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2015-16 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]
General Education
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Capital University is committed to the liberal education of whole persons, both in our majors and in our General Education program. A liberal education readies the mind and spirit for every arena of life-the workplace, the home, the market, houses of worship and town halls. General Education enhances liberal education by developing intellectual skills, expanding the breadth of learning through the exploration of several modes of inquiry, increasing cultural literacy and challenging students to examine foundational ethical and cultural assumptions. It enables students to think critically and reflect on vocation, citizenship, service, religious and ethical commitments-as well as on the role of play, wonder, travel and life-long learning in a rich and rewarding life.
At Capital, the General Education curriculum is organized using liberal education learning goals separated into Academic Skills, a University Core and a distribution. Students must take a course or demonstrate competence for each of the General Education goals.
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Reading and Writing Skills
Students will be able to read critically and express ideas clearly in standard written English.
Objectives:
- Compose a variety of types of effective essays complete with clearly articulated theses, convincing evidence, effective organization, appropriate paragraphing and acceptable grammatical skills.
- Demonstrate library and Internet research skills and documentation strategy in researching at least one paper.
- Engage in writing as a process of critiquing, revising and editing.
- Comprehend and critically evaluate a variety of written discourse.
Speaking and Listening Skills
Students will be able to speak and listen effectively in a variety of contexts.
Objectives:
- Analyze and evaluate the principles, processes and functions and modes of oral communication in a variety of contexts.
- Demonstrate the ability to formulate speech purpose, utilize evidence and assemble and effectively present an oral message.
- Describe, analyze and develop critical listening skills.
- Develop strategies for communication in interpersonal, small group and public communication settings.
Quantitative Reasoning
Students will demonstrate the capacity for using quantitative skills, thinking logically and evaluating quantitative information critically.
Objectives:
- Solve problems arising in everyday life and in a range of fields of enquiry by the application of mathematical tools.
- Evaluate quantitative description and inference by the application of analytical methods.
First Year Seminar
Objectives:
- Learn to use the tools, rules, and strategies of critical thinking.
- Develop strategies of critical reading, and gain visual and information literacy.
- Practice effective modes of communication.
- Students will reflect on physical, intellectual, emotional and social changes they experience in their adjustment to the learning and living environment of the university community, and think intentionally about their education and college experience.
- Explore an area of inquiry from interdisciplinary perspectives.
Religion
Students will demonstrate an understanding of the dimensions of religion in life; including the basic tenets of Christianity or historical-critical approaches to biblical studies.
Objectives:
- Examine the nature of religion and its role in culture and in one’s life.
- Articulate the basic tenets of Christianity or a knowledge of the historical approaches to the Bible.
Ethical Thought
Students will achieve an understanding of basic moral issues, practice critical and constructive ethical reflection, and consider alternative patterns of moral grounding, including Judeo-Christian tradition.
Objectives:
- Critically examine moral issues students will be likely to face personally, professionally and as responsible citizens, articulating the grounding and implications of the positions.
- Interpret the ethical issues raised by contemporary events, examining their sources and interrelatedness.
- Articulate some of the basic positions and principles embodied in the development of ethical thought, including sources in the Judeo-Christian tradition.
*A student can be waived from First Year Seminar if they have completed 31 credit hours of a study on a college campus.
Global Awareness
Students will demonstrate knowledge of the interdependence of geographic, economic, political, social and cultural realities in the contemporary world.
Objectives:
- Analyze geographic, economic, political, social and cultural realities in at least two regions of the contemporary world.
- Identify global interrelationships among those regions and explain some major current world issues and challenges.
- Critically evaluate current media presentations of global issues and challenges.
Cultural Diversity
Students will demonstrate an understanding of cultural diversity and social responsibility, and explore the historical and contemporary sources of prejudice and discrimination, with primary emphasis on the United States.
Objectives:
- Explain the historical and contemporary sources of prejudice and discrimination in the United States.
- Identify the patterns of diversity and issues and problems that emerge in our pluralistic society.
- Critique one’s own ability to assess personal behaviors, beliefs and attitudes in the development of commitments to social responsibility in our changing society.
Fine Arts
Students will integrate experience, theory and context through an exploration of at least one of the arts.
Objectives:
- Demonstrate knowledge of a variety of works in at least one of the arts.
- Demonstrate the interrelationship of concepts, theory (in the general sense), practice and media in at least one of the arts.
- Examine the significance of at least one of the arts and its influence in culture and in one’s life.
Social Science
Students will demonstrate an understanding of the ways social scientists analyze society, through the study of at least one of the social sciences.
Objectives:
- Demonstrate a knowledge of the methods of inquiry used in at least one social science.
- Identify scholar’s hypotheses, assumptions and generalizations, as well as how their research findings are limited.
- Apply knowledge of a social science to the critical understanding of some contemporary societal issues.
Natural Science
Students will demonstrate an understanding of the natural sciences, including an awareness of the relationship between the natural sciences and society.
