Critical Capacities Skills

CCS1 - Problem Solving
Problem solving requires students to demonstrate the ability to raise vital questions and problems, formulating them clearly and precisely.
Students will demonstrate: 1. the ability to state a problem/question; 2. the ability to determine solutions associated with the problem/question; 3. the ability to evaluate evidence associated with the solutions; and 4. the ability to select and defend the best solution for the problem/question.
BIOL 202Introductory Microbiology4
BIOL 482Neurobiology4
BIT 220Management Information Systems3
BIT 453Systems Analysis3
BOTE 247Spreadsheet Applications3
CHEM 110Survey of Chemistry4
or CHEM 110H Honors Survey of Chemistry
CHEM 121General Chemistry I5
or CHEM 121H Honors General Chemistry I
CHEM 481Biochemistry I3
CJ 345Policy Issues in Criminal Justice3
CJ 401Administration of Criminal Justice Systems3
COMM 218Public Relations Principles3
CSCI 111Introductory Programming and Big Data4
CSCI 160Computer Science I4
ECON 202Principles of Macroeconomics3
ED 260Educational Psychology2
or ED 260H Educational Psychology
ENGL 270Foundations in Literary Analysis3
ESR 206Medical Conditions3
GEOG 262North America3
GEOG 289Introduction to GIS3
GEOL 101Environmental Geology with Lab4
GEOL 105Physical Geology with Lab4
HIST 401Historiography3
HIST 436Piracy, Smuggling, and Corruption3
HIST 440Comparative Slavery in the Americas3
HON 250HFoundations of Leadership3
KIN 225Fitness Leadership2
KIN 310Organization and Administration of PE and Athletics2
LANG 102The Structure of Language3
LEAD 101Introduction to Leadership3
LAT 101Beginning Latin I3
MATH 205Math Proof and Problem Solving3
MUSC 207History of Pop and Rock Music3
NURS 255Nursing Foundations5
NURS 493Professional Nursing III3
PHYS 211College Physics I4
PHYS 251University Physics I5
PHYS 252University Physics II5
POLS 275Contemporary Community Issues3
PSY 241Introduction to Statistics4
PSY 242Research Methods in Psychology4
PSY 252Child Psychology3
PSY 460Sensation and Perception3
SCI 110Introduction to Meteorology4
SOC 255Diversity in Families3
SOC 275Contemporary Community Issues3
SPAN 120Basic Spanish for Travel and Business3
SPED 255Aging and IDD2
SWK 335Social Work Methods I3
THEA 385Directing3
CCS2 - Information Literacy
Information literacy requires students to demonstrate the ability to locate, evaluate, select, and assess relevant information, use abstract ideas to interpret information effectively, and come to well-reasoned conclusions and solutions.
Students will demonstrate: 1. the ability to determine the nature and extent of information needed; 2. the ability to access needed information effectively and efficiently; 3. the capacity to evaluate information and its sources critically; 4. individually, or as a member of a group, the ability to use information effectively in order to accomplish a planned objective; and 5.the ethical and legal use of information.
ART 211Art History: Renaissance to Contemporary3
ART 420Advanced Study in Art History1-6
BIOL 111Concepts of Biology4
BIOL 111HHonors Concepts of Biology4
CJ 201Introduction to Criminal Justice3
CJ 348Legal and Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice3
COMM 412Communication Law and Ethics3
CSCI 370Computer Organization4
CSD 412Neurology for Communication Disorders2
ENGL 120College Composition II3
or ENGL 121H Honors Composition II
ENGL 491Senior Seminar3
GERM 220German Film3
HIST 103US History to 18773
HIST 104US History from 18773
HIST 105World Civilizations I3
HIST 106World Civilizations II3
HIST 215HModern World Origins3
HIST 280Practice and Method3
HIST 319Colonial America3
HIST 320The Early Republic3
HIST 325Sectionalism and the Civil War3
HIST 410Trans-Mississippi West3
HIST 436Piracy, Smuggling, and Corruption3
KIN 334Nutrition for Physical Performance2
POLS 116State and Local Government3
PSY 112Foundations of Psychology3
PSY 375History and Systems of Psychology3
SCI 240Research Methods2
SOC 375Social Movements3
CCS3 - Critical Reading
Critical reading requires students to demonstrate the ability to think open-mindedly within alternative systems of thought, recognizing and assessing their assumptions, implications, and practical consequences.
