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General Education Learning Outcomes
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University of Utah General Education Program Learning Outcomes
By completing the University of Utah’s General Education program (American Institutions, Quantitative Reasoning (QA and QB, or QR), Lower Division Writing, Applied Sciences, Fine Arts, Humanities, Physical and Life Sciences, and Social and Behavioral Sciences), students will be prepared for twenty-first-century challenges by gaining:
(Click on the title of the outcome for a detailed rubric giving an example of how this outcome can be measured - this is only an example and not required for use as a rubric)
A. Knowledge of Human Cultures and the Physical and Natural World
1. Knowledge of human cultures and the physical and natural world through study in the sciences and mathematics, social sciences, humanities, histories, languages, and the arts (no rubric available)
Focused by engagement with big questions, both contemporary and enduring
B. Intellectual and Practical Skills, including
9. Teamwork
10. Problem solving
Practiced extensively, across the curriculum, in the context of progressively more challenging problems, projects, and standards for performance
C. Personal and Social Responsibility, including
11. Civic knowledge and engagement
12. Intercultural knowledge and competence
13. Ethical reasoning and action
14. Foundations and skills for lifelong learning
Anchored through active involvement with diverse communities and real-world challenges
D. Integrative Learning
Demonstrated through the application of knowledge, skills, and responsibilities to new settings and complex problems