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  • Students

    Find out more about the characteristics of students who attend FIU.

  • Admissions

    See how many students applied, accepted, and enrolled at FIU. Learn more about students’ high school preparation and test scores.

  • College Costs & Financial Aid

    Learn about costs to attend FIU and how much financial aid is typically awarded.

  • College Cost Estimator

    Estimate your cost to attend FIU in a few simple steps.

  • Classes and Campus Life

    Learn more about professors, where students live, and campus safety at FIU.

  • Student Experiences

    Discover ways to be actively involved in your education at FIU – inside and outside the classroom.

  • Majors, Graduation and Next Steps

    See which majors are most popular at FIU and what recent graduates plan to do after earning their bachelor's degree.

  • Student Success & Progress

    Discover how many students who start at FIU finish their bachelor's degree and how long it takes.

  • Student Learning Outcomes

    Figure out what learning gains to expect in critical thinking, writing, and other important subjects at FIU.

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Student Learning at FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

All colleges and universities use multiple approaches to measure student learning. Many of these are specific to particular disciplines, many are coordinated with accrediting agencies, and many are based on outcomes after students have graduated.

Florida International University has developed an Academic Learning Compact for each baccalaureate degree program offered. The compacts identify the expected core student learning outcomes for degree program graduates in the areas of communication skills, content/discipline knowledge and skills, and critical thinking skills. Students should acquire these skills if they follow the prescribed course of study in their declared major. Students may be expected to participate in a number of activities associated with the compacts such as answering embedded questions in scheduled exams, creating a portfolio, enrolling in a capstone course, or sitting for a specialized exam. The program or department will notify students of what procedures have been developed to measure the learning specified in the Academic Learning Compact in their baccalaureate program beyond course grades.

Learning Assessment Examples

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Pilot Project to Measure Core Learning Outcomes

Colleges and universities participating in the College Portrait measure the typical improvement in students' abilities to think, reason, and write using one of three tests. This is part of a pilot project to better understand and compare what students learn between their freshman and senior years at different colleges and universities.

Data not yet available.

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