LOPERs通识研究项目, effective for students initially enrolling or transferring in the 2020-21 academic year or after, is designed to provide students with a solid foundation for advanced study with fewer hours (30-31学分通识课). The Program thus provides greater flexibility for students to add a second major or additional minor to their degree or explore their interests with more unrestricted elective credits. The Program also seeks to ease transfer for students from community colleges.
转移s with Completed Associates or Bachelor's Degree: 学生 admitted to bet36365体育 with an Associate of 艺术 (AA) or Associate of Science (AS), or Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution will have fulfilled bet36365体育’s 一般的研究 program requirements. Such students must still complete any GS requirements specified within their program of study.
学分: 总共30-31小时. 学生 must complete 3 credit-hours that satisfies each learning objective/program essential requirement (LOPER) for LOPERs 1 through 10. LOPER 11 is optional, but may be required by a major. LOPER 8 (Natural Science) may be satisfied with a 3- or 4-credit hour course.
The first-year seminar is waived for students admitted as transfer students with a minimum of 18 hours of GS coursework; transfer students and re-admit students still must fulfill the requirements of a minimum of 30 hours of GS coursework that meets LOPERs 2-10.
Program Requirements within 一般的研究: Departments are permitted to require that their majors complete particular courses for LOPERs 2-11. 学生 should consult the program requirements in their major to choose appropriate GS courses for their degree.
一般的研究 Courses from a Single Department: A student may not take more than 3 courses with the same department/discipline prefix in their 一般的研究 program. Lecture/lab combinations from a single department that must be taken as co-requisites count as one course for this rule.
Electives in the 一般的研究 Program: There are designated courses with the appropriate content approved to satisfy one of the Broad Knowledge requirements (LOPERs 5-8) plus LOPER 9 or a Broad Knowledge requirement plus LOPER 10.
A student who satisfies LOPER 9 or LOPER 10 with a course that also meets another requirement will have 3 hours of elective GS credits in the 30-hour program. A student who satisfies both LOPERs 9 and 10 with courses that also meet other requirements will have 6 hours of elective credits.
学生 may use their elective credits (where applicable) for additional coursework in LOPERs 2-10, 或LOPER 11(健康).
Learning Objectives/Program Essential Requirements (LOPERs): LOPERs通识研究项目 is structured to teach students: Foundational academic skills (LOPERs 1-4), 广泛的艺术知识 & 科学(LOPERs 5-8), and Dispositions that prepare students for responsible, 民主社会中富有成效的生活, 多元文化社会(LOPERs 9-11).
FOUNDATIONAL REQUIREMENTS – Skills that every university-educated person needs:
一年级的课程*(最少3小时). Courses must meet all learning outcomes.
评估:
Can locate and select appropriate sources of information (to include information important to academic and professional success)
Can discern a source’s argument or purpose and audience
Can summarize a source’s main points accurately and fairly
Can evaluate and use sources appropriately and responsibly
Can integrate information from multiple sources and contrasting viewpoints
* The first-year seminar is waived for students admitted as transfer students with a minimum of 18 hours of GS coursework; transfer students and re-admit students still must fulfill the requirements of a minimum of 30 hours GS coursework that meets LOPERs 2-10.
Departments cannot require students to take a specific First-year Seminar.
FOUNDATIONAL REQUIREMENTS – Skills that every university-educated person needs:
写作技巧 (ENG 101 minimum; minimum 3 hours). Courses must meet all learning outcomes.
评估:
Can discern a writer’s argument or purpose
Can evaluate and use sources appropriately and responsibly
Can use context-appropriate conventions in writing
Can communicate in a manner appropriate to audience and context
FOUNDATIONAL REQUIREMENTS – Skills that every university-educated person needs:
口头沟通能力 (最少3小时). Courses must meet all learning outcomes.
评估:
Can discern a speaker’s argument or purpose
Can evaluate and use sources appropriately and responsibly
Can use context-appropriate conventions in speech and non-verbal expressions
Can form and support a coherent position
Can communicate in a manner appropriate to audience and context
FOUNDATIONAL REQUIREMENTS – Skills that every university-educated person needs:
Mathematics, Statistics, and Quantitative Reasoning (最少3小时). Courses must meet all learning outcomes.
