Assessment Plans at Other Colleges and Universities by Department or Interdisciplinary Program

The following examples of assessment plans at other universities and colleges are intended to be illustrative of the possibilities for assessments.  It is most important for faculty to design assessments that address the key questions that they have about their curricula.
American Studies
Anthropology
Art
Art History
Biology
Chemistry
Classics
Dance
Economics
Education
English
Environmental Studies
Exercise Science
Foreign Languages and Literatures
Geosciences
 Government
History
Management and Business
Mathematics and Computer Science
Music
Library
Philosophy
Physics
Psychology
Religion
Social Work
Sociology
Theatre
Women's Studies


AMERICAN STUDIES

University of  Colorado – Boulder http://www.colorado.edu/pba/outcomes/units/amst.htm
Minnesota State University – Moorhead http://www.mnstate.edu/assess/Plans/Assessment/amerstdy.htm
Occidental http://www.oxy.edu/oxy/academia/assessment/americanstudies.htm
Ireland – Quality Assurance
 http://www.qaa.ac.uk/revreps/subjrev/All/qo1-98.pdf
DePaul University http://condor.depaul.edu/~american/program/portfolio.html
American Studies Proposal – Umass –Boston  http://crossroads.georgetown.edu/maj_plan.html
Utah State University:  American Studies and Folklore http://websites.usu.edu/english/Document/index.asp?Parent=2517

ANTHROPOLOGY

Occidental http://www.oxy.edu/oxy/academia/assessment/anthropology.htm
University of Colorado – Boulder http://www.colorado.edu/pba/outcomes/units/anth.htm
Northern Illinois University http://www3.niu.edu/provost2/acadprog/anthplan.htm
California State University – Sacramento http://www.csus.edu/acaf/anthasmt.htm
California State University – Fresno http://www.csufresno.edu/cetl/assessment/Programs/Anthropology/AnthroPlan.pdf
University of Alaska – Fairbanks http://www.uaf.edu/provost/outcomes/AnthroAssessment.htm

ART

Minnesota State University – Moorhead http://www.mnstate.edu/assess/Plans/Assessment/art.htm
University of Illinois http://www.oir.uiuc.edu/assessment/plans/art_design.html
SUNY Fredonia http://www.fredonia.edu/campusassessment/WebDocs/C/C1.htm
California State University – Sacramento http://www.csus.edu/acaf/ART.htm
Utah State University http://www.usu.edu/artdept/academics/assessment.html
University of Michigan – Flint http://assessment.umflint.edu/CAS/Art/documents/art%20assessment.pdf
Kent State http://explore.kent.edu/aa/aap/aapart.htm

ART HISTORY

George Mason University http://assessment.gmu.edu/ProgramGoals/CAS/arth-BA/IIEvaluation.cfm
University of Minnesota – Morris http://www.mrs.umn.edu/committees/asl/unit2000/arthistory.html
Wright State http://www.cola.wright.edu/admin/Assess/ART.htm

Willamette University

 http://www.willamette.edu/cla/art/ahportfolio.html
Virginia Tech http://aappc.aap.vt.edu/department%20reports/99Art.html#AS
University of Central Arkansas http://www.uca.edu/divisions/academic/assess/asplans/artplan.htm#baarthis

BIOLOGY

George Mason University http://assessment.gmu.edu/ProgramGoals/CAS/bio-BABS/IIEvaluation.cfm
Minnesota State University – Moorhead http://www.mnstate.edu/assess/Plans/Assessment/biology.htm
California State University – Hayward

http://www.sci.csuhayward.edu/biology/bio.pdf
University of Michigan – Flint http://assessment.umflint.edu/CAS/bio/#bachelor of arts
Southern Utah University http://www.suu.edu/general/ir/0001/biology.html
SUNY Fredonia http://www.fredonia.edu/campusassessment/WebDocs/C/C2.htm

