Student Learning Outcomes

The following table provides the faculty governance-approved Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) for each component of the General Education Program:

Component	Attribute Code	ULC(s)	SLOs
ACAD 101	(n/a)	ULC 2: Winthrop graduates are personally and socially responsible.	ACAD SLO 1: Students will connect personal and social responsibility to their own academic efforts.
Constitution/Founding Documents	CONT	ULC 2: Winthrop graduates are personally and socially responsible.	CONT SLO 1: Students will identify the social and political contexts of the Founding Documents (United States Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Federalist Papers, and Emancipation Proclamation). CONT SLO 2: Students will identify one or more documents that are foundational to the African American Freedom struggle.
Global Perspectives	GLOB	ULC 3: Winthrop students understand the interconnected nature of the world and time in which they live.	GLOB SLO 1: Students will describe societies and cultures outside the dominant historical and cultural experience of the United States. GLOB SLO 2: Students will describe the development and functioning of the modern world from a global perspective.
Historical Perspectives	HISP	ULC 3: Winthrop students understand the interconnected nature of the world and time in which they live.	HISP SLO 1: Students will analyze knowledge or ideas from a historical perspective. HISP SLO 2: Students will investigate how historical change occurs and be able to identify causes that contribute to change.
Humanities and Arts	HUMA	ULC 4: Winthrop students communicate effectively.	HUMA SLO 1: Students will describe diversity in people, or ideas, or institutions, or moral codes, or ethical principles. HUMA SLO2: Students will analyze a complex issue, subject, or matter in relation to a cultural, societal, linguistic, historical, or artistic perspective (as appropriate to the discipline).
Intensive Writing	INWR	ULC 4: Winthrop students communicate effectively.	INWR SLO 1: Students will demonstrate competency in written communication through completion of one of more written assignments totaling 4,000 words of more.
Natural Sciences	NSCE (earth) NSCL (life) NSCP (physical)	ULC 1: Winthrop graduates think critically and solve problems.	NSCx SLO 1: Students will be conversant with a few fundamental concepts from natural science, including earth, life, and/or physical sciences.
Oral Communication	ORAL	ULC 4: Winthrop students communicate effectively.	ORAL SLO 1: Students demonstrate oral communication skills appropriate to the discipline, including discussion of a variety of presentation styles, organizational techniques, and the use of appropriate visual aids in presentations. ORAL SLO 2: Students show competence in oral communication. These opportunities could include the following: individual presentations, group presentations, speeches (informative or persuasive), debates (formal or informal), and participation in group work and class discussion.
Physical Activity	PACT	ULC 2: Winthrop graduates are personally and socially responsible.	PACT SLO 1: Students will identify appropriate and safe physical activity requirements specific to the course that will enable them to identify the connection between physical activity and overall health.
Quantitative Skills	QUAN	ULC 1: Winthrop graduates think critically and solve problems.	QUAN SLO 1: Students will interpret mathematical models (formulas, graphs, tables, and schematics) to describe the behavior of a system and draw inferences from them. QUAN SLO 2: Students will communicate mathematical information symbolically, visually, numerically, or verbally. QUAN SLO 3: Students will recognize situations where quantitative methods can be used to model and solve problems, and employ appropriate tools from algebra, geometry, or statistics in formulating, analyzing, and solving those problems. QUAN SLO 4: Students will think critically to estimate and check answers to problems using mathematics, in order to, determine reasonableness, identify alternatives, and select optimal results.
Social Skills	SOSC	ULC 2: Winthrop graduates are personally and socially responsible.	SOSC SLO 1:Students will identify social science methods of inquiry that reflect appropriate ethical considerations and social and cultural context. SOSC SLO 2: Students will communicate conceptual, philosophical, and theoretical ideas and concepts using the language of the social sciences.
Technology	TECH	ULC 1: Winthrop graduates think critically and solve probelms.	TECH SLO 1: Students will demonstrate technical skills as they relate to digital citizenship. TECH SLO 2: Students will show an understanding and ability to think computationally.