise.
- Complete at least four substantial writing assignments and produce at least 5000 words of prose.
- Incorporate specific feedback into their writing, in order to help them revise and edit for clarity, force, and correctness.
- Critically analyze the effectiveness of written prose.
- Incorporate and cite sources gathered from primary (observational) or secondary (bibliographic) research in their writing.
Courses: The following courses meet the general education requirements for Learning Outcome 1.1:
| Course | Additional Outcomes | State Minimum Core |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 10103 or ENGL 101H3 | No | English |
| ENGL 10203 or ENGL 102H3 | No | English |
Learning Outcome 1.2
Upon reaching this goal, students will be able to communicate with a variety of audiences not only in writing but also by speaking and using a range of electronic and digital modes.
Learning Indicators for Learning Outcome 1.2: To successfully achieve this outcome, students will complete these five indicators:
- Engage primarily in learning how to generate written, spoken, or multi-media presentations, receiving explicit instruction in how to analyze audiences and rhetorical situations, how to follow the example of model presentations, and how to revise.
- Complete at least 12 pages of prose collected in at least three assignments or at least three oral or multi-media presentations that last a total of at least 20 minutes or some combination of written, oral, or multi-media presentations that constitute a commensurate amount of student work.
- Integrate effective content to be presented in a written, oral, or multi-media presentation that is appropriate to a specific context, audience, and purpose.
- Incorporate specific feedback into written, oral, or multi-media presentations, revising and editing them for clarity, force, and correctness.
- Incorporate and cite sources gathered from primary (observational) or secondary (bibliographic) research in written, oral, or multi-media presentations.
Courses: Any of the following courses will meet the general education requirements for Learning Outcome 1.2. Some majors may specify which course or courses to take:
Goal 2
Build core skills of quantitative literacy.
The learning outcome under this goal is for students to have the ability and habit of mind to seek quantitative information and be able to apply it, using critical reasoning and analysis to solve algebraic problems and interpret results.
Learning Outcome 2.1
Upon reaching this goal, students will have the ability and habit of mind to search out quantitative information, critique it, reflect upon it, and apply it in their public, personal, and professional lives; formulate decisions and problem solving based on critical reasoning and analysis; synthesize quantitative information from a variety of sources to solve problems and interpret results; perform and solve basic function operations, and solve algebraic problems using appropriate vocabulary.
Learning indicators for Learning Outcome 2.1: To successfully achieve this outcome, students will complete these five indicators:
- Employ college-level algebraic concepts and tools
- Apply these tools to other subject areas and real-life problems
- Formulate and solve quantitative problems in mathematical terms, using appropriate tools and methods
- Use mathematical computation involving integers, rational numbers, algebraic expressions, decimals, ratios, percentages, roots, and powers
- Express quantitative and logical ideas with precision, using the language and notation of mathematics
Students who receive a score of at least 60 on the University of Arkansas Math Placement Test, or a score of at least 26 on the math component of the ACT exam, or a score of at least 600 on the math component of the old SAT or 620 on the math component of the new SAT have demonstrated successful completion of the learning indicators identified for learning outcome 2.1.
Courses: Any of the following courses will meet the general education requirements for Learning Outcome 2.1. Some majors may specify which course to take:
| Course | Additional Outcomes | State Minimum Core |
|---|---|---|
| MATH 11003 | No | Mathematics |
| MATH 11103 | No | Mathematics |
Goal 3
Develop a working knowledge of how scholars and artists think and act in fundamental areas of study.
The four learning outcomes under this goal are for students to articulate and apply the following:
- Concepts from the fine arts or performing arts
- Aesthetic, humane, and ethical sensibilities of the humanities
- Principles of human interactions of individuals, groups, and institutions
- Through experiment and observation, the basic principles that govern natural phenomena
Learning Outcome 3.1
Upon reaching this goal, students will be able to articulate and apply concepts from one of the fine or performing arts.
