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Core Competencies

Core Competencies are the attitudes and skills that every graduate of GLCC should develop during a four-year program. They are necessary for success and excellence in any field of service. The General Education Requirements lay the foundation for the Core Competencies, and the majors strengthen and extend them.
  1. Information Literacy: Graduates will be able to research, locate, accumulate, and evaluate information necessary to sustain lifelong learning.
  2. Critical Thinking: Graduates will be able to apply reason and reflection (including quantitative analysis and scientific reasoning) to information, ideas, and arguments in order to solve problems and make decisions.
  3. Communication Skills: Graduates will be able to organize and present their conclusions, ideas, opinions, feelings, and beliefs to others in both oral and written forms.
  4. Interpersonal Skills: Graduates will be able to interact with other people one-to-one and in groups by applying skills in conversation, listening, conflict resolution, collaboration, and consensus-building.
  5. Respect for Cultural Diversity: Graduates will be able to understand, analyze, and appreciate the historical development of the knowledge, traditions, literature, values, and beliefs of human cultures around the world.
  6. Resource Management: Graduates will be able to manage resources of time, finances, individuals and groups, possessions, and the environment.
  7. Self-Understanding: Graduates will be able to recognize, evaluate, and improve their weaknesses, strengths, gifts, and values.
  8. Christian Maturity: Graduates will demonstrate Christian beliefs, values, conduct, and servant-leadership in their participation in the Christian community and engagement with the world.
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