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The following general education credit requirements (I-III) must be completed for graduation by all undergraduates at Manhattanville College.

 

An official list of courses approved by the Faculty Academic Policy Committee as satisfying general education requirements will be made available to students
in the registration period for each semester by the Registrar.


A. Quantitative Reasoning (6 credits)
B. Critical Analysis and Reasoning (6 credits)
C. Scientific Reasoning (6 credits)
D. Oral Communication (3 credits)
E. Written Communication (6 credits)
F. Foreign Language (minimum of 6 introductory-level credits in one language or demonstration of equivalent competency)
G. Technological Competency (3 credits)
H. Information Literacy (1 credit)

 

Click here for the General Education Worksheet.

 

It is hoped that by completing courses fulfilling these competencies, you will gain the following skills and knowledge:


A. Quantitative Reasoning (6 credits)

 

Students will be able to:

  • Apply quantitative methods to solve mathematical problems and/or analyze numerical data
  • Describe and/or interpret information in quantitative terms
  • Demonstrate, prove, or critique a quantitative result using logical inference

 

B. Critical Analysis and Reasoning (6 credits)

 

Students will be able to: 

  • articulate clear, precise, well-organized thought
  • use language appropriate to the subject and to the context of the thinking

 

C. Scientific Reasoning (6 credits) *

 

Students will use the scientific method to

  • Generate or evaluate a testable hypothesis
  • Interpret quantitative or qualitative data
  • Use deductive reasoning to draw and/or evaluate conclusions

 

D. Oral Communication (3 credits)

 

Students will be able to:

  • communicate in clear, precise, well-organized speech that engages the audience
  • use language appropriate to the subject and to the context of the communication
  • demonstrate analytical and critical listening and questioning skills

 

E. Written Communication (6 credits)

 

Students will be able to:

  • Demonstrate the ability to write clearly and with grammatical accuracy in English
  • Produce written work that has been improved by supervised revision for style and content through multiple drafts and/or sequential assignments
  • Engage critically with primary and secondary sources, and quote, paraphrase and cite this material ethically and correctly
  • Employ the vocabulary, concepts and compositional techniques appropriate to the academic discipline

 

F. Foreign Language (minimum of 6 introductory-level credits in one language or demonstration of equivalent competency)


Students will be able to:

  • Use a core vocabulary and grammatical structures that enable communication in the target language on at least an elementary level
  • Read and understand elementary-level texts in the target language
  • Write with correct grammar at the elementary-level in the target language

 

G. Technological Competency (3 credits)

 

Students will be able to:                                                                                    

  • demonstrate the ability to use current and emerging technological tools and resources (either general or discipline specific) to identify, retrieve, and apply relevant information to their educational pursuits
  • use the appropriate terminology to describe the technological tools and processes they are using
  • create digital artifacts using technological tools

 

H. Information Literacy (1 credit)

 

Students will be able to:

  • Determine the extent of information needed for a particular task
  • Access needed information effectively and efficiently
  • Evaluate information and its sources critically
  • Use information effectively for a specific purpose
  • Access and use information ethically and legally

 

 

 



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