{"id":35431,"date":"2024-04-10T08:40:59","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T15:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/generaleducation\/?page_id=35431"},"modified":"2024-04-10T08:40:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T15:40:59","slug":"course-criteria","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/generaleducation\/course-criteria\/","title":{"rendered":"Course Criteria"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-16d6d0ca\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p>The following criteria for the EWU General Education Program (GE) Courses were created in a series of brown bag meetings that all EWU faculty were invited to attend. Courses approved for the breadth areas listed below must address all of the area-specific criteria. Additionally, approved Breadth Area courses must address selected General Education Program Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs): Information Literacy, Analytical Thinking, Creative Thinking, Written Communication, and Quantitative Literacy. The GE SLOs will be used for assessing General Education, while the following criteria are geared toward course development and course approval. Each course in the following groups should address&nbsp;<em>all<\/em>&nbsp;of the criteria in that group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GE at EWU is designed to be a strong, innovative, and cohesive program that engages students in disciplinary ways of thinking while learning content and theories. We recognize that students build these ways of thinking while learning from faculty who are experts and researchers in their fields, both in traditional disciplines and in interdisciplinary coursework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Prerequisites<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Prerequisites for Breadth Area Courses (BACRs) should be general in nature, such as pre-university required courses or GE courses in writing competency, writing proficiency, or quantitative literacy. General education courses may&nbsp;<em>not<\/em>&nbsp;require admission to a program as a requirement. In general, Diversity and Global Studies courses should only have competencies, proficiencies or BACRs as prerequisites. Diversity and Global Studies courses may&nbsp;<em>not<\/em>&nbsp;require admission to a program as a prerequisite.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-f5892368\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Breadth Area Course Criteria<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-b8ea20bb gb-accordion\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-fc47554a gb-accordion__item\" data-transition=\"slide\">\n\n<button class=\"gb-button gb-button-ee2ed113 gb-accordion__toggle\"><span class=\"gb-button-text\">Criteria for Arts and Humanities Breadth Courses<\/span><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon-open\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-accordion__content\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-691e05dd\">\n\n<p>Courses in this area (100 to 200 level) prepare students to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Develop compelling interpretations of texts or artistic products that reflect the field of [<em>insert the name of the discipline<\/em>]\u2019s interpretative conventions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create a well-crafted text or artistic product as determined by the conventions of [<em>insert the name of the discipline<\/em>].<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Describe the historical or socio-cultural conditions that have shaped a given text or artistic product.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-25d6b18c gb-accordion__item\" data-transition=\"slide\">\n\n<button class=\"gb-button gb-button-58451a4d gb-accordion__toggle\"><span class=\"gb-button-text\">Criteria for Natural Science Breadth Courses<\/span><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon-open\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-accordion__content\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-d65aea4f\">\n\n<p>Lab-based courses* in this area (100 to 200 level) prepare students to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Describe one or more scientific processes used in the field of [<em>insert the name of the discipline<\/em>].<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Explain some aspect of the natural world using quantification.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Distinguish between knowledge claims that are scientific and those that are not.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>*<em>A lab-based natural science course is one in which students regularly collect or use data based on observations of natural phenomena to support a scientific conclusion.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-cb5d8761 gb-accordion__item\" data-transition=\"slide\">\n\n<button class=\"gb-button gb-button-bc05ad80 gb-accordion__toggle\"><span class=\"gb-button-text\">Criteria for Social Science Breadth Courses<\/span><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon-open\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-accordion__content\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-5a34e8a0\">\n\n<p>Courses in this area (100 to 200 level) prepare students to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Correctly define terms pertinent to [<em>insert the name of the social science discipline<\/em>].<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Apply discipline-specific concepts to explain an aspect of human behavior.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Analyze a social phenomenon or problem using [<em>insert the name of the discipline<\/em>]\u2019s conventions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-7adee22b\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Course Criteria<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-52c28cdd gb-accordion\">\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-2a99c035 gb-accordion__item\" data-transition=\"slide\">\n\n<button class=\"gb-button gb-button-dc36519b gb-accordion__toggle\"><span class=\"gb-button-text\">Criteria for Diversity Courses<\/span><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon-open\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-accordion__content\"><div class=\"gb-container gb-container-19721b66\">\n\n<p>Courses in this area (200-300 level) prepare students to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Examine movements that shape or challenge systems of power, privilege, oppression, or colonization.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evaluate constructions of identities of underrepresented or marginalized groups created through social, cultural, or political practices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Communicate the ways in which power differentials operate, are experienced, or are reinforced at individual, group, community, or institutional levels.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Critically examine their own attitudes about underrepresented or marginalized groups.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-b7c0c74b gb-accordion__item\" data-transition=\"slide\">\n\n<button class=\"gb-button gb-button-ba297cdb gb-accordion__toggle\"><span class=\"gb-button-text\">Criteria for Global Studies Courses<\/span><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 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nation-states, peoples or cultures outside the U.S.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Analyze multiple dimensions of contemporary international or global issues.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Critically evaluate information about contemporary international or global issues.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Synthesize multiple perspectives concerning contemporary international or global issues for the purpose of forming their own perspective.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-e26364de gb-accordion__item\" data-transition=\"slide\">\n\n<button class=\"gb-button gb-button-9ff019dd gb-accordion__toggle\"><span class=\"gb-button-text\">Criteria for Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning<\/span><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" role=\"img\" class=\"gb-accordion__icon\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 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Courses approved for the breadth areas listed below must address all of the area-specific criteria. 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