Student Learning Goals

The APU faculty recognizes that it is impossible to define the total educational process, but it is possible to pursue selected goals that reflect the university’s mission and priorities. Set forth below are broad learning goals the university seeks to accomplish, foundational goals upon which to build specific discipline or program-based student learning outcomes at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Students who complete degrees at Azusa Pacific University shall:

Christ	Explain the relevance of Jesus Christ and His teachings to their major discipline, personal and professional values, ethics, and commitments
Scholarship	Demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills Critically evaluate, integrate, and apply knowledge Achieve quantitative, technical, linguistic, and information literacy Demonstrate competence in the content and methods of their chosen discipline or professional program Practice skillful collaboration within small group settings
Service	Apply acquired competences through service in various community contexts
Community	Articulate their own intellectually-informed values and cultural perspectives as well as those of others Demonstrate respectful and equitable relationships with persons from diverse backgrounds in a manner that values differences

APU anticipates its students will continue to develop and use their knowledge, abilities, attitudes, and faith throughout their lives to benefit society, the church, and themselves.

Questions? Please contact Neal McBride in the Center for Assessment and Program Review at nmcbride@apu.edu or (626) 387-5737, Ext. 2026.

*The Goals were developed over a two-year period by a faculty-led taskforce and the University Assessment Council, and were adopted on November 15, 2005 by the APU Leadership Cabinet (combined Academic Cabinet and President’s Cabinet).