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GENERAL EDUCATION STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES AND COMPETENCIES


The General Education framework at the University operates under the expectation that graduates should be able to possess a broad set of skills and abilities that will enhance their opportunities of employment and generativity, make them socially integrated citizens, and aspire to a good life. Regardless of a student’s program of study, all students should achieve the following General Education Student Learning Outcomes and Graduate Competencies:

  1. Use systematic and creative thinking skills to analyze and solve problems

  2. Read, write, and exchange information, ideas, and concepts effectively

  3. Use appropriate resources to locate, analyze, evaluate, and effectively process information

  4. Demonstrate scientific and mathematical reasoning


General Education Competencies


Competencies

Student Learning Outcomes

Critical Thinking

Use systematic and creative thinking skills to analyze issues and solve problems

Communication

Read, write, and exchange information, ideas, and concepts effectively

Information Literacy

Use resources to locate, analyze, evaluate, and effectively process information

Scientific and Mathematical Reasoning

Demonstrate scientific and mathematical reasoning