HAPS A&P Learning Outcomes (LOs)

HAPS A&P Learning Outcomes (LOs)

The HAPS A&P Learning Outcomes reflect the content of a typical two-semester Human A&P course at the undergraduate level.  The A&P LOs are far more comprehensive than any student can learn in two terms or semesters.  Instructors should attempt to include as many as reasonably possible, keeping in mind  the topics and outcomes that are appropriate for their course and their students. Some LOs may be covered in other courses (Chemistry, Cell Biology, etc.) within a particular curriculum.

The A&P LOs document contains over 800 statements about specific course content, organized into modules. The majority of first semester A&P courses (A&P 1) cover modules A through J, and second semester A&P courses (A&P 2) cover the remaining modules.  There is flexibility in how the first semester and second semester content is divided, and HAPS does not take a position on the order of modules in a curriculum; many different curricular formats can be effective when taught well.

As of August 2024, all HAPS Learning Outcomes are available for public use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license.* This license allows users to edit and adapt the learning outcomes for non-commercial use as long as the users credit HAPS and publish their work under the same CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.  Licensees must properly cite the HAPS Learning Outcomes.

To cite the HAPS A&P Learning Outcomes, please use the following format:

Human Anatomy and Physiology Society. (2019) HAPS A&P Learning Outcomes. [online]. https://www.hapsweb.org/haps-learning-outcomes/haps-ap-learning-outcomes-los/ [date content was accessed]

Licensing arrangements for HAPS Learning Outcomes are available for publishers and other commercial users. Please contact the HAPS business office for details.

* For additional information on CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/.

Downloading the HAPS Learning Outcomes

2019 Revisions White Paper PDF
A&P Learning Outcomes – PDF
A&P Learning Outcomes – xlsx
A&P Learning Outcomes – docx

All HAPS Learning Outcomes are available in two formats: PDF and Word.  We suggest the PDF version for printing, as its formatting should be retained regardless of computing platform.  The Word versions are available for adopters who wish to edit and use a subset of the Learning Outcomes.