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GSP Learning Objectives

GUARDIAN SCHOLARS PROGRAM LEARNING OBJECTIVES 

 

Knowledge of University Resources 

• Incoming Guardian Scholars will be able to identify at least one university resource available to assist them in achieving their academic, professional, and/or personal goals at the end of their first semester at UC Merced. 

• Continuing Guardian Scholars will be able to demonstrate how one university resource on campus is able to assist them in achieving their academic, professional, and/or personal goals at the end of each academic year. 

 

Academic Growth and Development 

• First Year Guardian Scholars will be able to describe their educational goals at the end of their first academic year at UC Merced. 

• Second year and first year transfer Guardian Scholars will be able to create at least one educational SMART goal each semester by mid-semester. 

• Third, fourth and continuing transfer Guardian Scholars will be able to demonstrate progress in their educational goal each year by the end of the academic year. 

  

Personal Growth and Development 

• First Year Guardian Scholars will be able to articulate their personal and professional goals at the end of their first year at UC Merced. 

• Second year and first year transfer Guardian Scholars will be able to construct at least one personal and one professional SMART goal each semester by mid-semester. 

• Third, fourth and continuing transfer Guardian Scholars will be able to demonstrate progress in at least one personal and one professional goal each year by the end of the academic year.