Program Requirements & Learning Outcomes
Undergraduate, graduate, and certificate program requirements and learning outcomes are listed in the Academic Catalog, and many programs also post student learning outcomes on their websites. To find overviews, requirements, and learning outcomes go to Programs and select the program of interest. University-wide, Faculty Senate approved Graduate Learning Outcomes are listed at Outcomes Assessment of Graduate Programs.
State of Oregon Learning Outcomes
The state of Oregon, Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) provides helpful educator resource guidance for learning outcomes and Common Course Numbering (CCN) on their website. Another helpful handout, Oregon Transfer Compass, provides guiding questions and best practices for CCN when writing outcomes.
OSU Learning Outcome Development & Revision
Student learning outcomes are overarching skills, knowledge and dispositions that are emphasized and reinforced throughout a course or in a specific academic program. They are measurable statements that define what students will be able to do by the end of a course, a program or upon graduation. Each outcome statement should start with a measurable action verbs that indicates the level of learning, followed by a precise description of the learned skill, knowledge, or disposition.
OSU Policy About Student Learning Outcomes
Oregon State University requires all courses and all undergraduate and graduate academic programs (majors, minors and certificates) to have established student learning outcomes. All revisions to Program Learning Outcomes need to be submitted through CIM (instructions document or video). Program Learning Outcomes need to be consistent across locations and modalities.Click here for the full Student Learning Outcomes Policy approved by Faculty Senate Curriculum Council in October 2025.
Questions & Comments
For additional information, please contact Kristin Nagy Catz, Director of Assessment, Heath Henry, Coordinator of Assessment, or Nancy Barbour, Coordinator of Assessment.