What is the difference between a Baccalaureate Competency requirement and a Breadth of Knowledge (BoK) requirement?
While the Breadth of Knowledge (BoK) requirements are related to specific content areas, the Baccalaureate Competencies are primary goals and desired outcomes of the General Education Program. In a sense, BoK requirements are associated with information content, and the Competencies with the skills and abilities by which that information is explored and applied. The expectation is that the four Baccalaureate Competencies are developed in all of the undergraduate course that a student takes, but especially in those courses that provide BoK credit. • While the essence of the Baccalaureate Competencies that relate to traditional academic issues is obvious from their names, what is the emphasis of Social Responsibility? A: Social Responsibility is the ability to apply knowledge and skills gained through the undergraduate experience for the advancement of society. Attention and service to the world at large are characteristic of a socially accountable, well-educated individual. One goal of
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- Some courses are listed under more than one Breadth of Knowledge Distribution area. Can I use such a course to fulfill more than one of the BoK requirements?
- What is the difference between a Baccalaureate Competency requirement and a Breadth of Knowledge (BoK) requirement?
- What constitutes a course that fulfills a Breadth of Knowledge distribution requirement?
