Bridge General Education Program: Goals & Learning Outcomes

Goal 1: Foundational Knowledge of Human Cultures and the Physical and Natural World

Learning Outcome:

a. Students will demonstrate the ability to apply foundational knowledge in the arts, humanities, languages, mathematics, natural sciences and social sciences.

Goal 2: Intellectual and Practical Skills

Learning Outcomes: Students will demonstrate competence in

a. Critical and creative thinking, grounded in inquiry, analysis, and synthesis of information

b. Written and oral communication

c. Quantitative literacy

d. Information literacy

e. Teamwork and problem solving

Goal 3: Personal and Social Responsibility

Learning Outcomes: Students will demonstrate

a. Ethical reasoning

b. Global awareness and respect for diverse cultural perspectives

c. Knowledge of the university’s mission and Mercy charism

d. Civic knowledge–local/global

Goal 4: Integrative Learning

Learning Outcome:

a. Students will demonstrate the ability to make connections among courses in multiple disciplines, as well as between their experiences inside and outside the classroom.