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| Anthropology | Students completing an Anthropology major will have an appreciation for the history and development of anthropology as a discipline. To demonstrate this, they will be able to articulate clearly the interrelated contributions to the understanding of human behavior and its evolution of each of the four subfields that comprise our discipline. | Assessment Report |
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| Biological Sciences | Genetics (Bio315): classical (Mendelian) to molecular genetics, molecular basis of evolution and genome organization/regulation. | Assessment Report |
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| Chemistry | Demonstrate proficiency with basic chemistry laboratory skills and techniques. | Assessment Report |
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| Cognitive Science | | Assessment Report |
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| Communication Studies | | Assessment Report |
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| Computer Science and Software Engineering | Programming. an ability to construct computer programs; to design and implement data structures and algorithms; to both use and create APIs, components, frameworks and applications. | Assessment Report |
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| Economics | Access existing knowledge in the discipline. | Assessment Report |
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| English | Recognition of and attention to the various formal conditions and/or elements of a single or group of texts under analysis and the deployment of a technical vocabulary adequate to those conditions and/or elements. | Assessment Report |
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| Geology | Students completing a Geology degree will have a knowledge and understanding of the fundamental concepts and principles in the geosciences, including but not limited to topics such as understanding the composition and structure of the Earth, the processes which shape the surface of the Earth, Earth history and the fossil record, and environmental processes and human impact on the environment. | Assessment Report |
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| Global & International Studies | Students completing the global studies degree will improve their understanding of the causes, consequences, and interconnections between and among a variety of global problems, such as war
and peace, global inequalities and poverty, over population and environmental problems. | Assessment Report |
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| History | 1. Lower Division Courses: Students enrolled in lower division courses will demonstrate: An understanding of important factual material related to the nation/area being studied. An understanding of the broad chronological development of the nation/area being studied. Knowledge of the main themes and continuities affecting the nation/area being studied. | Assessment Report |
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| Human Development | Students completing a Human Development degree will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of life span developmental psychology, e.g., gerontology, child and adolescent development, factors influencing development. Students will be expected to employ sound psychological science theory and research, think critically about human development and human services, and to apply that knowledge for prevention, intervention, and program evaluation. | Assessment Report |
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| Information Science | Information. Students must understand the nature of information and in particular must know how to collect and organize information, evaluate information and its sources, and use information in problem solving and decision making, as well as understand the need to validate information. | Assessment Report |
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| Linguistics | The first goal is to develop students' knowledge about language and the core concepts in linguistics. | Assessment Report |
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| Mathematics | Command of a body of background material in analytic geometry, calculus, matrix algebra, probability, and discrete mathematics, including theorems and procedures. | Assessment Report |
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| Meteorology | 1. Design and discuss an atmospheric related experiment including development of a hypothesis, selection of equipment to be used, proposed methods suggested, and limitations of the experiment. | Assessment Report |
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| Modern Languages and Literatures | By the end of their second year of study, students should attain intermediate-level speaking proficiency as defined by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. | Assessment Report |
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| Philosophy | Demonstrate skills such as oral communication, critical reasoning, critical reading, critical writing and formal and informal logic. | Assessment Report |
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| Philosophy-Psychology | Understand, be able to write short research papers on, and evaluate claims made regarding the leading philosophical theories of the ontology of mind, including substance dualism, functionalism, eliminativism, and type-identity "reductive" theories. | Assessment Report |
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| Physics | Students will be well prepared in traditional areas as well as some specialized areas. | Assessment Report |
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| Political Science | A basic understanding of the organization and functioning of systems of government and politics in the United States and other regions of the world. | Assessment Report |
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| Psychology | Students will demonstrate breadth of knowledge in psychology (familiarity with the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology). | Assessment Report |
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| Public Justice | Encourage the development of student skills: The curriculum in Public Justice seeks to develop and enhance student skills in oral and written communication, analytical ability, critical thinking, and self-directed learning. | Assessment Report |
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| Sociology | Students taking sociology courses should have knowledge of the background and foundation of the discipline. Students should be able to describe and explain who the founders of and early thinkers in Sociology were, as well as their contributions to the discipline and to social thought and societal awareness in general. Sociology students should also be able to utilize the basic concepts in the discipline. | Assessment Report |
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| Writing Across the Curriculum | Students will demonstrate the ability to write within the given discipline's genres and objectives. | Assessment Report |
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