BACHELOR OF ARTS PROGRAM
LIFELONG LEARNING AREA(12 competencies) /
LIBERAL LEARNING AREA
(26 competencies) /FOCUS AREA
(12 competencies)Arts & Ideas
Category / Human CommunityCategory /
The Scientific World
CategoryL-1 Learning Assessment Seminar: Can assess one’s strengths and set personal, professional and educational goals.
Learning Assessment Seminar / Interpreting the Arts
(A-1-___ ) / Communities and Societies
(H-1-___ ) / Experiencing Science
(S-1-___ ) / F-1 Focused Planning:
First Committee Meeting
+ Formal Report
L-2 Foundations of Adult Learning: Can use one’s ideas and those of others to draw meaning from experience.
Foundations / Creative Expression
(A-2-___ ) / Institutions & Organizations
(H-2-___ ) / Patterns and Processes
(S-2-___ ) /
F-2 Focus Area Elective
(written by student/faculty)L-3 Foundations of Adult Learning: Can design learning strategies to attain personal and professional goals.
Foundations / Reflection and Meaning
(A-3-___ ) / Individual Development
(H-3-___ ) / Science, Technology, Society
(S-3-___ ) /
F-3 Focus Area Elective
(written by student/faculty)L-4 College Writing: Can write clearly and fluently.
SNL Course or Test Out / Arts and Ideas Elective
(A-___-___ ) / Human Community Elective
(H-___-___ ) / Scientific World Elective
(S-___-___ ) /
F-4 Focus Area Elective
(written by student/faculty)L-5 Critical Thinking: Can analyze issues and reconcile problems through critical and appreciative thinking.
SNL Course or Test Out / Arts and Ideas Elective
(A-___-___ ) / Human Community Elective
(H-___-___ ) / Scientific World Elective
(S-___-___ ) /
F-5 Focus Area Elective
(written by student/faculty)L-6 Quantitative Reasoning: Can use mathematical symbols, concepts, and methods to describe and solve problems.
Possib. Transfer, ILP or Test / Arts and Ideas Elective
(A-___-___ ) / Human Community Elective
(H-___-___ ) / Scientific World Elective
(S-___-___ ) /
F-6 Focus Area Elective
(written by student/faculty)L-7 Collaborative Learning: Can learn collaboratively and examine the skills, knowledge, and values that contribute to such learning.
Possible Idependet Learning
Pursuit (Project) / A-4 Ethics in the Contemporary World: Can analyze a problem using two different ethical systems. / H-4 Power and Justice: Can analyze power relations among racial, social, cultural, or economic groups in the United States. / S-4 Interconnections in the Natural World: Can describe and explain connections among diverse aspects of nature. /
F-7 Focus Area Elective
(written by student/faculty)L-8 Research Seminar: Can pose questions and use methods of formal inquiry to answer questions and solve problems. / A-5 Creativity: Can define and analyze a creative process. / H-5 Globalization: Can analyze issues and problems from a global perspective. / S-5 Information Technology:
Can use contemporary information technology effectively.
No transfer possible, but can test out /
F-8 Focus Area Elective
(written by student/faculty)L-9 Research Seminar
(written by student/faculty) /E-1 Advanced Elective
(written by student/faculty)transfer of 300 or 400 level courses or SNL Course /
E-2 Advanced Elective
(written by student/faculty)transfer of 300 or 400 level courses or SNL Course /
F-9 Focus Area Elective
(written by student/faculty)L-10 Externship:
Can reflect on the learning process and methods used in an experiential project. / 50 Competence Requirements /
F-10 Focus Area Elective
(written by student/faculty)L-11 Externship
(written by student/faculty)L-10 and L-11 for one individually designed project / Can be completed as School for New Learning Courses,
Independent Studies, Experiential Learning,
or through Transfer Coursework.
DEPAUL UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL FOR NEW LEARNING / F-11 Advanced Project:
Can design and produce a significant artifact or document that gives evidence of advanced competence.
L-12 Summit Seminar:
Can articulate the personal and social value of lifelong learning.
One day Seminar / F-12 Advanced Project
(written by student)
F-11 and F-12 for one individually designed project