1.具有清楚地思維、談吐、寫作的能力(The ability to think, speak and write clearly);
2.具有以批評的方式係統地推理的能力(The ability to reason critically and systematically);
3.具有形成概念和解決問題的能力(The ability to conceptualize and solve problems);
4.具有獨立思考的能力(The ability to think independently);
5.具有敢於創新及獨立工作的能力(The ability to take initiative and work independently);
6.具有與他人合作的能力(The ability to work in cooperation with others and learn collaboratively);
7.具有判斷什麽意謂著徹底理解某種東西的能力(The ability to judge what is means to understand something thoroughly);
8.具有辨識重要的東西與瑣碎的東西、持久的東西與短暫的東西的能力(The ability to distinguish the important from the trivial,the enduring from the ephemeral);
9.熟悉不同的思維方式(定量、曆史、科學、道德、美學)(Familiarity with different modes of thought);
10.具有某一領域知識的深度(Depth of knowledge in a particular field);
11.具有觀察不同學科、文化、理念相關之處的能力(The ability to see connection among disciplines, ideas and cultures);
12.具有一生求學不止的能力(The ability to pursue lifelong learning)。