Short Term Goals
  • Pass each class with at least an A-
  • Get my ePortfolio site up and looking good.
  • Continue to improve my ePortfolio site.
  • Narrow down what field of study I would like to graduate in. Nursing? Psychology? Medical? Teaching?
  • Take 1 to 2 classes each semester.
Long Term Goals
  • Graduate with a high GPA in Health Science.
  • Be successful in gaining employment of my choice in the field I have chosen.
  • Work while my children are in school.
  • Be an example to those I help in my area of employment,

Salt Lake Community College’s Learning Outcomes
(This section is a work is progress)
College-wide Learning Outcomes General Education Learning Outcomes

  • Students acquire substantive knowledge in the field of their choice.
  • Students acquire substantive knowledge throughout the General Education requirements.

Students communicate effectively. This includes developing critical literacies—reading, writing, speaking, listening,
visual understanding—that they can apply in various contexts; Organizing and presenting ideas and information
visually, orally, and in writing according to standard usage; Understanding and using the elements of effective
communication in interpersonal, small group, and mass settings.
Students develop quantitative literacies necessary for their chosen field of study. This includes
approaching practical problems by choosing and applying appropriate mathematical techniques; Using information
represented as data, graphs, tables, and schematics in a variety of disciplines; Applying mathematical theory, concepts,
and methods of inquiry appropriate to program-specific problems.
Students think critically and creatively. This includes reasoning effectively from available evidence; demonstrating
effective problem solving; engaging in creative thinking, expression, and application; Engaging in reflective thinking and
expression; Demonstrating higher-order skills such as analysis, synthesis, and evaluation; Making connections across
disciplines; Applying scientific methods to the inquiry process.
Students develop the knowledge and skills to be civically engaged. This includes understanding the natural,
political, historical, social, and economic underpinnings of the local, national, and global communities to which they
belong; Developing the awareness of both civil rights and civil responsibilities for individual and collective action in a
democracy; Engaging in service-learning for community building and an enhanced academic experience; Develop the
knowledge and skills to take leadership roles.
Students develop the knowledge and skills to work with others in a professional and constructive
manner. This includes engaging with a diverse set of others to produce professional work; Interacting competently
across cultures; understanding and appreciating human differences; Understanding and acting on standards of
professionalism and civility, including the SLCC Student Code of Conduct.
Students develop computer and information literacy. This includes using contemporary computer hardware
and software to effectively complete college-level assignments; Gathering and analyzing information using technology,
library resources, and other modalities; Understanding and acting upon ethical and security principles with respect to
computer technology and to information acquisition and distribution; distinguishing between credible and non-credible
sources of information, and using the former in their work in an appropriately documented fashion.
Lifelong Wellness is not a college-wide learning outcome, but is a General Education outcome for AA and AS students.
Students develop the attitudes and skills for lifelong wellness. This includes understanding the importance of physical activity and its connection to lifelong wellness; learning how participation in a fitness, sport or leisure activity results in daily benefits including stress reduction, endorphin release, and a sense of wellbeing.