ACCT 332Business Law II3
ACCT 480Controllership3
ART 210Art History: Prehistoric through Middle Ages3
ART 211Art History: Renaissance to Contemporary3
ART 310Art History: Modernism and Postmodernism3
ATR 207Prevention and Care of Injuries2
BIOL 347General Ecology4
CJ 300Policing3
COMM 412Communication Law and Ethics3
CSCI 370Computer Organization4
ED 250Foundations of Education2
ED 250HFoundations of Education2
ED 282Managing the Learning Environment2
ENGL 251Foundations in Brit Lit I3
ENGL 252Foundations in Brit Lit II3
ENGL 261Foundations in Am Lit I3
ENGL 262Foundations in Am Lit II3
ENGL 355Age of Shakespeare3
GEOG 266Latin America and the Caribbean3
GEOG 267Geography of Europe3
GEOG 370Geography of World Tourism3
GEOG 380Cultural Geography3
HIST 103US History to 18773
HIST 104US History from 18773
HIST 231History of Latin America3
HIST 240History of Africa3
HIST 306Islam and the Muslim World3
HIST 319Colonial America3
HIST 320The Early Republic3
HIST 325Sectionalism and the Civil War3
HIST 351The Mediterranean World3
HIST 364Explorers and Encounters3
HIST 410Trans-Mississippi West3
HIST 430Native American Social History3
HON 252HVisionaries of the Past2
HON 351HIntegrity and the Examined Life3
HUM 251Humanities3
HUM 252Humanities3
HUM 253Humanities3
LEGL 322Criminal Law3
MHA 423Introduction to Counseling3
MUSC 100Music Appreciation3
MUSC 208Sex, Crimes, and the Sublime on the Musical Stage3
MUSC 260Introduction to Music History3
NURS 363Nursing Theory and Research3
PHIL 100Critical Thinking3
PHIL 102Philosophy of Human Nature3
PSY 352Adolescent Psychology3
PSY 411Introduction to Personality Theories3
SOC 255Diversity in Families3
SOC 369Studies in Deviance3
SPAN 342Introduction to Hispanic Literature3
THEA 386Playwriting3
THEA 450Contemporary Drama3
CCS4 - Quantitative Literacy
Quantitative literacy requires competency in interpreting and working with numerical data. Strong skills include the ability to solve quantitative problems from various contexts and situations, to understand and communicate arguments supported by quantitative evidence in diverse formats (e.g., words, tables, graphs, mathematical equations, statistical data), and to create these types of arguments as needed.
ART 112Print, Web, and Social Media Graphics3
ATR 410Advanced Athletic Injuries and Modalities3
CHEM 110Survey of Chemistry4
or CHEM 110H Honors Survey of Chemistry
CHEM 118General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry4
CHEM 121General Chemistry I5
or CHEM 121H Honors General Chemistry I
CHEM 122General Chemistry II5
or CHEM 122H Honors General Chemistry II
CHEM 127Chemistry of the Environment4
CHEM 480LBiochemistry Laboratory2
CJ 395Victims and Victimology3
CSCI 275Computer and Digital Hardware I4
DATA 211Applied Statistics and Data Visualization4
ECON 202Principles of Macroeconomics3
FIN 353Principles of Financial Management3
GEOG 161World Regional Geography3
GEOG 289Introduction to GIS3
GEOG 330Geography of Weather and Climate3
GEOL 100Earth Science with Lab4
GEOL 101Environmental Geology with Lab4
GEOL 123Global Climate Change: Science and Society4
GEOL 105Physical Geology with Lab4
HUM 252Humanities3
KIN 441Evaluation of Psychomotor Performance3
MATH 104Finite Mathematics4
MATH 210Elementary Statistics4
MATH 377Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II3
MATH 446Probability and Statistics II4
NURS 457Public Health for the Professional Nurse5
POLS 115American Government3
PHYS 110Astronomy4
PSY 241Introduction to Statistics4
PSY 242Research Methods in Psychology4
PSY 460Sensation and Perception3
PSY 496Senior Research Thesis3
SCI 110Introduction to Meteorology4
SOC 278Social Research Methods3
SPED 120Intro to Positive Behavior Supports3
CCS5 - Oral/Written Communications
Oral and written communications are purposeful presentations designed to increase knowledge or foster understanding for listeners or readers, or to promote change in the attitudes, values, beliefs, or behaviors of listeners or readers.
