A4: Oral Written Communication, Critical Thinking, and Ethics GWAR)

Students shall take no more than four lower-division courses with the same subject prefix as their major to fulfill their general education requirements.

Students should take one of the following courses only after they have achieved upper division status (60+ units).  

Approved Courses

  • BIO 300BIO 300: Issues & Ethics in Biology (4 units)
    Approved from Fall 2012

  • BUS 304BUS 304: BUS Com, Ethics & Crit Thkg (4 units)
    Approved from Fall 2012

  • CHHS 302CHHS 302: Professional Communication (4 units)
    Approved from Fall 2012

  • CST 300CST 300: Major ProSeminar (4 units)
    Approved from Fall 2012

  • ENSTU 300ENSTU 300: Crit Thkg & Comm in ENSTU (4 units)
    Approved from Fall 2013

  • ENVS 300ENVS 300: Crit Thkg & Comm in Env Sci (4 units)
    Approved from Fall 2012

  • GS 362GS 362: Global Literatures (4 units)
    Approved from Fall 2012

  • HCOM 312HCOM 312: Cooperative Argumentation (4 units)
    Approved from Fall 2012

  • HCOM 313HCOM 313: GWAR Assessment (4 units)
    Approved from Fall 2012

  • HCOM 317SHCOM 317S: Advanced Composition SL (6 units)
    Approved from Fall 2012

  • LS 300LS 300: Major ProSeminar (4 units)
    Approved from Fall 2013

  • MATH 300MATH 300: Major Proseminar (4 units)
    Approved from Fall 2012

  • MSCI 300MSCI 300: Marine Sci, Comm, & Policy (4 units)
    Approved from Fall 2013

  • VPA 313VPA 313: Regional Art History (4 units)
    Approved from Fall 2012

CSU General Education Alignment

  • GWAR: CSU GE Area A4

Outcomes

  1. Comprehend and Interpret Multiple Perspectives:  Students demonstrate the ability to understand information, ideas, and insights presented by diverse authors through written, oral, visual, and electrconic means of communication and explain its significance at an advanced collegiate level.
  2. Analyze Multiple Perspectives:  Students demonstrate the ability to effectively and ethically analyze multiple perspectives in pursuit of sound decision making.
  3. Evaluate Multiple Perspectives:  Students demonstrate the ability to effectively and ethically evaluate multiple perspectives in pursuit of sound decision making.
  4. Make and Justify Decisions:  Students demonstrate the ability to integrate reason and communication in pursuit of sound decisions.
  5. Communicate Orally and in Writing:  Students demonstrate the ability to use written and oral communication ethically and effectively at an advanced collegiate level.