Framework

GENERAL EDUCATION ^1,2,3,4

Foundations Knowledge Areas
Writing
One course equivalent to RHT160. ^5,6 Requirement also includes an intensive writing component⁷ in one general education course outside of RHT 150-160 and an intensive writing component⁷ in one course in the major.

Formal Reasoning ⁸ One course in Mathematics, Statistics, Logic, Linguistics or Computer Science.

Explorations Knowledge Areas
Arts
One course

Foreign Language and Culture ^9,10
One course

Global Perspective
One course

Literature
One course

Natural Science and Technology
One course with laboratory experience ¹¹

Social Science
One course

Western Civilization
One course

Integration Knowledge Areas
Knowledge Applications
One course. Must be in a course outside of major (major is defined as the rubric)

Capstone Experience
Capstone requirement can be met by:

1. A capstone course¹² in the major that makes explicit the connection between the major and general education, or
2. A capstone course outside of the major that relates general education areas, or
3. A second knowledge applications course that applies knowledge from a general education area already taken. (This temporary alternative is for five years.)

The capstone can be interdisciplinary.

Special Notes

1. Completion of this program requires a minimum of 40 credits including at least one course (three or more credits)* in each of the 10 general education knowledge areas plus a capstone.
2. The 10 knowledge areas and the capstone each require two learning outcomes. All courses in an area must satisfy the learning outcomes for the area.
3. One course that integrates U.S. diversity in two of the following topics: race, ethnicity, gender. The requirement can be met by any course that integrates U.S. diversity content equivalent to one half of a four-credit course. The diversity requirement can be taken within the 10 general education knowledge areas or outside of them. Feasibility of requiring students to take two diversity courses by the Fall 2008 will be explored.
4. There are four cross-cutting capacities for the general education program: critical thinking, social awareness, effective communications and information literacy. Courses in each knowledge area must state, in general, how they contribute to goals in these areas. Each course in general education must include at least one capacity. Rhetoric must include information literacy. Intensive writing must include effective communications. Formal reasoning must include critical thinking. Global perspective must include social awareness.
5. All prerequisites must be satisfied as necessary.
6. By Fall 2008 the equivalent of RHT 160 must be completed during the first two semesters unless remedial instruction is required. RHT 102 is remedial.
7. One-third of a student’s grade is based on assignments requiring substantive writing (papers, projects, reports, etc.).
8. The formal reasoning course must be completed prior to junior standing.
9. Resources are not currently available to establish a pure foreign language requirement. The goal to only include foreign language in this area should be pursued over the next 5 years.
10. Courses do not count for global perspective
11. Requires at least three laboratory experiences during the course (see learning outcomes). Resources are not currently available to establish laboratories to accompany each Natural Science and Technology area course. The goal of further expanding the laboratory component for all such courses should be explored over the next five years.
12. Many types of major courses can qualify for the capstone experience in the major, for example, traditional capstones, internships, courses containing an integrative thesis, integrative types of seminar courses, research courses, courses culminating in a creative performance that integrates concepts from the major, etc.

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