Abstract: The construction of ideological and political courses is entering a new stage for exploring the connotative development. Facing the fundamental requirements for changes from quantity to quality, it is necessary to clarify the logic of the connotative development of ideological and political courses in colleges and universities from four dimensions including theory, value, reality and practice. To exert the practical effect of "cultivating people with virtue" in ideological and political courses in colleges and universities, it is also indispensable to rely on the requirements of the connotative development of ideological and political courses in colleges and universities, analyze the current dilemma correctly, and implement a coordinated promotion from four dimensions such as assessment system, teaching content, teachers team, and student subject. Probing into the four dimensions of the connotative development of ideological and political courses in colleges and universities enables us to have a deeper understanding of the theoretical implications and practical requirements of the connotative development of ideological and political courses in colleges and universities. It can also allow us to more deeply understand the importance of connotative development in promoting ideological and political courses in colleges and universities to exert political and value guidance..