Foundational Series - Associate Program

FOUNDATIONAL SERIES—13–16 CREDITS

The Foundational Series is designed to provide students, in the Catholic tradition, with the skills, initiative, and resourcefulness to pursue truth and further knowledge across contexts. By completing this series, students will develop a firm foundation in the interpersonal, analytical, and critical thinking skills to communicate effectively in social, academic, and professional environments. The Foundational Series emphasizes communication skills, science and qualitative reasoning, as well as critical thinking and information literacy (Core Values: Catholic Tradition, Resourcefulness).

Communication Skills: 9 credits

• Required courses:

  CT 233: Communication Skills

  EN 113: College Composition I

  EN 133: College Composition II

• Goal: Students will be able to communicate clearly and effectively in a range of social, academic, and professional contexts.
• Outcomes: 
  1. Students will write purposefully and effectively fora variety of contexts, audiences, and tasks with attention to style, organization, presentation, and content (EN 113 or EN 114).
  2. Students will be able to search for, evaluate, analyze, and synthesize primary and secondary sources in order to integrate their ideas with those of others in research-based writing (EN 133).
  3. Students will develop interpersonal communication skills through effective collaboration, speaking, presenting, and active listening (CT 233).

Scientific and Quantitative Reasoning: 4–8 credits

• Courses: 
  
  • Natural Science with Laboratory Elective
  • Minimum competency on ACT/SAT for placement into MA 153 or MA 243 or completion of intermediate algebra course.