Core Curriculum Assessment
The purpose of the Core Curriculum is to provide students with the basic skills needed to pursue a liberal arts education, to expose them to a variety of modes of inquiry in different disciplines, and to promote critical reflection about global perspectives.
The Office of Institutional Research & Assessment (OIRA) adopts the NILOA Transparency Framework to visibly share assessment components of the Core Curriculum:
| Student Learning Outcomes | Assessment Plans | Assessment Resources |
| Current Assessment Activities | Evidence of Student Learning | Use of Student Learning Evidence |
National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment. (2011). Transparency Framework. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois and Indiana University, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA).
Core Curriculum Areas
Foundation (19-22 credits)
- English Composition (3-4 credits)
- First-Year Seminar (3 credits)
- Quantitative Literacy (3-4 credits)
- Global Languages (8 credits)
- Health and Wellness (2-3 credits)
Methods of Inquiry (25-28 credits)
- Global Perspectives (3 credits)
- Historical Analysis (3 credits)
- Literary Analysis (3 credits)
- Philosophical Inquiry (3 credits)
- Scientific Thought (7-8 credits)
- Non-Laboratory (3 credits)
- Laboratory (4 credits)
- Social and Behavior Analysis (3 credits)
- Visual and Performing Arts (3-4 credits)
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