General Education Core Goals Matrix

Goal 1| Goal 2| Goal 3| Goal 4
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Goal 1: Students will be able to read, write, listen and speak in a manner that demonstrates critical, analytical, and creative thought.
Reading	1a. Percent of students who can read and think critically such that they can evaluate and analyze arguments, can handle interpretation, inductive generalizations or causal explanations will increase annually.  (Measurement method: ETS Measure of Academic Proficiency and Progress, MAPP)
	1b. Baccalaureate alumni will rate the quality of their education in the area of reading higher than current levels. (Measurement method: Baccalaureate Alumni survey
Writing	1c. The vast majority of students will be rated competent or highly competent on writing competency. (Measurement method: Writing Competency Portfolio).
	1d. The percentage of native students who are Competent or Highly Competent in writing will exceed the percentage of transfer students who are. (Measurement method: Writing Competency Portfolio)
	1e. Percent of students who can solve difficult writing problems, can make distinctions among closely related root words and grammatical structures will increase annually. (Measurement method: ETS Measure of Academic Proficiency and Progress, MAPP)
	1f. Exposure to writing assignments in courses will increase. (Measurement Method: National Survey of Student Engagement)
	1g. Percent of seniors reporting “quite a bit” or “very much” personal development in writing clearly and effectively will increase to national benchmark. (Measurement method: National Survey of Student Engagement)
Oral Communication	1h. The degree of personal development in oral expression skills will remain constant or increase. (Measurement method: National Survey of Student Engagement)
	1i. Exposure to oral presentations in courses will meet or exceed national benchmarks. (Measurement method National Survey of Student Engagement)
	1j. Alumni will evaluate the quality of their education in the area of graphic communication at baseline levels or higher. (Measurement method: Baccalaureate Alumni survey)
Analytical and Creative Thought	1k. Seniors will continue to reach or exceed national benchmarks in their reports of personal development in thinking critically and analytically. (Measurement method: National Survey of Student Engagement)
Goal 2: Students will achieve a depth of understanding in their majors and a breadth of experience in other fields.
Depth	2a. Percent of seniors reporting that their degree program provided them with a detailed understanding of their anticipated career will remain at current levels or increase.  (Measurement method: Graduating Senior Survey)
	2b. The percentage of seniors reporting UCCS prepared them for their field of specialization will remain at current levels or increase.  (Measurement method: Graduating Senior Survey)
	2c. Percent of alumni indicating the depth of knowledge they acquired while at UCCS is useful in their present occupation will remain at current levels or increase. (Measurement method: Baccalaureate Alumni survey)
Breadth	2d. UCCS upperclassmen will perform as well as or better than their national counterparts in the areas of humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and mathematics. (Measurement method: Measure of Academic Proficiency and Progress, MAPP))
	2e. Sophomores will continue to perform as well or better than their national counterparts as measured by mean scores on the Measure of Academic Proficiency and Progress, MAPP). (Measurement method: Measure of Academic Proficiency and Progress, MAPP))
	2f. Native students will perform better than transfer students on the Measure of Academic Proficiency and Progress, MAPP). (Measurement method: Measure of Academic Proficiency and Progress, MAPP))
	2g. The percentage of UCCS seniors reporting they learned a variety of new intellectual concepts will remain the same or increase.  (Measurement method: Graduating Senior Survey)
Goal 3: Students will understand and apply the tools and methodologies used to obtain knowledge.
Quantitative Abilities	3a. The percentage of seniors reporting high levels of personal development in analyzing quantitative problems will increase to the national benchmark. (Measurement method: National Survey of Student Engagement)
Technology	3b. The percentage of seniors reporting high levels of personal development in using computing and information technology will remain steady or increase. (Measurement method: National Survey of Student Engagement)
	3c. The percentage of seniors reporting that the technical skills they learned were complete and up-to-date will increase annually.  (Measurement method: Graduating Senior Survey)
Problem Solving	3d. As measured by the ETS Measure of Academic Proficiency and Progress, MAPP), UCCS upperclassmen will perform, on average, better than their national counterparts in the areas of humanities, social science, natural science and mathematics.  (Measurement method: Measure of Academic Proficiency and Progress, MAPP))
	3e. The percentage of seniors reporting high levels of personal development in solving complex real-world problems will be the same as or higher than national counterparts.  (Measurement method: National Survey of Student Engagement)
Self-guided Learning	3f. The percentage of seniors reporting high levels of personal development in learning effectively on their own will reach or exceed the level for the national comparison group.  (Measurement method: National Survey of Student Engagement)
Learning Activities	3g. The percentage of seniors reporting their coursework emphasized analyzing ideas or theories regularly will remain at current levels or exceed the level for the national comparison group.  (Measurement method: National Survey of Student Engagement)
	3h. The percentage of seniors reporting that their coursework emphasized synthesizing information will continue to exceed the percentage of seniors reporting the same among the national comparison group.    (Measurement method: National Survey of Student Engagement)
	3i. The percentage of seniors reporting their coursework emphasized making judgments will be as high or higher than the national comparison group.  (Measurement method: National Survey of Student Engagement)
	3j. The percentage of seniors reporting their coursework emphasized applying theories or concepts will increase annually until it reaches or surpasses the percent reporting the same in the national comparison group.  (Measurement method: National Survey of Student Engagement)
Goal 4: Students will be prepared to participate as responsible members of a pluralistic society- locally, nationally, and globally.
Community Involvement	4a. Seniors will report they have participated (or plan to participate) in community service or volunteer work at the same rate or a higher rate than their national counterparts.  (Measurement method: National Survey of Student Engagement)
	4b. The percentage of seniors reporting high levels of personal development in contributing to the welfare of their community will increase annually. (Measurement method: National Survey of Student Engagement)
Values and Ethics	4c. The level of personal development reported by seniors in the area of personal code of values and ethics will increase to be the same level as national counterparts.  (Measurement method: National Survey of Student Engagement)
Knowledge of Issues	4d. The level of personal development reported by seniors in the area of knowledge of social/domestic issues will remain steady or improve.  (Measurement method: Graduating Senior Survey)
	4e. The percentage of seniors reporting gains in knowledge of international relations will remain constant or improve.  (Measurement method: Graduating Senior Survey)
Working with Others	4f. The percentage of seniors reporting development in working effectively with others will increase annually until it meets or exceeds the percentage reporting the same in the national comparison group. (Measurement method: National Survey of Student Engagement)
	4g. The percentage of seniors reporting personal development in understanding people of other racial and ethnic backgrounds will increase annually until it reaches or exceeds the rate reported by the national comparison group.  (Measurement method: National Survey of Student Engagement)
	4h. The percentage of seniors reporting they have had serious conversations with students who are different from them will continue to be higher than the rate in the national comparison group.  (Measurement method: National Survey of Student Engagement)