评估:
Can describe problems using mathematical, 统计或编程语言
会用数学解决问题吗, statistical, or programming techniques
Can construct logical arguments using mathematical, 统计或编程概念
Can interpret and express numerical data or graphical information using mathematical, 统计或编程概念 and methods
BROAD KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS – Every university-educated person should be able to:
Evaluate and/or create cultural products in a discipline of the 视觉或表演艺术 (最少3小时). Courses must meet all learning outcomes.
评估:
Can interpret a work of art within its cultural or historical context
Can characterize and evaluate a work of art using concepts appropriate to its medium
Can distinguish between works of art from various schools, time periods, and/or cultures
Can articulate the significance of the arts for themselves or for society
BROAD KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS – Every university-educated person should be able to:
Explain and evaluate ideas and/or social and cultural conditions using the concepts and methods in a 人文学科 纪律(最少3小时). Courses must meet all learning outcomes.
评估:
Can analyze primary sources appropriate to the 人文学科 discipline
Can compare and contrast theories, narratives, or social/cultural conditions
Can make and support an argument about the human experience
Can articulate the significance of the 人文学科 for themselves or for society
BROAD KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS – Every university-educated person should be able to:
Explain and evaluate human behavior and/or social systems using the concepts and methods in a 社会科学 纪律(最少3小时). Courses must meet all learning outcomes.
评估:
Can use the discipline’s concepts and methods to explain human behavior and/or social systems
Can investigate problems and analyze evidence using the discipline’s concepts and methods
Can make and support an argument about human behavior or social systems using social-scientific evidence
Can articulate the significance of social scientific knowledge for themselves or for society
BROAD KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS – Every university-educated person should be able to:
Solve problems and evaluate conclusions using the concepts and methods in a 自然科学 纪律(最少3小时). Courses must meet all learning outcomes.
评估:
Can use the discipline’s concepts and methods to explain natural or 物理 phenomena
Can investigate problems and analyze evidence using appropriate scientific methodology
Can make and support an argument based on sound scientific principles
Can articulate the significance of scientific knowledge for themselves or for society
**Natural science requirement may include a lab component (total hours 3 – 4)
DISPOSITIONAL REQUIREMENTS – Every university-educated person should have:
公民能力和参与 (Civic competency encompasses civic knowledge; analytical skills; and participatory and involvement skills. Civic engagement encompasses motivations, 的态度, and efficacy; democratic norms and values; and participation and activities.) Courses must meet all learning outcomes.
评估:
Can identify issues of public or community concern and problems or challenges posed by lack of civic competency and engagement.
Can gather and evaluate sufficient and reliable information about issues of public concern and have the knowledge and skills to make reasonable judgements and decisions about them
Can evaluate practices and decisions for their civic consequences
Can articulate the importance of community service and civic engagement to address issues of public or community concern
DISPOSITIONAL REQUIREMENTS – Every university-educated person should have:
尊重人类多样性 (in our own communities and/or globally). Courses must meet all learning outcomes.
评估:
Can describe the nature and consequences of human diversity
Can gather and evaluate information important for relating to diverse populations
Can evaluate practices and decisions for their impacts on inequality or inclusivity
Can articulate the significance of human diversity for themselves or for society
*** Designated courses with the appropriate content may be approved to satisfy one of the Broad Knowledge requirements plus LOPER 9 or Broad Knowledge plus LOPER 10. Courses may be approved to satisfy LOPER 9 or LOPER 10 alone. (Courses satisfying LOPER 9 or LOPER 10 alone must be 3 学分.)
DISPOSITIONAL REQUIREMENTS – Every university-educated person should have:
健康 (2 – 3 hours; optional (GS Elective); may be required by programs). Courses must meet all learning outcomes.
评估:
Can articulate the importance of the eight domains of wellness (emotional, 精神上的, 知识, 物理, 环境, 金融, 职业, 和社会健康).
Can describe the impact of social factors, and personal decisions and behaviors, on wellness.
Can gather and evaluate information about wellness and apply to personal behavior choices or decisions.
Can integrate information from multiple sources and contrasting viewpoints to make an informed and educated decision regarding wellness.
