General Education Learning Outcomes
Natural Sciences

Instructions:

• Proposing a new course for General Education credit: (1) Mark the relevant outcomes, (2) briefly explain how each will be addressed in the course, (3) attach to the course proposal.
• Requesting a course substitution: (1) Check the outcomes met by the substituted course, (2) attach to a completed "Undergraduate Course Substitution form." (PDF)

Requirement:

• All learning outcomes must be met by any course(s) in this category.

Students will demonstrate the ability to…..

____1. Conduct an experiment, collect and analyze data, and interpret results in a laboratory setting.

____2. Analyze, evaluate and test a scientific hypothesis.

____3. Use basic scientific language and processes, and be able to distinguish between scientific and non-scientific explanations.

____4. Identify unifying principles and repeatable patterns in nature, the values of natural diversity, and apply them to problems of issues of a scientific nature.

____5. Analyze and discuss the impact of scientific discovery on human thought and behavior.