

(a). Write effectively and intelligently to a range of purposes in the English language (e.g., informing, persuading, advancing an argument, expressing, creating, etc.);

(b). Read with understanding a wide range of texts in the four domains of the curriculum - humanities, arts, social sciences, and natural sciences;

(c). Secure with proper citation, evaluate critically, and use effectively relevant information for problem-solving and presentation of ideas, issues, and arguments;

(d). Speak effectively to a purpose before an audience;

(e). Demonstrate effective listening skills;

(f). Demonstrate skill in using electronic media generally appropriate to contemporary academic and professional workplaces;

(g). Produce scholarly or creative works that effectively employ the communication conventions and means of the major field.