Undergraduate Program Assessment Process

Programs are expected to report on the following:

1. A summary of how previous assessment findings have been integrated into the program to improve student learning.
2. A review of the program’s current learning outcomes to evaluate whether such outcomes continue to represent the program’s aims.
3. A method for reviewing student learning in relation to the program’s learning outcome(s), including descriptions of evidence and the faculty & staff involved in reviewing student work. 
4. A review of assessment results, including supporting data and evidence.
5. A discussion of how the current assessment will be used to facilitate improvements in student learning.

Assessment Reporting Template

Programs are expected to assess approximately one learning outcome per year. The results of these assessments are then expected to be compiled and presented to the Academic Senate once every five years.

For more information on the current reporting schedule, please view the current Assessment Schedule for Undergradaute Majors.

The Academic Senate Policy and Assessment Subcommittee (SPCA) reviews programs’ assessment reports and provides feedback on the assessment process.

Importantly, SPCA focuses its feedback on the strength of the assessment process, not on the results of a particular assessment. The goal of these reviews is to provide guidance to programs on how they can best assess their programming to foster cultures of continuous improvment in student learning.

Please view the Rubric for Reviewing Program Assessment Reports to learn more about the criteria SPCA uses in their reviews.