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Principles of Co-Curricular Learning
The Principles of Co-Curricular Learning (PCLs), developed by the Division of Student Affairs, are based upon the
Principles of Undergraduate Learning (PULs) and the Principles of Graduate and Professional Learning. Together, these
are the essential components of the educational experience at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. These
principles form a conceptual framework for all students' general education both inside and outside of the classroom.
The Division’s assessment of learning programs is geared toward specific students who hold certain positions on campus
(e.g., student leadership, on-campus employment, etc.). The Division of Student Affrais offers targeted opportunities
through sustained contact with these students that yield a critical mass for student learning.
PCL 1: Core Communication Skills [Definition:] The ability of students to express and interpret information and use
information resources and technology--the foundational skills necessary for all IUPUI students to succeed.
PCL 2: Critical Thinking [Definition:] The ability of students to engage in a process of disciplined thinking that informs
beliefs and actions. A student who demonstrates critical thinking applies the process of disciplined thinking by remaining
open-minded, reconsidering previous beliefs and actions, and adjusting his or her thinking, beliefs and actions based on
new information.
PCL 3: Integration and Application of
Knowledge
[Definition:] The ability of students to use
information and concepts from studies in
multiple disciplines in their intellectual,
professional, and community lives.
PCL 4: Intellectual Depth, Breadth, and
Adaptiveness [Definition:] The ability of
students to examine and organize disciplinary
ways of knowing and to apply them to specific
issues and problems.
PCL 5: Understanding Society and Culture
[Definition:] The ability of students to know
and identify the interests, beliefs, and customs
of their community, and others, through
interaction, self-discovery, scholarship, and
active participation in communal traditions.
PCL 6: Values and Ethics [Definition:] The
ability of students to make sound decisions with respect to individual conduct, citizenship, and aesthetics.
PCL 7: Intrapersonal Development [Definition:] The ability of students to be aware of their emotions, behaviors, and
motivations, analyze their strengths and weaknesses, and take responsibility for their decisions and actions.
PCL 8: Interpersonal Development [Definition:] The ability of students to navigate social and organizational systems
such that they acknowledge and respect the values of others in their interactions while creating conditions of mutual
benefit for themselves and those around them.

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