Individual Students:

• Operate with integrity in their dealings with faculty and other students.
• Engage the learning materials with appropriate attention and dedication.
• Maintain their engagement when challenged by difficult learning activities.
• Contribute to the learning of others.
• Perform to standards set by the faculty.

Basis for Judgment

• Syllabi, course project descriptions, and examples of student projects show how students engage in challenging learning experiences and how they satisfy learning goals.

Guidance for Documentation

• Provide syllabi, course project descriptions, examples of student projects, and other materials that show how students engage in challenging learning experiences and how they satisfy learning goals.

Engagement

Higher education may be the ultimate service industry, which is to say that the service provided is a collaborative venture between the provider and the recipient. Students, as the recognized beneficiaries of higher education, have an obligation to actively participate in their educational experiences. Without the intentional engagement of students little, if any, learning will take place. This standard recognizes the role students play in the creation of high quality education. They cannot be passive, nor can their participation be superficial. The outcomes of the learning process in the form of projects, papers, presentations, examination performances, and other demonstrations of learning should show clear evidence of significant student engagement.

Perseverance

In-depth learning requires performance over time and continued accumulation of knowledge and skills. Short-term experiences and engagement with subject matter must not make up the whole of students’ experiences. Some program requirements should develop depth of knowledge through extensive learning over time, and students’ records should show that they have achieved deep learning in one or more areas (e.g., learning that includes an understanding of context and relationships, not just applications of methods.

Collaborative Learning

Regardless of the delivery mode of the program, students should have opportunities to work together on some learning tasks. Each student is a resource who brings unique experience and knowledge to combined tasks. Students need to acknowledge their responsibilities to their fellow students by actively participating in group learning experiences.

Performance to Standards

The school must show that students meet the learning goals for their respective degree programs. It is an obligation of the students to meet the expectations embodied in the learning goals, and it is an obligation of the faculty members to monitor student performance to see that the learning goals are respected.