College of Arts and Sciences

CASE Survey: Critical Thinking

The LEC Committee requests that discussion and debate of this matter be an agenda item at department/unit meetings in March. Only one response per department/unit will be accepted; therefore, each department/unit's response should represent the majority opinion of the department/unit.

Based on the one-page brief on critical thinking, please answer the following questions:

Question 1 (required)

WMU Essential Studies already requires two critical thinking courses. How many critical thinking courses should CASE require beyond these two courses?

No additional courses

One additional course

Two additional courses

Three additional courses

Question 2 (required)

WMU Essential Studies courses can be approved with an outcome of critical thinking (https://wmich.edu/sites/default/files/attachments/u370/2018/critical-thinking_0.pdf). Should any CAS course approved with an outcome of critical thinking automatically count toward the critical thinking requirement of CASE?

Yes