Learning Indicators for Learning Outcome 3.1: To successfully achieve this outcome, students will complete at least three of these five indicators:
- Synthesize the development over time of the fundamental concepts, principles, theories, and methods, creative practices and techniques of the visual and/or performing arts.
- Develop an understanding of how historical, social, cultural, and personal forces shape artistic communication and how the arts in turn share the diverse cultures of past and present societies.
- Respond critically to a variety of works in the arts, connecting the individual work in the creative discipline being introduced to other aspects of human thought and endeavor.
- Through written, oral, and/or graphic techniques of communication, analyze and interprets works of fine and performing arts using appropriate critical language, and identifying the visual, sensory, environmental, and psychological characteristics that they observe.
- Understand and use materials and resources available for participation in the arts in various roles.
Courses: The following courses are available to satisfy Learning Outcome 3.1. Some majors may specify which course to take:
| Course | Additional Outcomes | State Minimum Core |
|---|---|---|
| ARCH 10003 or ARCH 100H3 | 4.1 | Fine Arts |
| ARHS 10003 or ARHS 100H3 | No | Fine Arts |
| ARHS 20003 | No | No |
| ARHS 21003 | No | No |
| COMM 10003 or COMM 100H3 | 4.2 | Fine Arts |
| DANC 10003 | 3.2 | Fine Arts or Humanities |
| ENGL 20103 | 3.2 | Fine Arts or Humanities |
| LARC 10003 | 4.1, 4.2 and 5.1 | Fine Arts |
| MUSC 10003 or MUSC 100H3 | No | Fine Arts |
| MUSC 10103 or MUSC 101H3 | 1.2 | Fine Arts |
| MUSC 13303 | 4.2 | Fine Arts |
| PHIL 44003 | No | No |
| THTR 10003 | 3.2 | Fine Arts or Humanities |
| THTR 10103 or THTR 101H3 | 3.2 | Fine Arts or Humanities |
| THTR 12203 | No | No |
| WLLC 30303 or WLLC 303H3 | 3.2 | No |
| WLLC 30403 or WLLC 304H3 | 3.2 | No |
Learning Outcome 3.2
Upon reaching this goal, students will be able to articulate a minimum of three vital concepts of aesthetic, humane, and ethical sensibilities embodied in the humanities.
Learning Indicators for Learning Outcome 3.2: To successfully achieve this outcome, students will complete at least three of these five Indicators:
- Identify fundamental concepts, structures, themes, and principles of the discipline being introduced
- Analyze texts and other created artifacts using theories and methods of the discipline
- Produce a reasonable short essay about the material introduced in the course
- Interpret texts and other created artifacts within multiple historical, intellectual, and cultural contexts
- Draw connections among cultural achievements of various groups of people of different ethnicities, religious backgrounds, racial origins, and sexual identities
Courses: The following courses are available to satisfy Learning Outcome 3.2. Some majors may specify which course to take:
| Course | Additional Outcomes | State Minimum Core |
|---|---|---|
| AAST 20203 | 4.2 | Humanities |
| ANTH 10303 | 4.1 | Humanities |
| ANTH 40103 | 1.2, 3.3, 4.1, 5.1 and 6.1 | No |
| ARAB 20106 or ARAB 201H6 | 4.1 | Humanities |
| ARAB 20203 | 4.1 | Humanities |
| ARCH 10103 | 4.2 | Humanities |
| CLST 10003 or CLST 100H3 | 4.1 and 5.1 | Humanities |
| CLST 10103 | 4.1 and 5.1 | Humanities |
| CLST 30103 or CLST 301H3 | 4.1 | No |
| CLST 30203 | 1.2 and 4.2 | No |
| COMM 12303 | 4.2 | Humanities |
| DANC 10003 | 3.1 | Fine Arts or Humanities |
| ENGL 11103 | 4.1 | Humanities |
| ENGL 11203 | 4.1 | Humanities |
| ENGL 12103 | No | Humanities |
| ENGL 20103 | 3.1 | Fine Arts or Humanities |
| FREN 20103 | 4.1 | Humanities |
| GNST 20003 or GNST 200H3 | 4.2 | Humanities |
| GREK 20103 | 4.1 | Humanities |
| HIST 11193 or HIST 111H3 | 3.3 and 4.1 | Humanities or Social Sciences |
