UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO – COLORADO SPRINGS

General Education Core Goals

December 2010

 

Vision

 General Education at UCCS prepares students for success in their majors, professional pursuits, and lives as creative, thoughtful, informed, and engagement members of our diverse, global society. 

The goals of our general education program focus on three interrelated areas of learning, all of which are essential to an undergraduate education.  Through the general education curriculum, students will develop competencies in each area and the ability to integrate these competencies as a foundation for lifelong learning.

 

1)       Evaluate and Create

 Students will develop intellectual and practical skills central to investigation, creative pursuits, and problem solving. Students will gather, understand, analyze, and evaluate information as well as synthesize that information in order to create and articulate new ideas.  This area includes:

·         Critical and creative thinking

·         Quantitative and qualitative reasoning

·         Information literacy

·         Communication: reading, writing, speaking, and listening

 

 2)       Know and Explore

 Students will have a broad understanding of fundamental explorations, applications, and innovations in the natural sciences, social and behavioral sciences, and arts and humanities.  This area includes:

·         The physical and natural world

·         Humanities, arts, and culture

·         Society, social and economic institutions, health, and human behavior

 

3)       Act and Interact

 Students will cultivate self-awareness and understanding of their impact – locally, nationally, and globally.  Students will be prepared to participate effectively in a society that encompasses diverse experiences, perspectives, and realities. This area includes:

·         Responsibility – personal, civic, and social

·         Engagement – creative, collaborative, artistic, and innovative

·         Inclusiveness – competencies for cultural responsiveness across social differences in contexts ranging from local to global

·         Sustainability – understanding the interaction between human development and the natural environment

General Education Assessment Process

General Education Assessment Calendar

General Education SAAC/EPUS Plan

General Education Bi-Annual Reports

 

Updated March 2013

 

 

General Education

EPUS General Education Assessment Plan

General Education Assessment Reports

Student Participation in Campus-Wide Assessment

At several points during students' undergraduate experience they may be asked to participate in campus-wide general education assessment activities. The following is an overview of what students could expect:

First-Year:

Senior Year:

In addition to these institution-wide assessments some departments have special assessment requirements 
where for example; students may be asked to take a senior test or exit survey.

Updated: August 3, 2010