It is available to any Purdue undergraduate regardless of academic major. Your academic advisor can help you build Cornerstone into your plan of study.
Cornerstone enhances your ability to communicate with precision and to think critically and creatively. The Cornerstone Themes offer specific sets of courses from which to choose that help you explore another area of interest or enroll in courses related to your major but studied through the lens of the humanities and social sciences. The additional competencies you develop in Cornerstone can provide you with an edge in the global job market, giving you skills that are highly-prized by employers.
Yes. We prefer that you complete both or one of SCLA 101/102, but we will certify the Cornerstone certificate if you complete 15 hours of appropriate courses. Talk with your academic advisor on how to incorporate Cornerstone into your plan of study.
Your academic advisor can discuss how SCLA 101 and SCLA 102 would be applied to your plan of study.
If you complete the Cornerstone Certificate, you will fulfill as many as six (6) UCC course requirements. SCLA 101 fulfills Written Communication and Information Literacy. SCLA 102 fulfills the Oral Communication.
No. Taking SCLA 101 and/or SCLA 102 does not commit you to completing the certificate. However, by adding three courses in the themes, you will receive the certification and have Cornerstone noted on your transcript.