Educational Aims

Dominican University of California produces skilled, knowledgeable persons of character.

Skills

Dominican graduates:

• Read and listen critically.
• Write and speak clearly and effectively.
• Think independently and work collaboratively.
• Use information technology proficiently and with the ability to evaluate critically the quality of the sources.
• Are skilled in the analysis, interpretation, and application of quantitative measures.
• Use quantitative and qualitative methods to analyze questions and solve problems logically and creatively.
• Manage the challenges of personal and professional decisions in a rapidly changing world.
• Develop multi-culturally informed leadership and citizenship skills.

Knowledge

Dominican graduates: 

• Have an interdisciplinary understanding of the main branches of knowledge: the natural sciences, the social sciences, and the arts and humanities.
• Possess an informed awareness of the many cultural perspectives and languages that shape civilization.
• Are aware of the theological and spiritual dimensions of the human condition and of the role of religion in life and society.
• Become global citizens with an informed awareness and appreciation of social, political, economic, and ecological interdependence.
• Acquire a substantial and coherent body of knowledge in their major.

Character

Dominican graduates:

• Aspire to virtue, practice compassion, and respect the dignity, worth, and individuality of others.
• Are conscientious and ethical.
• Seek to contribute to the progress of a civil society.
• Are committed to the lifelong pursuit of truth.