| HIST 11293 or HIST 112H3 | 3.3 and 4.1 | Humanities or Social Sciences |
| HIST 20003 | 3.3 and 4.2 | Humanities, Social Sciences or U.S. History/Government |
| HIST 20103 | 3.3 and 4.2 | Humanities, Social Sciences or U.S. History/Government |
| HUMN 112H4 | 4.1 and 5.1 | Humanities |
| HUMN 22103 | 4.1 | Humanities |
| ITAL 20103 | 4.1 | Humanities |
| ITAL 21103 | 4.1 | Humanities |
| LALS 20103 | 4.1 and 4.2 | Humanities |
| LATN 20103 | 4.1 | Humanities |
| MRST 20103 | No | Humanities |
| MUSY 20003 or MUSY 200H3 | 4.1 | Humanities |
| PHIL 20003, or PHIL 200H3 | 5.1 | Humanities |
| PHIL 21003 | 5.1 | Humanities |
| PHIL 23003 | No | Humanities |
| SEED 41003 | No | No |
| SEED 42003 | No | No |
| SEED 44403 | No | No |
| SPAN 20103 | 4.1 | Humanities |
| THTR 10003 | 3.1 | Fine Arts or Humanities |
| THTR 10103 or THTR 101H3 | 3.1 | Fine Arts or Humanities |
| WLLC 30303 or WLLC 303H3 | 3.1 | No |
| WLLC 30403 or WLLC 304H3 | 3.1 | No |
Learning Outcome 3.3
Upon reaching this goal, students will be able to articulate and use the basic principles of human interactions — of individuals, groups, and institutions — in a variety of contexts.
Learning Indicators for Learning Outcome 3.3: To successfully achieve this outcome, students will complete at least three of these five indicators:
- Articulate the key concepts, principles, and overarching themes to a social science discipline.
- Apply social scientific reasoning and techniques.
- Analyze theories, data, and methods of a social science discipline to explain individual, group, and institutional interactions.
- Apply critical thinking and use scientific reasoning to evaluate claims about the social world.
- Integrate and use evidence-based theories to explain various types of human interaction through written and oral communication.
Courses: The following courses are available to satisfy Learning Outcome 3.3. Some majors may specify which courses to take:
| Course | Additional Outcomes | State Minimum Core |
|---|---|---|
| AGEC 11003 or AGEC 110H3 | No | Social Sciences |
| AGEC 21003 or AGEC 210H3 | No | Social Sciences |
| AGLE 31503 | No | No |
| ANTH 10203 | 4.1 | Social Sciences |
| ANTH 40103 | 1.2, 3.2, 4.1, 5.1 and 6.1 | No |
| CIED 20803 | No | No |
| COMM 10203 or COMM 102H3 | 4.1 | Social Sciences |
| ECON 21003 | No | Social Sciences |
| ECON 21403 | No | Social Sciences |
| ECON 22003 | No | Social Sciences |
| EDST 20003 | No | Social Sciences |
| ENGL 21703 | No | No |
| HDFS 14003 or HDFS 140H3 | 4.1, 4.2 and 5.1 | Social Sciences |
| HDFS 24103 | 4.1 and 4.2 | Social Sciences |
| HDFS 26003 or HDFS 260H3 | 4.2 and 5.1 | Social Sciences |
| HIST 11193 or HIST 111H3 | 3.2 and 4.1 | Humanities or Social Sciences |
| HIST 11293 or HIST 112H3 | 3.2 and 4.1 | Humanities or Social Sciences |
| HIST 20003 | 3.2 and 4.2 | Humanities, Social Sciences or U.S. History/Government |
| HIST 20103 | 3.2 and 4.2 | Humanities, Social Sciences or U.S. History/Government |
| HIST 20903 | 4.1 and 5.1 | Social Sciences |
| HUMN 111H4 | 4.1 and 5.1 | Social Sciences |
| HUMN 211H4 | 4.1 and 5.1 | Fine Arts or Social Sciences |
| INST 28103 or INST 281H3 | 4.1 and 5.1 | Social Sciences |
| JOUR 10203 | 5.1 | Social Sciences |
| PLSC 20003 | 4.2 | Social Sciences or U.S. History/Government |
| PLSC 20103 | No | Social Sciences |
| PLSC 21003 | No | Social Sciences |
| PLSC 28103 or PLSC 281H3 | 4.1 and 5.1 | Social Sciences |
| PSYC 20003 | No | Social Sciences |
| RESM 28503 or RESM 285H3 | 4.1 | Social Sciences |
| SOCI 10103 or SOCI 101H3 | 4.1 and 4.2 | Social Sciences |
| SOCI 20103 | 4.1 and 4.2 | Social Sciences |
| STEM 20003 | 1.2 | Social Sciences |
Learning Outcome 3.4
Upon reaching this goal, students will be able to articulate and use, through experiment and observation, the basic principles that govern natural phenomena.
