1. Communication
   Deliver a professional oral presentation and write a thesis-driven academic essay following conventions for use of outside sources; adapt oral presentations and writing to different contexts and audiences; and develop strategies for approaching new oral presentations and writing tasks.
    
2. Physical Education
   Acquire and evaluate health and fitness information to make lifelong, healthy choices; participate in a variety of physical activities to enhance health, fitness and quality of life.
    
3. Diversity/Globalism
   Demonstrate significant knowledge of human diversity, including historically marginalized groups and global, systemic issues.
    
4. Quantitative/Symbolic Reasoning
   Use algebraic, geometric, statistical or logical reasoning to solve abstract and applied problems appropriate to an individual discipline; interpret mathematical, quantitative or symbolic models such as formulas, graphs, tables, schematics and computer programs, and draw inferences from them; and employ basic symbolic or quantitative reasoning to support a position or conclusion; comprehend, analyze, estimate, calculate and draw logical conclusions from quantitative information represented using numbers, symbols, graphs and words; and demonstrate understanding of the role of abstraction and generalization, as well as the impact of quantitative and symbolic reasoning on science and society.
    
5. Humanities
   Critically analyze, interpret and evaluate ideas, art and culture from multiple perspectives; demonstrate substantial knowledge of at least one humanities discipline; and apply that knowledge beyond the classroom.
    
6. Science
   Demonstrate understanding of the nature of science, its fundamental intentions and limitations, and basic course-specific vocabulary and concepts; use the methods and modes of inquiry of science to ask scientific questions and collect, analyze and interpret data; and understand, interpret and assess the value of publicly presented science issues.
    
7. Social Science
   Demonstrate understanding of relationships and behaviors of individuals and groups in their geographical, historical, societal and cultural contexts; and apply this understanding to analyze and explain human interaction across social, economic or governmental settings.

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