Institutional Learning Objectives
CSU’s Institutional Learning Objectives (ILOs) represent the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that a CSU experience fosters for its students across academic courses, degree programs, co-curricular experiences, and student services.
The ILOs provide guidance to academic, student support, and student affairs programs in the development of learning outcomes, and provide a framework for decision-making about educational programming.
Leading with integrity, CSU graduates will:
Champion Sustainability
Develop and implement sustainable practices that broadly promote the health and resilience of our communities.
Strive Towards Collective Wisdom
Appreciate that meaningful progress comes from shared understanding, sustained partnerships, and reciprocal learning.
Understand Our History and Heritage
Recognize and integrate the varied and complex histories, traditions, and linguistic landscapes that shape Colorado, our nation, and our world.
Engage in Civic Life
Work to preserve and enhance democratic process and freedoms, embracing leadership roles that contribute to social well-being.
Advance Knowledge
Contribute to the creation and dissemination of knowledge that promotes innovation, creativity, and addresses humanity’s shared challenges.
ILO Assessment
CSUs Institutional Learning Objectives are a way to tell the story of CSU. We use the ILOs at all levels to collect information about student learning in academic degree programs, the All-University Core Curriculum, Student Affairs, and educational experiences with communities across the region.