The nine competencies required for all Fairmount College students entering under the 2024-2025 catalog are indispensable to a well-rounded education, effective citizenship and career success. Place your cursor over the blocks below for more information about each requirement. Your academic advisor will help you select courses to meet these competencies without having to take additional coursework.
To make an appointment with an advisor in the LAS Advising Center, call 978-4757.
COMMUNICATION
Written
Communication
The ability to generate clear, organized writing and use it to express ideas and thoughts; to analyze and explore key topics and questions; and to inform, persuade, and inspire others
Textual Analysis
The ability to comprehend, analyze, and respond critically to a broad range of written texts
Oral Communication
The ability to deliver speeches that are appropriate for the topic, audience, and occasion, based on the effective use of research, organization, and delivery
HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND DIVERSITY
Civic Awareness,
Local and Global
The ability to actively participate and fulfill rights and obligations as citizens; to articulate one's own views while evaluating different perspectives; to engage in the shaping of policy; and to interpret credible information on public matters
Cultural Literacy
The ability to approach differences between individuals, groups, and nations with empathy and generosity; to learn from one another; to better navigate our highly interconnected world
World Language
The ability to better understand the world through other cultures and their perspectives on an array of pressing global issues
SCIENTIFIC INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION
Quantitative
Literacy
The ability to understand and create sophisticated arguments supported by quantitative evidence and to clearly communicate those arguments in a variety of formats (e.g., using words, tables, graphs, and mathematical equations) as appropriate
Scientific
Reasoning
The ability to practice inductive and deductive reasoning through systematic observation and experimentation to form and test hypotheses and theories, and to understand the basis for the reliability of scientific reasoning and the impact of science on society
Technological
Literacy
The ability to use proper technology to solve practical problems in the discipline and lower the hurdle for proper use of current or future technology after graduation