*  Faculty and staff have the freedom to define their own program, or degree, outcomes.

                *  Faculty and staff do not have to assess every possible outcome every time. Assess

                    only four-to-seven (or any manageable number of) outcomes per cycle.

                *  Each department and service entity will accrue a list, or menu, of program, or degree,

                    outcomes.

                *  Outcomes that do not meet their targets should be put through the following assessment

                    cycle with specified changes. Outcomes that meet their targets don not have to be assessed

                    in the following cycle.

                *  Outcomes assessment results and information are used for instructional and program

                    improvement and never as job evaluation criteria.