North Carolina A&T State University

Students will be able to apply verbal/oral practices appropriate to specific tasks and audiences. English courses listed in the written communication area address the verbal/oral student learning outcomes as well, so no additional course is required in this area. Students who want more in-depth experience in oral communication or plan to pursue certain majors, however, are encouraged to take a speech course as listed below.

Oral Communication

Students will be able to apply writing practices appropriate to specific tasks and audiences. Students must complete with a C or better both English courses in the list below to meet the Passport Learning Outcomes in Written Communication.

Courses in Written Communication

Students will be able to apply quantitative and mathematical reasoning to solve problems in diverse contexts. Students must complete with a C or better at least two courses in the list below to meet the Passport Learning Outcomes in Quantitative Literacy. One of the two courses must have a MATH department prefix (ex. MATH xxx).

Quantitative Literacy

Students will be able to analyze real world phenomena, issues, and problems using principles and processes of scientific inquiry. Students must complete with a C or better one of the Life Sciences options, one of the Physical Science options, and a lab associated with one of the selected courses to meet the Passport Learning Outcomes in the Natural Sciences.

Scientific Reasoning – Life Sciences

Scientific Reasoning – Physical Science

Students completing courses in this area will examine the complexity of global issues from multiple societal perpectives as well as analyze the experiences of various ethnic groups from multiple perspectives. Students must complete with a C or better at least three courses in the list below to meet the Passport Learning Outcomes in Human Cultures. One course must be in the Global Awareness category and two courses must be in the Ethnic Cultures and Humanities category. One of the two courses in the latter category must be in the list of required courses. Courses in this area that appear in other areas, such as Creative Expression, may not be duplicated.

Global Awareness

Ethnic Cultures and Humanities

Students will be able to understand thinking as a process utilizing strategies for analysis, reasoning, and inquiry. The Passport Learning Outcomes for Critical Thinking are embedded in the courses offered in the other knowledge and skills areas. For additional experience in critical thinking, students are encouraged to complete a course from the list below while not duplicating a course taken in another knowledge or skill area.

Critical Thinking

Students will be able to examine human experience through the interpretation of artistic, intellectual, or cultural expression. Students must complete with a C or bette one course from the list below to meet the requirements for the Passport Learning Outcomes in Creative Expression. Courses in this area that appear in other areas, such as Human Cultures, cannot be duplicated.

Creative Expression

Students will be able to demonstrate teamwork fundamentals as well as collaborate in ethically sensitive ways. The learning outcomes for Teamwork and Value Systems are embedded in the laboratory courses listed in the Natural Sciences area. No additional course is required in this area.

Scientific Reasoning Laboratories

Students will be able to apply methods of analysis used in the social and behavioral sciences in the examination of individual and group behavior. Students must complete with a C or better one course in the list below to meet the Passport Learning Outcomes in the Human Society and the Individual area.

Social and Behavioral Science