California State University San Marcos focuses on the student as an active participant in the learning process. Students work closely with a faculty of active scholars and artists whose commitment to sustained excellence in teaching, research, and community partnership enhances student learning. The university offers rigorous undergraduate and graduate programs distinguished by exemplary teaching, innovative curricula, and the application of new technologies. CSUSM provides a range of services that responds to the needs of a student body with diverse backgrounds, expanding student access to an excellent and affordable education. As a public university, CSUSM grounds its mission in the public trust, alignment with regional needs, and sustained enrichment of the intellectual, civic, economic, and cultural life of our region and state.

California State University San Marcos is an academic community dedicated to the values of:

Intellectual Engagement: learning, teaching, discovery, and application of knowledge

Community: shared commitments to service, teamwork, and partnership

Integrity:  respect, honesty, trust, fairness, academic freedom and responsibility

Innovation:  creativity, openness to change, flexibility, responsiveness, and future focus

Inclusiveness:  individual and cultural diversity, and multiple perspectives

DRAFT for Campus Discussion

Adapted from WASC Proposal

Graduates of California State University San Marcos will:

1.       express a coherent purpose and point of view in written and other formats

a.       write clearly and concisely

b.       demonstrate proficiency in a second language

c.       effectively present ideas

2.       apply critical thinking to arrive at thoughtful conclusions based on logic and sound reasoning

3.       demonstrate competence in electronic and information technologies

4.       possess a global and interdisciplinary perspective

a.       Appreciate and value the racial, ethnic, social and cultural diversity

b.       Combine insights from several disciplines to more fully understand today's complex problems

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