{"id":2392,"date":"2020-06-01T18:57:54","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T18:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/general-education\/?page_id=2392"},"modified":"2026-05-05T13:30:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T13:30:06","slug":"core-competencies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/general-education\/core-competencies\/","title":{"rendered":"Core Competencies"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2392\" class=\"elementor elementor-2392\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5214357 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"5214357\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29d94ea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d7f08d\" data-id=\"0d7f08d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37d35ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37d35ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Core Competencies<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section 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2018\u201320 by multidisciplinary teams of faculty, staff, and students at Nicholls.\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><strong>Communication\u00a0<\/strong><ul><li>Students will be able to communicate effectively by employing rhetorical principles, relevant research methods, and effective delivery based on audience and genre while demonstrating a firm grasp of the subject matter.\u00a0<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/a\/nicholls.edu\/file\/d\/1gdr--UYaqqqCu6EqJhQiSCSdZUD1mzyL\/view?usp=sharing\">Communication Rubric<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Critical &amp; Innovative Thinking\u00a0<\/strong><ul><li>Students will be able to explain key concepts and terminology as well as apply and transform them in an understandable and appropriate manner.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/a\/nicholls.edu\/file\/d\/149L7LtoSDBJ8o-oPPYUxj-7Z6slvD90f\/view?usp=sharing\">Critical &amp; Innovative Thinking Rubric<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Ethical Reasoning\u00a0<\/strong><ul><li>Students will be able to define their knowledge of ethical reasoning and demonstrate the necessary skills to recognize ethical issues in proper context and in a variety of settings.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1nR1cOqmFoAF5UuGnjHP3LS1UJzNqy1c3\/view?usp=sharing\">Ethical Reasoning Rubric<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Information &amp; Technology Literacy <\/strong><ul><li>Students will be able to locate, evaluate, use, and communicate information and\/or technology within a legal and ethical framework based on specific needs.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/a\/nicholls.edu\/file\/d\/1YkTqygt4-pLwqvMs4ngPyeo_bESZqsve\/view?usp=sharing\">Information &amp; Technology Rubric<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Quantitative Reasoning <\/strong><ul><li>Students will be able to translate, calculate, analyze, and communicate quantitatively.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/a\/nicholls.edu\/file\/d\/1URl64aoJ7Xg8v52XQ3mjwhNVHOiCLbBf\/view?usp=sharing\">Quantitative Reasoning Rubric<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/general-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2026\/05\/GenEd-Courses-by-Competency-ADA-Compliant.pdf\">GenEd Courses by Competency ADA Compliant<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6170f6c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6170f6c5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-242f5a79\" data-id=\"242f5a79\" 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