Welcome CPCS Main Page About CPCS General Education Requirements General Education Courses College Web site UMass Boston 100 Morrissey Blvd. The learning plan serves as the student's road map through the curriculum's requirements and options. The learning plan follows a developmental framework, in which skills build on each other as a student progresses to higher levels.
Students have several options for demonstrating each competency in the learning plan.
It is a challenging curriculum that helps students acquire the kinds of understanding, knowledge, and skills they need to be effective in pursuing their goals. Its focus is on understanding real world issues and combining theory and practice to tackle those issues and make a difference. CPCS graduates are prepared to advocate for themselves and others, and to improve the health and well-being of their chosen communities. The curriculum provides the instruction and support students need to understand the emerging importance of technology and which helps them build the skills they need to use that technology effectively. A central part of the CPCS curriculum is geared to developing an understanding of these areas and providing opportunities for students to develop and practice their skills in advocating, planning, strategizing, organizing to affect change within them.