Learning Indicators for Outcome 3.4: To successfully achieve this outcome, students will complete at least three of these five indicators:
- Identify the fundamental concept(s) unifying a scientific discipline
- Apply the principles of scientific theory and technique
- Evaluate the credibility and use of scientific information
- Make evidence-based arguments to support conclusions
- Integrate and organize information, concepts, and applications relevant in more than one scientific discipline
Courses: The following courses with corequisite laboratories are available to satisfy Learning Outcome 3.4. Some majors may specify which courses to take:
| Course | Additional Outcomes | State Minimum Core |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 10143/ANTH 10141 | 4.2 | Science |
| ASTR 20003/ASTR 20001 | No | Science |
| BIOL 10004 | No | Science |
| BIOL 10103/BIOL 10101 | No | Science |
| BIOL 10104 | No | Science |
| BIOL 10303/BIOL 10301 | No | Science |
| BIOL 10503/BIOL 10501 | No | Science |
| BIOL 24003/BIOL 24001 | No | Science |
| BIOL 24103/BIOL 24101 | No | Science |
| CHEM 10003/CHEM 10001 | No | Science |
| CHEM 12103/CHEM 12101 | No | Science |
| CHEM 12283/CHEM 12281 | No | Science |
| CHEM 14103/CHEM 14101 | No | Science |
| CHEM 14203/CHEM 14201 | No | Science |
| ENSC 10003/ENSC 10001 | 5.1 | Science |
| ENSC 100H3 | 5.1 | Science |
| ENTO 10203/ENTO 10201 | No | Science |
| GEOL 11103/GEOL 11101 | No | Science |
| GEOL 11203/GEOL 11201 | No | Science |
| GEOS 11504 | No | Science |
| PHYS 10243/PHYS 10241 | No | Science |
| PHYS 10304 | No | Science |
| PHYS 10404 | No | Science |
| PHYS 10504 | No | Science |
| PHYS 20103/PHYS 20101 | No | Science |
| PHYS 20203/PHYS 20201 | No | Science |
| PHYS 20304 or PHYS 203H4 | No | Science |
| PHYS 20404 or PHYS 204H4 | No | Science |
Goal 4
Expand diversity awareness, intercultural competency, and global learning.
The two learning outcomes for this goal are for students to learn to interact appropriately within intercultural contexts and develop familiarity with concepts of diversity in the United States.
Learning Outcome 4.1
Upon reaching this goal, students will have developed knowledge and abilities to interact appropriately within intercultural contexts and engaging with complex global systems and issues.
Learning Indicators for Learning Outcome 4.1: To successfully achieve this outcome, students will complete at least three of these five indicators:
- Examine and interpret an intercultural experience from both one’s own and another’s worldview.
- Articulate the essential tenets of a cultural worldview other than one’s own through an analysis of its components, including but not limited to history, values, communication styles, politics, economy, and beliefs and practices.
