All courses are 3-credits with the exception of courses that are comprised of 3 lecture credits and 1 laboratory or studio credit.

Dragon Core Courses with Laboratory or Studio Component
Laboratory or Studio component--at least two contact hours for each course credit.

This type of instruction typically involves student interaction with materials or methods related to the discipline of instruction, usually under the supervision of an instructor.

Lab Experience for Natural Science Courses
Description of a minimum Lab Experience for Natural Science Courses:

A laboratory experience gives students an opportunity to experience science by participation in a process appropriate to their field. Students will have at least 12 faculty supervised in the laboratory or field hours during the semester to develop and/or perform scientific experiments or other approaches. Students will participate in at least three of the five approaches:

• Applying the scientific method in either the lab or field.

• Learning a scientific technique.

• Learning the proper use of scientific equipment.

• Interpreting empirical data.

• Analyzing experimental results.

Applying the scientific method includes observation, hypothesis development, experimental design, implementation, data collection, data analysis, developing conclusions, and communicating results, in a manner consistent with disciplinary practice.

Middle Cluster Prerequisite Policy
Middle Cluster courses that do not include a laboratory or studio experience must extend and apply the student learning outcomes of two or more  Foundation Four courses. Courses with a laboratory or studio experience may extend and apply the student learning outcomes of two Foundation Four courses, but must extend and apply one of the Foundation Four courses. In addition, Middle Cluster courses may require students to have completed one course in a designated competency area, drawn from DC 3-7, as a prerequisite.

Outer Cluster Enrollment Policy
To enroll in an Outer Cluster course, students must have completed the Foundation Four, or approved equivalents, and two Middle Cluster courses in two different areas from DC 3-7.

Writing-Intensive

• Course Definition and Guidelines

• Request for Writing-Intensive Course Designation

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