Characteristics of a Baccalaureate Graduate
The baccalaureate graduate of Lewis University will
- read, write, speak, calculate, and use technology at a demonstrated level of proficiency. This can include the ability to
- research, comprehend, evaluate, and synthesize scholarly texts and other information sources.
- communicate to analyze, inform, and persuade.
- speak effectively in small groups and formal settings.
- process and use quantitative and qualitative data.
- use technological tools to retrieve, analyze, evaluate, and communicate information.
Measurable Student Learning Outcome: Advocate for a cause or idea, presenting facts and arguments, in an organized and accurate manner using some form of technology. Include qualitative and quantitative reasoning.
- understand the major approaches to knowledge. This can include the ability to
- comprehend and practice the scientific method.
- understand events, ideas, and disciplines within their historical contexts.
- comprehend the methods and concepts of philosophy.
- analyze and appreciate the history, genres, and critical vocabulary of literature and mass media.
- experience and value the forms, aesthetics, and history of the arts.
- use the grammar and vocabulary of theology through which faith seeks understanding.
Measurable Student Learning Outcome: Demonstrate an ability to apply the fundamental principles, methodologies, value systems, and thought processes employed in the sciences, arts, and humanities, while acknowledging the influence of technological change.
- understand the place of faith, religion, and spirituality in the search for truth and meaning. This can include the ability to
- comprehend the beliefs, histories, and roles of various religious traditions.
- assess the Christian tradition, especially the Roman Catholic Christian tradition, not only on its own merits but also in relation to other ways of construing the world.
- consider the significance of spirituality in his or her life.
Measurable Student Learning Outcome: Evaluate theological, particularly Christian, answers to questions of human existence and meaning within an interdisciplinary context.
- understand and prepare for moral and ethical decision-making. This can include the ability to
- define and apply the concepts and theories that underlie moral and ethical decision-making.
- consider the value of service to the world community.
Measurable Student Learning Outcome: Evaluate ethical issues from multiple perspectives and apply those considerations to scenarios of personal integrity and socially responsible engagement.
- become an informed, involved, and responsible citizen of a diverse yet interconnected national and global community through a grounding in economic, political, social, and historical influences that are inherent in shaping, developing, and advancing nations and the world. This can include the ability to
- understand economic and political theory and practice in both the United States and the world.
- investigate how citizens of the United States and the world interact with one another, their community institutions, and their governments.
- understand how social systems across cultures influence and are influenced by human behavior and development.
- explore the histories, influences, and expressions of national and international cultures.
- recognize and respect the diversity of societies in both the United States and the world.
Measurable Student Learning Outcome: Articulate how culture, society, and diversity shape the informed, responsible citizen within a global society.
- think critically and creatively. This can include the ability to
- analyze and evaluate information.
- synthesize and evaluate problem-solving strategies.
- implement effective and innovative solutions to problems.
Measurable Student Learning Outcome: Employ critical and creative thinking skills by articulating or crafting an argument's major assertions and assumptions and evaluating its supporting evidence, using both qualitative and quantitative reasoning.
- possess the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to enter or advance a career, or to begin graduate study. This can include the ability to
- demonstrate the skills for lifelong learning.
- appreciate the value of lifelong learning.
Measurable Student Learning Outcome: Demonstrate programmatic competency and a defined plan for career and personal development through lifelong learning.