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  1. Faculty Senate
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Faculty Senate
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5332 USA
(269) 387-3310

WMU Essential Studies Outcome Rubrics

Required Student Learning Outcome - Rubric
Demonstrate effective and appropriate written communication abilities. (WCL)
Demonstrate and apply information literacy. (ILL)
Demonstrate effective and appropriate oral and digital communication abilities. (ORL)
Analyze and interpret quantitative information. (QLL)
Develop creative and critical thinking. (CCL)
Increase foundational knowledge of the social sciences, humanities, or the arts. (IFKL)
Increase foundational knowledge of the sciences, social sciences, or the arts. (IFKL)
Develop understanding and practices for personal wellness. (PWL)
Demonstrate familiarity with a language other than English and/or the culture associated with it. (LCL)
Demonstrate and apply scientific literacy. (SLL)
Demonstrate and apply scientific literacy with a lab. (SLL)
Apply ethical, critical, and informed thought within or across disciplines. (ECL)
Apply different methods of intellectual inquiry, investigation, and discovery. (IIL)
Develop global awareness and international perspectives. (GAL)
Work both independently and in collaboration with others to achieve goals. (WIL)
Develop sensitivity to diversity and inclusion. (DIL)
Develop practices for planetary sustainability. (PSL)

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