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has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-5f094a7a4e8b19aadad45ec9dc39b65d\"><strong>Twelve program outcomes focus on four areas<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Integration into the Learning Community of UM-Flint, involving reflection on one\u2019s learning, facility with research methods, critical thinking, and creative thinking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enhanced Communication Skills, including competent written work, respectful dialogue and listening, and use of visual and non-verbal tools<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enhanced Breadth that Interconnectedness of Knowledge, including the use of multiple perspectives to solve real or hypothetical problems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Engaged Citizenship: Local to Global, including investigation of the nature of citizenship, and the application of knowledge to complex issues<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The General Education outcomes exemplify qualities that prepare students for a successful and satisfying life. General Education encourages all students to gain an understanding of the world around them, to make informed decisions and engage in informed actions, to communicate their reasoning to a wide audience effectively, and to practice skills and dispositions of flexible and meaningful life-long learning that makes one a valuable contributor on the job and in our local and global communities. Our goals are informed by employer priorities confirmed in research of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aacu.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Association of American Colleges and Universities&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a>and career readiness competencies outlined by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naceweb.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>National Association of Colleges and Employers<\/strong><\/a>, as well as the expertise and experience of our faculty leadership in supporting the success of graduates. Students can expect any course at the 100-400 level designated as General Education to include at least three General Education Learning Outcomes among other content and discipline-based goals of the course.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/gened\/program-requirements\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-25","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/gened\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/gened\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/gened\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/gened\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/gened\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/gened\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/gened\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25\/revisions\/68"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/gened\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}