Guided by the accreditation principles developed by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and the requirements of the State of Virginia, Longwood University has actively engaged in assessing “college-level general education competencies and the extent to which graduates have attained them” (The Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement, SACS, 2008, p.27). The six state-wide identified competency measures are:

• Quantitative Reasoning Competency
• Written Communication Competency
• Scientific Reasoning Competency
• Critical Thinking Competency
• Oral Communication Competency
• Information Literacy Competency

 

From summer 2007 to spring 2009, three competency measures have been developed at Longwood.

• Quantitative Reasoning Competency, QRC, 2007 (pdf)
• Written Communication Competency, WCC, 2008 (pdf)
• Scientific Reasoning Competency, SRC, 2009 (pdf)