Each program and transcripted certificate must have a set of comprehensive student learning outcomes that are measurable and assessed within a three to five-year cycle. DASA Assessment generally recommends narrowing the list of outcomes to four to seven high-level outcomes the faculty would expect students to do or to know as a result of graduating from the program.
Each program and certificate must use direct measures of learning that are aligned with the outcomes such as test questions (not grades) or projects with a rubric from upper-level courses. A single tool or set of questions from a major exam may be used to assess multiple outcomes.
DASA Assessment in the Division of Academic and Student Affairs implements the assessment plan for the general education competencies.
DASA Assessment Plans
An assessment plan is in place for the following academic year that also includes a comprehensive list of the unit-level mission, objectives, and outcomes, along with the year(s) each will be/have been assessed.