CHEMISTRY

University of Colorado – Boulder http://www.colorado.edu/pba/outcomes/units/chem.htm
California State University – Sacramento http://www.csus.edu/acaf/chem.htm
George Mason University http://assessment.gmu.edu/ProgramGoals/CAS/chem-BA/IIEvaluation.cfm
Occidental http://www.oxy.edu/oxy/academia/assessment/chemistry.htm
University of South Dakota http://www.usd.edu/chemistry/AssessmentPlanGr.pdf
College of Charleston http://www.cofc.edu/~chem/admin/plans/assess01.pdf
Western Carolina University http://www.wcu.edu/stratplan/PrgrmRvw/2001/Chemistry_2001_2002.pdf
Towson http://pages.towson.edu/assessment/towson_assessment_activities.htm

CLASSICS

University of Colorado – Boulder http://www.colorado.edu/pba/outcomes/units/clas.htm
University of Illinois http://www.oir.uiuc.edu/assessment/plans/classics.htm
Randolph Macon College http://www.rmc.edu/directory/academics/classics/plan.asp
Wright State http://www.cola.wright.edu/admin/Assess/CLS.htm
University of Nebraska – Lincoln http://www.unl.edu/classics/greek.html
Kent State http://explore.kent.edu/aa/aap/aapcs.htm

DANCE

University of Illinois http://www.oir.uiuc.edu/assessment/plans/dance.html
George Mason University http://assessment.gmu.edu/ProgramGoals/CVPA/dance-BA/IIEvaluation.cfm
Brenau University http://intranet.brenau.edu/assessment/plans/DANPRPlan.htm
Weber State http://old.weber.edu/assessment/participants/assessment%20plan/perfarts_dance_ap.htm
Southern Utah University http://www.suu.edu/general/ir/0001/ta.html
University of South Carolina School of Music http://www.music.sc.edu/strategic/AssessmentPlan.pdf

ECONOMICS

Cal Poly Pomona http://www.csupomona.edu/~academic/programs/assessment/docs/econ_assess_plan_undergrad_summ.doc
Occidental http://www.oxy.edu/academia/assessment/economics.htm
Northern Illinois University http://www.niu.edu/assessment/_plans/econ.pdf
University of Nevada – Reno http://www.unr.edu/assess/Plan_Resources/Examples/Economics.asp
California State University – Sacramento http://www.csus.edu/acaf/econasmt.htm
Minnesota State University – Moorhead http://www.mnstate.edu/assess/Plans/Assessment/econ.htm
Weber State University http://old.weber.edu/assessment/participants/assessment%20plan/economicsap.htm
University of Colorado – Boulder http://www.colorado.edu/pba/outcomes/units/econ.htm
University of Nebraska at Kearny http://aaunk.unk.edu/asmt/asmtecon.htm

EDUCATION

California State University – Sacramento http://www.csus.edu/acaf/Assessment/edteassmnt.pdf
University of Montana – Western http://www.wmc.edu/shares/bus_share/edassessment.htm
University of Kentucky http://www.uky.edu/Education/NCATE/progelem611.pdf
Southeast Missouri State University http://www5.semo.edu/eese/Word/ASSESSST%5B1%5D.DOC
Northeastern Illinois University http://www.iplp.org/Syllabi/ElEd/ ELED%20HN%20PERF%20ASSESS.doc

IUPUI

 http://www.planning.iupui.edu/prac/00-01schoolreports/education/education.html

ENGLISH

George Mason University http://assessment.gmu.edu/ProgramGoals/CAS/eng-BA/IIEvaluation.cfm
University of Colorado – Boulder http://www.colorado.edu/pba/outcomes/units/engl.htm
University of Illinois http://www.oir.uiuc.edu/assessment/plans/english_department.htm
California State University – Sacramento http://www.csus.edu/acaf/Assessment/EnglishSrSem.pdf
Northern Illinois University http://www3.niu.edu/provost2/acadprog/englplan.htm
Bowling Green http://www.bgsu.edu/departments/english/CEAO_E-Notes/CEAO_Fall96/BGAssess.html
Writing – Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville http://www.siue.edu/ECPP/Statements/assessment.html
Writing across the Curriculum – Hamline http://www.uwp.edu/admin/academic.affairs/geologysp.html

