QUAN Courses

Individuals who develop strong quantitative reasoning skills possess the ability to reason and solve quantitative problems from a wide array of authentic contexts and everyday life situations. They understand and can create arguments supported by quantitative evidence and they can clearly communicate and explain those arguments in a variety of formats (using words, tables, graphs, mathematical equations, etc., as appropriate). Quantitative Reasoning represents one of the three UCORE foundational competencies [QUAN, WRTG, COMM – 9 total credits] intended for completion in a student’s first year of study.

Student Learning Outcomes

Students, regardless of major, who successfully complete a [QUAN] course should be able to:

• Apply quantitative principles and computational methods to solve quantitative problems (quantitative reasoning).
• Convert relevant information into various mathematical forms, such as equations, graphs, diagrams, and tables (quantitative reasoning).
• Communicate mathematical information in writing (e.g. interpret data in a graph, table, or chart) (written communication).
• Identify when, and what type of, quantitative data are appropriate to support claims in given contexts (information literacy).
• Interpret and/or apply with accuracy, as well as recognize the limitations of quantitative information in real-world and/or multidisciplinary contexts (e.g., political, economic, scientific, social) (critical thinking).

Revised outcomes approved Spring 2022.

Available QUAN Courses

Course Prefix	Course Number	Course Title	Credits	College	Status
CPT S	111	Introduction to Computer Programming	3	VCEA	Submit for renewal F23
ECONS	335	Business Finance Economics	3	CAHNRS	Submit for renewal F23
ENGR	107	Introductory Mathematics for Engineering Applications	4	VCEA	Renewed S20
FIN	223	Personal Finance	3	Business	Renewed F22
MATH	105	Exploring Mathematics	3	CAS	Renewed S19
MATH	140	Calculus for Life Scientists	4	CAS	Renewed S20
MATH	171	Calculus I	4	CAS	Renewed F20
MATH	202	Calculus for Business and Economics	3	CAS	Renewed F20
MATH	252	Fundamentals of Elementary Mathematics II	3	CAS	Renewed F22
PHIL	201	Introduction to Formal Logic	3	CAS	Renewed S22
POL_S	201	Political Research Methods	3	CAS	Approved F22
PSYCH	311	Statistics for Psychology	4	CAS	Submit for renewal S23
STAT	212	Introduction to Statistical Methods	4	CAS	Renewed S22

View QUAN courses in the WSU catalog.