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Student Learning Goals
Introduction
All bachelor’s degree requirements are rooted in WSU’s Seven Learning Goals of Undergraduate Education, which identify core skills and knowledge that students should develop through their undergraduate studies, regardless of major. WSU’s Seven Learning Goals are faculty developed and expressed broadly so as to frame study in general education as well as the major.
UCORE is the centerpiece of the undergraduate curriculum supporting the advancement of WSU’s Learning Goals. All UCORE-designated courses require students to demonstrate Critical & Creative Thinking, Information Literacy, and Written Communication (a sub-goal of the Communication goal), while Quantitative Reasoning, Scientific Literacy, Diversity, Depth, Breadth, & Integration of Learning, and other mediums of Communication are advanced in UCORE courses as appropriate to the designator (see UCORE’s Curriculum webpages for more information).
Additionally, through the achievement of program-level student learning outcomes for the major or degree program, students generally demonstrate specialized knowledge and skills in the discipline, as well as disciplinary achievement of some of WSU’s Seven Learning Goals (as appropriate to the disciplinary focus), through depth of study within the chosen academic field.
Data Table
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CRITICAL and CREATIVE THINKING Graduates will use reason, evidence, and context to increase knowledge, to reason ethically, and to innovate in imaginative ways. | Graduates may demonstrate critical and creative thinking by:
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INFORMATION LITERACY Graduates will effectively identify, locate, evaluate, use responsibly and share information for the problem at hand. | Graduates may demonstrate information literacy by:
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COMMUNICATION Graduates will communicate successfully with audiences through written, oral, and other media as appropriate for the audience and purpose. | Graduates may demonstrate communication skills by:
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QUANTITATIVE REASONING Graduates will solve quantitative problems from a wide variety of authentic contexts and everyday life situations. | Graduates may demonstrate quantitative and symbolic reasoning by:
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SCIENTIFIC LITERACY Graduates will have a basic understanding of major scientific concepts and processes required for personal decision-making, participation in civic affairs, economic productivity and global stewardship. | Graduates may demonstrate scientific literacy by:
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DIVERSITY Graduates will understand, respect and interact constructively with others of similar and diverse cultures, values, and perspectives. | Graduates may demonstrate their recognition of diverse cultures, values, and perspectives by:
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DEPTH, BREADTH, AND INTEGRATION OF LEARNING Graduates will develop depth, breadth, and integration of learning for the benefit of themselves, their communities, their employers, and for society at large. | Graduates may demonstrate depth, breadth, and integration of learning:
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