Objectives:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the natural sciences as a mode of knowing.
- Explain at least two contemporary theories or paradigms of modern science.
- Explain the relationship between science and society.
- Experience a laboratory component that includes experimental inquiry, data collection, and analysis.
Humanities
Students will demonstrate an understanding of the human experience through studies that integrate history, literature, philosophy, religion and the arts.
Objectives:
- Examine representative intellectual and artistic works that express the dimensions of human experience.
- Articulate the relatedness of history, literature, philosophy and the arts.
- Interpret contemporary cultural activities in light of these integrative studies.
A Sample General Education Track
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Goals
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First Year
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- First Year Seminar
- Reading and Writing
- Oral Communication
- Quantitative Reasoning
- Global Awareness
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Sophomore
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- Cultural Pluralism
- Religion
- Fine Arts
- Natural Science
- Social Sciences
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Junior
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Senior
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Ways of Fulfilling These Goals:
Presently there are four ways in which students may demonstrate that these goals have been met: A. Course Curriculum
Successful completion of University Core courses (UC) are taken as meeting these goals. Some Goals also have Cognate courses that have also been determined to meet the requirements of these Goals. University Core
Foundation First Year
Reading and Writing Skills
Speaking and Listening Skills
Note:
- First-Year students must complete UC 110 and UC 120 during their first year. They should not, if possible, take concurrently.
Students with an English ACT of 28 or higher, or a Verbal SAT of 680, are waived for the UC 110 requirement. These students should enroll in UC 120 in the Fall Term of their first year.
- Students with an English ACT of 18 or lower, or a Verbal SAT of 470 or lower, are required to take ENGL 100 : Basic Writing prior to UC 110 . These students should enroll in ENGL 100 and UC 120 in the Fall Term of their first year, followed by UC 110 in the Spring Term of their first year.
- All other students should enroll in either UC 110 or UC 120 in the Fall Term, followed by the other in Spring Term.
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Distributed Courses (First Year, Sophomore, Junior)
Natural Science
- Students need to take a minimum of six credit hours.
- Students should take two courses, one from Group A and one from Group B or a course from Group C and any other listed course below.
- Credit hours are listed on the drop down menu of each course listed below.
B. Major Curriculum.
By virtue of a course required for a specific major a student may satisfy both a General Education and major requirement. For example, students majoring in mathematics meet the Quantitative Reasoning goal and satisfy a major requirement by completing Calculus I. What follows is a list of goals met within the following majors:
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Major
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Goal Fulfilled
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Accounting
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Quantitative Reasoning, Social Science
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Art
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The Arts
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Art Therapy
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The Arts
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Athletic Training and
Athletic Training Pre-PT
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Natural Science, Social Science, Quantitative Reasoning
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Biochemistry
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Quantitative Reasoning, Natural Science
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Biology
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Quantitative Reasoning, Natural Science
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Business Management
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Quantitative Reasoning, Social Science
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Chemistry
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Quantitative Reasoning, Natural Science
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Communication
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The Arts
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Computer Science
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Quantitative Reasoning
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Conservatory majors (BA Majors excluded)
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The Arts
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Criminology
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Quantitative Reasoning, Social Science
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Economics
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Quantitative Reasoning, Social Science
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Economics-Political Science
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Social Science
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Education
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Social Science
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Education (Early Childhood)
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Quantitative Reasoning, Social Science
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Electronic Media and Film
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The Arts
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Engineering (Dual Degree program)
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Quantitative Reasoning, Natural Science
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English - Creative Writing
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The Arts
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Environmental Science
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Quantitative Reasoning, Social Science, Natural Science
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Exercise Science and
Exercise Science Pre PT
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Natural Science, Social Science, Quantitative Reasoning
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Financial Economics
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Quantitative Reasoning, Social Science
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French
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Global Issues
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Health Education
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Social Science
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Health and Fitness Management
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Natural Science, Social Science |
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History (only with teacher licensure)
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Global Issues, Social Science
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Leadership & Management
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Quantitative Reasoning, Social Science
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Marketing
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Quantitative Reasoning, Social Science
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Mathematics
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Quantitative Reasoning, Natural Science
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Music Technology
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The Arts
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Nursing
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Quantitative Reasoning, Social Science, Natural Science
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Organizational Communication
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The Arts, Social Science
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Political Science
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Social Science
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Political Science (only with teacher licensure)
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Global Issues, Social Science
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Psychology
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Quantitative Reasoning, Social Science, Natural Science (Non-Laboratory)
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Public Relations
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The Arts
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Religion
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Religion
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Social Work
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Cultural Diversity, Social Science
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Sociology
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Quantitative Reasoning, Social Science
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Theatre
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The Arts
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C. Transferred Coursework
Capital University has equivalency guides with many Ohio colleges and universities. Courses transferred to Capital that align with the transfer agreements will automatically be taken as having met the appropriate General Education learning Goal. Please note that some courses listed in the equivalency guides require the submission of a syllabus for acceptance. The articulation agreement is available on the Capital University Web site.
