Core Component 3a
The organization’s goals for student learning outcomes are clearly stated for each educational program and make effective assessment possible.
Program Learning Goals
CSU-Pueblo states in its mission as one of its distinctive features that it is committed to offering programs that have “a strong professional focus and a firm grounding in the liberal arts and sciences.” Both undergraduate and graduate programs are shaped by this mission.
Undergraduate programs state their program goals and learning outcomes in their department’s section of the 
catalog. The goals and outcomes are shaped by the nature of the respective disciplines. For example, Liberal Studies (the major taken by all candidates for elementary teacher certification) and Secondary Education emphasis areas have clear goals that meet state K-12 standards. The Teacher Education Program (TEP) standards are aligned with Colorado and national standards for education.
For graduate programs, the expected student learning outcomes along with entrance requirements and course sequencing information are presented together in the Graduate Programs section of the catalog. Other graduate programs such as the Master of Science in Applied Natural Sciences (MSANS) and MBA programs also are clearly explained in the catalog.130
In summary, department goals and expected student outcomes for each degree, undergraduate and graduate, are clearly and separately articulated in the university catalog and on most department Web sites.
Nearly all major programs list outcomes assessment activities in their catalog entries; those that do not nonetheless engage in annual outcomes assessments. Major programs also participate in an online assessment process that provides a mechanism for continuous review and improvement of program assessment plans and implementation of innovations suggested by assessment results. Eventually all free-standing minor and graduate programs will be included.
130See http://www.colostate-pueblo.edu/Catalog/2006-2007/GraduatePrograms.htm#NURS ; http://www.colostate-pueblo.edu/Catalog/2006-2007/GraduatePrograms.htm#ANS ; and http://www.colostate-pueblo.edu/Catalog/2006-2007/GraduatePrograms.htm#MBA