Student Learning Outcomes

1. Written communication: Develop and express ideas in writing, learning to work in many genres and styles, and with many different writing technologies, and mixing texts, data, and images.
2. Quantitative literacy: Apply numeric, symbolic and geometric skills to formulate and solve quantitative problems.
3. Problem solving: Design, evaluate and implement a strategy to answer an open-ended question or achieve a desired goal.
4. Inquiry and analysis: Explore issues, objects or works through the collection and analysis of evidence that results in informed conclusions or judgments and break complex topics or issues into parts to gain a better understanding of them.
5. Critical thinking: Comprehensive exploration of issues, ideas, artifacts, and events before accepting or formulating an opinion or conclusion.

Outcomes Assessment Activities

• General Education SLOs are assessed for the campus using CDHE approved rubrics, according to the Institutional Gen Ed Assessment plan.

Specific Program Requirements

For the most up-to-date list of General Education courses that can be used for this certificate, please see the General Education section of the catalog. 

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Students must successfully complete these courses with a minimum overall GPA of 2.0 in courses taken at CSU Pueblo. Transfer courses are not computed for this GPA.

Specific Credential Requirements

• Complete all course requirements with grades of C- or better, and earn at least 2.0 GPA within the program. 
• At least 50% of coursework credits must be earned in-residence (i.e. courses must be taken at Colorado State University Pueblo).