Fall ’03-Spring ’09 Curriculum Requirements Checklist

Purpose of this program to develop skills, knowledge, and dispositions necessary for professional and civic life in the 21st century:

• critical and creative thinking skills
• effective written and oral communication skills
• information technology skills
• perspective-taking skills
• cultural and global awareness
• breadth of knowledge
• disposition for responsible civic engagement
• disposition for lifelong learning, including adaptability and curiosity

Key features: program is developmental and coherent

• extends purposefully over all four years
• courses progress or connect in a meaningful way
• skills developed across all disciplines and in the major
• encourages students to assume responsibility for important aspects of their education
• rewards skills developed prior to college (second language, research, technology)
• broadens focus beyond Western culture
• designed to be relevant, meaningful, active, and in part collaborative

Nuts and bolts:Three major components:

1. CORE Signature & Foundation (19 credit hours)
   Signature:
   CORE 100 (1st- 2nd semester)
   CORE 200 (2nd-6th semester)
   CORE 400 (6th-8th semester)
   Foundation:
   ENG 111 (1st- 2nd semester)
   ENG 200 (follows ENG 111 immediately)
   HIS 101, 102 or 103 (recommended 1st-4th semester)
   REL 101, 102, 103, 104, or 105 (recommended 1st-4th semester)
2. Fields of Knowledge (32 credit hours plus those needed for competency in a second language)
   Includes a broad array of exposures to the various disciplines in the liberal arts. Done throughout all four years. Integration between CORE 200 and courses within the major is recommended.
   Quantitative
   Literature
   Cultural Perspectives
   Science in Society
   Behavioral and Social Sciences
   Aesthetics and the Arts
   Health and Physical Learning
3. Experiential and Independent Learning (embedded in courses throughout the curriculum)
   Acknowledges learning that every student is expected to engage in through coursework in general education and major program of study or through co-curricular experiences.
   Writing Intensive
   Oral Communication
   Ethics Intensive
   Information Literacy