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

California State University – Sacramento http://www.csus.edu/acaf/envstud.htm
University of Nebraska – Lincoln http://www.unl.edu/esp/innerpage/program.htm
Skidmore College     http://hudson2.skidmore.edu/academics/iaes/proposal/proposal.htm#assess3
College of Saint Benedict  --  St. John’s University http://www.csbsju.edu/assessment/Program_Review/Docs/ENVR/005.htm
Towson http://pages.towson.edu/assessment/towson_assessment_activities.htm

EXERCISE AND SPORT SCIENCE

Weber State University http://old.weber.edu/assessment/participants/assessment%20plan/phyed-edap.htm
University of Kentucky – kinesiology http://www.uky.edu/Education/NCATE/progkine612.pdf
Illinois State University http://www.assessment.ilstu.edu/program/kines_recrea_exer_science_matrix.htm
University of Montana http://www.umt.edu/accreditation/ViewAssessmentPlan.asp?id=32
California State University – Sacramento http://www.csus.edu/acaf/KHS.pdf
Wayne State College http://academic.wsc.edu/hpls/glass_s/assessment/99-00report.html

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

Vassar http://vassarwilliamsmellonconsortium.vassar.edu/assessment/
SUNY Fredonia http://www.fredonia.edu/campusassessment/WebDocs/C/C10a.htm
California State University – Sacramento http://www.csus.edu/acaf/Assessment/fl-assessment.htm
George Mason University http://assessment.gmu.edu/ProgramGoals/CAS/lang-BA/IIEvaluation.cfm
University of Alaska – Fairbanks http://www.uaf.edu/provost/outcomes/flba.htm
Core curriculum -- Carthage http://www.carthage.edu/assessment/mlang98.htm
University of Illinois http://www.oir.uiuc.edu/assessment/plans/french.html
Cal State, San Bernardino (following English) http://academic-affairs.csusb.edu/progs/assessment/examples.htm

 

GEOSCIENCES

SUNY Fredonia http://www.fredonia.edu/campusassessment/WebDocs/C/C11.htm
University of Wisconsin – Parkside http://www.uwp.edu/admin/academic.affairs/geologysp.html
Weber State http://programs.weber.edu/assessment/participants/assessment%20plan/geosciap.htm
Boise State
Northern Illinois
Montana State http://www.montana.edu/aircj/assess/majors/majors9899/plan/Earth_Sciences.html

GOVERNMENT

California State University – Sacramento http://www.csus.edu/acaf/Assessment/Government.pdf
Cal State Northridge http://csbs.csun.edu/webpages/PS.htm
Eastern Washington University http://www.class.ewu.edu/class/assessment/GOVT.html
University of Montana http://www.montana.edu/aircj/assess/majors/majors9899/plan/Economics.html
Weber State http://www.montana.edu/aircj/assess/majors/majors9899/plan/Economics.html

 

HISTORY

California State University – Northridge http://csbs.csun.edu/webpages/history.htm
Minnesota State University – Moorhead http://www.mnstate.edu/assess/Plans/Assessment/history.htm
Northern Illinois University http://www3.niu.edu/provost2/acadprog/histplan.htm
University of Colorado – Boulder http://www.colorado.edu/pba/outcomes/units/hist.htm
University of Illinois http://www.oir.uiuc.edu/assessment/plans/history.htm
State University of West Georgia http://www.westga.edu/~history/DEPARTMENT%20OF%20HISTORYannualreport2001-2.htm

MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS

Kansas State University http://www.ksu.edu/apr/majorfield/business/BaAssess.htm
Cal State San Bernardino http://www.ksu.edu/apr/majorfield/business/BaAssess.htm
Weber State http://old.weber.edu/assessment/participants/assessment%20plan/busadminap.htm
Shepherd College http://www.shepherd.edu/aaweb/chap2.pdf
Rowan College: Management and MIS http://www2.rowan.edu/business/programreview/

MATHEMATICS and COMPUTER SCIENCE

Oberlin College http://peacock.adm.oberlin.edu/assess_appendix.html
Southern Utah University http://www.suu.edu/general/ir/0001/math.html
SUNY Fredonia http://www.fredonia.edu/campusassessment/WebDocs/C/C16.htm
North Carolina State University http://www.ncsu.edu/undergrad_affairs/assessment/files/projects/math.htm
Mathematics Association of America http://www.ams.org/amsmtgs/2074_maacp.html
MAA Getting Started in Assessment
Swarthmore Mathematics Site http://mathforum.org/mathed/assessment.html

MUSIC

Southern Utah University

 

http://www.suu.edu/general/ir/0001/music.html

SUNY Fredonia

University of Wisconsin Parkside

 http://www.fredonia.edu/campusassessment/WebDocs/C/C17.htm

California State University – Sacramento http://www.csus.edu/acaf/Assessment/musasmt.htm
George Mason University http://assessment.gmu.edu/ProgramGoals/CVPA/music-BABM/IIEvaluation.cfm
University of South Carolina School of Music http://www.music.sc.edu/strategic/AssessmentPlan.pdf
James Madison University http://centennial.jmu.edu/portfolio/pdfs/arMusic_0102.pdf
Bowling Green (go to "Learning Outcomes for Majors and Programs")   http://folios.bgsu.edu/assessment
CSU Fresno (go to "Assessment Status Reports") http://www.csufresno.edu/cetl/assessment/assmnt.html
CSU San Bernardino (go to "Examples and Analysis of Selected Assessment Plan Models") http://gradstudies.csusb.edu/outcomes
Northern Illiois University (go to Program Plans) http://www3.niu.edu/provost2/acadprog/assmthm.htm

Old Dominion University (go to Department Information: Assessment Plans_

St. Ambrose

http://web.odu.edu/webroot/orgs/AO/assessment.nsf/pages/homepage


http://web.sau.edu/assessment/
Philosophy%20Department%20Assessment%20Plan%20Spring%202004.htm

 

PHILOSOPHY

College of Charleston

Lewis and Clark

http://www.apa.udel.edu/apa/governance/committees/teaching/wprogram.html

http://www.lclark.edu/~phil/outcomes.html

Occidental

Minnesota State Moorhead

www.oxy.edu/academia/assessment/philosophy.htm

http://www.mnstate.edu/assess/SurveyTools/Assessment/PHILMEA1.HTM
SUNY Fredonia

Southern
Illinois --
Edwardsville

http://www.fredonia.edu/campusassessment/WebDocs/C/C18.htm

http://www.siue.edu/~deder/assess/cas.html#Phil

University of Michigan – Flint

University of Wisconsin --Parkside

 http://assessment.umflint.edu/CAS/phl/default.htm#methods

http://oldweb.uwp.edu/academic/philosophy/Major.htm

University
of Nebraska

http://aaunk.unk.edu/asmt/2003Reformat/PHIL/PHILplan.pdf
Edgewood College http://edgenet.edgewood.edu/faculty/assessment/Department%20Assess/ philosophy%20assessment%20plan.htm
California State University – Sacramento

University of California -- Bakersfield

 http://www.csus.edu/acaf/Philosophy.pdf

http://www.apa.udel.edu/apa/governance/committees/teaching/kprogram.html
Wright State University http://www.cola.wright.edu/admin/Assess/PHL.htm
University of Dayton http://academic.udayton.edu/Philosophy/PAGES/ASSESS.HTM

Cambridge University, UK

http://www.qaa.ac.uk/revreps/subjrev/All/q510_01.pdf
American Philosophical
Association
Statement on
Assessment
1995		 http://www.apa.udel.edu/apa/governance/statements/outcomes.html

1998 APA Committee on the Teaching of Philosophy presentations, incl. assessment.

http://www.apa.udel.edu/apa/governance/committees/teaching/assessing.html

PSYCHOLOGY

Kennesaw State University http://www.kennesaw.edu/psychology/assessrep01.htm
Northern Illinois University http://www3.niu.edu/provost2/acadprog/psycplan.htm
California State University – Stanislaus http://www.csus.edu/acaf/Psychology.pdf
Indiana University Purdue University Illinois http://psych.iupui.edu/assessment/as.htm
Trinity University http://www.tiu.edu/psychology/assess.htm
California State University – Northridge http://csbs.csun.edu/webpages/psychology.htm

PHYSICS

Weber State http://programs.weber.edu/assessment/participants/assessment%20plan/physicsap.htm
Illinois State University http://www.assessment.ilstu.edu/program/physics_assess_plan.htm
Occidental http://www.oxy.edu/oxy/academia/assessment/physics.htm
University of Colorado -- Boulder http://www.colorado.edu/pba/outcomes/units/phys.htm
IUPUI http://www.planning.iupui.edu/prac/99-00schoolreports/science/physics99-00.html
   
Teaching Methods Richard Hake
New Mexico Technical Institute http://www.nmt.edu/~aaffairs/PhysicsReport.htm

RELIGIOUS STUDIES

California State University – Sacramento http://www.csus.edu/acaf/Humanities.pdf
AAR Primer http://www.aarweb.org/department/assessment.asp
George Mason University http://assessment.gmu.edu/ProgramGoals/CAS/relig-BA/IIEvaluation.cfm
University of Central Arkansas http://www.uca.edu/divisions/academic/assess/asplans/relsplan.htm
Cal State – Bakersfield http://www.csubak.edu/assessmentcenter/religiousstudies_mgos.htm
University of Central Arkansas http://www.uca.edu/divisions/academic/assess/pdf/barelstd.pdf

SOCIAL WORK

SUNY Fredonia http://www.fredonia.edu/campusassessment/WebDocs/C/C22.htm
George Mason University http://assessment.gmu.edu/ProgramGoals/CAS/sw-BS/IIIMajor.shtml
Illinois State University http://www.socialwork.ilstu.edu/assessment/plan.pdf
University of Alaska – Fairbanks http://www.uaf.edu/provost/outcomes/SWRKplan.htm

SOCIOLOGY

University of Illinois http://www.oir.uiuc.edu/assessment/plans/sociology.html
Indiana University http://www.indiana.edu/~soc/policies/ASSESS.htm
Northeastern Illinois University http://www.neiu.edu/~methomps/sociology/assessmentplan3.htm
Weber State University http://old.weber.edu/assessment/participants/assessment%20plan/sociologyap.htm
College of Saint Benedict   St. John’s University  

THEATRE

University of Illinois http://www.oir.uiuc.edu/assessment/plans/theatre.htm
SUNY Fredonia http://www.fredonia.edu/campusassessment/WebDocs/C/C25.htm
George Mason University http://assessment.gmu.edu/ProgramGoals/CVPA/thea-BA/IIEvaluation.cfm
Southern Utah University http://www.suu.edu/general/ir/0001/ta.html
University of Nebraska – Kearney http://aaunk.unk.edu/asmt/asmtthea.htm
Minnesota State University -- Moorhead http://www.mnstate.edu/assess/Plans/Assessment/speechcom.htm
Towson http://pages.towson.edu/assessment/towson_assessment_activities.htm

WOMEN’S STUDIES

University of Colorado -- Boulder http://www.colorado.edu/pba/outcomes/units/wmst.htm
SUNY Fredonia http://www.fredonia.edu/campusassessment/WebDocs/C/C15c.htm
Hyers – Voices from Six Campuses http://www.mith2.umd.edu/WomensStudies/Development+Support/StudentsAtTheCenter/chapter-6.html
Cal State – Northridge http://www.calstate.edu/acadaff/sloa/archives/women.shtml
George Mason University http://assessment.gmu.edu/ProgramGoals/CAS/women-minor/IIIMajor.shtml
Weber State University http://old.weber.edu/assessment/participants/assessment%20plan/womens_studiesap.htm
University of Northern Colorado

Cal State - Fresno



 http://asweb.unco.edu/Profiles/1999-2000/ws.htm

http://www.csufresno.edu/cetl/assessment/status.html

LIBRARIES and INFORMATION LITERACY

Literacy bibiliography

http://www.acrlny.org/symp2001/bibliography.html
Collection assessment http://www.cofc.edu/~library/cd/arthistory.html
Information Literacy – Washington State University www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/usered/update/update.ppt

“Assessment of Information Literacy: Lessons from the Higher Education Assessment Movement”

 http://www.mnstate.edu/assess/Plans/Assessment/speechcom.htm

Association of College and Research Libraries Task Force on Academic Library Outcomes Assessment Report

 http://www.ala.org/acrl/outcome.html