Core Learning Outcomes

The following core learning outcomes are the goals of all members of the Belmont College community. Belmont believes that when practiced across the life span, the goals encourage 1) personal and professional growth; 2) the ability to function in an employment situation and in the world at large; 3) community service; and 4) good citizenship. Assessment of the core competencies and goals occurs inside and outside of the classroom. They guide all learning, decision-making, and actions.

Students in AAS, AAB, ATS, AA, AS, and/or certificate programs at Belmont are expected to demonstrate the core outcomes and goals within the context of their degree or certificate program. When appropriate and applicable to the course content, the faculty will integrate and measure the outcome competencies and goals and emphasize them in course activities and assignments.

Help students develop a foundation for written and oral communications skills.

  1. Produces clear, correct, and coherent written and oral material
  2. Produces material adapted to purpose, occasion, and audience
  3. Retrieves, organizes, interprets, and analyzes information from a variety of sources
  4. Uses technology to gather, process, and/or communicate information

Help students develop a foundation for critical and creative thinking.

  1. Adapts and applies knowledge and methodologies gained in one situation to new situations
  2. Sees a problem or issue from a variety of perspectives
  3. Thinks logically, analytically, and systematically to problem-solve
  4. Demonstrates critical and creative thinking skills in discipline-specific and/or employment situations

Help students develop a foundation active learning.

    1. Engages in individual and team learning
    2. Develops professional expertise and competencies
    3. Integrates and uses basic technology throughout the educational experience

Help students develop a foundation for accepting personal/professional accountability.

    1. Takes responsibility for current learning
    2. Develops accountability for learning through self-evaluation
    3. Demonstrates personal and professional integrity and ethics

Help students develop a foundation for global, multicultural, and diversity awareness.

    1. Develops global, contemporary, or sociopolitical literacy
    2. Demonstrates knowledge of cultural issues and values
    3. Demonstrates awareness of the global community and multicultural issues