- Identify and participate in cultural differences in verbal and nonverbal communication.
- Identify and analyze significant global challenges and opportunities in the human and natural world.
- Identify and analyze the historical and/or contemporary interrelationships among multiple global cultures.
Courses: The following courses are available to satisfy Learning Outcome 4.1. Some majors may specify which course to take:
| Course | Additional Outcomes | State Minimum Core |
|---|---|---|
| AGEC 23003 | No | No |
| AMPD 10103 | No | No |
| ANSC 46602 | No | No |
| ANTH 10203 | 3.3 | Social Sciences |
| ANTH 10303 | 3.2 | Humanities |
| ANTH 40103 | 1.2, 3.2, 3.3, 5.1 and 6.1 | No |
| ARAB 20106 or ARAB 201H6 | 3.2 | Humanities |
| ARAB 20203 | 3.2 | Humanities |
| ARCH 10003 or ARCH 100H3 | 3.1 | Fine Arts |
| ARCH 12202 | No | No |
| CATE 31003 | 4.2 and 5.1 | No |
| CIED 44003 | No | No |
| CLST 10003 or CLST 100H3 | 3.2 and 5.1 | Humanities |
| CLST 10103 | 3.2 and 5.1 | Humanities |
| CLST 30103 or CLST 301H3 | 3.2 | No |
| COMM 10203 or COMM 102H3 | 3.3 | Social Sciences |
| CSDI 32503 | 4.2 and 6.1 | No |
| ECON 38403 | No | No |
| ECON 38503 | No | No |
| EDST 32003 | No | No |
| ENGL 11103 | 3.2 | Humanities |
| ENGL 11203 | 3.2 | Humanities |
| ENGL 32203 | No | No |
| EXSC 27303 | No | No |
| EXSC 48303 or EXSC 483H3 | No | No |
| FREN 20103 | 3.2 | Humanities |
| GEOG 21003 or GEOG 210H3 | No | Social Sciences |
| GERM 20103 | No | Humanities |
| GREK 20103 | 3.2 | Humanities |
| HDFS 14003 or HDFS 140H3 | 3.3, 4.2 and 5.1 | Social Sciences |
| HDFS 24103 | 3.3 and 4.2 | Social Sciences |
| HDFS 24903 | 4.2 | No |
| HIST 11193 or HIST 111H3 | 3.2 and 3.3 | Humanities or Social Sciences |
| HIST 11293 or HIST 112H3 | 3.2 and 3.3 | Humanities or Social Sciences |
| HIST 20903 | 3.3 and 5.1 | Social Sciences |
| HORT 11003 | 4.2 | No |
| HRDE 41303 | No | No |
| HUMN 111H4 | 3.3 and 5.1 | Social Sciences |
| HUMN 112H4 | 3.2 and 5.1 | Humanities |
| HUMN 211H4 | 3.3 and 5.1 | Fine Arts or Social Sciences |
| HUMN 22103 | 3.2 | Humanities |
| INST 28103 or INST 281H3 | 3.3 and 5.1 | Social Sciences |
| ITAL 20103 | 3.2 | Humanities |
| ITAL 21103 | 3.2 | Humanities |
| LALS 20103 | 3.2 and 4.2 | Humanities |
| LARC 10003 | 3.1, 4.2 and 5.1 | Fine Arts |
| LARC 41203 | No | No |
| LATN 20103 | 3.2 | Humanities |
| MUSY 20003 or MUSY 200H3 | 3.2 | Humanities |
| NURS 20332 | No | No |
| NURS 40233 | No | No |
| NURS 40406 | 1.2 | No |
| PBHL 46403 or PBHL 464H3 | 4.2 | No |
| PHED 36203 | No | No |
| PHIL 31103 | No | No |
| PHIL 41103 | 4.2 | No |
| PLSC 28103 or PLSC 281H3 | 3.3 and 5.1 | Social Sciences |
| RESM 28503 or RESM 285H3 | 3.3 | Social Sciences |
| SCWK 31903 | 4.2 | No |
| SOCI 10103 or SOCI 101H3 | 3.3 and 4.2 | Social Sciences |
| SOCI 20103 | 3.3 and 4.2 | Social Sciences |
| SPAN 20103 | 3.2 | Humanities |
| THTR 49503 | No | No |
Learning Outcome 4.2
Upon reaching this goal, students will have developed familiarity with concepts of diversity in the United States.
