{"id":10559,"date":"2023-11-02T11:48:32","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T15:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/149.4.100.129\/academics\/physics\/?page_id=10559"},"modified":"2025-09-17T19:01:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T23:01:41","slug":"outcomes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/physics\/information\/outcomes\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning Outcomes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_accordion open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#E71939&#8243; open_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; 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