Central Piedmont General Education Goals

Critical Core Competency General Education Foundation Course Offerings Student Learning Outcome
COMMUNICATION
The ability to develop and effectively express in written and oral form ideas that are appropriate to audience and purpose. ENG 111 Student collects, organizes, and analyzes subject-relevant information that results in written communication with minimal errors.
ENG 112 Student articulates a clearly and appropriately supported viewpoint
ENG 113/ENG 114 Student demonstrates appropriate communication techniques for a specific area of study and / or within professional contexts.
COM 110/COM 231 Student orally communicates in a clear, organized manner, which demonstrates awareness of audience.
Critical Core Competency General Education Foundation Course Offerings Student Learning Outcome
CRITICAL THINKING
The ability to interpret, analyze, synthesize, or evaluate information, issues and ideas and apply creative thought to formulate an opinion, solve a problem or reach a conclusion. ECO 251/ECO 252/POL 120/PSY 150 Student selects and uses information appropriately to investigate a point of view or conclusion.
HIS 111/HIS 112/HIS 131/HIS 132 Student formulates and articulates a position.
SOC 210 Student identifies and assesses assumptions.
Critical Core Competency General Education Foundation Course Offerings Student Learning Outcome
PERSONAL GROWTH AND CULTURAL LITERACY
The ability to understand and manage self, to function effectively in social and professional environments, and to make reasoned judgments based on an understanding of the diversity of the world community. ART 111/ART 114/ART 115/DRA 111/MUS 110/MUS 112 Student demonstrates cultural awareness.
PHI 215/PHI 240/HUM 120/HUM 130/REL 110 Student demonstrates ethical self-awareness.
Critical Core Competency General Education Foundation Course Offerings Student Learning Outcome
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND QUANTITATIVE LITERACY
The ability to locate, understand, evaluate, and synthesize information and data in a technology and data-driven society. MAT 110/MAT 121/MAT 152/MAT 263 Student applies quantitative concepts to interpret data.
MAT 143/MAT 171/MAT 271 Student applies quantitative concepts to analyze data.