Map the Profiles

Resources for mapping the Profiles

The Profiles of Learning for Undergraduate Success represent what we aspire for all of our students to develop during their curricular and co-curricular experiences. Mapping the Profiles is a strategy that provides visualization of the areas where learning happens as it relates to specific learning outcomes. Review a template to guide your mapping exercises and a crosswalk among the Profiles and other frameworks.

Mapping template

Mapping your learning outcomes to the Profiles doesn't have to be difficult. You may choose to do this in any format you wish. To ease the process, we have created a template to guide your efforts.

If you need assistance accessing this resource, please contact the Center for Teaching and Learning.

The mapping template

This easy-to-use template helps you outline the alignment among your learning outcomes and the Profiles.

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Map the Profiles to other frameworks

How do the former Principles of Undergraduate Learning map to the Profiles of Learning for Undergraduate Success? How do the Profiles map to the Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education (VALUE) rubrics developed by the Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U)? This chart provides a crosswalk among the PULs, PLUS, and the AAC&U VALUE rubrics.

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The frameworks chart

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Principles of Undergraduate Learning

Core Communication and Quantitative Skills
Critical Thinking
Integration and Application of Knowledge
Intellectual Depth, Breadth, and Adaptiveness
Understanding Society and Culture
Values and Ethics

Principle of Undergraduate Learning: Core Communication and Quantitative Skills

Outcome	Profile of Learning for Undergraduate Success	VALUE Rubric
Express ideas and facts to others effectively in a variety of formats, particularly written, oral, and visual formats	Communicator Conveys ideas effectively	Written communication Oral communication
Comprehend, interpret, and analyze ideas and facts	Communicator Evaluates information Problem Solver Analyzes, synthesizes, and evaluates	Reading Inquiry and analysis
Communicate effectively in a range of settings	Communicator Conveys ideas effectively	Written communication Oral communication
Identify and propose solutions for problems using quantitative tools and reasoning	Problem Solver Thinks critically Analyzes, synthesizes, and evaluates	Quantitative literacy Problem solving
Make effective use of information resources and technology	Communicator Evaluates information Problem Solver Thinks critically	Information literacy
Effectively articulate abstract ideas	Communicator Conveys ideas effectively	Written communication Oral communication
Create and evaluate presentations and performances	Communicator Listens actively Conveys ideas effectively Problem Solver Analyzes, synthesizes, and evaluates	Oral communication Creative thinking Critical thinking
Listen attentively to others and respond appropriately	Communicator Listens actively Problem Solver Collaborates	Civic knowledge and engagement—local and global

Principle of Undergraduate Learning: Critical Thinking

Outcome	Profile of Learning for Undergraduate Success	VALUE Rubric
Apply, analyze, evaluate and create knowledge, procedures, processes, or products to discern bias, challenge assumptions, identify consequences, arrive at reasoned conclusions, generate and explore new questions, solve challenging and complex problems, and make informed decisions	Problem Solver Thinks critically Analyzes, synthesizes, and evaluates Communicator Evaluates information Innovator Investigates Confronts challenges Makes decisions Community Contributor Anticipates consequences	Critical thinking Inquiry and analysis Problem solving Creative thinking

Outcome

Profile of Learning for Undergraduate Success

VALUE Rubric

Apply, analyze, evaluate and create knowledge, procedures, processes, or products to discern bias, challenge assumptions, identify consequences, arrive at reasoned conclusions, generate and explore new questions, solve challenging and complex problems, and make informed decisions

Problem Solver

Thinks critically
Analyzes, synthesizes, and evaluates

Communicator

Evaluates information

Innovator

Investigates
Confronts challenges
Makes decisions

Community Contributor

Anticipates consequences

Critical thinking
Inquiry and analysis
Problem solving
Creative thinking

Principle of Undergraduate Learning: Integration and Application of Knowledge

Outcome	Profile of Learning for Undergraduate Success	VALUE Rubric
Students’ ability to enhance their personal lives, meet professional standards and competencies, further the goals of society, work across traditional course and disciplinary boundaries, and identify connections between classroom and out-of-classroom learning	Problem Solver Thinks critically Analyzes, synthesizes, evaluates Perseveres Innovator Investigates Confronts challenges Community Contributor Builds community	Integrative and applied learning

Outcome

Profile of Learning for Undergraduate Success

VALUE Rubric

Students’ ability to enhance their personal lives, meet professional standards and competencies, further the goals of society, work across traditional course and disciplinary boundaries, and identify connections between classroom and out-of-classroom learning

Problem Solver

Thinks critically
Analyzes, synthesizes, evaluates
Perseveres

Innovator

Investigates
Confronts challenges

Community Contributor

Builds community

Integrative and applied learning

Principle of Undergraduate Learning: Intellectual Depth, Breadth, and Adaptiveness

