Draft Exit Competencies
The documents below are the part of the work of the Curriculum Alignment Initiative’s (CAI) Discipline Workgroups. The groups have been charged with
developing entry- and exit-level competencies in each of their discipline areas. Please see the main CAI page for further description of the discipline
workgroup and competencies definitions. We encourage those new to the work of the CAI to familiarize yourself with the information on our main page before
submitting comments.
MDHE would like to extend their thanks and gratitude to the participants in the discipline workgroups and the particular assistance of the discipline
workgroup liaisons. All have devoted much time and effort to producing these documents.
Currently, the drafts posted here for public review and comment are the exit-level competencies, articulating the competencies and skills a student is
expected to have mastered upon completion of certain, prioritized entry level, general education courses. There are a total of 13 exit-level course
competencies drafts included below from across the discipline groups in this initial round of courses addressed.
Context
The context for the current status and intent of the draft competencies documents are as follows:
- The exit-level course competencies outline the essential competencies students should have mastered upon successful completion of a beginning
general education course.
- These documents are in draft form: they are intended to facilitate feedback and dialogue, and may be subject to revision—they are not in their
final form.
- Public constituents and CAI participants are encouraged to provide feedback and submit comments for review by each of the discipline workgroups.
- No decisions regarding assessment or assessment methodology have been made; the first priority and mandate of legislation is to develop competencies,
and it is intended that any future decisions regarding assessment will be made responsibly and in collaboration with institutions.
Instructions for Public Comment
Thank you very much for your willingness to comment on the exit-level competencies. It is critical that these competences are reviewed and feedback
provided, as they have the potential to impact curriculum and instruction at the postsecondary level across all public institutions.
The public comment period for the exit-level draft competencies will last through March 3, 2008. When commenting on the public drafts,
please indicate the exit-level draft competency document you are referring to or if the comment is a general one. You may use the comment form below or
may email the department directly to comment at he-cai@dhe.mo.gov.
Exit-Level Course Draft Competencies
Arts and Humanities
Introduction to Philosophy
Introduction to Theatre
English and Communication
Freshman Compositions Sequence
Introduction to Communication
Foreign Languages
First Semester Foreign Language
Mathematics
College Algebra
Sciences (non-major)
General Geology
Introductory Astronomy
Introduction to Biology
Introduction to Chemistry
Social Sciences
Introduction to Political Science
Introduction to Psychology
U.S. History to/from 1877
Email us your comments or questions using the form below and we will forward them to the appropriate workgroup or the Steering Committee.
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