Foundational Studies
(Category A)
Collectively, courses within the following
foundational categories provide students
with the basic but essential college-level
academic knowledge and skills critical to
success in the programmatic core.
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General Education
Course Number and Title
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Credits
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Prerequisite
General Education
Course(s)
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A1. Written Communication
(6 Credits)
Develop knowledge and understanding of
creative, academic, and professional
written communication. Students develop
competency in written communication
through intense study and practical
application of basic and advanced
writing principles.
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ENGL 140
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3.0
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None
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ENGL 240
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3.0
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ENGL 140
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A2. Oral Communication
(3 Credits)
Develop knowledge and understanding
of oral communication through research
and best practice. Students become
critical consumers of communication
through an examination and application
of ethos, pathos, logical fallacies,
audience analysis, culture and
communication, language choice,
nonverbal messages, effective listening,
and speech delivery. |
SPCH 142
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3.0
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None
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A3. Critical Thinking
(3 Credits)
Develop and understanding, recognition,
and construction of critical thinking in
relation to written and spoken arguments.
Students develop and understanding of
how to differentiate and analyze critical
thinking, perception, cognitive development,
decision making, emotional intelligence,
deductive and inductive reasoning, and
formal and informal logic. |
PHIL 341
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3.0
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None
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A4. Quantitative Reasoning
(6 Credits)
Develop quantitative reasoning by
understanding and applying
mathematical concepts beyond the level
of intermediate algebra and basic
quantitative literacy. Students further
enhance quantitative reasoning skills
through complex mathematical data
analysis and interpretation of data. |
MATH 108
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3.0
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None
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MATH 211
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3.0
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MATH 108
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Distributive Studies
(Category B)
Refine and integrate knowledge and skills
gained within the foundation studies
category of the General Education
Program and expose students to a variety
of academic disciplines, while challenging
students to integrate and apply cultivated
knowledge to their chosen academic program |
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B1. Social and Behavioral Sciences/
Cultural, Diversity, Tradition
(9 Credits)
Develop an understanding and appreciation
that human behaviors, society, and
cultural diversity and tradition are
intricately interconnected. Emphasis is
placed on exploring and analyzing
problems and issues in these areas
and the relative impact in a variety
of historical and contemporary contexts. |
PSYC 160
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3.0
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None
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PSYC 290
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3.0
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PSYC 160
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HUM 370
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3.0
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None
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B2. Life and Physical Sciences
(16 Credits)
Develop the knowledge and understanding
of concepts, theories, and principles that
form the foundation and organization of
living and non-living systems. Students will
gain an understanding and appreciation for
scientific and investigative methodologies,
while applying learned theory within
rigorous laboratory experiences.
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ANAT 260
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4.0
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None
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PHYS 261
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4.0
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ANAT 260
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CHEM 280
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4.0
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ANAT 260, PHYS 261, MATH 108
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MICR 290
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4.0
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ANAT 260, PHYS 261, CHEM 280
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B3. General Education Capstone
(2 Credits)
The capstone seminar is a culminating
in-depth experience whereby students
formulate their integrated General Education
learning experiences into a final oral and
written research based project, which
comprehensively addresses a pressing issue
in health care and advances a proposed
defensible solution. The application of learned
methods, concepts, and theories into the
construction of this project serves as the
culminating summative evaluation of General
Education Program Learning Outcomes
achievement following completion of the
General Education courses. |
CAPS 400
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2.0
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FYS 001 must be completed prior
to enrollment in CAPS 400;
CAPS 400 must be taken at WCU
and during the last term of
General Education prior to entering
the chosen academic core.
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Total |
45.0
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