LEP

Syllabus Requirements

Courses within the Liberal Education Program (LEP) are required to include a specific statement in each syllabus about the specific LEP designation. This requirement was established by the Undergraduate Curriculum Forum (UCF) in December, 2019 and states that all Liberal Education Program (LEP) approved courses include the goals related to the designated LEP Competencies and/or Areas of Knowledge and/or Discussions of Values in the course syllabus. The UCF approved specific syllabus statements based on the LEP Charter. (Note that these statements do not change policy and reflect the intended purpose and goals for each Tier, Competency, Area of Knowledge and Discussion of Values).

Please see the following LEP syllabi statements:

Creativity and Design

This course fulfills the Explorations category, Creativity and Design, of our general education requirements, the Liberal Education Program. The purpose of the Creativity and Design category is to have students examine products of the creative process in order to engage in that process themselves.

 The main objectives of this category are:

1. Student demonstrates knowledge of medium(s) for creative expression and examines exemplary products of the creative process.
2. Student designs and/or crafts a project through a creative process including experimentation, failures, and revisions.
3. Student presents and evaluates their project.

In addition to covering these objectives, this course will also reemphasize at least three Foundation competencies: Critical Thinking, Written Communication, and (here please include the third one that applies to your course--Multilingual Communication, Quantitative Reasoning, Technological Fluency, Information Literacy, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Creative Thinking, or Oral Communication).

Global Interconnection(s)

This course fulfills the Explorations category, Global Interconnection(s), of our general education requirements, the Liberal Education Program. The purpose of the Global Interconnection(s) category is to examine issues and/or conditions that are global in scale or focus on a particular area or region of the world outside of the U.S.   

 The main objectives of this category are:

1. Student demonstrates understanding of how ideas, events, and actions in one location have consequences elsewhere.
2. Student demonstrates understanding of the components of a global issue or the historical and cultural development of a region outside of the U.S.

In addition to covering these objectives, this course will also reemphasize at least three Foundation competencies: Critical Thinking, Written Communication, and (here please include the third one that applies to your course--Multilingual Communication, Quantitative Reasoning, Technological Fluency, Information Literacy, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Creative Thinking, or Oral Communication).

Individuals, Social Institutions, and Values

This course fulfills the Explorations category, Individuals, Social Institutions, and Values, of our general education requirements, the Liberal Education Program. The purpose of the Individuals, Social Institutions, and Values category is to examine various conceptions of social institutions and self and the influence of groups and/or communities in people’s lives.   

 The main objectives of this category are:

1. Student demonstrates understanding of the ways in which structural inequalities and interpersonal interactions influence individuals, communities, and social institutions.
2. Student demonstrates understanding of diverse values and interests influencing the lives of individuals and organization of communities and social institutions. 

In addition to covering these objectives, this course will also reemphasize at least three Foundation competencies: Critical Thinking, Written Communication, and (here please include the third one that applies to your course--Multilingual Communication, Quantitative Reasoning, Technological Fluency, Information Literacy, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Creative Thinking, or Oral Communication).

Interpreting Culture(s)

This course fulfills the Explorations category, Interpreting Culture(s), of our general education requirements, the Liberal Education Program. The purpose of the Interpreting Culture(s) category is to examine and develop an understanding of cultural practices, architecture, art, artifacts, texts, values, and/or traditions. 

The main objectives of this category are:

1. Student identifies cultural practices, spaces, architecture, art, artifacts, texts, values, and/or traditions in their historical or contemporary context.
2. Student demonstrates techniques to think critically about cultural practices, spaces, architecture, art, artifacts, texts, values, and/or traditions and their impact on our understanding of the past and present.

In addition to covering these objectives, this course will also reemphasize at least three Foundation competencies: Critical Thinking, Written Communication, and (here please include the third one that applies to your course--Multilingual Communication, Quantitative Reasoning, Technological Fluency, Information Literacy, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Creative Thinking, or Oral Communication).

NW1-Physical Realm

This course fulfills the Explorations category, Physical Realm, of our general education requirements, the Liberal Education Program. The purpose of the Physical Realm category is to teach science as a method of inquiry, raise awareness of the role of physical science in the world, and increase the ability to articulate the scientific basis of natural processes.

 The main objectives of this category are:

1. Student effectively communicates scientific knowledge describing processes of the physical world. 
2. Student collects, analyzes, and interprets data using the scientific method.
3. Student applies physical science knowledge to evaluate a societal issue.

In addition to covering these objectives, this course will also reemphasize at least three Foundation competencies: Critical Thinking, Written Communication, and (here please include the third one that applies to your course--Multilingual Communication, Quantitative Reasoning, Technological Fluency, Information Literacy, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Creative Thinking, or Oral Communication).

NW2-Life and Environment

This course fulfills the Explorations category, Life and Environment, of our general education requirements, the Liberal Education Program. The purpose of the Life and Environment category is to teach science as a method of inquiry, raise awareness of the role of life science in the world, and increase the ability to articulate the scientific basis of life processes.

The main objectives of this category are: 

1. Student effectively communicates scientific knowledge describing functions of living things. 
2. Student collects, analyzes, and interprets data using the scientific method.
3. Student applies life science knowledge to evaluate a societal issue.

In addition to covering these objectives, this course will also reemphasize at least three Foundation competencies: Critical Thinking, Written Communication, and (here please include the third one that applies to your course--Multilingual Communication, Quantitative Reasoning, Technological Fluency, Information Literacy, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Creative Thinking, or Oral Communication).

United States Experience

This course fulfills the Explorations category, United States Experience, of our general education requirements, the Liberal Education Program. The purpose of the United States Experience category is to develop a broad understanding of the society, politics, and culture of the United States, its historical and contemporary diversity, and its role(s) in the global context.  

The main objectives of this category are:

1. Student demonstrates understanding of the evolution of the society, culture, economy, institutions, and/or politics of the United States of America and their interconnections.  
2. Student demonstrates understanding of the roles and overlapping histories of many different peoples in creating the United States experience, including non-majority perspectives.  
3. Student demonstrates an understanding of the role of the United States within the global community. 

In addition to covering these objectives, this course will also reemphasize at least three Foundation competencies: Critical Thinking, Written Communication, and (here please include the third one that applies to your course--Multilingual Communication, Quantitative Reasoning, Technological Fluency, Information Literacy, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Creative Thinking, or Oral Communication).

Please direct any questions to Liz Kalbfleisch, LEP Coordinator, at lepquestions@southernct.edu.