Student learning outcomes for the BA and BS degrees in Earth Sciences include:
- Can explain process-based linkages among tectonics, climate, and life as illustrated by the Earth system over time; can relate general patterns in the history of the earth system using rocks and fossils
- Can identify and describe the major rock-forming minerals and relate the origin of the three major rock types
- Can infer depositional processes and environments from field and lab observations of sedimentary systems
- Can describe tectonic controls in Earth’s crust and expressions of plate tectonics including faults and folds
- Can effectively synthesize published literature related to earth science in a written report
- Can prepare and deliver effective oral presentations
- Can competently represent, manipulate, and interpret scientific data
The rubrics for undergraduate Earth Sciences students are belowMiddle States assessment rubrics, to be full for program evaluation for students in core courses (EAR 210, 314, 317, and 333):
- Undergraduate Writing Rubric
- Undergraduate Presentation Rubric
- Undergraduate Quantitative Analysis Rubric
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