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General Education Program

Student Learning Outcomes

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The Citadel Academic Curriculum

•General Education

•Major/minor field of study

•ROTC/Leadership Education Program (LEP)

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What is General Education?

•Comprised of the Core Curriculum—those core courses that all students must take in Math, English, History, Science, and Social Science (60 credit hours)

•Provides a liberal arts foundation and develops intellectual and cognitive skills and competencies every student needs

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• There are Learning Outcomes we want to see every student achieve as a result of completing the General Education program

• What are General Education Learning Outcomes?

• Statements that explain what all students should know or be able to do, regardless of major, as a result of their Citadel education

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General EducationStudent Learning Outcomes

• Written Communication: Student can effectively communicate ideas in a logical sequence, demonstrating control of syntax and mechanics and the ability to integrate credible and relevant sources.

• Quantitative Reasoning: Student can use quantitative-reasoning skills to successfully make calculations, interpret data, communicate results, and evaluate an issue or solve a problem.

• Critical Thinking: Student can analyze complex issues that have varying positions and assumptions using information from credible sources. Student has the ability to state positions, create new positions, and acknowledge other positions including implications and consequences.

• Ethical Reasoning: Student can recognize ethical issues when presented in a complex, multilayered (gray) context, analyze cross-relationships among the issues, and evaluate ethical perspectives and concepts, including his or her own.

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Why is this important?

•The General Education program helps to develop the intellectual and cognitive skills and competencies you need to excel in a world in which knowledge changes, grows, or becomes obsolete on a daily basis.1

•You will be assessed through the E-Leadership Portfolio at various points during your college career to measure your progress on developing these skills and abilities.

1 Pascarella, E. & Terenzini, P. (1991). How College Affects Students. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers. p. 114.