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The undergraduate major not only imparts knowledge about a discipline; it also trains students in the practice of that field.  Astronomy---like all sciences---evolves, and the skills that a student of astronomy is expected to acquire therefore also evolve. Numerical software has made tables of integrals gather dust; data analysis and CCD detectors have replaced visual scanning of photographic plates.  Further, the majority of astronomy astrophysics  majors do not become professional astronomers; they do, however, find employment in a variety of STEM fields. For both these reasons, the undergraduate major must impart skills that are broadly applicable. As part of a response to an institutional accreditation review, the astronomy group committed to the following learning outcomes for the undergraduate astrophysics major.  \begin{quote} 
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Data analysis and numerical computation are now ubiquitous in astronomy and in STEM careers; yet undergraduate curricula have been slower to systematically train students in these skills. In addition to having a greater reliance on statistical and computational techniques, STEM fields (including astronomy) are increasingly collaborative. Skills such as communication and project management are an essential component of a student's education.  This gap between what is taught in courses and what is needed by the discipline is readily apparent when astronomy astrophysics  students begins their senior theses, which are required for an astronomy astrophysics  degree at Michigan State. As noted in the astronomy group's response to the accreditation review, \begin{quote}  During the past decade, we have found that many of our students  begin their senior thesis project without the statistical,