1. Core Systems Mastery. Within the track (chemical, environmental or physical systems) they are pursuing, students will demonstrate mastery of core principles, including qualitative understanding, common themes, and limitations of applicability.
2. Quantitative Modeling and Solving Proficiency. Students will demonstrate the appropriate use of a variety of quantitative methods—mathematical, analytic, and numerical—to solve complex problems in real-world contexts, including modeling of systems, understanding new or unfamiliar situations, and assessing the reasonableness of the result.
3. Instrumentation and Laboratory Competency. Students will demonstrate the ability to set up, execute, and analyze the results of laboratory experiments, and show familiarity with standard instrumentation, data collection, and statistical analysis techniques.
4. Design Competency. Students will acquire technical design and/or implementation skills appropriate to the field, such as building electronic circuits, adapting standard equipment, programming, or performing numerical analysis, to solve problems or complete tasks, especially when ready-made resources are unavailable.
5. Communication Skills. Students will demonstrate effective communication skills, both written and oral, including the ability to communicate to audiences of different cultures and scientific backgrounds and teach a complex idea or method to others.

Updated: July 2024

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