ACCT 480Controllership3
ART 110Introduction to Visual Arts3
BIT 470Projects in MIS3
CHEM 480LBiochemistry Laboratory2
CJ 491Senior Seminar3
COMM 110Fundamentals of Public Speaking3
COMM 492Senior Portfolio1-3
CSD 412Neurology for Communication Disorders2
ENGL 110College Composition I3
or ENGL 111H Honors Composition I
ENGL 120College Composition II3
or ENGL 121H Honors Composition II
ENGL 315Profes and Tech Writing3
ESR 304Therapeutic Exercise3
GEOG 267Geography of Europe3
GEOG 330Geography of Weather and Climate3
GEOG 360Perception of the Environment3
HIST 337Imperialism in Asia3
HIST 342The Age of the Vikings3
HIST 351The Mediterranean World3
HIST 380History of Mexico3
HIST 385History of Brazil3
HIST 401Historiography3
HIST 442The Crusades3
HON 451HHonors Thesis/Project3
KIN 107Introduction to Physical Education2
KIN 325Personal Training Methods2
MATH 205Math Proof and Problem Solving3
MATH 391Secondary Mathematics Teaching Methods3
MHA 349Psychopharmacology3
MUSC 208Sex, Crimes, and the Sublime on the Musical Stage3
PSY 465Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience3
PSY 496Senior Research Thesis3
SCI 480Seminar3
SOC 278Social Research Methods3
SOC 361Comparative Ethnic Studies3
SOC 374Cultural Studies3
SOC 376Social Psychology3
SPAN 340Conversation and Composition I3
SWK 491Senior Seminar3
CCS6 - Collaboration
Collaboration requires students to demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively with others when figuring out solutions to complex problems.
ART 496Study Tour0-6
BIOL 202Introductory Microbiology4
BIT 302Business Communication3
CHEM 118General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry4
CHEM 122General Chemistry II5
or CHEM 122H Honors General Chemistry II
CHEM 127Chemistry of the Environment4
CHEM 482Biochemistry II3
CJ 401Administration of Criminal Justice Systems3
COMM 316Group Dynamics3
COMM 475Broadcast Production1-3
CSCI 275Computer and Digital Hardware I4
ED 260Educational Psychology2
or ED 260H Educational Psychology
ED 380Technology in Teaching2
ENGL 191English Community Seminar1
ENGL 355Age of Shakespeare3
ESR 226Methods of Teaching Group Exercise2
ESR 308Biomechanics2
GEOL 300Geologic Field Methods3
HMS 333Transcultural Health Care3
HON 391HCommunity Problem-Solving3
HUM 496Study Tour1-6
LEAD 201Collaborative Leadership3
MHA 338Professional Relations and Ethics3
MUSC 120Concert Choir1
MUSC 150Orchestra1
MUSC 160Concert Band1
PSY 375History and Systems of Psychology3
PSY 410Cognitive Psychology3
PSY 435Psychology of Learning3
PSY 473Behavior Modification3
SOC 375Social Movements3
SPED 223Dual Diagnoses: ID and Mental Health Disorders2
SPED 302Language and Communication Interventions3
SWK 426Social Work Methods II3
THEA 110Introduction to Theatre Arts3
THEA 161Acting I3
THEA 385Directing3