Communication-infusion & Arts-applied Requirements

All Foundation level courses must be one of the following: speaking-infused, writing-infused, or arts-applied.  The student learning outcomes for each of these must be added to the syllabus and embedded in the course.  In writing-infused courses, students will regularly engage in written exercises and assignments while working to achieve course objectives and Core Curriculum outcomes. Faculty will provide feedback and allow opportunities for students to improve their writing skills throughout the course.  In speaking-infused courses, students will regularly engage in speaking opportunities, exercises, and/or assignments while working to achieve course objectives and Core Curriculum outcomes. Faculty will provide feedback and allow opportunities for students to improve their speaking skills throughout the course. In arts-applied courses, students will regularly engage in creative and artistic expression. Faculty provide feedback and allow opportunities for students to improve their artistic expression skills throughout the course.

Speaking-infused Student Learning Outcome

At the completion of this course, all students will be able to:

• create and deliver oral messages appropriate to audience, purpose, and context

Writing-infused Student Learning Outcome

Student Learning Outcome:  At the completion of this course, all students will be able to:

• create and deliver writing appropriate to audience, purpose, and context

CTZN 110: Inquiry into Citizenship will be speaking-infused. At least 15% of the final course grade will be awarded from speaking-infused exercises/assignments.

ENGL 165: Writing & Rhetoric will be writing-infused. At least 15% of the final course grade will be awarded from writing-infused exercises/assignments.

Most PILLAR courses will be writing-infused or speaking-infused.  Courses in the Aesthetic Expression Pillar may instead choose to be arts-applied.   

• For writing-infused or speaking-infused courses, at least 15% of the final course grade will be awarded from communication-infused exercises/assignments.
• For arts-applied courses, at least 50% of the final course grade will be awarded from exercises/assignments that require the student to apply artistic skills and knowledge to produce art.

Most PERSPECTIVES courses will be writing-infused or speaking-infused.  Courses in the Aesthetic Expression Perspectives category may instead choose to be arts-applied.  

• For writing-infused or speaking-infused courses, at least 10% of the final course grade will be awarded from communication-infused exercises/assignments.

• For arts-applied courses, at least 50% of the final course grade will be awarded from exercises/assignments that require the student to apply artistic skills and knowledge to produce art.

The World Languages Perspectives course will be both writing-infused and speaking-infused. At least 10% of the final course grade will be comprised from writing-infused exercises/assignments and at least another 10% of the final course grade will be comprised from speaking-infused exercises/assignments.

CTZN 410: Symposium on the Common Good will be both writing-infused and speaking-infused.  At least 15% of the final course grade will be comprised from writing-infused exercises/assignments and at least another 15% of the final course grade will be comprised from speaking-infused exercises/assignments.