Outcome	Profile of Learning for Undergraduate Success	VALUE Rubric
Show substantial knowledge and understanding of at least one field of study	Innovator Investigates	N/A (content-specific)
Compare and contrast approaches to knowledge in different disciplines	Problem Solver Analyzes, synthesizes, evaluates Innovator Creates/designs	Integrative and applied learning
Modify one’s approach to an issue or problem based on the contexts and requirements of particular situations	Problem Solver Analyzes, synthesizes, evaluates Innovator Confronts challenges	Critical thinking Problem solving
Demonstrate competence in life skills (e.g., time management, communication, and problem solving)	Problem Solver Perseveres	Foundations and skills for lifelong learning Integrative and applied learning

Principle of Undergraduate Learning: Understanding Society and Culture

Outcome	Profile of Learning for Undergraduate Success	VALUE Rubric
Compare and contrast the range of diversity and universality in human history, societies, and ways of life	Community Contributor Respectfully engages own and other cultures	Intercultural knowledge and competence
Analyze and understand the interconnectedness of global and local communities	Community Contributor Respectfully engages own and other cultures	Civic knowledge and engagement—local and global Global learning
Operate with civility in a complex world	Community Contributor Respectfully engages own and other cultures	Civic knowledge and engagement—local and global
Recognize and identify characteristics, values, customs, and beliefs of various cultures and communities	Community Contributor Builds community Respectfully engages own and other cultures Behaves ethically	Intercultural knowledge and competence Civic knowledge and engagement—local and global Global learning
Demonstrate personal knowledge of diverse groups through active participation and/or active learning	Community Contributor Builds community	Intercultural knowledge and competence Civic knowledge and engagement—local and global Global learning
Explain the value of diversity within various groups and society as a whole	Community Contributor Builds community Respectfully engages own and other cultures Behaves ethically	Intercultural knowledge and competence Civic knowledge and engagement—local and global Global learning

Principle of Undergraduate Learning: Values and Ethics

Outcome	Profile of Learning for Undergraduate Success	VALUE Rubric
Make informed and principled choices and foresee consequences of these choices	Community Contributor Anticipates consequences	Ethical reasoning
Explore, understand, and cultivate an appreciation for beauty and art		No available VALUE rubric
Understand ethical principles within diverse cultural, social, environmental, and personal settings	Community Contributor Behaves ethically	Ethical reasoning
Exhibit respect and preserve the dignity of others	Community Contributor Respectfully engages own and other cultures	Ethical reasoning

Principle of Co-Curricular Learning: Intrapersonal Development

Outcome	Profile of Learning for Undergraduate Success	VALUE Rubric
Articulate one’s values, beliefs, strengths, and challenges	Community Contributor Behaves ethically	Ethical reasoning
Take actions based on analysis of one’s values, beliefs, strengths, and challenges	Community Contributor Builds community Behaves ethically Anticipates consequences	Ethical reasoning
Implement a personalized approach to physical, mental, and emotional health and wellness	Problem Solver Perseveres Community Contributor Anticipates consequences	No available VALUE rubric
Manage adversity and life challenges in a flexible and ethical manner that promotes individual growth and development	Problem Solver Perseveres	Foundations and skills for lifelong learning

Principle of Co-Curricular Learning: Interpersonal Development

Outcome	Profile of Learning for Undergraduate Success	VALUE Rubric
Actively engage with others to build consensus, define values, or meet shared goals	Communicator Builds relationships Problem Solver Collaborates Community Contributor Builds community	Teamwork
Integrate elements of interpersonal difference in order to be as inclusive as possible in group settings	Community Contributor Builds community Respectfully engages own and other cultures Problem Solver Collaborates	Teamwork Global learning Intercultural knowledge and competence
Cultivate healthy, meaningful relationships with others	Communicator Builds relationships Problem Solver Collaborates Community Contributor Builds community	Global learning Intercultural knowledge and competence

Outcome

Profile of Learning for Undergraduate Success

VALUE Rubric

Actively engage with others to build consensus, define values, or meet shared goals

Communicator

Builds relationships

Problem Solver

Collaborates

Community Contributor

Builds community

Teamwork

Integrate elements of interpersonal difference in order to be as inclusive as possible in group settings

Community Contributor

Builds community
Respectfully engages own and other cultures

Problem Solver

Collaborates

Teamwork
Global learning
Intercultural knowledge and competence

Cultivate healthy, meaningful relationships with others

Communicator

Builds relationships

Problem Solver

Collaborates

Community Contributor

Builds community

Global learning
Intercultural knowledge and competence