Knowledge

K-1

*Basic knowledge of the humanities, arts, mathematics, and natural and social sciences.
*An interdisciplinary understanding of political, economic, philosophical, and scientific movements--their origins and implications.
*Understanding of diverse cultures, the natural world and their interrelationships.

K-2

*To develop a basic knowledge of the disciplines of the liberal arts and sciences, including an awareness of the past, present and future.
*To gain a knowledge of the place of humans in the natural and human-made environments; to gain a knowledge of one s own place i the world of diverse cultures.

K-3

*To acquire basic knowledge of humanities, arts, mathematics and the natural and social sciences, the languages which define and convey this knowledge, and the relationships among these branches of knowledge.
*To develop an understanding of ethical, political, economic, social and scientific issues of the past, present and future.
*To acquire a global understanding of knowledge.

K-4

*The general educational goal of the College of Charleston is to develop a basic knowledge of humanities, arts, mathematics, and the natural and social sciences.

K-5

*Students will explore, acquire, and integrate knowledge of the liberal arts and the sciences.
*Students will develop a global awareness of major political, social and scientific issues.

Values

V-1
A liberal afts and sciences education necessarily involves students in an examination of teir individual vaues and the values embraced by human groups at various times and places. The committmetn to the pursuit of knowledge and skills as a goal means that we will value openness and maintain a commitment to furthering intellectual cuiosity. Our goal is to creat a climate of civility among a community of learners in which dalogue about intellectual debates and controversies about values can occur. Specifically we seek:

*To provide students with the opportunity to grow as individuals and to assume increasing responsibility for their continuing intellectual, eimotional, physical, and moral development.
*To encourage students to participate in thier local and expanded communities in their role as democratic citizens.
*To help students understand and respect people from diverse backgrounds and cultures and to encourage the develpment of a global outlook.

V-2

*Students should develop an understanding of cultural diversity and global interdependence.
*Students should develop a commitment to intellectual curiosity and lifelong learning.
*Students should develop a personal sense of responsibility to the universe and its inhabitants.

V-3

*To develop a global perspective and respect for diversity.
*To develop a commitment to intellectual curiosity and lifelong learning.
*To encourage students to understand and actively participate in the communities to which they belong.

V-4 A liberally educated person has:

*Developed a global outlook, and understands and respects cultural and ideological diversity.
*A commitment to intellectual curiosity and lifelong learning.
*The ability for informed, active and responsible citizenship.

V-5

*To develop an appreciation of diversity and respect people of diverse backgrounds and cultures.
*To develop intellectual curiosity and a commitment to lifelong learning.
*To develop responsible citizens of a community capable of making intellectually honest evaluations of complex ethical issues.

Skills

S-1
The liberally educated student should possess the following skills:

*effective oral, written, and reading communication skills that are improved beyond their entrance levels.
*the ability to use methods of scholarly inquiry based on critical thinking and problem solving.
*the ability to understand and utilize methods and technologies of scholarly and scientific research.
*the ability to set and achieve goals, and to integrate and connect knowledge and ideas for practical use alone and in a global setting.

S-2

*Skills in effective oral, written, reading and nonverbal comprehensions and communication skills.
*Skills in using methods of scholarly inquiry, based on critical thinking, scientific research, and problem solving.
*Skills in accessing and assessing information and communication systems.
*Skills in working with others through self-development and interaction.

S-3

*Students should be able to communicate effectively.
*Students should be able to effectively employ crticial thinking, problem solving, and quantitative analysis.
*Students should be able to acquire and retrieve knowledge from a multiplicity of sources.
*Students should be able to work and interact effectively with others.

S-4

*General Education should develop effective communication skills in standard English and a language other than English as well as reading, writing, oral, and nonverbal communication skills.
*General Education should develop critical thinking and problem solving by using methods of scholarly inquiry including basic knowledge and historical perspective as well as possible applications of such knowledge and perspective.
*General Education should develop research skills through theteaching of basic knowledge as well as teaching the methodology and technology of discovering new knowledge, utilizing a variety of methods, which include libraries, computers, formal experimentation/observation, etc.
*General Education should develop the ability to work with others by developing human relations skills, collaborating with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures, and to encourage the development of a global outlook with the ability to cooperate with others, to set and achieve goals, and to integrate and connect knowldge and ideas for practical use.

S-5
*A liberally educated person should develop a receptive mind by learning to communicate with both oral and written forms of English and at least one other language.
*A liberally educated person learns to use scientific and quantitative methods, logical reasoning, and historical context to develop a critical approach to the acquisition of knowledge.
*A libearlly educated person should be able to retrieve, use and evaluate information for the purpose of scholarly, scientific research.
*A liberally educated person should work effectively with others.