This is good news since this was the skill that graduates thought was most important to acquire through college. Currently, this skill is addressed by requiring graduates to pass two courses in English and meet any written requirements in other courses. For the remaining two skill areas that students rated most important, BSU's impact was perceived as somewhat less powerful. Currently, neither oral communication or problem-solving are directly addressed in the core curriculum through specific courses. However, courses that include attention to problem-solving skills are being discussed as part of the proposed revisions to the core curriculum.
Oral communication remains the prerogative of the departments and colleges.
Four of these were also the bottom four skills in importance to graduates. Perceptions of BSU's impact on skill development varied from college to college. Within most colleges, it was generally true that the skills graduates thought were most important were also those where they thought BSU had the most impact. This was also true for Education. Graduates also thought, however, that several other skills had received more attention than the skills rated as second and third in importance.