Department Major Form

Department or Program _______________________

Date  ____________________________

Signature of Chair or Coordinator __________________________

Please submit this form (or separate sheets with paragraphs numbered as on the form) to Gen Ed Coordinating Committee.   

I. The department’s major program reinforces learning outcomes 2 and 3 in the following ways:

2) Critical thinking and

3) Clear communications

II. The students completing the department’s major program satisfy learning outcomes 4-7 as follows.

4) Diversity (ability to understand diverse groups of people, cultures and views.  Diversity is defined broadly to include culture, race, gender, social class, age, sexual orientation, and disability.)

5) Ethics (awareness of the implications of choosing various principles of action)

6) Self-direction and collaboration (demonstrate the ability to complete an intellectual project, both independently and in collaboration with others)

7) Information literacy (demonstrate the ability to use appropriate media to gather information relative to their major field and to access reliable general information)