General Education Program, Area A3

Goal for Area A3:Critical Thinking

An educated person must be able to read critically, communicate effectively, and think clearly. 

Student Learning Outcomes for Area A3: Critical Thinking

Students completing courses in Area A3 will be able to:
1.	Identify the relationship of language and logic.
2.	Analyze criticize, and advocate ideas
3.	Reason inductively and deductively
4.	Reach factual or judgmental conclusions based on sound inferences drawn from unambiguous statements or knowledge or belief.
5.	Recognize? Define? the structure of informal arguments
6.	Identify and distinguish the most common formal and informal fallacies of language and thought
7.	Distinguish matters of fact from issues of judgment or opinion.
8.	Identify and provide examples of the role of critical thinking in society.