A student who graduates from Texas A&M University with a baccalaureate degree will have acquired the knowledge and skills necessary to do the following:
1. Master the depth of knowledge required for a degree, including the ability to:
Articulate disciplinary and interdisciplinary theories, concepts, principles, skills, and practices
Synthesize knowledge across courses and other experiences
Apply knowledge from core curriculum courses, discipline-based courses, and other experiences in a range of contexts to solve problems and make decisions
2. Demonstrate critical thinking, including the ability to:
Evaluate, analyze, and integrate information from a variety of sources
Use appropriate strategies and tools to represent, analyze, and integrate information
Develop critical, reasoned positions
3. Communicate effectively, including the ability to:
Demonstrate effective oral communication skills (which could include the use of languages such as American Sign language for those who do not communicate orally)
Demonstrate effective writing skills
Demonstrate effective nonverbal communication skills (which could include appropriate use of performance, design, or representations such as maps, tables, and graphs)
Listen actively and critically
Present work effectively to a range of audiences
Effectively communicate original and creative ideas
4. Practice personal and social responsibility, including the ability to:
Practice ethical leadership
Recognize an ethical dilemma and apply rational decision-making in order to address it
Choose ethical courses of action in research and practice
Acknowledge and address the consequences of one’s own actions
Engage in local and global civic activities
5. Demonstrate social, cultural, and global competence, including the ability to:
Live and work effectively in a diverse and global society
Articulate the value of a diverse and global perspective
Recognize diverse economic, political, cultural, and religious opinions and practices
6. Prepare to engage in lifelong learning, including the ability to:
Exhibit the skills necessary to acquire, organize, reorganize, and interpret new knowledge
Show proficiency in current technologies and the ability to adapt to emerging technologies
Recognize and participate in activities that enhance wellness of body, mind, and spirit
Formulate a plan of personal goals for continued professional growth
Demonstrate intellectual curiosity
7. Work collaboratively, including the ability to:
Participate effectively in teams
Consider different points of view
Work with others to support a shared purpose or goal
See also https://provost.tamu.edu/Provost/media/Assets/pdfs-essentials/Access-Undergrad-Learning-Outcomes.pdf https://catalog.tamu.edu/undergraduate/general-information/student-learning-outcomes/.