A student can be waived from First Year Seminar general education requirement if they have completed 31 credit hours of study on a college campus.
Coursework that is not specified in the equivalency guides may sometimes also be used to meet a General Education Goal, subject to review of the course syllabus. Transfer students may combine several courses from several different prior universities to petition for a substitution. Please use the General Education Waiver form to petition for this kind of substitution. Attach all syllabi to the General Education Waiver form, and submit the petition to the Academic Success office. Petitions submitted after April 15 may not be processed until the next academic year. All petitions for transferred coursework should be submitted prior to the last semester before graduation.
Transfer students with completed baccalaureate and/or master’s degrees from regionally accredited colleges or universities are waived from the Capital University General Education requirements effective fall term 2004. Students who earn an associate degree from a regionally accredited institution and complete the General Education requirements outlined in the Ohio Transfer Module* are presumed to have met Capital University’s General Education Goals with the exception of the Goals for Religion and Ethical Thought.
*The Ohio Transfer Module contains 54-60 quarter hours or 36-40 semester hours of course credit in English composition (minimum 5-6 quarter hours or 3 semester hours); mathematics, statistics and formal/symbolic logic (minimum of 3 quarter hours or 3 semester hours); arts/humanities (minimum 9 quarter hours or 6 semester hours); social and behavioral sciences (minimum of 9 quarter hours or 6 semester hours); and natural sciences (minimum 9 quarter hours or 6 semester hours). Oral communication and interdisciplinary areas may be included as additional options. Additional elective hours from among these areas make up the total hours for a completed Transfer Module. Courses for the Transfer Module should be 100- and 200-level General Education courses commonly completed in the first two years of a student’s residency. Students completing a technical associate degree may complete the transfer module, but will likely have to take additional General Education courses beyond those required for the applied associate degree. Alternatively, students may transfer individual transfer module courses without completing the entire module (http://regents.ohio.gov/transfer/policy/transfer_policy_d2aa.php).
D. Assessment Testing
Students may demonstrate that they already possess the knowledge or skills delineated by a Goal. Assessment procedures are available for each Goal. Students who are interested in this option should contact Academic Success at http://www.capital.edu/Academic-Success/ or 614-236-6327 prior to enrolling in a course that has been approved to satisfy that particular Goal. A waiver indicates that the requirements for a GE Goal have been met and no further courses are needed. Receiving a waiver is not the same as receiving credit for a course. Students should not schedule a GE course until after the waiver process for that GE Goal is completed. Normally students can attempt to waive a GE Goal only once.
1. Automatic Waivers
Students may receive automatic waivers for General Education Goal Reading and Writing and Quantitative Reasoning based on ACT or SAT test scores.
Reading & Writing Skills
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Quantitative Reasoning |
| ACT English 28 minimum |
ACT Math 28 minimum |
| SAT Verbal 680 minimum |
SAT Math 670 minimum |
There is no fee for an automatic waiver. 2. Assessment Testing Process
Students will have to complete either: (A) a test developed by Capital Faculty; (B) the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) test; or (C) an assessment interview with a Faculty member. Contact the Academic Success office http://www.capital.edu/Academic-Success/ for detailed information regarding this option.
3. Fees and Credit
Fees must be paid at the time a waiver test is attempted. Credit is not awarded for the A or C waiver process. However, three semester hours of credit is awarded for each CLEP test successfully passed. Credit will be granted in accordance with the policy in effect at the time the exam is administered. All test fees costs, and all fees are subject to change. CLEP Testing availability and related costs must be confirmed with each CLEP Testing Center .
4. Testing Schedule
Tests can be administered 9:00am to 5:00pm Monday through Friday during Fall and Spring semester and 9:00am to 4p.m. Monday through Friday during Summer semester. Students must schedule an appointment for test proctoring with Academic Success by calling 614-236-6327 or emailing http://www.capital.edu/Academic-Success/.
More information about the waiver process is available in the Academic Success office.
Academic Success Testing Center Rules and Policies for 2015-2016
The Academic Success Testing Center provides exam services to students in three main areas:
- Advising students on the submission of General Education waivers
- Advising students on taking College Level Examination Program (CLEP) tests
- Administration and proctoring of regular course exams taken by students with identified disabilities for whom testing accommodations have been approved by the Coordinator for Disability Services
E. Portfolio Submitted to UCAP.
Students may demonstrate that they have acquired the skills or knowledge delineated in a Goal through work or life experience. A student, for example, who has lived abroad for a period may wish to demonstrate that this experience has provided him/her with the knowledge and skills delineated by the Global Awareness Goal. Students complete this by assembling all the materials relevant to be evaluated by a faculty panel assembled for such purposes. (See the Undergraduate Academic Policies, Regulations and General Information section for more information.)
F. International Students.
International students with transfer credit from an international institution will be waived from the General Education Global Awareness requirement.
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