General Education Program Learning Outcome
Persist in Addressing Complex Problems
Life Science Exploration (LS) - GE Course-Level Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the General Education Life Sciences requirement, students will be able to:
Apply Scientific Methods: Describe and apply approaches to scientific discovery and interpretation of experimental data;
Understand: Demonstrate understanding of matter, energy, and their influence on biological systems;
Apply Knowledge: Describe and apply evolutionary concepts in terms of inheritance, adaptation, and diversity of life;
Explain: Explain the mechanisms of information storage, expression, and exchange in living organisms or eco-systems; and
Reflect: Reflect on the relevance of life sciences in a broader context.
By engaging in this course, students will learn to distinguish observations from interpretations.
Demonstrate critical reasoning in the analysis of primary Earth science data.
Describe the basic composition of the Earth’s surface in terms of rocks and tectonic plates.
Explain how sedimentary rocks form, and how they can be used to determine characteristics of past environments.
Describe and identify key life forms that occupied the planet through the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic.
Explain how life interacts with the Earth system during past mass extinctions and in the modern world.