"approved goals" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to objectives that have been accepted and given the green light by someone in authority. For example, "The project team was given the go ahead after submitting their approved goals to the board."
The Premier League is likely to approve goal-line technology on Thursday, which would do for football what Hawk-Eye has done for tennis.
The War on Cancer was meant as a visible token of the future course of American science — not an "endless frontier" of basic research but an enterprise energetically focussed on solving identifiable, and politically approved, national goals.
The report noted that the district insisted on a new curriculum that would align with recently approved learning goals adopted by California and most other states, known as Common Core.
Not the socially acceptable goals, not the goals approved of by your friends and family, but the dreams that live in your heart.
The Outline Perspective Plan was also approved, with similar goals to the NEP.
A8 U.N. Approves Modified Goals The General Assembly unanimously approved a scaled-down statement of goals, and Secretary General Kofi Annan said it would still give world leaders a basis for recommending steps to reform the organization and combat poverty.
While getting the skyscraper approved is the main goal of the initiative, none of the renderings shows the full height of the building.
Officials at the wealthiest universities are unapologetic about their success, saying it shows that donors approve of their goals.
Vice President Al Gore, the presumed Democratic presidential nominee, says he approves of the goals of the Leahy bill but has not endorsed it, and his spokesman declined to say whether Mr. Gore would back any legislation on the issue.
I approve of their goals, and I think their message is very clear indeed, but I'm not so sure their methods are effective.
Increasing numbers of environmentally aware and health-conscious consumers approve of the goals of organic farming and place their trust in organic products, as can be seen by the steadily rising demand in recent years.
