General Course Goals
lThese courses are part of the PSU Science Cornerstone Project, with goals to make science accessible for ALL students so that they can:
lunderstand and apply fundamental principles from one or more areas of scientific inquiry,
lexperience the methods and processes of scientific inquiry, including experimental design, the recording, quantification, and interpretation of observations, and the effective communication of results,
laccess and utilize scientific information and concepts in support of their life roles as individuals, citizens, learners, consumers, producers, and family members,
lcomprehend the power and the limitations of science as a way of understanding the world, including ways of dealing with uncertainty,
l recognize the interactions between science and other human endeavors.