The University discontinued the Comprehensive Learner’s Record initiative, according to a Sept. 25 email obtained by the Daily Texan.
The CLR was a new model of assessing career readiness which the University had been working on for years before it eliminated the flag system course requirements in April. The CLR was designed for students to track which “durable skills” they gain throughout their academic careers, according to a February draft of the plan. The program was set to be implemented across all courses in fall 2026.
UT spokesperson Mike Rosen wrote in an email that following feedback from deans and faculty, the University decided the program did not “provide significant value” to curriculum. He wrote there are no plans to create any modified versions of the program.
“We are continuously assessing how we can best prepare our students for professional success,” Rosen wrote.
In June, UT asked some professors to participate in a pilot program of the CLR this semester, according to emails obtained by the Texan. Professors who teach Signature Courses, which are designed for first-year students, could incorporate a description of the CLR into their course syllabi and read a script explaining the program to their students. On Sept. 25, participating faculty received an email saying the pilot program was discontinued after “leadership discussions.”
According to a draft of the plan, the CLR included six “competency categories:” communication; quantitative and empirical research; global awareness and social engagement; creativity and innovation; leadership, ethics and collaboration; and critical thinking and problem solving.
The University eliminated the Skills and Experience Flags system in April following concerns from Texas lawmakers, students and staff that the flags did not adequately prepare students for the workplace, according to previous Daily Texan coverage. The flag system required students to take at least one course in each of the six flag areas: writing, ethics, cultural diversity in the United States, global cultures, quantitative reasoning and independent inquiry.
Editor’s Note: A previous verison of this article identified the CLR as a successor of the Flags curriculum. This is incorrect, the CLR was not a direct successor to the flags system and the two share no relation other than the CLR was piloted after the University removed Flags from its curriculum.
