Institutional Student Learning Outcome  (ISLO's) 

Institutional Learning Outcomes describe the abilities, skills and knowledge that students will acquire at Oxnard College. As part of the experience, students will also develop attitudes and outlooks befitting a college-educated person. The ten ISLO's below describe the competencies that every dedicated student will have after successful completion of their education at Oxnard College. All the Program SLO's from all the Disciplines / Departments are mapped to one or more ISLO.
1 Subject Knowledge  -  The student understands the discipline's basic content, principles, methodologies, and perspectives. 
2 Communication  - Student exhibits the ability to communicate clearly and effectively
3 Critical Thinking and Analytic Reasoning  -  Student applies critical thinking skills and reasoning to demonstrate continuous inquiry, problem solving, and learning.
4 Quantitative Reasoning  -  Student applies quantitative and symbolic reasoning to obtain objective solutions to problems and equations.
5 Creative Expression  - Student expresses originality, imagination and innovation.
6 Information Retrieval and Technological Competency - Student demonstrates the ability to find, organize, understand, critically examine and use information from various sources using a variety of technologies.
7 Global Perspectives and/or Multicultural Awareness -  Student demonstrates global awareness to look at issues from multiple perspectives and uses skills for participating in global and local societies.
8 Community Involvement, Leadership and Social Responsibility -  Student understands the complexities of ethical judgment, leadership, social and/or civil responsibility as applied to social and ethical issues.
9 Lifelong Learning and Life Skills -  Student demonstrates effective self-management and interpersonal skills and the skills for a career, transfer, lifelong learning, health and/or self-improvement. 
 10 Interdisciplinary Studies -  Student applies more than one discipline's approach to a topic, problem or method.