Since March of 2009, the Utah System of Higher Education has been a partner with the Lumina Foundation for Education in the Tuning USA project, Lumina's first experiment in introducing the European concept of degree "tuning" to American academia. Developed in the European Union as a way to create common degree standards across multiple nations, "tuning" is a methodology whereby subject-area teams develop criterion-referenced learning outcomes and competencies for particular degrees. It is a faculty-led approach that involves seeking input from students, recent graduates, and employers in order to create a common understanding of what students should know, understand, and be able to do when they finish each level of a disciplinary degree program. At the core of successful degree tuning are three considerations that make every experience unique. The author thinks of them as "visions," "trust," and "mechanics." If these three are not attended to, one cannot successfully tune. And although tuning may go a long way in one or two areas, unless the three are brought into tune with one another, it will not be possible to complete the process.