Communication --Graduates should be able to generate and comprehend written and oral communication appropriate for a variety of audiences, purposes and subjects.

Mathematics --Graduates should be able to understand and apply computational skills, quantitative reasoning and symbolic reasoning to evaluate and solve problems systematically.

Scientific Reasoning--Graduates should understand and be able to use scientific methodology and principles.

Individual or Social Behavior--Graduates should understand factors which influence behavior. They should recognize the complex and dynamic nature of human actions and experience.

Computer Literacy--Graduates should possess the computer skills to locate, retrieve and synthesize data to create a document or presentation appropriate to the area of study.

Information Literacy--Graduates should be able to recognize a need for information, access the information effectively and efficiently using various mediums, critically select and evaluate information and incorporate it into their knowledge base, and present information in an appropriate format.

Humanities--Graduates should understand the diversity of our cultural heritage and the effects of artistic or philosophical influences.

General Education Values
and Goals Across the Curriculum

Integrated within all program curricula are other skills and philosophical approaches. Like the General Education Core, these reflect educational values and goals of the college; we believe them to be essential to the life long personal and professional growth of the students. These include:

• ethics --the understanding through study and example that ethics and ethical behavior are an essential part of the process of higher education and professionalism in the work place.

• problem solving and critical thinking -- the ability to use logic, creativity and reasoning to solve problems, to make decisions and to evaluate their implications.

• Teamwork-- understanding the rights and responsibilities of participation in a collective activity, the social processes that shape the individual and society in a global context, and the social behaviors associated with effective relationships.

• technology literacy appropriate to the area of study -- the ability to select from a variety of common technological applications and adapt them to challenging new situations.

• Global awareness -- the ability to understand the history, culture, and arts of a non-Western civilization.

• Enviromental awareness -- be environmentally literate with an awareness and understanding of how to be ecologically responsible citizens

GENERAL EDUCATION CORE MATRIX