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  • Students

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

  • Admissions

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

  • College Costs & Financial Aid

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

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  • Classes and Campus Life

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

  • Student Experiences

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

  • Majors, Graduation and Next Steps

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

  • Student Success & Progress

    Discover how many students who start at CCU 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 CCU.

Student Learning at Coastal Carolina 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.


Student learning is at the heart of Coastal Carolina University’s mission, goals, and values and refers to the measureable outcomes of what students should know and are able to do as a result of their course work and educational experiences at our institution. Student learning is measured through multiple measures by our academic colleges, the core curriculum and library services.  Faculty in academic majors use a variety of assessments such as a the discipline specific Educational Testing Service (ETS) Major Field Tests, portfolios, internship evaluations, student artifacts, research papers, and department created multiple choice tests with common embedded questions.  The core curriculum is measured through the ETS Proficiency Profile (ETSPP) test and administered during the capstone courses of all majors. Faculty also have designed various rubrics to measure the student learning outcomes for each of the core goals. Library services measures student learning in three ways: English 101 students are measured after library instruction sessions using a quiz; University 110 students are administered a suite of instructional tutorials with an adjoining quiz; and every other year the nationally designed Standardized Assessment of Information Literacy Skills test is utilized. Annually faculty use the results to verify student learning and to identify patterns of strength and weakness.  Programs then share and use the results to revise and change classroom practices and program curriculum for continued improvement of teaching and learning.

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.

2007-08 Results from the ETS Proficiency Profile (formerly MAPP)

The ETS Proficiency Profile (formerly MAPP) measures critical thinking, analytic reasoning, and written communication and reports separate scores on critical thinking and written communication.

Test Administration Process

Test Information

Critical Thinking Results for First-time, Full-time Students

The increase in learning on the performance task is at or near what would be expected at an institution testing students of similar academic abilities.

Freshman Score: 108
Senior Score: 111
ETS score range: 100 to 130

Average ACT scores for tested students
Freshman Score: 22
Senior Score: 21

Average SAT scores for tested students
Freshman Score: 1020
Senior Score: 1021

Written Communication Results for First-time, Full-time Students

The increase in learning on the performance task is at or near what would be expected at an institution testing students of similar academic abilities.

Freshman Score: 111
Senior Score: 113
ETS score range: 100 to 130

Average ACT scores for tested students
Freshman Score: 22
Senior Score: 21

Average SAT scores for tested students
Freshman Score: 1020
Senior Score: 1021

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