AAC: Learning Goals for DIV13, DIV-R, LANG, EL, QLR

Excerpted from the University Catalog 2019-2020:

DIV 13

DIV13 courses are at least one unit and include primary learning goals in which students develop:

a) an understanding of the nature and significance of diversity within and among groups;
b) an understanding of the dynamics of power and justice within and/or among groups or societies;
c) a capacity for critical self-reflection on social location, including how social location shapes human interactions.

DIV R

DIV-R courses are at least one unit and include primary learning goals in which students develop:

a. an understanding of the nature and significance of diversity within and among groups; and
b. an understanding of the dynamics of power and justice within and/or among groups or societies; and
c. a capacity for critical self-reflection on social location, including how social location shapes human interactions; and
d. an understanding of the causes and harmful consequences of racism in a discipline and in society, and where students explore ways in which racism has been or can be disrupted.

LANG

Courses that fulfill the LANG requirement may also fulfill other general education requirements. LANG courses are at least one unit and include primary learning goals in which students:

a) learn the skills necessary for communication in another language: reading, listening, writing and speaking; and
b) are introduced to the different cultures in which these languages are employed; and
c) are exposed to global diversity and encouraged to develop a critical perspective on their own cultural practices.

QLR

Students are required to complete at least one unit that meets the learning goals of either quantitative reasoning or logical reasoning. Courses that fulfill the QLR requirement may also fulfill other general education requirements. FYS courses may be approved for QLR credit; FYP courses cannot. The Academic Affairs Committee will approve courses for QLR credit using the following guidelines:

1. Quantitative Reasoning Courses have primary learning goals in which students, through multiple opportunities and classroom instruction, develop their abilities to:

a) address questions by examining quantitative evidence using appropriate methods of analysis and evaluation; and
b) explain their conclusions and the quantitative methods they used in developing their reasoning.

2. Logical Reasoning Courses have as the primary learning goals that students develop:

a) an understanding of deductive and/or inductive logic; and
b) an understanding of the methods of determining the reliability of these types of reasoning.

EL

EL courses are at least one unit and at least 50 percent of the course’s content must achieve the learning goals for Environmental Literacy, as described below:

1. Environmental Literacy Courses have primary learning goals in which students, through multiple opportunities and classroom instruction, develop:

a) a recognition of the consequences of human activities on natural systems; and/or
b) an awareness of the cultural, economic, and political forces that affect environmental policies; and/or
c) an understanding of natural systems and/or the impacts they can have on the environment, human life, health, and welfare.