Core Competency Assessment

Dark green rectangle with Cal Poly seal on the left side, centered, and the words "Core Competency Assessment" in yellow, all caps font centered between the edge of the rectangle and the seal. Cal Poly's university-wide assessment efforts are centered on six core competencies. Each competency goes through a four-phase cycle of research, evaluation, improvement and synthesis for both lower-division and upper-division evaluations. Whether through evidence collected in General Education (GE) or discipline-specific courses, the resulting data provide an important measurement of our students' learning.

The previous cycle concluded in 2021. The current cycle runs from 2023 to 2032.

The six core competencies assessed at Cal Poly are shown below. Clicking on each image takes you to that page.

Dark green rectangle with a gold-colored drawn pencil on the left side and the words "Written Communication" centered on the right side in yellow font. Dark green rectangle with a four gold intertwined hands on the left side and the words "Diversity, Equity and Inclusion" centered on the right side in yellow font. Dark green rectangle with a gold-colored lightbuld with a brain inside with rays coming from the light, as if it is "on", drawn pencil on the left side and the words "Critial Thinking" centered on the right side in yellow font. Dark green rectangle with two stacked gold-colored drawn books on the left side and the words "Information Literacy" centered on the right side in yellow font. Dark green rectangle with a gold-colored microphone on the left side and the words "Oral Communication" centered on the right side in yellow font. Dark green rectangle with a beige calculator with a Pi symbol in a gold circle, on the left side and the words "Quantitative Reasoning" centered on the right side in yellow font.