In collaboration with faculty, the General Education Assessment Committee (GEAC) has
identified college-level knowledge and competencies that are linked to Florida Agricultural
and Mechanical University’s mission and goals and Florida state accountability systems
for the general education program.
1. Communication: The ability to clearly understand and convey ideas, feelings and
attitudes in speech and in writing.
2. Critical thinking: The ability to understand, apply knowledge, analyze and solve
problems, develop new knowledge and think creatively.
3. Social and ethical responsibility: The ability to adhere to a set of principles
as defined by standards of academic integrity, diversity and cooperation.
4. Quantitative reasoning: The ability to apply numerical concepts to resolve real-world
problems.
Communication
Students will be able to demonstrate competence in writing, reading and speaking.
1. Write in a variety of formats.
2. Transmit ideas and information that conform to conventional standards of written
English.
3. Apply critical reading skills to a wide range of materials.
4. Critically evaluate others’ messages.
5. Compose a spoken message suitable for an audience.
6. Deliver a message or presentation suitable for a particular audience.
7. Use effective delivery techniques to reach an audience.
Critical Thinking
Students will be able to apply critical thinking to learning and real-world situations.
1. Draw conclusions after weighing the evidence, facts and ideas.
2. Clarify issues to resolve problems.
3. Assess unsupported claims using standards of credibility and expertise.
4. Use available information to evaluate the credibility of a source, formulate an
opinion and defend it.
5. Apply logical operations.
6. Neutralize fallacious reasoning and rhetoric.
7. Distinguish between valid and invalid patterns of reasoning.
8. Analyze the logical structure of arguments.
9. Perform basic analytic tasks: categorizing information, distinguishing between
relevant and irrelevant data, and predicting outcomes.
Social and Ethical Responsibility
Students will be able to demonstrate personal responsibility and integrity in academic and personal situations, as well as demonstrate an appreciation for differences among people.
1. Exhibit respect for people, ideas and points of view.
2. Know laws, regulations and institutional policies related to academic growth and
development.
3. Demonstrate awareness of the consequences of dishonesty.
4. Submit written work free of plagiarism.
5. Identify situations that could result in conflict.
Quantitative Reasoning
Students will be able to demonstrate competence in using quantitative information
to solve real-world problems.
1. Perform basic mathematical operations with or without a calculator.
2. Apply mathematical concepts.
3. Use statistical reasoning.
4. Solve real-world problems using accepted math processes.
5. Calculate fractions, percentages, decimals and proportions or ratios with or without
a calculator.
6. Solve real-world problems involving functions that are constructed as models.
7. Interpret data accurately from tables, charts and graphs.
8. Draw logical conclusions when facts warrant.