University Student Learning Outcomes

 General Education Course Data Sheet

Please identify the components of the course that will be common to all sections. Primary outcome, distribution area, objectives, tasks, and criteria submitted as a part of this approval must be included in ALL sections of the course and should be a part of the syllabus.

Only courses that have been reviewed and approved by the unit curriculum process will be reviewed.

The General Education component of higher education specifically focuses on introducing students to ways of knowing, integrative knowledge, appreciation of historical context, common themes of human experience, social responsibility, analytical reasoning, civic engagement, or the development of practical skills and reflective habits of mind.

The approved descriptions of the Universtiy Student Learning Outcomes (USLO) are avaialbe here.

This section is required for a course that is not yet approved in the general education distribution.

General Education Statement: The General Education component of higher education specifically focuses on introducing students to ways of knowing, integrative knowledge, appreciation of historical context, common themes of human experience, social responsibility, analytical reasoning, civic engagement, and the development of practical skills and reflective habits of mind. The General Education requirements at Washburn University are designed with the intent of providing students with a grounding in liberal arts and sciences and shaping an informed, capable citizenry through a broad education in a range of disciplines. These courses ensure that students are equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to engage with our rapidly-changing world over their lifetimes. (Approved by Washburn Faculty and Board of Regents Spring 2012).

If this course is an upper division course, please explain how the course satisfies the following requirements. Courses must satisfy either (a) or (b). Upper division courses must satisfy (c) and (d).

In addition to meeting the requirements specified above, please confirm your course meets the following requirements:

In this section, please provide the course objectives, assessments (tasks), and measures. Include all the course objectives and indicate which objectives apply to the University Student Learning Outcome (SLO).

This resource provides guidance for the development of measurable learning objectives.

For each objective identified as relevant to the USLO, please briefly describe how you will determine a student's level of attainment. We have agreed to use Beginning (1), Developing (2), Target (3) and Advanced (4) as our categories.

University SLO Evaluation

Based on the assessments (tasks) and measures indicated in the previous section, explain how the Summary USLO score will be determined.

Course Grade

Describe how the course grade will be determined.

Please contact Donna LaLonde (donna.lalonde@washburn.ed) with questions or concerns.