Learning Indicators for Learning Outcome 4.2: To successfully achieve this outcome, students will complete at least three of these five indicators:
- Identify and describe examples of historical and present day issues related to diversity and inclusion in the United States.
- Explain the historical and/or contemporary construction of difference through analysis of power structures, privilege, and explicit or implicit prejudice, and their roles in fostering discrimination and inequalities in the United States, whether cultural, legal, political, or social.
- Describe the advantages of inclusion by identifying and analyzing notions of inclusivity and pathways for cultivating inclusion at all levels of society, whether cultural, legal, political, or social.
- Analyze the historical and/or contemporary development of group agency and assess its role in addressing discrimination and inequalities in the United States.
- Demonstrate problem-solving and change management skills for achieving social equity.
Courses: The following courses are available to satisfy Learning Outcome 4.2. Some majors may specify which course to take:
| Course | Additional Outcomes | State Minimum Core |
|---|---|---|
| AAST 20203 | 3.2 | Humanities |
| AMPD 40503 | No | No |
| ANTH 10143/ANTH 10141 | 3.4 | Science |
| ARCH 10103 | 3.2 | Humanities |
| ARCH 44303 | 1.2 | No |
| CATE 31003 | 4.1 and 5.1 | No |
| CLST 30203 | 1.2 and 3.2 | No |
| COMM 10003 or COMM 100H3 | 3.1 | Fine Arts |
| COMM 12303 | 3.2 | Humanities |
| CSDI 32503 | 4.1 and 6.1 | No |
| ECON 35303 | No | No |
| GEOG 11103 | No | Social Sciences |
| GNST 20003 or GNST 200H3 | 3.2 | Humanities |
| HDFS 14003 or HDFS 140H3 | 3.3, 4.1 and 5.1 | Social Sciences |
| HDFS 24103 | 3.3 and 4.1 | Social Sciences |
| HDFS 24903 | 4.1 | No |
| HDFS 26003 or HDFS 260H3 | 3.3 and 5.1 | Social Sciences |
| HIST 20003 | 3.2 and 3.3 | Humanities, Social Sciences or U.S. History/Government |
| HIST 20103 | 3.2 and 3.3 | Humanities, Social Sciences or U.S. History/Government |
| HORT 11003 | 4.1 | No |
| HRDE 42103 | No | No |
| IARD 48103 | No | No |
| LALS 20103 | 3.2 and 4.1 | Humanities |
| LARC 10003 | 3.1, 4.1 and 5.1 | Fine Arts |
| LARC 43805 | No | No |
| MUSC 13303 | 3.1 | Fine Arts |
| NURS 40633 | No | No |
| PBHL 46403 or PBHL 464H3 | 4.1 | No |
| PHIL 41103 | 4.1 | No |
| PHIL 43203 | No | No |
| PHIL 43303 | No | No |
| PLSC 20003 | 3.3 | Social Sciences or U.S. History/Government |
| SCWK 31903 | 4.1 | No |
| SOCI 10103 or SOCI 101H3 | 3.3 and 4.1 | Social Sciences |
| SOCI 20103 | 3.3 and 4.1 | Social Sciences |
| SOCI 31903 | No | No |
Goal 5
Demonstrate critical thinking and ethical reasoning.
Learning Outcome 5.1
Upon reaching this goal, students will be able to demonstrate essential principles of critical thinking and ethical reasoning and apply them to the evaluation and construction of rational and moral arguments.
Learning Indicators for Learning Outcome 5.1: To successfully achieve this outcome, students will complete at least three of these five indicators:
- Identify and describe key concepts and principles related to critical thinking.
