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).
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.
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