1. Students will be information literate.

Analytical Skills and Critical Thinking

1. Students will be able to read analytically and critically.
2. Students will be able to critique an argument effectively.
3. Students will be able to construct an effective argument. 
4. Students will be able to apply simple mathematical methods to the solution of real-world problems.
5. Students will be able to select and use techniques and methods to solve open-ended, ill-defined or multi-step problems.

Effective Communication

1. Students will be able to write effectively.
2. Students will demonstrate effective oral communication skills.
   

1. Students will be informed and engaged citizens of the United States and the world.

1. Students will understand and appreciate the diversity of and within societies of the United States and the world.

1. Students will understand and appreciate methods and issues of science and technology.

1. Students will understand and appreciate the arts and aesthetics as ways of knowing and engaging with the world.