Graduation Competencies

Faculty and staff at the Massachusetts Bay Community College support and expect Associate degree graduates to become proficient in the following dimensions upon successfully completing their academic program:

1. Written and oral communication
   Graduates will explain, persuade, advocate, and argue effectively when engaged with a variety of audiences.


2. Quantitative skills
   Graduates will use a variety of mathematical tools and quantitative reasoning to solve problems and analyze complex challenges.


3. Technological/computer/information science facility
   Graduates will understand and use appropriately a variety of technological tools.


4. Knowledge about the natural world
   Graduates will use scientific knowledge and methodology to test, validate, and update their knowledge about the natural world.


5. Knowledge about diverse cultures
   Graduates will apply knowledge about world regions and their histories, philosophical traditions, religions, artistic and cultural legacies, and economic and political forces in engaging others.


6. Critical thinking and informed decision-making
   Graduates will engage in ethical reasoning, integrative/systems thinking, and creative thinking to analyze and solve problems from multiple perspectives.


7. Personal, social, and civic responsibility
   Graduates will take responsibility for their actions, self-assess, self-advocate, collaborate, and develop community and civic awareness.