- Explain and contrast competing ethical theories, each of which articulates at least one principle for ethical decision-making
- Use recognized principles of critical thinking or ethical reasoning to analyze, evaluate, and respond to rational and moral argumentation presented orally and/or in writing.
- Describe key fallacies and identify them in context.
- Demonstrate the use of recognized principles of critical thinking or ethical reasoning to construct complex rational and moral arguments orally and/or in writing.
Courses: The following courses are available to satisfy Learning Outcome 5.1. Some majors may specify which course to take:
| Course | Additional Outcomes | State Minimum Core |
|---|---|---|
| AGED 41203 | 1.2 | No |
| AMPD 40903 | No | No |
| ANTH 40103 | 1.2, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1 and 6.1 | No |
| ARCH 45203 | No | No |
| CATE 31003 | 4.1 and 4.2 | No |
| CLST 10003 or CLST 100H3 | 3.2 and 4.1 | Humanities |
| CLST 10103 | 3.2 and 4.1 | Humanities |
| DASC 21303 | No | Humanities |
| EDST 40003 or EDST 400H3 | No | No |
| ENGL 31003 | 1.2 and 6.1 | No |
| ENSC 10003/ENSC 10001 | 3.4 | Science |
| ENSC 100H3 | 3.4 | Science |
| HDFS 14003 or HDFS 140H3 | 3.3, 4.1 and 4.2 | Social Sciences |
| HDFS 26003 or HDFS 260H3 | 3.3 and 4.2 | Social Sciences |
| HIST 10001 | No | No |
| HIST 20903 | 3.3 and 4.1 | Social Sciences |
| HRDE 33303 | 1.2 | No |
| HUMN 111H4 | 3.3 and 4.1 | Social Sciences |
| HUMN 112H4 | 3.2 and 4.1 | Humanities |
| HUMN 211H4 | 3.3 and 4.1 | Fine Arts or Social Sciences |
| IARD 48203 | 1.2 | No |
| INST 28103 or INST 281H3 | 3.3 and 4.1 | Social Sciences |
| JOUR 10203 | 3.3 | Social Sciences |
| LARC 10003 | 3.1, 4.1 and 4.2 | Fine Arts |
| LARC 56103 or LARC 561H3 | No | No |
| NURS 37303 | No | No |
| NURS 42033 | No | No |
| PBHL 32002 or PBHL 320H2 | No | No |
| PHIL 10103 | No | No |
| PHIL 20003 or PHIL 200H3 | 3.2 | Humanities |
| PHIL 21003 | 3.2 | Humanities |
| PHIL 22003 | No | Humanities |
| PHIL 31003 | No | Humanities |
| PHIL 42503 | No | No |
| PLSC 28103 or PLSC 281H3 | 3.3 and 4.1 | Social Sciences |
| SEED 40603 | 1.2 | No |
| SPAN 41303 | 6.1 | No |
| SPCH 10003 | 1.2 | No |
Goal 6
Gain the ability to synthesize, integrate, and apply knowledge developed throughout the undergraduate years.
Learning Outcome 6.1
Upon reaching this goal, students will be able to reflect upon and explain how they use the skills and abilities embodied in Goals 1 through 5 in completing an integrative project in their major during their junior or senior year.
Learning Indicators for Learning Outcome 6.1: To successfully achieve this outcome, students will:
- Produce a significant written paper, as defined by his or her major, or an equivalent project incorporating performance and/or multi-modal text and/or images
- Explain in an additional document of at least 1,250 words the degree to which the completed assignment involves at least three of the following sets of skills and abilities:
- Written, oral, and/or multimodal communication abilities
- Quantitative literacy
- Characteristics of inquiry and action in the major and in one of the Learning Outcomes under Goal 3 besides the disciplinary area of the major
- Diversity awareness and/or intercultural competency
- Critical thinking and/or ethical reasoning
Courses: The following courses are available to satisfy Learning Outcome 6.1. Each major program may specify which course or courses to take: