General Education: Written Communication (23WC) and Information Literacy (23IL)

Required Knowledge and Skills Area: Written Communication

To meet this General Education requirement, students will be able to:

research a topic, develop an argument, and organize supporting details;
demonstrate coherent college-level written communication that informs, persuades, or otherwise engages with an audience;
evaluate communication for substance, bias, and intended effect;
demonstrate the ability to revise and improve written communication.

Required Core Competency: Information Literacy

To meet this General Education requirement, students will be able to:

locate information effectively using tools appropriate to their need and discipline;
evaluate information with an awareness of authority, validity, and bias;
demonstrate an understanding of the ethical dimensions of information use, creation, and dissemination.

Note: While these courses satisfy both the “Written Communication” and the “Information Literacy” General Education requirements at SUNY Delhi, transfer courses may not satisfy both categories. Transfer coursework satisfies General Education requirements based on how the course was offered at the college/university where the course was taken.