Institutional Student Outcomes and General Education Goals/Outcomes
Institutional Student
Outcomes
Academic Achievement
– Students will
demonstrate competence
in specific areas of
academic disciplines that
will directly impact their
career endeavors.
General Education Goals
Goal 3 Natural Sciences – To improve
students’ understanding of natural science
principles and of the methods of scientific
inquiry.
Goal 4 Mathematical/Logical Reasoning – To
increase students’ knowledge about and ability
to apply mathematical and logical modes of
thinking.
Goal 5 History and the Social and Behavioral
Sciences – To increase students’ knowledge of
how historians and social and behavioral
scientists discover, describe, and explain the
behaviors and interactions among individuals,
groups, institutions, events and ideas. To
challenge students to examine the implications
of this knowledge and its interconnection with
action and living an informed life.
Goal 6 Humanities and Arts – Produce
students who understand and appreciate the
connection between the arts and humanities
and society.
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General Education Outcomes
1. Develop an understanding of scientific theories
2. Formulate and test hypotheses in either a laboratory or field
situation
3. Communicate experimental findings and interpretations
4. Apply the natural science perspective to social issues
1. Illustrate historical and contemporary applications of
mathematical/logical systems
2. Clearly express mathematical/logical ideas in writing
3. Explain what constitutes a valid mathematical/logical
argument (proof)
4. Apply higher-order problem-solving and/or modeling
strategies
1. Employ the methods and data that historians and social and
behavioral scientists use to investigate the human condition
2. Examine social institutions and processes across a range of
historical periods and cultures
3. Use and critique alternative explanatory systems or theories
4. Develop and communicate alternative explanations or
solutions for contemporary social issues
1. Create and/or critique artistic performances
2. Demonstrate awareness of the scope and variety of works in
the arts and humanities
3. Describe the relationship between the arts and humanities
and society
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Institutional Student Outcomes and General Education Goals/Outcomes
Civic Engagement –
Students will
demonstrate the
awareness, knowledge,
and skills to actively
participate individually
or collectively on issues
of societal concern.
Goal 9 Ethical and Civic Responsibility – To
develop students’ abilities to identify, discuss
and reflect upon ethical perspectives and use
these perspectives to engage in civic
responsibilities.
Goal 10 People and the Environment – To
increase students’ understanding of today’s
complex environmental challenges. Students
will examine the interrelatedness of human
society and the natural environment.
Knowledge of both bio-physical principles and
psycho-social cultural systems is the
foundation for integrative and critical thinking
about environmental issues.
Goal 11 Performance and Participation – To
prepare students for responsible and effective
participation in groups and communities.
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1. Examine, articulate and apply their own ethical work
2. Apply core concepts (e.g. politics, rights and obligations,
justice, liberty) to specific issues
3. Analyze and reflect upon the ethical dimensions of legal,
social, and scientific issues
4. Recognize the diversity of political motivations and interests
of others
5. Identify ways to exercise the rights and responsibilities of
citizenship
1. Explain the basic structure and function of various natural
ecosystems and of human adaptive strategies within those
systems.
2. Discern and analyze patterns and interrelationships of the
bio-physical and psycho-social cultural systems.
3. Critically discern and analyze individual, social, and
ecological dimensions of health.
4. Describe the basic institutional arrangements (social, legal,
political, economic, health, ethical, religious) that are
evolving to deal with environmental and natural resource
challenges.
5. Evaluate critically environmental and natural resource issues
in light of understanding about interrelationships,
ecosystems, and institutions.
6. Propose and assess alternative solutions to environmental
problems, and then articulate and defend actions they would
take on various environmental issues.
1. Participate effectively in a variety of artistic, educational,
political, recreational, health and public service, or social
service settings, or;
2. Interact with others of another culture in its indigenous
setting through a structured experience, or;
3. Participate cooperatively in group athletic activity or artistic
performance.
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Institutional Student Outcomes and General Education Goals/Outcomes
Communication –
Students will
demonstrate the ability to
effectively communicate
verbally, in writing, and
through digital and/or
visual media.
Critical Thinking –
Students will
demonstrate the ability to
analyze situations and
problems in order to
identify and test
solutions.
Global Citizenship –
Students will
demonstrate an
awareness and
knowledge of
international cultures and
societies.
Goal 1 Communication – Produce students
who are able to communicate effectively in
oral and written forms.
1. Prepare and present effective public oral communication
2. Create effective college-level written communication
3. Write effectively in content-area courses
Goal 12 First Year Experience – To promote
further development of student success skills,
such as reading, writing, and speaking; help
students gain intellectual confidence; build in
the expectation of academic success; and to
provide assistance in making the transition to
the University.
Goal 8 Global Perspective – To increase
student understanding of the growing
interdependence of nations, traditions and
peoples and develop their ability to apply a
comparative perspective to cross-cultural
social, economic, and political experiences.
1. Experience higher personal expectation of his/her ability to
meaningfully participate in academic life.
2. Define and give examples of critical thinking.
3. Interact with other students regarding academic matters.
4. Affirm that careful thinking is an important aspect of the
educational process.
5. Make a comfortable transition to college life.
1. Describe, analyze and evaluate social and cultural
phenomena which influence the contemporary and historical
relations among nations and peoples.
2. Demonstrate knowledge of social and cultural differences.
3. Analyze specific international problems and the social and/or
cultural differences which influence their solution.
4. Understand the role and responsibility of a world citizen.
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Institutional Student Outcomes and General Education Goals/Outcomes
Multicultural/Diversity –
Students will
demonstrate an
awareness and
knowledge of social,
cultural and personal
values of others.
Goal 7 Human Diversity – To increase
students’ understanding of individual and
group differences, of the contributions of
pluralism to United States society and culture,
and of the historical and contemporary
responses of the United States to group
differences.
1. Understand the development of an the changing meanings of
group identities in the United States’ history and culture.
2. Demonstrate an awareness of the individual and institution
dynamics of unequal power relations between groups in
contemporary society.
3. Analyze and evaluate their own attitudes, behaviors,
concepts, and beliefs regarding diversity, racism, and
bigotry.
4. Describe and discuss the experience and contributions of the
many groups that shape American society and culture, in
particular those groups which have suffered discrimination
and exclusion.
5. Demonstrate communication skills necessary for living and
working effectively in a society with great population
diversity.
Self-Directed Learning –
Students will
demonstrate the ability to
autonomously acquire
knowledge and develop
skills.
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