The IUPUI Comprehensive Learner Record (CLR)

Abstract

In 2016, IUPUI began its participation in an effort led by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) and NASPA: Association of Student Personnel Administrators, to create and accelerate the development of Comprehensive Learner Records (CLR). While a traditional transcript reflects student performance in coursework over time and serves to document the award of specific credentials and degrees, it does not provide a mechanism for identifying applied and experiential learning within co-curricular programming and within various high-impact practices, such as undergraduate research and community engaged experiences. A CLR provides students with a record of these experiences so that they can appropriately articulate their learning with prospective employers or when applying for graduate and professional programs. With grant funding from the Lumina Foundation, AACRAO and NASPA selected IUPUI and eleven other institutions of higher education to develop and implement a CLR model.